8U Program

TEE BALL

The Tee-Ball League is for beginning players 4 and 5 years old and is played upon a scaled-down diamond with 50-foot base paths. The instructional emphasis of this league addresses basic development skills: throwing, catching, and running. A hitting "tee" is employed rather than pitching to put the ball in play.

Machine Pitch Minors

The Machine Pitch Minors League is for 6 and 7 year olds progressing to additional basic instructional training and is played upon a 60-foot diamond. The Pitching Machine League employs a mechanical pitching machine operated by an adult to deliver pitches to batters during game play. The machine is set from 37MPH to 38MPH. All players bat every inning.

Machine Pitch Majors

The Machine Pitch Majors League is for 7 and 8 year olds progressing to additional basic instructional training and is played upon a 60-foot diamond. The Pitching Machine League employs a mechanical pitching machine operated by an adult to deliver pitches to batters during game play. This league plays the 9 normal positions and has 3 outs per inning.  The machine is set from 38MPH to 40MPH.

Instructional Kid Pitch

The Instructional Kid Pitch League is for 7 and 8 year olds progressing to additional basic instructional training and is played upon a 60-foot diamond. The Kid Pitch League introduces kids pitching to opponents and falling back to coaches pitching if necessary to maintain the pace of the game. This league plays the 9 normal positions and has 3 outs per inning.

Equipment Needs


Baseball Footwear - Non Metal Cleats

Ball Glove, Personal Bat, Athletic Cup (male players)

Baseball Pants, Belt and Socks

Optional Equipment


Heart Guard Shirt, Sliding Pants

Special Position Glove, Personal Helmet

Batting Gloves

Additional Information


Jersey and Baseball Hat provided by NJJBA

Practices - One night a week. Time and place will be determined by Coach and NJJBA Scheduler.

Games Occur on Saturdays in the Spring and Sundays for Fall Ball.