Baseball

ELGAA offers baseball programs for boys and softball programs for girls, beginning at the Kindergarten level through 8th grade.

Registration is typically scheduled in mid- February. Late registrations are accepted if roster numbers allow. Practices are held generally once a week, beginning sometime in May. Traveling league games begin in May or early June, depending on the league. Home games are played at June Vollrath Park in addition to away games hosted by neighboring communities. See Team Profiles for age levels and specific team classifications.

Team Profiles

Instructional Level (Kindergarten - Grade 1)
Designed for boys and girls in kindergarten and first grade This is an introduction into the basics of baseball and begins teaching the fundamentals. Meets once a week for approximately six weeks, from mid June through July. Parents are always welcome to assist.

Boys Pee Wee Team (Grades 2 and 3)
This is the entry-level traveling team. Introduces fundamentals and skills of all position and rules of the game. Parent pitching is implemented and no score is kept.

Boys Midget Team (Grades 4 and 5)
This is a traveling team, where player pitching is introduced along with further development of skill levels at all positions in addition to batting techniques.

Boys Little League (Grades 6 and 7)
Traveling team where focus is placed on evaluation and defining player strengths and skills at specific positions, along with further development of batting skills at fast-pitch level.

Cadet Level (High School)
For boys having completed the 8th grade and heading to high school if minimum roster numbers are met.

Girls C Team (Grades 2 and 3)
This is the entry-level traveling team which introduces the fundamentals and skills of all positions of softball along with the rules of the game. Parent pitching is used and no score is kept.

Girls B Team (Grades 4, 5 and 6)
Traveling team which introduces moderate-pitch softball and development of player positions and batting.

Girls A Team (Grades 7 and 8)
Traveling team which advances to development of fast-pitch softball and further enhancement of skills at specific positions.