Lake Norman Cal Ripken Baseball offers the official Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League Divisions.

T-Ball
Ballplayers ages 4-6 learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Young athletes hit the ball from a batting tee which is height-adjusted for a level swing, batting in order through the line-up for the entire game. The primary goal is to begin to instruct young players in the fundamentals of baseball in a supportive team environment.

Rookies/Coach Pitch Hybrid Division
Designed primarily for ballplayers ages 7-8, this division is a hybrid model that allows players to pitch a few innings, then allows coaches to close out the game pitching the final innings. The goal of this division is develop players for pitching and hitting off a pitch. They will learn fundamental skills on offense and defense.

Minors
Recommended for ballplayers ages 9-10. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork.

Majors 70 
The most experienced level of Cal Ripken Baseball, recommended for 11 and 12 year old players. Featuring a 50' pitching distance and 70' base paths, Cal Ripken Baseball is played under the Official Baseball Rules, but implements some special rules as necessary for the development and welfare of this young age group.


                                                                                         



Babe Ruth Baseball - Ages 13-16
This is where players get their baseball cleats muddy for the first time on standard 90' diamonds under Official Baseball Rules used by Major League Baseball.