12/08/2025
Parents, Players and Coaches, It's already time to register for baseball again! Registration for the Spring 2026 St. Matthews Baseball season opens next Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.! And with it, I want to provide some important updates, news, and information.
Registration
- Registration will be entirely online. There will be no walk-in sign ups. On Sunday 12/14 at 8:00am the registration goes live on our website which you can access here. Simply sign in to your existing account, or create a new one and register your son or daughter (or more) for the upcoming 2026 season. If you are new to St. Matthews Baseball, create a parent account for yourself first, and then register your child or children as participants.
- If you are interested in coaching, as you go thru the registration process for your child there is an option to volunteer as a head or an assistant coach. The more volunteers the better! We cannot do this without your help!
Team Placement and Try-Out's
In the Tee (4/5 combined), 6u Machine/Tee (6), 7u Machine Pitch (7), and 8u Machine Pitch (8) divisions, there will not be tryouts. Teams in these divisions are constructed based on coach and/or teammate requests. Once teams are formed you will hear from your coach/team mid-March. Please remain patient as it takes some time getting the various coach and teammate requests sorted in these age groups, but you will be contacted! When you register there is a section in which to put a teammate or coach request. Please be as specific as possible, otherwise we will assume your son or daughter can be placed on the first available team. First and last names please.
Minors (9/10) and Majors (11/12) tryouts will likely be held the first week of March. Exact dates, times and locations will be sent to you once confirmed. Once tryouts and drafts are complete, you will hear from your coach and team around mid-March.
Babe Ruth 13 - 16
We plan to open Babe Ruth registration toward the end of January. If you are interested in playing Babe Ruth baseball, please email me and our Babe Ruth commissioner Lee Greenamyer. [email protected]
Playing "Up" a Division
In the 4-7 age groups, we will accommodate requests to move a player "up" a division if his/her parent or guardian so desires. You will simply need to complete the player's registration for the age group the system automatically puts them in based on the 2024 Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken Age Chart, and then send an email requesting the move. We will then manually move your player to the next division. (Ex. When you register, the online system tells you Johnny is only eligible to play Tee Ball (5 yr old), but you would like him to play in the Coach Pitch (6 yr old) division. Register Johnny for Tee Ball (5 yr olds), then email us to request a move up to the Coach Pitch (6 yr old) division and we will manually make the move). PLEASE make sure that the teammate and/or coach you are requesting to play with, however, is in the division you are moving "up" to. Otherwise, we will place your player on the first available team.
In the 8 Machine, 9/10 Minors and 11/12 Majors age groups, we will assess such moves on a case by case basis taking into consideration experience, birth date, or other factors. This is to ensure a move into an older division does not create a health or safety risk to your child by being placed in a division he or she may not be ready for. The process is the same though. Register in the age group the system has designated, and then contact me via email to discuss the request.
For your reference, click here for a link to the 2025 Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken Age Chart.
Game and Practice Schedules
Once teams are formed, your coach will give you a schedule of practices and let you know additional details about the league schedule. Games are expected to start the week of April 13, 2026. There are usually one to two games per week, most are played on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and/or some Friday/Saturday’s. Each team may play a couple of Friday/Saturday games, it just depends on how many teams we have in each division. Tee Ball and 6u may play games on any day of the week.
The final schedule will be released once completed, which is usually a week or two before games begin.
The regular season will run 8 weeks, followed by an in-house post season tournament for our older 7-12 divisions. This will likely be held the week of June 8 through June 15, although many divisions could complete their tournament prior to June 15. Again, it simply depends on the number of teams in each division.
Equipment Needed
Each child must supply their own glove and bat, and in the 7-12 year olds own batting helmet as well. The league will provide a jersey and ball cap. If your child catches, we encourage you to have them bring their own catcher's gear too for the 7-12 year old divisions. We do have some older catcher gear for handing out, but having their own on hand is definitely ideal. There is no catcher in Tee Ball or 6u.
That's it for now! And as always, please refer to our website or page for up-to-date information. If you have additional questions, please also review our website as there is a wealth of information under our FAQ's, Announcements, and other sections.
Sponsorships
Sponsorship Packet
St. Matthews baseball is a nonprofit organization that exists and provides baseball to our youth through the generous donations of our sponsors. We could not do this without their help! If you would like to become a sponsor – and we hope you do! – please review the attached sponsorship form, and email me directly. [email protected]
From everyone here at St. Matthews Baseball, we look forward to another great season, and wish you all Happy Holidays!
