Woburn Little League participates in the USA Softball Middle Essex Summer League along with other towns. The Middle-Essex Summer League is a competitive league which has featured games in the past against teams such as Lowell, Reading, Tewksbury and others. As part of the Summer Softball, Woburn Little League encourages all players & teams to participate in raising fund for the Jimmy Fund!
League Format
Middle-Essex Softball is a competitive league that follows the USA Softball calendar, which is different from the grade-based Spring season division determination.
The season will run from End-June through the beginning of August. Teams will play 8-10 games over the course of four weeks.
The Middle-Essex League is divided into two divisions: A Division and B Division. Woburn Little League, in collaboration with Spring division managers, will determine team placement for the upcoming season with the goal of providing the best possible experience for all registered players.
If the decision is made to form both an A-level and a B-level team, player selection will follow the established Woburn Little League guidelines. 10U teams will be evenly split into 2 B-level teams.
- Teams bat in a continuous order, batting until three outs.
- Players will pitch to other teams with pitching limitations (according to Middle Essex rules by age)
- Start of Season: June 23rd
- Divisions & Dates
- 10U/14U: Monday/Wednesday
- 12U: Tuesday/Thursday
COST
Registration for the Middle-Essex League is $160 per player. Registration Deadline: Friday May 30th
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TEAM ASSIGNMENT
Teams are separated into 3 Divisions
- 10U: Players born between 9/1/2013 - 9/31/2015
- 12U: Players born between 9/1/2011 - 9/31/2013
- 14U: Players born between 9/1/2009 - 9/31/2011
Waitlist: Registration will be on a 1st come 1st serve basis based upon payment, with registrants capped at 16 individuals. Please register if a team is currently waitlisted, all registrants after 16 will be waitlisted until we are able to successfully add another team. Should we not add another team, we will work with our partner towns to try to secure a team. Specific team requests can not be honored.
Please Note: Payment is due at the time of registration.
GAMES/PRACTICES
Each game should last 90-120 minutes. Teams will play at least 2 games a week with league assigned patched umpires. Coaches may add additional practices at their discretion.
Batters hit player-pitch (with swinging strikeouts) with virtually all standard softball rules adhered to with some limitations.
After the game, players line up at home plate and shake hands with their opponents. Sportsmanship is extremely important and is a continued focus at this level.
Batters hit player-pitch (with swinging strikeouts) with virtually all standard baseball rules adhered to with some limitations.
Equipment
Woburn Little League will provide each player
- Woburn Little League Uniform Shirt
Each Player should provide their own
- Glove
- Fielding Mask
- Batting Helmet
- Bat
- Baseball Cleats: Metal cleats are NOT ALLOWED IN THIS DIVISION
Register for Middle-Essex Softball