Youth softball
Slow pitch softball at Schneider Park for children ages 4 through 18.
Age divisions
The youngest two divisions are coed. From Coach Pitch up, boys and girls play in matching divisions. Teams are chosen by the coaches in a blind draft, so you cannot request a team.
| Division | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| TOT Ball | Coed, 4 years old | |
| T-Ball | Coed, 5 & 6 years old | |
| Coach Pitch (machine pitch) | 7 – 9 | 7 – 9 |
| Kid Pitch (machine pitch) | 10 – 13 | 10 – 13 |
| Youth Pitch | 13 – 15 | 13 – 15 |
| USSSA | 14 – 18 | 14 – 18 |
How registration works
Registration is in person at Schneider Park, on Nolan Adams, Sr. Field, across three weeknight sessions in February. It is not online.
- $50 per childPaid at registration. No child can be registered without the fee. Cash or check, made payable to Chackbay Ballpark Inc.
- Birth certificateBring it with you. Every child needs theirs present to register.
- Age cut-offA child must be 4 for TOT Ball, or 5 for T-Ball, on or before May 31. Anyone turning 19 before August 1 is not eligible to play.
- Moving upIf your child has a birthday before June 15, we may move them up to the next age group.
- Extra shirts$20 each, ordered and paid for on registration night.
How the 2026 season ran
Our calendar looks much the same every year. This is how the season that just finished was laid out, so you can plan around roughly the same shape next year.
- FebruaryRegistration: three evening sessions at the park
- March 18Draft night
- March 23 – April 22Practices
- April 23 – 25Single-elimination opening tournament
- April 27 – July 18Regular season: games Monday through Wednesday, and Thursday if needed, 6:00 – 10:00 PM
- May 11TOT Ball and T-Ball games begin
- June 4 – 6Possible mid-season tournament
- July 9 – 11Boys closing tournaments
- July 16 – 18Girls and T-Ball closing tournaments
Sundays are held in reserve for weekend rain-outs. Every child who signed up played about 18 games across the season.
A few house rules
No "hot" bats. For player safety and for insurance reasons, altered bats are not allowed. The umpires decide whether a bat is eligible, and their call stands.
Please only sign up if you can commit. A blind draft builds 36 teams out of whoever registers, and a child who stops showing up leaves a hole in a roster. Everyone (players, parents, and coaches) has to be in it for the season to work.
We need coaches and umpires
More than 90 coaches and umpires ran the 2026 season, every one of them a volunteer. A blind draft builds 36 teams, and each of those teams needs an adult who will be there week after week. So does every game that gets played.
Games run Monday through Thursday evenings through the season. If you can give those nights, tell us and we will find you a spot.
Questions
If you are new to the park, unsure which division your child falls into, or want to know when registration opens, just email us. Someone will get back to you.