2017 Toronto Playgrounds House League Baseball Divisional Schedules


HERE ARE THE RESPECTIVE DIVISIONAL SCHEDULES FOR OUR SIX HOUSE LEAGUE AGE CLASSIFICATIONS

Photos from the 2016 Toronto Playgrounds House League Baseball Season.

Photos from the 2016 Toronto Playgrounds House League Baseball Season.

With online registrations set to begin on January 30, the Toronto Playgrounds House League Baseball Committee has finalized details of its divisional schedules for the upcoming 2017 season.

For the 2017 House League season, we will be accepting registrations for the following six age classifications:

Year of Birth  Division

2010-2013  >   Tee Ball

2008/2009 >   Rookie Ball

2006/2007 >   Mosquito

2004/2005 >   Peewee

2002/2003 >   Bantam

1999-2001  >    Midget

With spaces limited in our extremely popular baseball program, interested registrants are strongly advised to read the divisional information below that pertains to them so that they can make the right choices before registering online.

Here are the divisional schedules for the 2017 season:

TEE BALL (2010-2013)

  • Again this season, we will be offering two divisions of Tee Ball – Junior Tee Ball is intended for players born in 2012 and 2013, and Senior Tee Ball is intended for players born in 2010 and 2011.
  • Again for the 2017 season, we are offering both Junior and Senior Tee Ball divisions every weekday (Monday to Friday). Players will register for one day only.
  • The Junior Tee Ball games will start at 5:30 p.m. and the Senior Tee Ball games will start at 6:30 p.m.
  • All of the pre-season practices and regular season games will take place at the Art Eggleton Park Tee Ball diamonds, which are located just south of Harbord Street between Grace Street and Montrose Avenue (beside the Montrose Public School schoolyard.
  • Short warm up practices will be incorporated into the beginning of each game…there won’t be scheduled team practices once the regular season starts. There will be two or three scheduled team practices during the pre-season schedule. We may also hold some weekend clinics in June for any particularly keen Tee Ball players to develop their skills even more.
  • The pre-season will run from Saturday, April 29 to Thursday, May 18. The Tee Ball division regular season will commence on Tuesday, May 23.

ROOKIE BALL (2008-2009)

  • Again in 2017, we will be offering two divisions of Rookie Ball – Junior Rookie Ball is intended for players born in 2009, and Senior Rookie Ball is intended for players born in 2008.
  • For the 2017 season, we are offering two choices of game day for both the Junior and Senior Rookie Ball divisions.
  • In Junior Rookie Ball, one division will play their games every Wednesday and practice every second Friday, while the second division will play games every Friday and practice every second Wednesday. Players will register in one of the two divisions. Games will be played at 5:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Each team will play some games at each of those times. Practices on Wednesdays and Fridays will be at 5:45 p.m. for one hour and fifteen minutes.
  • In Senior Rookie Ball, one division will play games every Monday and practice every second Thursday, while the second division will play games every Thursday and practice every second Monday. Players will register in one of the two divisions. Games will be played at 5:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Each team will play some games at both of those times. Practices on Mondays and Thursdays will be at 5:45 p.m. for one hour and fifteen minutes.
  • There will be two or three scheduled team practices during the pre-season. We will also be running several weekend clinics and batting practices in May and June so the Rookie Ball players can develop their skills even more.
  • The pre-season will run from Saturday, April 29 to Thursday, May 18. The Rookie Ball division regular season will commence on Tuesday, May 23.
  • Rookie Ball games will take place in Christie Pits. Practice locations will be determined closer to the start of the season.

MOSQUITO (2006-2007)

  • For the 2017 season, we will be offering two Mosquito divisions. One division will play games on Tuesdays and practice every second Thursday. The other division will play games on Thursdays and practice every second Tuesday.
  • Mosquito Division game times will be 5:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Each team will play some games at both of those times. Practice times and locations will be announced closer to the start of the season. So, no matter which division they play in, Tuesday and Thursday are the days that Mosquito players will need to be available.
  • There will be two or three scheduled team practices during the pre-season schedule. We will also be running several weekend clinics in May and June so the Mosquito players can develop their skills even more.
  • The pre-season schedule will run from Saturday, April 29 to Thursday, May 18. The Mosquito division regular season will commence on Tuesday, May 23. The Mosquito season will wrap up in mid-September at the conclusion of our end of season ‘September Madness’ tournament.
  • Mosquito games will take place in Christie Pits, Bickford Park, Trinity-Bellwoods Park and, if increased registration numbers create the need for more teams, other parks to be determined. These additional diamonds will be as close as possible to Christie Pits, and each team would have to play there only a few times during the season.
  • Practices will be held at Christie Pits, Bickford Park, and also possibly other neighbourhood parks.

PEEWEE (2004-2005)

  • The Peewee division games will take place on Mondays, and each team will practice every second Thursday.
  • Game times on Monday will be 6:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 7:45 p.m. Each team will play some games at each of those times. Practice times and locations will be announced closer to the start of the season. So, for the Peewee division, Monday and Thursday are the days that players will need to be available.
  • There will be two or three scheduled team practices during the pre-season schedule. We will also be running several weekend clinics in May and June so the Peewee players can develop their skills even more.
  • The pre-season will run from Saturday, April 29 to Thursday, May 18. The Peewee division regular season will begin on Monday, May 29. The Peewee season will wrap up in mid-September at the conclusion of our end of season ‘September Madness’ tournament.
  • Peewee games will take place in Christie Pits, Bickford Park and other parks to be determined. These additional diamonds will be as close to Christie Pits as possible.
  • Practices will be held at Christie Pits, Bickford Park, and also possibly other neighbourhood parks.

BANTAM (2002-2003)

  • The Bantam division games will take place on Mondays (always) and various other days of the week. Some weeks, the second game will be on Wednesday, some weeks on Friday, and some weeks on Saturday. A consistent day for the second game is difficult to set because of the increased demand for diamonds with pitching mounds in general and Dominico Field at Christie Pits (a.k.a. Diamond 1) in particular. Because of this scenario, we will also not be able to set a standard practice day and time until closer to the start of the season.
  • Game times on weekdays will 6:00 p.m. and on Saturdays at 12:00 noon. Each team will play some games on all of the days mentioned above.
  • There will be team practices during the pre-season schedule. The pre-season will run from Saturday, April 29 to Thursday, May 18. The Bantam division regular season will begin on Monday, May 29. The Bantam season will wrap up in mid-September at the conclusion of our end of season ‘September Madness’ tournament.
  • Bantam games will take place on the luscious green pastures of Dominico Field at Christie Pits (a.k.a. Diamond 1).

MIDGET (1999-2001)

  • The Midget division games will take place on Mondays (always) and various other days of the week. If registration numbers warrant additional teams, then some weeks the second game will be on Wednesday and some weeks on Friday. A consistent day for the second game is difficult to set because of the increased demand for diamonds with pitching mounds in general and Dominico Field at Christie Pits (a.k.a. Diamond 1) in particular. Because of this scenario, we will also not be able to set a standard practice day and time until closer to the start of the season.
  • Game times on weekdays will be 8:00 p.m. Each team will play some games on all of the days mentioned above.
  • There will be team practices during the pre-season schedule. The pre-season will run from Saturday, April 29 to Thursday, May 18. The Midget division regular season will begin on Monday, May 29. The Midget season will wrap up in mid-September at the conclusion of our end of season ‘September Madness’ tournament.
  • Midget games will take place on the pristine green pastures of Dominico Field at Christie Pits (a.k.a. Diamond 1).

 If you have any questions, please contact us at tpbaseball@gmail.com and we will respond to your query as expeditiously as possible.