League – West Raleigh Baseball

League Information

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Spring Season

The Spring baseball season traditionally begins with tryouts in February. Teams form and practices start near the end of February, with games beginning around April 1. The end of season tournaments typically take place in late May or early June. The Spring Season includes:

Modified Coach Pitch (MCP) for ages 5 - 6

Rookie League (coach pitch) for ages 6 - 8

Minor League for ages 9 - 10

Major League for ages 11 - 12

(Ages as of April 30)

Practice times will be 5:00pm (6:30-7:00pm cages), 6:30pm (6:00-6:30pm cages), and 8:00pm (7:30-8:00pm cages) on weekdays. Practices on Saturdays will start at 8:00am and on Sundays at 1:00pm.

All games will be played at West Raleigh Exchange Club Park at 5:30pm and 7:30pm on weekdays. Games on Saturdays will start at 9:30am and on Sundays at 1:00pm.

All Star Season

Highly skilled 8-12 year old players are selected from each league to represent West Raleigh in tournaments throughout the Summer (June - August). West Raleigh Baseball All Star teams frequently reach Regional and National competitions, having won 9 National Championships and 1 World Championship.

Fall Season

The Fall baseball season begins with tryouts in August. Teams form and practices start near the middle-late of August with games beginning in September. The end of season Tournaments typically take place in late October or early November. The Fall season includes:

Modified Coach Pitch (MCP) for ages 4-5

Rookie League (coach pitch) for ages 5-7

Minor League for ages 8-9

Major League for ages 10-11

(Ages as of April 30)

Practice times will be 5:00pm (6:30-7:00pm cages), 6:30pm (6:00-6:30pm cages), and 8:00pm (7:30-8:00pm cages) on weekdays. Practices on Saturdays will start at 8:00am and on Sundays at 1:00pm.

All games will be played at West Raleigh Exchange Club Park at 5:30pm and 7:30pm on weekdays. Games on Saturdays will start at 9:30am and on Sundays at 1:00pm.

For players and families wishing to play with their grade level, those who request to "Play Up" a division. Division placement is based on player age as of April 30th and/or grade level.

PLAY UP WAIVER (link)

Who's Eligible?

If a player's date of birth falls after April 30th of the given year, but they fall short of playing with that league that correlates to their grade's age, they are eligible to participate in the assessment for that division.

MCP Participants wishing to play Rookie

MCP participants wishing to play-up will need to have a written recommendation from their previous year's coach that will be evaluated by the Executive Director and/or Board of Directors based on player safety and equality of facilitation for the division. This only applies for league aged 5 year olds in the Spring and 4 year olds in the Fall.

Rookie Participants wishing to play Minor

To qualify to "play-up" in the Minors division, the player must meet the following criteria:

The player must be age-eligible as an 8 year old (Spring) and 7 year old (Fall) based on the player's age as of April 30th of the given year.
The player must attend the tryouts, or obtain a waiver form the Executive Director and/or Board of Directors.
The player must be cleared to safely participate in Minors without being a hazard to themselves or other players.

Minors Participants wanting to play Majors

The player must be age-eligible as an 8 year old (Spring) and 7 year old (Fall) based on the player's age as of April 30th of the given year.
The player must attend the tryouts, or obtain a waiver form the Executive Director and/or Board of Directors.
The player must be cleared to safely participate in Minors without being a hazard to themselves or other players.

PLay Up Rule

MAJOR LEAGUE INFO

The Major League is an advanced league for players 11-12 years old in the Spring, and 10-11 in the Fall. Playing age is determined by how old the player is on April 30 each calendar year.

The Major League traditionally consists of six to ten teams. The field of play is 70-foot base paths, with the pitching rubber located 50 feet from home plate. Typically, there are two (2) 100-minute games and one (1) to two (2) 90-minute practices per week. Games are six innings, except (1) no new inning shall begin after 1 hour and 40 minute time limit, and (2) if there is a tie after six innings, additional innings may be played to try to break the tie, subject to the time limit to start a new inning.

MINOR LEAGUE INFO

The Minor League is a competitive and instructional kid-pitch league for players 9-10 years old in the Spring, and 8-9 years old in the Fall. Playing age is determined by how old the player is on April 30 each calendar year.

The field of play shall be on 65-feet base paths, with the pitching rubber located 46 feet from home plate. The Minor League traditionally consist of six to twelve teams. Typically, there are two (2) 100-minute games and one (1) to two (2) 90-minute practices per week. Games are six innings long, except that (1) no new inning shall begin after 1 hour and 40 minute time limit, and (2) if there is a tie after six innings, additional innings may be played to try to break the tie, subject to the time limit to start a new inning.

ROOKIE LEAGUE INFO

The Rookie League is a coach pitch competitive and instructional league for players 6-8 years old in the Spring, and 5-7 years old in the Fall. Playing age is determined by how old the player is on April 30 each calendar year.

The Rookie League traditionally consist of ten to twelve teams. Typically, there are two (2) 90-minute games and one(1) to two (2) 90-minute practices per week. Games are six innings long, except that (1) no new inning shall begin after one hour and 30-minute time limit, and (2) if there is a tie after six innings, additional innings may be played to try to break the tie, subject to the time limit to start a new inning.

MODIFIED COACH PITCH INFO

The Modified Coach Pitch (MCP) League is for players 5-6 years old in the Spring, and 4-5 years old in the Fall. Playing age is determined by how old the player is on April 30 each calendar year.

MCP traditionally consists of ten to twelve teams. The MCP League is a fun, developmental program to teach players how to play the game. Typically, there is one (1) 1-hour game and two (2) 60-75 minute practices per week. Players receive the opportunity to hit a select number of coach pitches per at-bat prior to moving to the tee. There is no official score, no umpires or no end-of-season competitive tournament for this league.

ELIGIBILITY

Currently Accepting Registration From All Families Who Have Previously Had A Child Play At West Raleigh Baseball Association (Regardless Of Home Zip Code).

Currently Accepting Registration From New Families To West Raleigh Baseball Association Who Live In The Following Zip Codes:

Wake County

27502
27511
27513
27518
27519
27523
27526
27529
27539
27540
27560
27562
27592
27601
27602
27603
27606
27607
27608
27609
27610
27612
27617

Durham County

All zip codes eligible

Johnston County

All zip codes eligible

TRYOUTS

LEAGUE DRAFT

Draft will take place following the tryouts.

At the conclusion of the tryouts, coaches within each West Raleigh Baseball league (with the exception of Modified Coach Pitch) will select players for each available roster spot. Communication will be received by prospective players two to three days following the draft. Players not selected to a roster spot will receive notification via an email from the West Raleigh.

PRACTICE LOCATIONS

DIAMOND AND ACES WR WINTER PROGRAM

OFFSEASON THROWING PROGRAM

West Raleigh Baseball is a Cal Ripken and PONY affiliated league that hosts nearly 500 players from 4 to 12 years old each season. Home games are played at the historic West Raleigh Exchange Club in the heart of Raleigh.