2024 TPBA HOUSE LEAGUE BASEBALL AGE DIVISION SCHEDULE INFORMATION
Updated on April 22, 2024
2024 TORONTO PLAYGROUNDS BASEBALL ASSOCIATION (TPBA) HOUSE LEAGUE DIVISION SCHEDULE
Below you will find the information for each House League age division in terms of the days/times/locations for games and practices.
In the Tee Ball and Rookie Ball divisions, there is a choice of game nights so please read the information carefully before registering. If you have any questions, please email us at info@tpbaseball.ca.
TEE BALL (2017-2020)
For the 2024 season, we will again be offering two divisions of Tee Ball – Junior Tee Ball is for players born in 2019 and 2020, and Senior Tee Ball is for players born in 2017 and 2018. For the 2024 season, we are offering Junior and Senior Tee Ball divisions on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Parents will register for one of those days.
Junior Tee Ball games will start at 5:30 p.m. and Senior Tee Ball games will start at 6:30 p.m.
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 are planning to schedule optional practices that are open to all players on some weekends for players who may want to have more opportunities to develop their skills.
All pre-season practices, regular season games, and weekend open practices 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).
The preseason will run from early May (specific start date is dependent on field conditions) to Thursday, May 16. The Tee Ball division regular season will commence on Tuesday, May 21. The season will conclude with a Tee Ball Celebration Day for each team in early September.
ROOKIE BALL (2015-2016)
For the 2024 season, we will again be offering two divisions of Rookie Ball – Junior Rookie Ball is for players born in 2016 and Senior Rookie Ball is for players born in 2015. For the 2024 season, we are offering two choices of game day for both the Junior and Senior Rookie Ball divisions. Players will register for one of the following four divisions:
- The Junior Rookie Ball Thursday division will play every Thursday and practice every second Tuesday. Games will be every Thursday, with start times ranging from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. The games will take place at Christie Pits diamond 3 and the Bickford South diamond. The regular season schedule will list where the game is each week. Tuesday practices will take place at the Bickford South diamond from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
- The Junior Rookie Ball Friday division will play every Friday and practice every second Wednesday. Games will be at 5:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Christie Pits diamond 3 (each team will play some games at each time). Wednesday practices will take place at Christie Pits diamond 2 from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 pm.
- The Senior Rookie Ball Monday division will play every Monday and practice every second Wednesday. Games will be played each Monday at 5:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (each team will play some games at each time). The games will take place at Christie Pits diamond 3 and the Bickford South diamond. The regular season schedule will list where the game is each week. Wednesday practices will take place at the Bickford South diamond from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 pm.
- The Senior Rookie Ball Thursday division will play every Thursday and practice every second Monday. Games will be every Thursday, with start times ranging from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at either the Bickford South diamond or Christie Pits diamond 3 (each team plays games at each diamond). Monday practices will take place at the Dovercourt diamond from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
There will be evaluation sessions arranged for players registered in all Rookie Ball divisions. The purpose of these sessions is to give us as good a measure as possible of the skill level of our players, so that we can make our house league teams as fair and balanced as possible. These sessions will take place sometime in mid- to late April. Parents will receive information in early April as to the dates, times, and location of these sessions.
The preseason will run from early May (specific start date is dependent on field conditions) to Thursday, May 16. There will be two or three scheduled team practices during the pre-season. Weekend clinics in May and June will also be held so the Rookie Ball players can further develop their skills. The Rookie Ball regular season will commence on Tuesday May 21. The Rookie Ball season will wrap up with the Rookie Ball Celebration Day in early September (the precise format/date(s) will be confirmed when the season schedule is released in April.).
MOSQUITO (2013-2014)
For the 2024 season, the Mosquito division is for players born in 2013 and 2014. In 2024. the Mosquito division will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays. So, Mondays and Wednesdays are the days each week that Mosquito players will need to commit to in order to participate in house league.
As was the case the past number of seasons, while there will be Mosquito house league every Monday and every Wednesday, all teams will play some games on Mondays and some games on Wednesdays (alternating each week). Practices will always be on Mondays. All teams will have a game every week and a practice every second week. So, all teams will have either a game or practice scheduled every Monday, and all teams will have a game scheduled on Wednesday the weeks they practice on Mondays.
The teams in the Mosquito division will be divided into two groups, and each team will play all of the other teams in their group (but not teams in the other group) during the regular season. Teams from the two groups will play each other during the End-of-Season House League tournament in September (“September Madness”). Games and practices in the Mosquito division will take place at a number of diamonds in the community: Christie Pits diamonds 2 and 3, the Dovercourt diamond, and Trinity diamond 2 (in Trinity Bellwood Park). The start times for the games in the Mosquito division will range from 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Start times for practices in the Mosquito division will range from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Games will run from 1.5 hours to 1.75 hours, and practices will run for 1.5 hours. The schedule will be created so that all teams will play/practice at all of those diamonds and start times during the course of the season. There will be evaluation sessions arranged for players registered in the Mosquito division. The purpose of these sessions is to give us as good a measure as possible of the skill level of our players, so that we can make our house league teams as fair and balanced as possible. These sessions will take place sometime in mid- to late April. Parents will receive information in early April as to the dates, times, and location of these sessions. The preseason will run from early May (specific start date is dependent on field conditions) to Thursday, May 16. There will be two or three scheduled team practices during the pre-season schedule. We will also be running weekend clinics in May and June so the Mosquito players can further develop their skills. The Mosquito division regular season will commence on Wednesday, May 22 and will wrap up in mid-September at the conclusion of our end of season “September Madness” house league tournament.
PEEWEE (2011-2012)
For the 2024 season the Peewee division is for players born in 2011 and 2012. In 2024 the Peewee division will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So, Tuesdays and Thursdays are the days each week that Peewee players will need to commit to in order to participate in house league.
As was the case the past number of seasons, while there will be Peewee house league every Tuesday and also every Thursday, all teams will play some games on Tuesdays and some games on Thursdays (alternating each week). Practices will always be on Thursdays. All teams will have a game every week and a practice every second week. So, all teams will have either a game or practice scheduled every Thursday, and all teams will have a game scheduled on Tuesday the weeks they practice on Thursday.
The teams in the Peewee division will be divided into two groups, and each team will play all of the other teams in their group (but not teams in the other group) during the regular season. Teams from the two groups will play each other during the End-of-Season House League tournament in September (“September Madness”). Games and practices in the Peewee division will take place at a number of diamonds in the community: Christie Pits diamonds 2 and 3, the Dovercourt diamond, and Trinity Bellwood diamond 2 (in Trinity Bellwood Park). The start times for the games in the peewee division will range from 5:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The start times for the practices in the peewee division will range from 5:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Games will run from 1.5 hours to 1.75 hours, and practices will run for 1.5 hours. The schedule will be created so that all teams will play/practice at all of those diamonds and start times during the course of the season. There will be evaluation sessions arranged for players registered in the Peewee division. The purpose of these sessions is to give us as good a measure as possible of the skill level of our players, so that we can make our house league teams as fair and balanced as possible. These sessions will take place sometime in mid- to late April. Parents will receive information in early April as to the dates, times, and location of these sessions. The pre-season will run from early May (specific start date is dependent on field conditions) to Thursday, May 16th. There will be two or three scheduled team practices during the pre-season schedule. We will also be running weekend clinics in May and June so the Peewee players can further develop their skills. The Peewee division regular season will commence on Tuesday, May 21 and will wrap up in mid-September at the conclusion of our end of season “September Madness” house league tournament.
BANTAM (2009-2010) and VARSITY (2006/2007/2008)
For the 2024 season, the Bantam division is for players born in 2009 and 2010, and the Varsity division is for players born in 2006, 2007, and 2008. There will be one Bantam division and one Varsity division. There will be four teams in the Varsity division. There will be either be four or six teams in the Bantam division…the decision as to whether we add two teams to have six will depend largely on the registration numbers we have once online registration opens.
Since there is only one available diamond with a mound there will be Bantam and Varsity games played on more than one day each week. The days on which there will always be both a Bantam game and a Varsity game scheduled are Tuesday and Sunday. On Tuesdays and on Sundays the Bantam game will start at 6:00 p.m. and the Varsity game will start at 8:00 p.m. The four Varsity teams will be scheduled for one game a week. The bantam teams will also be scheduled for one game a week. If we have four bantam teams those games will be on Tuesdays and Sundays. If we end up having six bantam teams the third bantam game each week will likely be played on Saturday afternoon.
All of the Tuesday and Sunday Bantam and Varsity games will be played at Christie Pits diamond 1. If there are six bantam teams the Saturday afternoon games will be played on Christie Pits diamond 1 or Christie Pits diamond 2. We will be announcing the practice times and days for the bantam and varsity house league divisions by mid-May. Some practices will be at Christie Pits diamond 1, and some will be at other diamonds. There will be evaluation sessions arranged for players registered in the Bantam and Varsity divisions. The purpose of these sessions is to give us as good a measure as possible of the skill level of our players, so that we can make our house league teams as fair and balanced as possible. These sessions will take place sometime in mid- to late April. Parents will receive information in early April as to the dates, times, and location of these sessions. The pre-season will run from early May (specific start date is dependent on field conditions) to Thursday, May 16. There will be two or three scheduled team practices during the pre-season schedule. The Bantam and Varsity division regular season will commence on Tuesday May 21 and will wrap up in mid-September at the conclusion of our end of season “September Madness” house league tournament.