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What were your baseball league names growing up?
Posted on 4/11/22 at 10:54 am
Posted on 4/11/22 at 10:54 am
We were "Buddy League" to start out, then Little League, then "Pony League" and then American Legion
T-ball and pitching machine ball didn't exist with us - guess I'm old
T-ball and pitching machine ball didn't exist with us - guess I'm old
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Posted on 4/11/22 at 10:57 am to Harry Rex Vonner
DIXIE YOUTH
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:00 am to WG_Dawg
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DIXIE YOUTH
Same.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:00 am to WG_Dawg
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DIXIE YOUTH
Same.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:01 am to WG_Dawg
Mustang, Bronco, Pony and Colt
Only played through Bronco and then started playing on school teams. Legion after school season.
Only played through Bronco and then started playing on school teams. Legion after school season.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:04 am to Harry Rex Vonner
T-Ball, Little League and Babe Ruth
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:04 am to WG_Dawg
I guess I didn't explain very well
Buddy League for us started at kindergarten age and went for I guess went to age 9 or so
then Little League, whatever those ages are, 10-12 I guess
13-15 was Pony League
then American Legion
Buddy League for us started at kindergarten age and went for I guess went to age 9 or so
then Little League, whatever those ages are, 10-12 I guess
13-15 was Pony League
then American Legion
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:06 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Little League - Pony League - high school - high school summer ball was called Dixie Majors
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:06 am to VolMarine1371
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T-Ball, Little League and Babe Ruth
This and then American Legion ran alongside high school ball.
This post was edited on 4/11/22 at 11:07 am
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:06 am to VolMarine1371
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T-Ball, Little League and Babe Ruth
we had some areas of Arkansas call the 13-15'ish ages Babe Ruth - yep
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:10 am to TheCheshireHog
Dixie youth
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:11 am to TheCheshireHog
the "wood bats" thread made me think about all this
we used some wood bats on occasion just for mixing it up
we used some wood bats on occasion just for mixing it up
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:12 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Farm league, Little league and Pony league. 2 years in each.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:14 am to bigDgator
Also had to make sure you swung the bat with the label facing you.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:14 am to Harry Rex Vonner
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I guess I didn't explain very well
You did I just wanted to mention Dixie
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:17 am to WG_Dawg
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:30 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Ours are:
Colt: 3/4 year olds. No outs/Runs 4 pitches of coach pitch then tee till they hit and run to first.
Shetland: 5 years 4 pitches of coach pitch then 2 attempts on tee to put it in play
Clydesdale: 6 years 5 pitches of coach pitch
Pinto: 7/8 years Same as above
Mustang: 9 year First season of Kid Pitch
Bronco: 10/11 kid pitch
My kids are Colt and Clydesdale right now.
Colt: 3/4 year olds. No outs/Runs 4 pitches of coach pitch then tee till they hit and run to first.
Shetland: 5 years 4 pitches of coach pitch then 2 attempts on tee to put it in play
Clydesdale: 6 years 5 pitches of coach pitch
Pinto: 7/8 years Same as above
Mustang: 9 year First season of Kid Pitch
Bronco: 10/11 kid pitch
My kids are Colt and Clydesdale right now.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:33 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Yea our Babe Ruth was from 13-16. Then American Legion was 17-19.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:35 am to Harry Rex Vonner
T-Ball, Minor League, Little League, Senior League.
I was playing T-Ball in 1975...No pitching machine ball back in those days.
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T-ball and pitching machine ball didn't exist with us - guess I'm old
I was playing T-Ball in 1975...No pitching machine ball back in those days.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:55 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Dixie Youth and Little League (played two leagues), then USSSA, DETBA (deep east texas baseball 16u), then high school LHSAA, and now I just work and drink beers.
This post was edited on 4/11/22 at 11:58 am
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