All The Important Things

KEY DATES FOR 2025 SEASON

  • October 18, 2024: 2025 Registration opens
  • November 17, 2024: Annual Fall Field Day
  • December 1, 2024: Early registration (pricing) ends
  • January 6 Registration closes
  • January 11: Tryouts* (Session #1) at Valley Oak, 9 AM start
  • January 18: Tryouts (Session #2) at Valley Oak, 9 AM start
  • January 19: SRS Training Preseason Baseball Camp (details below)
  • January 25: Tryouts (RAIN DATE)
  • January 29: Draft — for Minors and Majors only
  • February 1: Umpire clinics, hosted by District 5 (9 AM to 3 PM) at College Glen
  • February 8: Umpire clinics, hosted by District 5 (9 AM to 3 PM) at Carmichael Little League
  • February 23: FIELD DAY #2 (details coming soon)
  • February 23: Umpire clinics, hosted by Arden Little League (details to follow)
  • February 25: Umpire clinics, hosted by District 5 (9 AM to 3 PM) at Arcade Cree
  • March 2: Umpire clinics, hosted by Arden Little League (details to follow)
  • March 8: Opening Day (details to follow)
  • March 22: Picture Day!
  • April 26: Picture Day (make up)

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*January 11 tryout schedule:

Majors/Potential Majors "Play-Up" Candidates:
>> 8:30 AM: Check-in
>> 9:00 AM: Tryout/Assessment

Minors/Potential Minors "Play-Up" Candidates:
>> 10:30 AM: Check-in
>> 11:00 AM: Tryout/Assessment

SRS Training Preseason Baseball Camp: Jan 19, 2025

This clinic will focus on fundamentals — hitting, fielding, pitching, and base running

>> Coaching Staff: Ray Stokes, ex-San Diego Padres (5 years) + Jr Taylor, ex Minnesota Twins & Florida Marlins (7 years) + Manny Garcia, 2-year pro ball & pro coach
>> Cost: $30 before Jan 1; $45 after
>> 18 spots per age group
>> Location: Valley Oak (1500 Eastern Ave, Sac)
>> Register here
>> Payment: Venmo @Raymond-Stokes-1. Text/email if you need to use another form
>> Questions/Comments ... srstraining2020@gmail.com or 510-435-8601 or @coach_ray_baseball on Insta

Age Groups
- T-Ball: 9:30 - 11:15 AM
- Farm: 9:30 - 11:15 AM
- Minors: 12:15 - 2:15 PM
- Majors: 12:15 - 2:15 PM
- 50/70 & up: 12:15 - 2:15 PM

Bats (and other FAQs)

Every year, we get questions about bats. 

From the Little League website: 

Little League® International has assembled an online resource page dedicated to baseball bat information, that includes the latest bat information, current Little League Baseball® rules and regulations governing bats, and a series of frequently asked questions.

As of January 1, 2018, the new USA Baseball Bat Standard was implemented. USABat Standard bats must be used in the Little League Major Baseball Division and below. Either USABat Standard bats or BBCOR bats must be used at the Intermediate (50/70) Baseball and Junior League Baseball Divisions. At the Senior League Baseball Division, all bats must meet the BBCOR standard. Little League-approved baseball bats that were approved for use for the 2017 season will no longer be acceptable for use in any Little League game or activity as of January 1, 2018. For more information on the USABat standard and a complete list of bats approved through the USABat Standard, visit usabat.com.

 

Have more/other questions? We did our best to answer 'em all here.

Player Pool (for Minors and up)

Does your athlete want more playing time? Of course, they do.

Please sign them up for the 2025 Player Pool (LINK COMING SOON) — a voluntary list of Little League players who will be given an occasional opportunity to play as a substitute player for teams that have fewer than 9 players available for an upcoming game.

We encourage all families to sign their players up for this Player Pool List. It will not obligate your player to participate in any additional games, but it will allow them to play when an opportunity arises.

Note: Some special rules govern how a Player Pool Player can be fielded/batted during a recruiting team’s Manager. On offense, the pool player must bat last in the batting order. On defense, the pool player can only play an outfield position.

Despite these limitations, pool play is a fun opportunity for our players to play in various settings, to play alongside more of their neighborhood friends, to get experience with different coaches, and ultimately to get more playing time in scored baseball games!