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Spring Softball
Traditionally our largest recreation league, most girls begin by playing spring softball which runs from late April to mid-June. The U8 Instructional level is operated as a clinic that starts with teeball and moves to coach pitch with half practice of needed skills and half games. Umpired games begin at the U10 level. In order to promote and grow the sport of girls fastpitch softball at a recreational and competitively balanced level, in 2016, Billerica and Tewksbury Girls’ Softball Leagues began to play inter-league games at the 10U, 12U and 14U Divisions. The collaboration was a success and in 2017, with assistance from the Greater Lowell Umpires Association, teams from other towns were added and The Merrimack Valley Girls Softball League was established. The majority of games are played at home in Billerica but each season girls might travel to another geographically touching town (Tewksbury, Wilmington, etc) for 3 to 4 games.
U8 – Instructional league for Kindergarten, First Grade and new Second graders
U10- 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade
U12 – 5th and 6th grade
U14 – 7th and 8th grade
U18 – 9th to 12th grade (when possible)
Summer Softball
U10, U12, U14, U18
Girls can register to play on Billerica Teams in the MiddleEssex Summer Softball League which runs from late June to early August. Once registration closes, teams are compiled and entered into the league. Games are Monday to Thursday, twice a week, typically one home and one away.
Fall Softball
U10, U12, U14 U18
Girls can register to play on Billerica Teams in the Billerica Fall Ball League which runs from early September to mid October. Once registration closes, inidividually registered girls are placed onto a team and entered into the league. There are over 50 teams in this league. Each team plays 2 games on Saturdays for 6 weeks with time limits of 1.5 hours per game. Registration options include by team or per person. The organization supplied all umpires, balls and inidivudal registrations get a teeshirt. All ASA rules.
NOTE: Registration is CLOSED
What league is right for my daughter? For Spring Softball we place girls into leagues by school grade regardless of age to allow them to play with their friends. In summer and fall, girls are placed by their softball age: ASA rules are that the player's age on December 31 indicates what league they are eligible for for the following year.
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