Outline of club and baseball s for the 2015/16 season Club s Tournament s Competition Qualifying ages Who runs it Details T Ball (Under 8) Born in 2008 or Clubs later Rookie Ball (Under 10) Born in 2006 or 2007 Under 12 Division 2 Born in 2004 or Division 1 2005 Dave Nilsson State n Little s May 2003 and 30 April 2005 Clubs Clubs 12 game run as double headers over 6 Sundays (likely to be November/December and February) 14 players selected to form the Metro team Regional teams compete in 8 game Top 2 (sometimes 3) teams advance to n Usually held over Easter break ~20 regional teams from all States compete in 12 game Winner advances to World Series, runner up invited to attend Cal Ripken World Series (see under Other Tournaments ) Usually held in early June (can be anywhere in )
World Series Top teams from across the USA and internationally compete in 12 game Held in late August in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA Under 14 Junior State n Junior s Asia-Pacific Junior Born in 2002 or 2003 May 2001 and 30 April 2003 Asia-Pacific 12 game run as double headers over 6 Sundays (likely to be October to December) 14 players selected to form the Metro Junior team Regional teams compete in 4 day Top 2 (sometimes 3) teams advance to n Junior To be held in late January Cost around $150 plus any Metro uniform ~16 regional teams from all States compete in 6 day Winner advances to Asia-Pacific Junior Usually held in Easter break (can be anywhere in ) Top teams from Asia-Pacific Region compete in 7 day Winner advances to Junior World Series Usually held around June (can be anywhere within the Asia-Pacific region) Cost Player costs paid by
Junior World Series Top teams from across the USA and internationally compete in a 7 day Held in August in Taylor, Michigan USA Under 16 Senior State n Senior s Asia-Pacific Senior Born in 2000 or 2001 May 2000 and 30 April 1998 Asia-Pacific Held on Saturday mornings/afternoons between October and Christmas break and If there is sufficient interest for 2015/16 season - 12 game run as double headers over 6 Sundays (likely to be October to December) 14 players selected to form the Metro Senior team Regional teams compete in 8 game Top 2 (sometimes 3) teams advance to n Senior To be held late January ~20 regional teams from all States compete in 12 game Winner advances to Asia-Pacific Senior To be held in Easter break (can be anywhere in ) Top teams from Asia-Pacific Region compete in 6 day Winner advances to Senior World Series Usually held around June (can be anywhere within the Asia-Pacific region)
Senior World Series Top teams from across the USA and internationally compete in a 6 day Held in August in Bangor, Maine, USA U18 State National Youth Under 20 Born in 1998 or 1999 Born between 1995 and 1999 Regional teams compete in 4 day Selected players advance to the National Youth as part of the Baby Bandits team Held September/October State teams from all States compete in 12 game Held in January (can be anywhere in ) Held on Saturday afternoons between October and Christmas break and Other s open to players Competition Qualifying ages Who runs it Details Timberjacks Age groups as for club play U12, U14, U16 and U18 Far North Coast Region Friendly regional level teams from multiple States and some international teams Held in June/July break in Lismore Cost around $300 per player (includes all travel, accommodation, meals etc Metro uniform extra if required)
Girls Friendship Series Female players born between 2005 and 1998 Teams are run at a cross-region level National teams from all States Usually held in September/October break (can be anywhere in ) Cost around $1,500 per player (includes all travel, accommodation, meals, uniforms etc) Further details at: www.facebook.com/girlslfriendshipseries Cal Ripken World Series May 2003 and 30 April 2005 Ripken with 16 teams from USA and across the world Held in August In Aberdeen, Maryland, USA Team finishing as runner-up at n will be offered the opportunity to attend, with roster spots to be made up from other players if necessary Cost around $3,000 $4,000 per player (includes all travel, accommodation, meals, uniforms etc) Further details at: www.ripkenbaseball.com/world_series Under 14 Schools State Players born in 2002 and 2003 School Sport State teams from all school regions Usually held around May/June (can be anywhere in ) Cost around $350 per player Further details can be sought from your school Dingo World Series Born in 2001 or 2002 Dingo National and international teams from all States and possibly from Japan, USA, New Zealand plus others Held 27 December 2015 to 4 January 2016 at the Gold Coast Trials open to all players to be held 26 July 2015 (Pine Hills) Cost around $2500 per player (includes all travel, accommodation, meals, uniforms etc) Further details at: www.dingoworldseries.com