About Us

We are a Baseball Little League operating in Needham, Massachusetts under a charter granted by Little League Incorporated.

We have been in operation since 1953.

We are operated by a Board of Directors elected annually by our membership.

We have leagues in the Spring for Kindergarteners through Seniors in High School.  We also have Summer and Fall Travel Programs for players between 8 and 18 years old as of April.

To play in our leagues you must live in Needham, however, if you attend school in Needham and wish to play, we will gladly apply for the required waiver from National Little League Headquarters and with their approval you will be eligible to play in our league.  Please email Tom Jacob: tmjacob@comcast.net.

Every year we have more than 1000 boys and girls playing baseball in our Leagues.
 

Mission

All Directors, Officers, Members, Managers, Coaches and Parents shall bear in mind that the attainment of exceptional athletic skill or the winning of games is secondary, and the teaching and learning of the game of baseball and sportsmanship, the participants' enjoyment, and the molding of future citizens is our primary goal.

Our Programs

SPRING

Our Spring program runs from early April through mid to late-June.

We offer 9 Spring divisions that are both age and skill based:

• A non-competitive Kindergarten Little League division for all Kindergartens with a major focus on training and learning.
   
• A non-competitive First Grade Little League division for all first graders with a major focus on training and learning.
   
• A non-competitive Single A Little League division for all second graders with a major focus on training and learning.
   
• An instructional and competitive Double A Little League division with playoffs for players in 3rd grade and those players who are 9 to 11 years old.
   
• A competitive Triple A Little League division with playoffs for 10 to 12 year olds.
   
• A highly competitive Majors Little League division with playoffs for 11 and 12 year olds. Returning Major League 12 year olds remain with the same team they were on as a 11 year old.
   
• An instructional and competitive Babe Ruth Prep League with playoffs played on a full-sized diamond for 13 and 14 year olds.
   
• A highly competitive Babe Ruth Senior League with playoffs played on a full-sized diamond for 13 to 15 year olds. Returning Senior League 14 and 15 year olds remain with the same team they were on the previous year.
   
• A competitive Babe Ruth 16-18 League with playoffs played on a full-sized diamond for 16-18 year olds.

SUMMER

Our Summer program runs from Late June through the first week of August.

We offer very competitive programs with a heavy emphasis on practices for players who turn 8 to 15 by April 30th of the year.

Contacts

Please email the appropriate individual with your SPRING baseball questions based on your child's age:

Children who are in Kindgarten and First Grade:       Rick Tacelli   rtacelli@yahoo.com

Children who are in Second Grade (Single A):         Greg Atkinson   needatkfam@verizon.net

Children who are in 3rd Grade or will be 9 or 10* on or before 4/30/09 (Double A):   Pete Anderson    petander7137@yahoo.com

Children who will be 10* or 11* on or before 4/30/09 (Triple A):   Tom Welch    tpwelch@comcast.net

Children who will be 11* or 12 on or before 4/30/09 (Majors):   Dan Rabinovitz     rabinovitz@comcast.net

Children who will be 13 through 15 on or before 4/30/09 (Babe Ruth):     Harry Raphael    hraphaelbr@gmail.com

Children who will be 16 through 18 on or before 4/30/09 (16-18 League):     Tom Jacob    tmjacob@comcast.net

ALL SUMMER TRAVEL QUESTIONS SHOULD GO TO: Harmon Lewis at harmon@nationalcommercial.com

* - please note that 10 year olds may be assigned to a Double A or Triple A team and 11 year olds may be assigned to a Triple A or Majors team.
 

Other Needham Baseball & Softball Programs

There are several other baseball and softball programs in Needham which are not connected with Little League or Babe Ruth Baseball.  They are:

Needham Fall Baseball operates a full program in the Fall. You can contact them at  jstefaniak@scansoftware.com.

Needham Girls Softball operates in the Spring for girls age 9 to 12 years old. You can contact them at www.needhamsoftball.com.
 

Acknowledgement

A special thanks to Newton South Little League for their assistance and consent in some of the design and content of our web site.