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.

To play in our league in 2008, you must be between 8 and 18 years old as of April 30, 2008, and must reside in Needham, MA. These age and residence requirements are strict.

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.

In the 2007 season, almost 1000 boys and girls played baseball in our Minors and Majors divisions as well as our Babe Ruth Prep and Senior 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 Program

We operate in the Spring with practice in March and April and games and practices running from late April through late-June.

We offer 7 divisions or leagues that are both age and skill based:

• A non-competitive Single A Little League division for all 8 year olds.
   
• An instructional and competitive Double A Little League division with playoffs for players 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.

Contacts

These contacts are good for the 2008 season.

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

Children who will be 8 on or before 4/30/08 (Single A):   Fred Gjerstad     rgjerstad@comcast.net     

Children who will be 9 or 10* on or before 4/30/08 (Double A):   Jim Windhorst    jcwindhorst@msn.com

Children who will be 10* or 11* on or before 4/30/08 (Triple A):   Greg Atkinson   needatkfam@verizon.net

Children who will be 11* or 12 on or before 4/30/08 (Majors):   Dan Rabinovitz     rabinovitz@comcast.net

Children who will be 13 through 15 on or before 4/30/08 (Babe Ruth):     Harry Raphael    hraphaelbr@gmail.com

Children who will be 16 through 18 on or before 4/30/08 (16-18 League):     Tom Jacob    tmjacob@comcast.net

* - 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 Summer Baseball operates a Spring program for 6 and 7 year olds as well as a full Summer baseball program. You can contact them at needhamsummerbaseball@yahoo.com

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.