Q: Can my player play baseball with East Fullerton Little League?
Players aged 4-7 years old and their older siblings may join EFLL regardless of their home or school address. Players 8 and older, who live OR attend school in our boundaries are eligible to play EFLL. Please use Find My League to determine that your home OR school are within our boundaries.
Players who have moved or changed schools but previously played with EFLL are still eligible to play. Please contact our Player Agent (tony.flores@efll.org) before registering.
Players outside of our boundaries can request a waiver to play with EFLL if a hardship exists. For more information on waivers, please contact info@efll.org.
Q: What age players are eligible to play?
East Fullerton Little League has baseball programs for players ages 3 thru 15. A players "league age" is determined by Little League's Age Chart. Please note that some players league age may be different from their actual age. Check the Age Chart to determine your players league age before registering.
Q: What is Tiny TBall?
A: We are excited to offer this new division to our tiniest T-Ballers. This program is designed for first year 3 year old players born between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022. This division will meet once a week for 30 minutes of skill building followed by 30 minutes of game play. Parental involvement is encouraged and needed. Players will get to participate in Opening Day and many other Little League festivities. All players will receive an East Fullerton Little League t-shirt and cap.
Q: What division will my child play in?
A: Player placement is determined by several factors including age, skill level and experience, and the draft system (for divisions Single A thru Juniors). The Player Agent will oversee all placements. Safety is ALWAYS the main factor when placing kids.
| T-Ball |
Ages 4-5 (first and/or second year players) |
| Rookie | Ages 5-6 (typically second and third year players) |
| A | Ages 7-8 – requires skill evaluation |
| AA | Ages 8-9 – requires skill evaluation |
| AAA | Ages 9-10 – requires skill evaluation |
| Major | Ages 11-12 – requires skill evaluation |
| Junior | Ages 13-15 – requires skill evaluation |
TBall
Our TBall division is for our first and/or second year players (4-5 years) Typically there will be 2-3 team meetings per week consisting of at least one game per week and possibly one-two practices per week. A season will consist of 10-15 games in the Spring season. Games are approximately one hour. A baseball tee is used for the first half of the season with the second half of the season involving a combination of coach pitch and baseball tee hitting.
Rookie
The Rookie division consists of second year 5 year olds and first year 6 year old players. The season consists of 3 team meetings per week, involving two games and one practice. Games are approximately one hour. Coach pitch/pitching machine and the baseball tee are utilized for hitting for the entire season. A season will consist of 15-20 games in the Spring season.
Single A
Single A is the final of our non-competitive, instructional divisions. In this division players will begin to pitch and hit off players pitching. The season usually consists of 3 team meetings per week, involving two games and one practice. Games are approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. There are no standings and no scores are recorded. Youth umpires are used to umpire this division. Single A is designed for baseball league age 7 and 8 year olds (*First year 9 year old players are permitted at the discretion of the Player Agent*). Players are required to attend evaluations. Teams are formed through a draft process and player placement requests are not accepted.
AA
AA is our first competitive division. All pitching is by the players. The season usually consists of 3 team meetings per week, involving two games and 1 practice. Scores are recorded and standings are kept. Typically, our league champion will be invited to participate in a district Tournament of Champions. AA is typically played by league age 8 and 9 year olds (*First year 10 year old players are permitted at the discretion of the Player Agent*). Players are required to attend evaluations. Teams are formed through a draft process and player placement requests are not accepted.
AAA
AAA is the final minor league division. The season usually consists of 3 team meetings per week, involving two games and 1 practice. Scores are recorded and standings are kept. Typically, our league champion will be invited to participate in a district Tournament of Champions. AAA is typically played by league age 9 and 10 year olds (*First year 11 year old players are permitted at the discretion of the Player Agent*). Players are required to attend evaluations. Teams are formed through a draft process and player placement requests are not accepted. We will form an All-star team with our top league age 10 and younger players with the majority playing AAA.
Majors
Majors is also known as the Little League division. The season usually consists of 3-4 team meetings per week, involving two games and 1-2 practices. Scores are recorded and standings are kept. Typically, our league champion will be invited to participate in a district Tournament of Champions. Majors is typically played by league age 11 and 12 year olds. Players are required to attend evaluations. Teams are formed through a draft process and player placement requests are not accepted. We will form an All-star team with our top players from this division.
Juniors
Juniors is the first division on a full-size baseball field. This division will introduce lead offs. The season usually consists of 3-4 team meetings per week, involving two games and 1-2 practices. Scores are recorded and standings are kept. Typically, our league champion will be invited to participate in a district Tournament of Champions. Juniors is played by league age 13, 14, and 15 year olds. Players are required to attend evaluations. Teams are formed through a draft process and player placement requests are not accepted. We typically form one All-star team with our top 13 and 14 year old players from this division.
Q: What can I expect at evaluations?
A: All new and returning players league age 7 or older must attend a skills evaluation.
At evaluations, each player will be asked to 1) catch 3 fly balls, 2) throw the caught fly balls to home plate 3) field 3 ground balls at shortstop and throw to first base 4) hit a ball from a pitching machine or coach and 5) run the bases after his/her final swing. The player will be rated by each team’s manager and coach and EFLL’s Player Agent, President and Vice President. A player draft for divisions Single A thru Juniors will be held with the team managers and EFLL’s Player Agent, President, Vice President and Secretary in attendance. The skill evaluation serves as an aide to the managers of the draft selection process to ensure balanced teams. The divisions are not age-bound; rather, teams are selected based on player’s skill level according to each team’s manager.
Q: How long is the Little League season?
A: Practices begin in February and games run March through late May (one-week break for Easter). Upper divisions continue with post-season tournaments and All-Star games into late June and early July. (Please refer to the calendar on the website for more information.)
Q: What is included with the League fees?
A: The registration fees pay for the players' uniform, pictures, and year-end trophy.
Q: Why does each team need to raise $300 in Sponsorships?
A: The registration fees alone do not cover all of the expenses to operate the league. Sponsorship money allows us to cover additional costs such as field use and maintenance, umpire fees, insurance, etc. It also allows businesses in our community to support EFLL.
Q: How many games/practices can we expect?
A: A 16-20 game regular season with at LEAST one practice per week. There will be two games per week in all divisions.
Q: When will games/practices be held?
A: Practices will generally be held on either a Monday/Wednesday or a Tuesday/Thursday. Once games begin, teams will have one weekday game and one Saturday game each week. Due to volunteer schedules, field availability, and the complexity of scheduling teams, we cannot guarantee practice times on certain days of the week for players with other commitments.
Practices begin in February when it gets dark very early. Practices will be held as early as the managers are available (usually around 4:00/4:30). We understand this may be difficult for some families. Once the time changes and we have longer daylight hours, managers generally push practices back to later starting times.
Q: What kind of equipment do I need?
A: All players will need their own glove. Players are encouraged to have their own bat and batting helmet, but the league will supply one for team use at the TBall and Rookie divisions. Boys are required to wear athletic cups. All players need to wear baseball cleats. Baseball pants will be required for practices and games. Batting gloves are optional but recommended for players beginning in Single A. Your local sporting goods store can assist you in the right sizes based on your players age and division. Our managers and coaches can also help parents make informed decisions on equipment purchases. Please check the Little League website for bat regulations.
Q: Where are the games and practices?
A: Practices are held at various fields in Fullerton. Most games will be played in Fullerton, with occasional games in nearby cities for interleague play. Check our FIELDS tab for more information.
1) Be sure your player is at practice and games ON TIME. Baseball is a team sport and the team depends on everybody to be working together within the scheduled times.
2) If you're dropping your player off for a practice or a game, please be sure to pick up your player ON TIME.
3) Let the coaches do the coaching.
4) Be supportive at games.
5) Offer to help out. Help set up the fields, help with the equipment, help keeping score, help cleaning up the field. The coaches put in countless hours and rely on parents to help when they can.
6) Fields: All of the work done on the fields are done by volunteers, and they need help. This includes dragging the infields, mowing the grass and upkeep of the dugouts and fences. The City does not maintain the fields, we do. If you are able, please feel free to contact our field coordinator to lend your services.