
Online registration for Spring 2023 will open on December 1, 2022.
Registration will close on January 31, 2023. THERE IS A WAIT LIST REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL FEB 10--you may sign up but placement on teams is not guaranteed.
JR and SR divisions will remain open until March 8.
Payment will be made on sign up. There will be a choice of full payment or a payment plan.
Payment plan is $50 on sign up with 2 additional payments on JAN 10 and FEB 10, 2023.
Player Age for Division eligibility is based on player's age as of AUGUST 31, 2023
Divisions
Challenger (special needs players age 5 & up)
T-Ball (U6) minimum age 4
AA Machine Pitch (U8)
Minor (kid pitch) (U10)
Major (U12)
Intermediate (U13) 70 ft. base path
JR (U14) –90 ft. base path
SR (U16)- 90 ft. base path
Fees
Challenger-free
T-Ball $140
AA Machine Pitch $140
Minors, Majors, Intermediate , JR or SR $220
Grants and scholarships
T-Mobile grants (see link). T-Mobile funds from 2023 have been obligated.
Dick’s Sporting Goods also has a grant process (see link) that helps with registration fees and equipment. Dick's grant funds have been obligagted.
Parents may request a league based partial or full scholarship by contacting [email protected].
Equipment Bank
Capitol Little League has an equipment bank of gently used gloves, baseball shoes, batting gloves, batting helmets and some other equipment. This equipment will be at the player evaluation and uniform fitting FEB 11 and 25 and is available thru out the Spring and Fall season. We welcome donations of out grown, gently used equipment as well.
Schedule
Player Evaluations and uniform fitting FEB 11 and FEB 25, 2023 at Peter G. Schmidt Elementary 237 Dennis Tumwater WA
Upper Division Draft (Minors and above) MARCH 4, 2023 1 PM at Tumwater Valley Athletic Club Studio 2.
Lower Division Placement (AA & Machine Pitch) MARCH 5, 2023 location 1 PM at Tumwater Valley Athletic Club Studio 2.
First practices—March 11 and after. Expect 2 practices per week one weeknight and one weekend prior to games starting on April 10. Expect 1 practice per week after games start.
Umpire training clinic FEB 18 & 19 NW Christian High School Lacey
Uniforms Ordered by March15, 2023
First games April 10, 2023 games are weeknights starting at 5:45 PM and Saturdays starting at 9 AM
Last games June 10, 2023
Memorial Day weekend--no games Thursday thru Monday
Season ending league tournaments--Minor, Majors & JR's start WED after Memorial Day.
Post Season tournaments-Minors and above
The schedule for post season district, state and regional tournaments has not been released.
But we expect first tournament to start weekend of June 17.
Players will be selected from Spring teams for post season play by June 1, 2022.
2023Player Evaluations
T-BALL OR AA MACHINE PITCH PLAYERS DO NOT HAVE A PLAYER EVALUATION.
Players league age 8 and above wanting to be considered for kid pitch must have a pre-season evaluation.
Players from Spring 2022 teams are considered "property players" unless they request a different team/coach on registration.
Players moving up from AA machine pitch to Minor Kid pitch will require a player evaluation even if moving up with same team-this is to determine readiness to play in kid pitch division.
Players league age 10 requesting placement in Majors will require a player evaluation even if moving up with same team--this is to determine readiness to play in Majors (U12).
Players requesting a release from their Spring 2022 team will require a player evaluation to enter the draft as free agent.
Players league age 8 & above new to Capitol Little League requesting placement in kid pitch divisions will require a player evaluation.
Player evaluations will be held FEB 11 & 25 at Peter G. Schmidt Elementary.
KEY DATES FOR 2023
December 1 online registration opens
December 11, Board meeting 3 PM Tumwater Valley Athletic Club
January 8, Board Meeting 3 PM Tumwater Valley Athletic Club
January 31 registration closes
February 5 Board Meeting 3 PM Tumwater Valley Athletic Club
February 11 & 25 Player evaluations and uniform fitting
February 18 & 19 Umpire Mechanics Clinic
March 4 Player Draft Kid Pitch Divisions; Placement T-ball and AA Machine Pitch--TEAM MANAGERS AND BOARD STAFF ONLY.
March 5 Spring Work Party at Capitol LL Fields
March 5 Board Meeting 3 PM Tumwater Valley Athletic Club
March 11 Practices start
March 25 Jamboree at Capitol LL fields-CANCELLED DUE TO NO UMPIRES AVAILABLE AS THEY ARE IN A TRAINING EVENT
April 1-9 Field work during the Spring Break
April 10 first games Spring ball
April 16 Seattle Mariner Little League Day (alternate)
April 23 Seattle Mariner Little League Day CAPITOL LITTLE LEAGUE PARADE DAY
May 1 Allstar nominations due
May 1 Fall Ball online sign ups open.
May 7 Seattle Mariners Little League Day (alternate)
May 21 Allstar tryouts
May 26 to 29 Memorial Day Weekend Break
May 28 Seattle Mariner Little League Day (alternate)
June 10 Last games Spring Ball
June 17 District & Tournament of Champions games start
July 10 District Majors Tournament ends.
July 25 Fall Ball online signups close
August 1 Fall Ball Practices start
August 15 Fall games start
September 1 to 8 Labor Day/Back to school Break
October 1 last day of Fall Ball.
October 2 Fall work party