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Tuscaloosa Baseball League

Ages 5-12

General Information for Spring 2025:

The fall 2025 season of Tuscaloosa Baseball League will consist of 12 games plus a tournament. 

 

ALL baseball games will be played at Sokol South

• Baseball Registration: Monday, December 23rd

• Registration Deadline: Saturday, February 8th

• Baseball Evaluations: Sunday, February 16th @ Sokol South (2:00 PM)

• Baseball Coaches Meeting: Monday, February 17th @ BAC (6:00PM)

• Baseball practices begin on Saturday, February 22nd

• Baseball games begin on Monday, March 17th

• Baseball games will conclude May 24th

 

6U Baseball | 6U Coaches can protect up to 3 players
     Ages 5-6 
8U Baseball | 8U Coaches can protect up to 3 players
     Ages 7-8 
10U Baseball | 10U Coaches can protect up to 3 players  
     Ages 9-10 
12U Baseball | 12U Coaches can protect up to 5 players
     Ages 11-12

Protected players should be head coaches and assistant coaches' children.

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  • Please note, all practice times and locations are determined by head coaches.  

 

 

  • Registration Deadline:

    Saturday, February 8th, 2025

 

 

Baseball Coaches Meeting:

  • ALL coaches must attend the coaches meeting:
  • Monday, February 17th, 6:00PM at the Belk Center
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A birth certificate is required.

Birth certificates can be submitted online below or in person at any activity center.

The age cutoff for 6U, 8U, 10U, & 12U baseball is May 1, 2025.

  • Ask yourself, "What age will my child be on May 1, 2025?"  For example: If the answer is 6, then your child is eligible as a 6 year old for the entire season.
  • Age Calculator: Input "5/1/2025" in the "Age at this Date" blank.  Input the player's date of birth into the "Date of Birth" blank.  Click "Calculate."

Submit Birth Certificate

LOCATIONS

Sokol Park South

 

AGES

5-6        6U
7-8        8U
9-10     10U
11-12   12U

COST

$190/player

Practice & Games:

• Para will provide practice space for all teams, additional practice spaces may be avaliable

• The process for reserving a field for practice will be reviewed with all coaches at the coaches meeting.  

• Game schedules will be posted to the top of this page once they are available.  

Coaching Information:

Volunteer coaches are needed for this program.  If you are interested in coaching, please complete the items below.

 

COACHES MEETING/CLINIC: 
There will be a mandatory coaches meeting scheduled prior to the beginning of the season. See details above for dates/times.

 

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
All coaches should submit the following items to the PARA administrator prior to approval for coaching in this program:

          • Youth Sports Coach's Application- Must be completed each season for every sport.
          • Signed Code of Conduct- Must be completed each season for every sport.
          • Photo of Driver's License (Required for annual background check).
          • Coach Safely Training (Must be completed annually).
          • Tuscaloosa Baseball League Coaching Questionnaire

Bat Rules:

  1. Bats: (ALL AGE GROUPS)

        Must have the 1.15 BPF, USA OR USSSA stamp on the taper OR.

  •         Have the Certified .50 BBCOR stamp (-3) OR.
  •         Be a Wood Bat.
  •         Barrel diameter cannot exceed 2 ¾”
  •         All must be manufactured by an approved USSSA bat manufacturer*
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All Non-Wood bats and Multi Piece Wood bats must be stamped with the USA Baseball or USSSA Baseball mark signifying that the bat meets the bat performance standards established by USA /USSSA Baseball. 

Solid Wood Bats made from a single piece of wood, do not require the USA OR USSSA Baseball mark, but must meet all other bat requirements in size and length, as listed above.

2 5/8 inch Bats that are -3 BBCOR (Batted ball coefficient of restitution) certified bats that meet the BBCOR standard, which do not weigh, numerically, more than 3 ounces less than the length of the bat (i.e., 33 inch bat cannot be less than 30 ounces) can be used in regular season and tournament play.

 

5 & 6 year age groups: Tee-Ball bats cannot be used in a game situation where the ball is tossed/pitched to a batter.

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Dale Phillips

Program Supervisor
dphillips@tcpara.org

205.562.3200