Your player’s league age is determined by the Little League Baseball® Age Chart. For example for Spring 2026, the Age Determination Date for a Little League baseball player is the actual age of a child on August 31 of 2026.

To use the Little League Age Calculator, please click here. 

4-year-olds and 5-year-olds are eligible to play in the T-Ball division only. Beginner 6-year-olds should also register for T-Ball. In the T-Ball division, a (somewhat softer) Reduced Injury Factor ("RIF") ball is used. Pitching is not permitted in T-Ball. Instead, the ball is batted from a tee. T-Ball players do not participate in assessments.

Experienced 6-year olds may be skilled enough to play in the Rookies division. Very highly skilled 6-year-olds are eligible to be drafted to the Farm division. If you want your 6-year-old to be considered for Rookies and/or Farm, please let the player agent know. Please note that eligibility for Farm division requires that the player attend assessments and assess well enough to be placed in the Farm division. 

As a reminder, Friend requests are accepted for T-Ball and Rookies divisions and the player agents will do their best to honor requests.

Experienced 5 year olds and returning 6-year-olds should register for Rookies. In the Rookies division, the coaches start the season with coach pitch then halfway through the season they use a pitching machine to provide consistent pitches, enabling players to develop proper hitting mechanics. If a player is unable to put the ball in play after 5 good pitches from the machine or coach, the player will hit from a batting tee. Rookies uses a RIF ball which is slightly harder than that used in T-Ball. Rookie players do not attend assessments, and there is no draft.

Please note that advanced and highly-skilled 6-year-olds may elect to be assessed for the Farm division. Please register for the Rookie division but contact the lower level player agent to request to be assessed with Farm division.  

As a reminder, Friend requests are accepted for T-Ball and Rookies divisions and the player agents will do their best to honor requests.

The Farm division is for 7 and 8-year-old ballplayers, advanced and highly-skilled 6-year-olds and beginner 9-year-olds. Players in the Farm division are required to attend assessments and are placed on teams based on results from the assessments, manager input and attempts at making teams fair and balanced.  All divisions from Farm to Intermediate have a postseason single-elimination Championship Tournament, culminating in a Championship Game.  For more skilled 7 and 8-year olds there is the opportunity to be chosen to play in the Little Stars tournament that takes place after the regular season. 

Due to the team formation procedure, friend requests are considered but cannot always be honored at the Farm level.

The Minor division is for 9 and 10-year olds, and some 8 and 11-year olds. However, a child’s skill, not age, is the ultimate factor in deciding which division the 11-year old child is selected to since 11-year olds can also play in the Intermediate division.   In the Minor division, the players pitch to the opposite team and stealing bases is allowed. In addition to the postseason CHLL Championship Tournament, teams will be eligible to go to District 32 postseason “Tournament of Champions.” The most skilled 9 and 10-year olds can also be selected to represent CHLL in the Little League 9 and 10 year olds All Star Tournament.

Due to the draft procedure, friend requests are not honored at the Minor level and above.

The Intermediate Division bridges the transition from Little League field (46/60) to Junior League Baseball on a full-size field (60/90). Placement in Intermediate is based upon a draft.  Each Intermediate team is made up of 11, 12 and 13 year olds with rules that are closer to conventional baseball, such as leading off bases, pickoff attempts, etc.

For the Intermediate Division, there is a pitching distance of 50 feet and the distance between bases is 70 feet. CHLL Intermediate Division competes for the post-season CHLL Championship and District 32’s Tournament of Champions. In addition, players in this division will also be considered for an All-Star team to represent CHLL in the area wide Little League All Star Tournaments.

This division is for players league age 13 to 15-years old who want to continue their little league experience. The division plays on a larger field with 90 foot base paths (the same size as 8th and 9th graders play on at school) and utilize full baseball rules including leading off.  Due to lower numbers of players in this division there is usually inter-district games and travel.  

This division is for players league age 15 to 16-year olds who want to continue their little league experience. The division plays on a larger field with 90’ base paths and use full baseball rules.  Due to a lower number of players in this division, games are usually played between other districts requiring some travel and the season is generally a shorter length than other divisions.