Baseball

Overview

Meridian PAL Baseball offers opportunities of development to youth from the Treasure Valley and hosts games at Heritage Middle School.

Practice

Practice day and time are chosen by the volunteer head coach. PAL is not able to take requests for players to be placed on teams with specific practice days/locations.

Games

All games are played at Heritage Middle School. One game will be played on either Tuesday/Thursday and one game will be played on Saturday.

Meridian PAL Baseball Rules

Age Range

Meridian PAL baseball is open to youth ages 3-10 and focuses on the cultivation of leadership, sportsmanship, and teamwork.

Age Groups

T-Ball: Ages 3-4

• This is an introduction to playing t-ball. The scheduled game time will be for introducing and coaching baseball basics like throwing, catching, and hitting the baseball off a tee while playing against another team

Coach Pitch: Ages 5-6

• This division introduces players to hitting a baseball pitched from the coach. If players cannot hit one of six balls thrown by the coach, they will hit from a tee.

Prep Minor: Ages 7-8

• This division is the introduction to player pitch baseball. When the player pitcher reaches the allotted amount of walks (3) or hit batters (2) for that inning, the offensive coach will pitch the remainder of the inning.

AA Ball: Ages 9-10

• The AA division is a player pitch only division. See official rules for pitching guidelines.

Meridian PAL reserves the rights to amend any age group after the close of registration.  All impacted groups and players will be notified if this situation occurs.

Play ups and Play downs and not permitted for any reason.

Player Age Chart

Coaches

All coaches are volunteers and will be background checked. Please consider volunteering to coach your child's team as a head coach, assistant coach, or team manager.

Coach Meeting

Date:

Location: Heritage Middle

Baseball Player Equipment

Typical baseball equipment/gear players need:

• Glove/mitt
• Protective cup (especially for catcher, pitcher, infielders)
  Cleats or tennis shoes (no metal spikes)
• Pants (typically white or gray, but color may be a team decision
• Socks
• USA Bat (optional, PAL provides each team with a few bats)
• Helmet (optional, PAL provides each team with a few helmets)

Meridian PAL provides each player a team jersey and hat.

Join the Team

Register for Our Spring Baseball Program

Sign up now to secure your spot in Meridian PAL’s soccer program. Our volunteer coaches will focus on building skills, teamwork, and confidence in a supportive environment. Click the link below to complete your registration.