Welcome to Hollywood Rose City Little League
We offer baseball in NE Portland for all children ages 5 - 12.
Little League Boundary: Check to see if you're within our league boundaries.
Little League Age Chart: Find your player's "league age."
Tee Ball (No Pitcher)
League Ages: 5-6
Kindergarteners, typically
Tee Ball is an introduction to baseball for our youngest players. The focus is on learning to throw and catch and understanding basic rules like "when you hit the ball, you run." This level is fun for new players, but can be frustrating for players who already know the game. Consider having your child play Farm A if they want more of a challenge.
Parents stick around for practices and games - we need the extra hands, and it's more fun that way.
Team Selection: Teams are organized by the League based on school, coach, and player requests.
Team Size: Capped at 8 players for safety and sanity reasons.
Practices: Fernwood, Rose City Park, or Roseway Heights, on a weeknight. Practices are one hour long.
Game Locations: Typically at Fernwood or Roseway Heights. Games are always on Saturdays.
Game Structure: Games are one hour long and may be up to 3 innings.
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours weekly.
Equipment Needed: Batting helmet, youth baseball glove. And no, your player does not need an Easton Hype Fire Tee Ball bat, we promise.
What about younger kids? The League allows four-year-olds on a case-by-case basis. Please email [email protected] with any questions.
Farm A (Coach Pitch)
League Ages: 5-7
A few advanced kindergarteners and most first graders
Farm A is best for players who feel comfortable with the basics of baseball and want a more active experience. At this level, players continue to work on accurately throwing and catching the ball. They also learn the basics of swinging at live pitches.
Team Selection: Teams are organized by the League based on school, coach, and player requests.
Team Size: Capped at 12 players.
Practices: Once per week at Rose City Park, or Roseway Heights. Practices are 90 minutes long.
Game Locations: Typically at Normandale Park, twice per week (one weeknight)
Game Structure: Players arrive for warmup 30 minutes prior to games, which are 90 minutes long.
Time Commitment: 6-8 hours weekly.
Equipment Needed: Batting helmet, youth baseball glove.
Farm AA (Player & Coach Pitch)
League Ages: 7-8
A few advanced first graders and most second graders
Farm AA introduces kid pitch, which can feel like a big leap for some players. Games get more competitive too, but our coaches work with each player to help them adjust to the shift. Coaches pitch the first two innings, players pitch the remaining innings.
Team Selection: Teams are organized by the League based on school, coach, and player requests.
Team Size: Capped at 12 players
Practices: Rose City Park or Roseway Heights. Practices are 90 minutes on a weekday.
Game Locations: Typically at Normandale Park.
Game Structure: 6 innings, or 90 minutes.
Time Commitment: 7-9 hours weekly. Games are on Mondays or Wednesdays, and also Saturdays.
Equipment Needed: Batting helmet, youth baseball glove, bat.
This is the first level where the Tournament of Champions is offered at the end of the season.
Minors (Player Pitch)
League Ages: 8-10
A few advanced second graders, all third graders, and most fourth graders
Minors is entirely player pitch, which makes it a faster-paced game than Farm AA. Games feature live pitching, stealing, and bunting. The infield fly rule is introduced. Players should be able to throw more accurately at this level and feel comfortable in the batter's box. Players should have a solid grasp of baseball rules at this level.
Team Selection: Teams are organized through an evaluation and draft process. All players will be chosen for a team.
Team Size: Capped at 12 players, though 11 is the ideal roster.
Practice: Fernwood, Roseway Heights, Normandale. Practices are two hours long on a weeknight.
Game Locations: Erv Lind Stadium, Fernwood, Parkside.
Game Structure: 6 innings, no new inning after 105 minutes.
Time Commitment: 8-11 hours weekly; games are on Monday or Wednesday, and also Saturday.
Specials: Stealing and bunting are now allowed.
Equipment Needed: Batting helmet, bat, baseball glove.
Majors (Player Pitch)
League Ages: 10-12
A few advanced fourth graders, most fifth graders and all sixth graders
Majors is our most competitive recreational level, where kids face live pitching and the play is more strategic. At this level, all players should have at least one season of previous experience playing Minors. Majors teams get to play at Erv Lind, which is a big deal to most players.
Team Selection: Teams are organized through an evaluation and draft process (see below)
Team Size: Capped at 12 players.
Practice: Fernwood, Roseway Heights, Glenhaven, Normandale. Practices are two hours long.
Game Locations: Erv Lind Stadium.
Game Structure: 6 innings, no new inning after 120 minutes.
Time Commitment: 9-12 hours weekly; games are on Monday or Wednesday, and also Saturdays.
Updates: Leading off, dropped 3rd strike
Equipment Needed: Batting helmet, bat, baseball glove.
Team Selection for Minors and Majors
Minors and Majors teams are assembled via a draft process. Yes, this sounds intense, but it’s basically a group of coaches getting together to draft teams based on evaluation results.
All Minors and Majors players must attend evaluations, which will take place the weekend of February 21 - 22nd at McDaniels High School. These evaluations will be rain or shine, as we can access the indoor facilities. You must choose one of the dates. Your player does not need to attend both dates.
Evaluations usually run for about 2 hours, covering everything from hitting and pitching to throwing and fielding to attitude and sportsmanship. The results are shared only with coaches and are used in order to create balanced teams.
Don’t worry if your player struggles at evaluations. Everyone will be placed on a team, regardless of position in the draft.
VERY IMPORTANT: Siblings are always drafted to the same team. Each team may only have three official coaches who attend the draft -- we do this to prevent stacked rosters. Players may note requests for other players or coaches during registration, but be prepared to play on whichever team drafts your player.
If you have any additional questions, please refer to our FAQ or email [email protected].