The boundaries of RBLL consist of: Prospect Ave to the east, S 107th St to the South, California Avenue to the West from 107th St to 99th St, and Western Avenue from 99th to 87th St to the North.

While experience with baseball/softball or coaching is always valuable, it is not required. All help is appreciated. Our website platform, Sports Connect, has a large library of coaching training content to help learn the basics of the game.

RBLL, in conjunction with the Chicago White Sox Uniform Program, will provide each player with a jersey, pants, socks, and a hat. All teams will have a Sox logo on their uniforms but in different colors than the other teams in their leagues. Please note that while we will be able to fulfill exact sizes for pants and socks, jerseys are ordered months in advance and we do the best we can to align sizes but your child might not get the exact size ordered for them. Families need to provide their own helmet (for health reasons), a glove, and a bat. Molded baseball spikes are recommended but not required. Athletic cups are required for boys playing catcher (Peewee level and over).

For 2025, regular season games will be scheduled from April 2nd to June 14th. For leagues with playoffs, playoffs will be from June 16th to June 21st. The number of games varies depending on scheduling but is usually between 12-14 games. Rainouts are rescheduled as much as possible, but the end date of the season will not change to account for regular-season rainouts.

For 2025, Tee Ball and Coach Pitch registration is $135 per child. All other leagues are $160.

In the past, the league has worked with the Windy City Thunderbolts in Crestwood to schedule a game per team at their stadium as a significant fundraiser for the league. This is usually the kids’ favorite day of the year. This fundraiser is still TBD for 2025 depending on Thunderbolts participation.

Registration ends on February 21st, at which point work will immediately begin to create teams for the TBall/Coach Pitch/Minors Softball Divisions, you can expect to hear from your coaches within the first two weeks of March. For older divisions, drafts will be held in the first two weeks of March and Coaches will reach out following those drafts..

Boys and girls over the age of 4 as of January 1, 2025.

There are typically two games per week, but there can occasionally be three games or one game in a week depending on scheduling. Games are a maximum of one hour long and usually consist of 15–20 minutes of instruction followed by 2–3 innings of play. Coaches may choose to have a short practice prior to the season starting to get the team together and distribute uniforms.

Absolutely no experience is needed for Tee Ball. This league is completely recreational, no score is kept, and there are no standings or playoffs.

Kindergarten or 1st Grade, depending on experience.

There are typically two games per week, but there can occasionally be three games or one game in a week depending on scheduling. Games are a maximum of one hour long. Coaches may choose to have a short practice prior to the season starting to get the team together and distribute uniforms.

The goal of Coach Pitch is to have a fun instructional league where kids can learn a bit more about the game than they did in Tee Ball. No score is kept during the regular season, and the structure of games increases as the season progresses. There are playoffs at the end of the year based on random seeding. No experience is required.

Kindergarten (depending on experience) and 1st Grade.

There are typically two games per week, but there can occasionally be three games or one game in a week depending on scheduling. Games are a maximum of one hour long. Coaches may choose to have a short practice prior to the season starting to get the team together and distribute uniforms.

The goal of Coach Pitch is to have a fun instructional league where kids can learn a bit more about the game than they did in Tee Ball. No score is kept during the regular season, and the structure of games increases as the season progresses. There are playoffs based on a randomly drawn bracket.

1st and 2nd Grade.

There are typically two games per week, but there can occasionally be three games or one game in a week depending on scheduling. Games are a maximum of two hours long. Coaches typically have several practices before the season starts and will hold practices during the season as the schedule allows. Games are held on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

This is the first year Baseball keeps score and standings. There are playoffs and a Champion. Additionally, the kids are pitching and catching for the first time. Coaches step in to pitch after a walk to keep the game moving. It is still a fun developmental league where everyone plays.

3rd and 4th Grade.

There are typically two games per week, but there can occasionally be three games or one game in a week depending on scheduling. Games are a maximum of two hours long. Coaches typically have several practices before the season starts and will hold practices during the season as the schedule allows. Games are held on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

As a step up from Peewee, this league keeps score and standings. There are playoffs and a Champion. While it is competitive, it is still a fun developmental league where everyone plays.

2nd, 3rd or 4th Grade.

There are typically two games per week, but there can occasionally be three games or one game in a week depending on scheduling. Games are a maximum of two hours long. Coaches typically have several practices before the season starts and will hold practices during the season as the schedule allows.

Full kid pitch. No experience is needed outside of pitching. Minors keeps score and standings, and there are playoffs and a Champion. While it is competitive, it is still a fun developmental league where everyone plays.

5th Grade or higher.

There are typically two games per week, but there can occasionally be three games or one game in a week depending on scheduling. Games are a maximum of two hours long. Coaches typically have several practices before the season starts and will hold practices during the season as the schedule allows.

Full kid pitch. No experience is needed outside of pitching. Majors keeps score and standings, and there are playoffs and a Champion. While it is competitive, it is still a fun developmental league where everyone plays.