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COMPTON LITTLE LEAGUE
SOFTBALL
Learn the game. Build your skills. Compete with confidence.
COMPTON LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL
Learn the Game. Develop Your Skills. Grow as a Player.
Compton Little League Softball gives young players the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of softball, develop their skills and experience the game in a positive team environment.
As players grow, the game grows with them. Instruction, rules, field dimensions and the level of competition progress through the different stages of Little League Softball, giving players opportunities to build on their experience while developing new skills and taking on new challenges.
Along the way, players develop more than softball skills. They learn the importance of teamwork, preparation, discipline, sportsmanship and respect for the game.
Whether a player is stepping onto a softball field for the first time or returning with years of experience, Compton Little League is a place to learn, compete and keep growing.
SOFTBALL DIVISIONS
A Place to Play at Every Stage
Compton Little League Softball is designed to give players opportunities to learn, develop and compete as they progress through different stages of the game.
From a young player’s first introduction to softball through increasingly advanced levels of teenage play, each division provides opportunities to strengthen fundamentals, develop game knowledge and take on new challenges.
Explore the softball divisions planned for Compton Little League’s 2027 season.
TEE BALL
League Ages 4–7
Tee Ball introduces young players to the fundamentals of the game in a fun, active and encouraging environment.
Players begin learning basic hitting, throwing, catching, fielding and base-running skills while discovering teamwork and what it means to be part of a team. Little League allows local flexibility within the 4–7 age range for Tee Ball.
MINOR LEAGUE
League Ages 5–11
Minor League Softball provides the next stage of player development and can be organized according to players' age and experience.
Programs may include coach pitch, machine pitch and player pitch, allowing players to progress from introductory softball toward increasingly independent and competitive play.
LITTLE LEAGUE — MAJOR DIVISION
League Ages 9–12
The traditional Little League Softball division gives developing players an opportunity to experience a more advanced level of team softball.
Players continue developing their hitting, pitching, fielding, base running and game awareness. The Major Division uses 60-foot base paths and a 40-foot pitching distance.
JUNIOR LEAGUE
League Ages 12–14
Junior League Softball provides older players with opportunities to continue developing their skills through increasingly advanced and competitive play.
The division uses a 60-foot diamond with a 43-foot pitching distance, preparing players for higher levels of softball while continuing the Little League experience.
SENIOR LEAGUE
League Ages 13–16
Senior League Softball extends the Little League program through League Age 16 and provides teenage players with opportunities to continue developing and competing.
The division uses a 60-foot diamond with a 43-foot pitching distance, providing players with experience on dimensions appropriate for advanced softball.
NOT SURE WHERE YOUR PLAYER FITS?
A player’s appropriate division depends on League Age and the division structure offered by Compton Little League for the season.