House League Divisional Schedules

Photos from the 2018 Toronto Playgrounds House League Baseball Season.

2019 HOUSE LEAGUE DIVISIONAL SCHEDULES

Updated on January 27, 2019

Below you will find the information for each Houseleague age division in terms of the days/times/locations for games and practices. In many 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 DIVISION (2012–2015)
For the 2019 season, we will be offering two divisions of Tee Ball – Junior Tee Ball is intended for players born in 2014 and 2015, and Senior Tee Ball is intended for players born in 2012 and 2013. If parents are interested in having their child “play up” or “play down” a division they should contact us at info@tpbaseball.ca.

For the 2019 season, we are offering both Junior and Senior Tee Ball divisions from Monday to Friday. Players will register for one day only.

  • Junior Tee Ball games will start at 5:30 p.m. Senior Tee Ball games will start at 6:30 p.m.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • The pre-season will run from late April/beginning of May 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 event for each team in late August/early September (the precise format/date(s) will be confirmed by the end of May).

 

ROOKIE BALL (2010 and 2011)
For the 2019 season, we will be offering two divisions of Rookie Ball – Junior Rookie Ball is intended for players born in 2011 and Senior Rookie Ball is intended for players born in 2010. If parents are interested in having their child “play up” or “play down” a division they should contact us at info@tpbaseball.ca.

For the 2019 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 on Thursdays and practice every second Tuesday. Games will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Bickford Park South Diamond or Christie Pits Diamond 3 (each team will play games at each diamond). Tuesday practices will be at the Bickford Park South diamond or another neighbourhood diamond at 5:30 p.m. or 5:45 p.m. for one hour.
  • The Junior Rookie Ball Friday division will play on Fridays and practice every second Wednesday. Games will be at 5:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. at Christie Pits Diamond 3 (each team will play some games at each time). Wednesday practices will be at the Bickford Park South Diamond or another neighbourhood diamond at 5:30 p.m. or 5:45 p.m. for one hour.
  • The Senior Rookie Ball Monday division will play on Mondays and practice every second Thursday. Games will be played at 5:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Bickford Park South Diamond (each team will play some games at each time). Thursday practices will be at Christie Pits Diamond 2 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  • The Senior Rookie Ball Thursday division will play on Thursdays and practice every second Monday. Games will be at 6:45 p.m. at either Bickford Park South Diamond or Christie Pits Diamond 3 (each team will play some games at each diamond). Monday practices will be at Christie Pits Diamond 2 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  • During the 2019 season, Rookie Ball houseleague teams will have scheduled access to the inflatable batting cages which Toronto Playgrounds Houseleague Baseball has purchased. This access may be once every two weeks or once every four weeks, as well as sometimes on weekends, so over the course of the season teams will practice more often than once every two weeks (but the extra practice time in the cages will be great!).
  • 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 houseleague teams as fair and balanced as possible. These sessions will take place sometime in April. Parents will be contacted by the end of March as to the dates, times, and location of these sessions.
  • The pre-season will run from late April/beginning of May to Thursday, May 16. The Rookie Ball division regular season will commence on Thursday May 23. The Rookie Ball season will wrap up on Saturday, August 24 with the Rookie Ball Celebration Day event.
  • 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 Rookie Ball players can further develop their skills.

 

MOSQUITO DIVISION (2008 and 2009)
For the 2019 season, the Mosquito divisions are intended for players born in 2008 and 2009. We will be offering Mosquito houseleague on two different days. Players will sign up for one of the two days.

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 Bellwoods diamonds 2 and 3. Each team will play and/or practice at any of these diamonds during the season.

The start times for the games and practices in the Mosquito division will range from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with each team playing/practicing at each of these times during the season.

Games will run from 1.5 hours to 1.75 hours, and practices will run for 1.5 hours.

  • The Mosquito Monday division will play on Mondays and practice every second Wednesday.
  • The Mosquito Wednesday division will play on Wednesdays and practice every second Monday.
  • During the 2019 season, Mosquito houseleague teams will have scheduled access to the inflatable batting cages which Toronto Playgrounds Houseleague Baseball has purchased. This access may be once every two weeks or once every four weeks, as well as sometimes on weekends, so over the course of the season teams will practice more often than once every two weeks (but the extra practice time in the cages will be great!).
  • There will be evaluation sessions arranged for players registered in the Mosquito 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 houseleague teams as fair and balanced as possible. These sessions will take place sometime in April. Parents will be contacted by the end of March as to the dates, times, and location of these sessions.
  • The pre-season will run from late April/beginning of May to Thursday, May 16. The Mosquito division regular season will commence on Wednesday, May 22. The Mosquito season will wrap up in mid-September at the conclusion of our end of season “September Madness” tournament.
  • 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 Mosquito players can further develop their skills.

 

PEEWEE DIVISION (2006 and 2007)
For the 2019 season, the Peewee divisions are intended for players born in 2006 and 2007. We will be offering Peewee houseleague on two different days. Players will sign up for one of the two days.

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, the Bickford South diamond and Trinity Bellwoods diamonds 2 and 3. Each team will play and/or practice at a number of these diamonds during the season.

The start times for the games and practices in the peewee division will range from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with each team playing/practicing at each of these times during the season.

Games will run from 1.5 hours to 1.75 hours, and practices will run for 1.5 hours.

  • The Peewee Tuesday division will play games on Tuesdays and practice every second Thursday.
  • The Peewee Thursday division will play games on Thursdays and practice every second Tuesday.
  • During the 2019 season, Peewee houseleague teams will have scheduled access to the inflatable batting cages which Toronto Playgrounds Houseleague has purchased. This access may be once every two weeks or once every four weeks, as well as sometimes on weekends, so over the course of the season teams will practice more often than once every two weeks (but the extra practice time in the cages will be great!).
  • There will be evaluation sessions arranged for players registered in the Peewee 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 houseleague teams as fair and balanced as possible. These sessions will take place sometime in April. Parents will be contacted by the end of March as to the dates, times, and location of these sessions.
  • The pre-season will run from late April/beginning of May to Thursday, May 16. The Peewee division regular season will commence on Tuesday May 21. The Peewee season will wrap up in mid-September at the conclusion of our end of season “September Madness” tournament.
  • 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.

 

BANTAM (2004 and 2005) and VARSITY DIVISIONS (2001/2002/2003)
For the 2019 season, the Bantam division is intended for players born in 2004 and 2005, and the Varsity division is intended for players born in 2001, 2002, and 2003.

There will be one Bantam division and one Varsity division, but 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 day on which there will always be a Bantam game and a Varsity game scheduled is Tuesday. On most weeks, the other bantam and varsity games will be played on Wednesday. Some weeks the other bantam and varsity games will be played on Saturday afternoon.

  • On Tuesdays and on Wednesdays the Bantam game will start at 6:00 p.m. and the Varsity game will start at 8:00 p.m. On Saturdays, the Bantam game will start at 1:15 p.m. and the Varsity game will start at 3:15 p.m. If there are four teams in each division, which is our expectation, each team will play once each week. If there are three teams in a division, then one team will play twice each week.
  • We will be announcing the practice times and days for the Bantam and Varsity houseleague divisions by the end of March. 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 houseleague teams as fair and balanced as possible. These sessions will take place sometime in April. Parents will be contacted by the end of March as to the dates, times, and location of these sessions.
  • The pre-season will run from late April/beginning of May to Thursday, May 16. The Bantam and Varsity divisions regular season will commence on Tuesday May 21. The season will wrap up in mid-September at the conclusion of our end of season “September Madness” tournament.
  • 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 that interested Bantam and Varsity players can further develop their skills.