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Rec Baseball 2024

DIVISIONS OF PLAY:


Quickball (Ages 4-5yo):  Co-Ed Entry level program for our youngest of players. Quickball is a GREAT introduction for any young player to familiarize them with the basic physical skills of baseball/softball.


Coach Pitch (Ages 5-6yo): An Instructional based program for boys primarily 6ys old. Our Coach Pitch division looks to expand on the “Baseball Basics” taught in Quickball by applying those skills to the game of baseball.  


Machine Pitch (Ages 7yo): Our most Advanced Instructional Division for boys primarily 7yrs old. At this point most players should have played some lower level of Instructional baseball.  This division utilizes a Pitching Machine w/ Coaches present on the field working to teach the true game of baseball. 


Rookie League (Ages 8yo): Our youngest of the “Competitive” Divisions for boys primarily 8yrs old. Rookie League is a combination of Machine Pitch & Kid Pitch. Players & Coaches work together to continue developing more advanced Baseball skills. The introduction of Kid Pitch comes into play with (2) Innings of Kid Pitch followed by (4) innings of Machine Pitch.   At this level the Ballplayers are experiencing the game of Baseball with the introduction of Strikeouts, Recording of Outs, Score is Kept, More aggressive Baserunning tactics, etc.  All teams will make the Playoffs and will compete for the Rookie Division Champion!


Minors League (Ages 9&10yo):  A “Competitive” Division for boys 9&10yrs old.  This Division is ALL KID Pitch with the introduction of more advanced Baseball Skills (Bunting, Stealing, Aggressive Baserunning, Cut-Off plays, etc).  Minors Divisions follows the Rules of Cal Ripken, slightly modified for a 9-10yo player. This league provides all aspects of the True game of Baseball in a limited fashion. Teams will compete to become the Minors Champion.


Majors League (Ages 11&12yo): Our final Division within our MARA REC program for boys 11&12yo. This Division is ALL Kid Pitch and follows the rules of Cal Ripken Baseball. Our players take all the baseball skills & knowledge they have learned throughout their MARA career and put it all on display for Family & Fans.  Games played on the "Big Fields" which are set for 50/70 (pitching/basepaths) dimensions. All roads leading to MARA's "MAJORS Playoff" with (1) team being crowned MARA MAJOR's Champion!


Connie Mack (Ages 13-15yo):  An inter-county league for boys 13-15yo.  Our Connie Mack team(s) will compete against other teams throughout the County/Region.  Players must tryout for this team w/ only a select number of roster spots available.  Teams will play under the "MARA Warriors" Banner and represent our MARA Organization as they compete against other Connie Mack teams in the local area.


Bambino Challenger:  Our Bambino Challenger program is a very unique program which gives children with special needs the opportunity to participate in an organized Baseball program.  The team practices once per week and plays a modified version of baseball against neighboring leagues.  The players are partnered with "buddies" who are on the field with our Bambino players and help teach the game of Baseball in a controlled environment.  Our Bambino program is a rewarding experience for all involved.

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