Welcome! Let's Play Ball!

Lawrence Township Junior Baseball & Softball Association

Welcome! Let's Play Ball!

Spring Season Overview

Registration for our Spring Season opens in mid-October and continues through mid-January. Click here to learn how to register your player.

🔴 Example Schedule

All games are played at Lawrence Central Park, Village Park, Moody Park, or Fasolino Field.

Season Length: Mid-April to mid-June (8-10 weeks, weather permitting).
Games: One weeknight + select Saturdays

Weeknights: 6:15 or 6:30 PM
Saturdays:
- Morning Game: 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM
- Early Afternoon: 12:45 PM - 2:30 PM
- Late Afternoon (Rainouts): 2:50 PM - 4:40 PM
Tee Ball: Saturdays 9:00 - 10:00 AM (Rainouts: Wed 6:00 - 7:00 PM)

Practices: Once per week, 60-90 min (Evenings at 6:00 PM)

Division	Practice Day	Game Days
Tee Ball	Saturday	Sat or Wed
Softball
Rookies	Monday	Thurs/Sat
Minors	Tues or Thurs	Tues/Thurs/Sat
Majors	Mon or Wed	Mon/Wed
Baseball
Majors 50/70	Tuesday	Wednesday
Majors 46/60	Tuesday	Wed/Sat
Minors AAA	Monday	Tues/Sat
Minors AA	Wednesday	Mon/Sat
Rookies	Thurs or Fri	Thurs/Sat

🏆Interleague Schedule: Little League Softball and Intermediate 50/70 may have varying game days due to interleague matchups with other towns.

A Note About The Final Schedule

We strive to follow this schedule format so parents can plan early. However, the final schedule depends on:

Number of registrants
Number of volunteer head coaches
Availability of fields and lights
Umpire availability
Participation from other District 12 leagues
Local middle/high school game and practice schedules
Field maintenance scheduled by Township partners

We start creating the final schedule once registration closes (4-5 weeks process). The finalized schedule is usually published by the third weekend in March. *(Note: The schedule may change due to weather events! ⛈️)*

🔴 Key Dates & Activities

Opening Day: First Saturday of the season. League parade & opening ceremonies.
Photo Day: Mid-May. Team and individual pictures available for purchase.
Memorial Day: Players march in Lawrence Township's annual parade in jerseys.
Trenton Thunder Day: Mid-June. League marches on-field before a minor league game.

🔴 For More Information

Parents should check their registration email for season details. Visit Documents & Forms for important info. Check our League Calendar for scheduled events.

Summer Tournaments

New Jersey District 12 an official “District” tournament each year, usually held between June 25 and July 15; and a “house” tournament held between July 16 and July 30. Each tournament offers brackets for different age groups.

Lawrence enters teams based on player availability in each age group. If an age group has enough interest to make a team, we will form a team at that age level first before asking players to “play up.”

🔴 Criteria for selection to a Tournament Team:

Participation in at least 8 regular season games, with at least 1 at bat and 1 inning played in the field (unless granted a medical exemption)
Ability demonstrated during the regular season, as observed by each coach in the players’ division
Ability demonstrated during the tryout process in the following areas: throwing, catching, fielding, baserunning, hitting (see our player development rubric for more details)
Roster makeup by position as determined by the Head Coach

The Head Coach makes the final roster participation decisions. By trying out for a Tournament Team, you and your player agree to abide by their decisions for roster selection and playing time.

🔴 An important note about Summer Tournaments:

Little League District Tournament season is a commitment to be available to play or practice anytime between June 15-July 30. Games may be scheduled or reschedule game at a moments notice to accommodate shifting weather patterns or changing schedules at the State level. Teams may be asked to wait out a weather delay in a dugout until late at night to finish a game, then be asked to return the following day to play again.

Lawrence Little League's policy is that any player that commits to a District Team but misses a scheduled game without an excused absence will be prohibited from trying out the following year. If a family cannot commit to being available for this period, we strongly recommend that their player does not attend try outs and potentially take a roster spot from a player who can make the full commitment.

Fall Ball Program

Fall Ball programs run from mid-September to mid-October with a focus on skills building and scrimmages. We typically offer programs for
boys and girls ages 5-12 that focus on fundamentals in a relaxed atmosphere. Registration typically begins in August and the program starts after Labor Day and runs for 6-8 weeks.

Depending on enrollment, we usually forms teams in the 7-9 age group, and then in the 10-12 age group. Players typically in the division above the one they played during Spring Season. The commitment is only one weeknight, where either a practice or a game is held, as we understand that children are back to school and homework is ramping up. Registration fees for Fall Ball include a team shirt and hat.

INCLEMENT WEATHER NOTIFICATIONS

The League will announce weather-related cancellations by 4:45pm on a game day. Cancellations will be communicated to parents directly via Facebook and Instagram. Coaches will receive an email or text, and then must notify their teams directly.

In the absence of a League announcement by 4:45pm, the following Little League Rules apply:

Rule 3.10 (a): Managers of both teams shall agree on the fitness of the playing field before the game starts. In the event that the two managers cannot agree, the President or a duly delegated representative shall make the determination.
Rule 4.10 (d): As soon as the home team's batting order is handed to the home plate umpire, said umpire is in charge of the playing field and from that moment shall have sole authority to determine when a game shall be called, halted, or resumed on account of weather or the condition of the playing field.

Any regulation game (4 innings) that is suspended due to weather will automatically be concluded and a winner declared to avoid having kids sit in dugouts on a school night.

Any non-regulation game or tie game that enters a weather delay more than 39 minutes prior to the scheduled end will wait, unless decided otherwise by the League or Lawrence Township.