Junior Baseball

Junior Baseball at Essendon Baseball Club is a fantastic experience for your child to play and enjoy a team sport. Baseball is a great game for all genders and our Junior program caters for ages from 5 – 19.

Age Groups

Our juniors program supports all levels of baseball:

  • Tee Ball (5-8 years old)
  • Little League (9-12 years old)
  • Intermediate (12-13 years old)
  • Junior League (13-14 years old)
  • Under 16’s (15-16 years old)
  • Under 19’s (17-18 years old)

Training Times

Junior Baseball Training in the Summer Season starts in November, with training commencing in October. Summer training is held every Tuesday afternoon from 4.30 pm onwards at Boeing Reserve, Strathmore Heights.

  • EBC Junior Baseball Hitting

Game Time

Little League Minor, Little League Major, play home and away series on Sunday Mornings at 11.05 am.

U14s (SL70 & 80), Under 16’s, (SL90), play home and away series on Sunday Mornings at 9.00 am.

Under 19’s (Big League) play home and away series on Saturday Mornings at 9.00 am.

Players are generally expected to be at the ground one hour prior to the scheduled start time for warm-up. This will be confirmed by the Team’s coach.

Uniform

Junior teams wear the red undershirt, the EBC black playing top, white pants, black belt and socks, and cap. The black playing top is not compulsory for the Friday night players. Uniforms can be ordered online.

Parent Help

To support our Coaches and teams, parent help is required and welcomed at training and especially at home games for set-up, umpiring, scoring, pack-up and canteen duties. Each team will be required to have a Team Manager. Baseball knowledge is not a necessity! If you are willing to put your one-ninth in please contact Peter Breckenridge on 0404 836 920.

Registration and Fees

It is important to register as soon as possible so that players can be allocated to a team and teams can then be entered into the right competition. Fees include an insurance component and must be paid by the first game.

Junior Coordinator

Abbie Hattaway is EBC’s summer junior coordinator. You can contact her with any inquiries on the form below.

    Twins Academy

    For those players seeking more development and additional sessions, the Little League, Intermediate League, Junior League and U17 players will have the opportunity, through a selection process, to participate in the Melbourne Twins Academy. This involves additional training and playing opportunities against other Charters on Saturday mornings. Try-out dates, costs and details will be made available.

    Tournaments

    Players at all levels also have the opportunity to try out for the Twins All-Star teams which compete in the State Championships against other Charters, with a chance to make the National Championships. Each of the following age groups will have the opportunity to try out to be part of this:

    • Little League Minor
    • Little League Major
    • Intermediate League
    • Junior League
    • Senior League (U17 players)

    Information will be made available closer to the events. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Abbie Hattaway.