BAA Youth Baseball in Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington Athletic Association offers affordable, inclusive recreational baseball for players of all skill levels. BAA baseball helps young athletes develop fundamental skills, teamwork, sportsmanship and confidence in a fun, supportive environment.
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BAA Baseball Score Reporting
Mites coaches report scores directly in LeagueApps. Cubs, Juniors and Bantams coaches should use the score-reporting information below to submit game scores and player pitch counts.
| Level | Link to Report Scores | Pitch Count's |
|---|---|---|
| Cubs | 2026 Cubs | n/a |
| Juniors | 2026 Juniors | 2026 Pitch Counts |
| Bantams | 2026 Bantams | 2026 Pitch Counts |
BAA Baseball Program Overview
BAA provides fun, affordable and safe youth baseball experiences powered by dedicated volunteers. Players develop throwing, catching, hitting, fielding and base-running skills while learning teamwork and sportsmanship.
BAA baseball is designed to help players of all experience levels learn the game, stay active and enjoy one of America’s most enduring sports.
All Skill Levels
Players can learn and develop in a recreational, supportive environment.
Fundamental Skills
Athletes practice hitting, fielding, throwing, catching and base running.
Volunteer Powered
Coaches, scorekeepers, umpires and program volunteers make each season possible.
Volunteer with BAA Baseball
BAA baseball relies on parents, guardians and community volunteers to serve as coaches, assistant coaches, scorekeepers and umpires.
Coaches and Assistant Coaches
Previous coaching experience is not required. BAA provides training and resources to help volunteers teach age-appropriate baseball skills and lead a positive team experience.
Indicate your interest in coaching during player registration or contact the Baseball Commissioner at baseball@baaonline.org.
Scorekeepers and Umpires
Volunteer scorekeepers and umpires help games run smoothly, especially at younger levels. Training and program support are available.
BAA Baseball Weekend
BAA Weekend gives teams from the Instructional through Bantam levels an opportunity to play two games on a premier Bloomington baseball field.
The event is typically held the weekend after Memorial Day. Families should plan for two games scheduled between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon, with no Sunday games before noon.
Invite family and friends to attend and support BAA players during this special community baseball weekend.
BAA Baseball Tournaments and Playoffs
BAA offers playoffs and tournaments for the Mites, Cubs, Juniors and Bantams divisions. These events allow players and families to celebrate team progress while enjoying friendly competition.
Playoff games may begin during the week before Championship Weekend and can be scheduled on any evening, regardless of a team’s regular Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday schedule.
- Championship Weekend: Typically the final full weekend of July
- Majors playoffs: Typically conclude in mid-July
BAA Baseball Levels and Divisions
Review the program summary and division tables below for current grade levels, schedules, game formats and season information.
| AGE GROUP | LEVEL | Days Playing | Game Times (approximate) |
| Pre-school (4 years old) up to entering Kindergarten in Fall. | Mini-Mites | Saturdays | 1 hour |
| Kindergarten - 1st grade | Instructional | M | W or T | Th | 1.5 hours |
| 1st & 2nd grade | Mites | M | W or T | Th | 2 hours |
| 3rd grade | Cubs | M | W or T | Th | 2.5 hours |
| 4th & 5th grade | Juniors | M | W or T | Th | 2.5 hours |
| 6th - 8th grade | Bantam | M - TH (2 nights a week once games begin) | 2.5 hours |
| 9th Grade | T | Th, with possible added days | 2.5 hours | |
| 10th - 12th grade | Majors | Su | M | W Begins early to mid-May | 2.5 hours |
| Baseball Contacts | All Levels |
Mini-Mites Baseball
| Age Group | Pre-school (4 years old) up to entering Kindergarten in Fall |
| Experience | The fundamentals of running the bases, player positions, batting, fielding, and teamwork are introduced |
| Game Fundamentals | This level will be t-ball, no coach pitching. There are no recorded scores, standings, or tournaments for this level. |
| Where | Baseball fields all around Bloomington |
| When | *Early-May to Mid-July Saturday mornings around 10:00 am *Parents must remain on-site with children during instruction and games. *Rain-outs will not be made up. *If weekends do not work for your family schedule consider the mini-mites softball program, essentially the same developmental program on Mondays | Wednesdays. |
| Equipment | *Every child receives a hat and shirt. *The team is provided with bats, balls, batting helmets, catcher gear, baseball tee, and bases. *Each child needs to provide their own glove. |
| Registration / Fees | $110 + $15.00 City Field Use Fee (2026 fee) (Financial Assistance available) |
Instructional Baseball
| Age Group | Currently in Kindergarten or 1st grade (First graders may choose to play Instructional or Mite level. First graders new to the game are encouraged to play at the Instructional level). |
| Player Experience | To teach children the fundamental skills of baseball including running the bases, player positions, batting, fielding, and teamwork are introduced. |
| Game Fundamentals | Coach pitch. All players bat during the inning regardless of the number of outs. Eleven children will play in the field at one time. There are no recorded scores, standings, or end-of-season tournaments for this league. |
| Where | Baseball fields all around Bloomington. |
| When | *Beginning of May to the third week of July. *Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday evenings with a few weekend practices/games. *First two weeks of the season M|W teams practice Friday evenings and T|Th practice Saturday mornings. *BAA Weekend, the first weekend after Memorial Day, plan to have two games scheduled during this weekend at this level. |
| Equipment | *Every child receives a hat and shirt. *The team is provided with bats, balls, batting helmets, catchers gear, baseball tee, and bases. *Each child needs to provide their own glove and protective cup. |
| Registration / Fees | $125 + $15.00 City Field Use Fee (2026 fee) (Financial Assistance available) |
Mites Baseball
| Age Group | Currently in 1st or 2nd grade (1st graders may choose the Instructional level if new to the game). |
| Player Experience | To teach children the fundamental skills of baseball including running the bases, player positions, batting, fielding, and teamwork are continued. |
| Game Fundamentals | Pitching will be done by coaches using the Louisville Slugger Blue Flame Pitching Machine. This is used in many other communities and we believe it will develop better hitters and fields for our baseball teams. All pitching machines will be set to the same standard for distance and speed. Standings are recorded and a season-ending tournament is played. |
| Where | Baseball fields all around Bloomington. |
| When | *End of April to late July. The playoffs start in mid-July and run during the week into the Championship weekend. *Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday evenings with a few weekend practices/games. *First two weeks of the season M|W teams practice Friday evenings and T|Th practice Saturday mornings. |
| Equipment | *Every child receives a hat and a shirt. *The team is provided with: bats, balls, batting helmets, catcher gear, baseball tee, and bases. *Each child needs to provide their own glove and protective cup. Molded cleats are optional. |
| Registration / Fees | $165 + $15.00 City Field Use Fee (2026) (Financial Assistance available) |
Cubs Baseball
| Age Group | Currently in 3rd grade. |
| Player Experience | To teach children the fundamental skills of baseball including running the bases, player positions, batting, fielding, and teamwork are continued. |
| Game Fundamentals | *Player and coach pitch from a distance of 40 feet. *Pitching will be a mix of player pitch and coach pitch to develop players pitching skills, details on this will be in the rulebook. *Standings are recorded and a season-ending tournament is played. |
| Where | Baseball fields all around Bloomington. |
| When | *End of April to late July. *M|W or T|TH evenings plus BAA and Championship Weekends. *The playoffs start in mid-July and run during the week into the Championship weekend. *Note that a few times during the season the M |W league may play on a T | Th evening and vice versa depending on the number of teams in the league. *First two weeks of the season M|W teams practice Friday evenings and T|Th practice Saturday mornings. |
| Equipment | *Every child receives a hat and a shirt. *The team is provided with: bats, balls, batting helmets, catcher gear, baseball tee, and bases. *Each child needs to provide their own glove and protective cup. Molded cleats are optional. *If a child is using their own batting helmet, they MUST have a face cage as part of the helmet. |
| Registration / Fees | $185 + $15.00 City Field Use Fee (2026) (Financial Assistance available) |
Juniors Baseball
| Age Group | Currently in 4th or 5th grade. |
| Player Experience | To teach children the fundamental skills of baseball including running the bases, pitching, player positions, batting, fielding, and teamwork are continued. |
| Game Fundamentals | *Player pitch from a distance of 45 feet. *Base distance is 60 feet. *Standings are recorded and a season-ending tournament is played. |
| Where | Baseball fields all around Bloomington. |
| When | *The season runs from the end of April to late July. *M | W or T | Th evenings plus BAA and Championship Weekends. *The playoffs start in mid-July and run during the week into the Championship weekend. *Note that a few times during the season the M |W league may play on a T | Th evening and vice versa depending on the number of teams in the league. *First two weeks of the season M | W teams practice Friday evenings and T | Th practice Saturday mornings. |
| Equipment | *Every child receives a hat and jersey. *The team is provided with: bats, balls, batting helmets, catcher gear, baseball tee, and bases. *Each child needs to provide their own glove, grey baseball pants, and protective cup. Molded cleats are optional. |
| Registration / Fees | $185 + $15.00 City Field Use Fee (2026 fees) (Financial Assistance available) |
Bantam Baseball
| Age Group | Currently in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade. |
| Player Experience | To continue the development of baseball fundamentals with an emphasis on advancing technical skills. Sportsmanship and teamwork are central to the experience. |
| Game Fundamentals | *Player pitch from a distance of 52 feet. *Base distance is 75 feet. *Standings are recorded and a season-ending tournament is played. |
| Where | Baseball fields all around Bloomington and Donaldson Park in Richfield. |
| When | *The season runs from the end of April to late July. *T | TH evenings with BAA and Championship Weekends. *The playoffs start in mid-July and run during the week into the Championship weekend. *Due to field availability M | W games and practices may be scheduled. (No more than 2 games/practices per week after games begin.) *First two weeks of the season T | Th practice and Saturday mornings. |
| Equipment | *Every child receives a hat and a jersey. *The team is provided with: bats, balls, batting helmets, catcher gear, baseball tee, and bases. *Each child needs to provide their own glove, grey baseball pants, and protective cup. Molded cleats are suggested. |
| Registration / Fees | $195 + $15.00 City Field Use Fee (2026 fees) (Financial Assistance available) |
9th Grade and Majors Baseball
| Age Group | Currently in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade. |
| Player Experience | Once in High School, we continue to offer baseball for those players that want to continue with the fun of baseball into the summer. |
| Game Fundamentals | Standings are recorded and a season-ending tournament is played. |
| Where | *Games will be in Bloomington, Burnsville, Apple Valley, and possibly other south metro locations. *At least half of our games will be in Bloomington. *Practices will all be in Bloomington. |
| When | *A typical season starts in mid-May and ends in mid-July. *Majors league plays on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday evenings. *Sunday and Wednesday games will be played against the South Metro Teams. *Mondays will be either practice or scrimmages played against other Bloomington teams. |
| Equipment | *Every player receives a hat and a jersey. *The team is provided with: bats, balls, batting helmets, catcher gear, baseball tee, and bases. *Each player needs to provide their own glove and protective cup. Baseball pants (grey) Metal cleats are allowed. |
| Registration / Fees | $205 + $15.00 City Field Use Fee (2026 fees) (Financial Assistance available) |
BAA Baseball Contacts
Contact the BAA baseball leadership team for help with registration, schedules, coaching, score reporting, team placement, equipment or other program questions.
BAA Baseball Level Directors |
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| Mini-Mites (4 years old - preschool) | Sam Memmen | smemmen06@gmail.com | 952.412.8213 |
| Instructional- M/W K - 1 grades | OPEN - click for job description | baseball@baaonline.org | |
| Instructional - T/TH K - 1 grades | Tim Grams | tgrams4@msn.com | 952-201-6279 |
| Mites- M/W 1 - 2 grades | Nick Janssen | njanss4592k@gmail.com | |
| Mites- T/TH 1 - 2 grades | OPEN - click for job description | baseball@baaonline.org | |
| Cubs- 3rd grade | Scott Stone | scott.j.stone23@gmail.com | 218-686-6245 |
| Juniors 4 - 5 grade | Kent Jones | kent@encompassinc.com | 952-484-6318 |
| Bantams 6 - 8 grades | OPEN - click for job description | baseball@baaonline.org | |
| Majors 9 - 12 grades | Chris Arlt | chrisarlt5476@gmail.com | |
BAA Baseball Contacts |
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| Acting Commissioner | Will Easton | baseball@baaonline.org | |
| Equipment Director - uniforms & equipment | Mark Thompson | baseballequipment@baaonline.org | |
| Assistant Equipment Director | OPEN - Contact MARK to Volunteer | baseballequipment@baaonline.org | |
| Scheduling | Field Coordinator 1 | Carolyn Catir | baseballscheduling@baaonline.org | |
| Scheduling | Field Coordinator 2 | Krystle Vancura | baseballschedulingmminsmi@baaonline.org | |
| League Scorekeeper | Anna Corbett | baseballscorekeeper@baaonline.org | |
| Chief Umpire | Paul Faulk | baseballchiefumpire@baaonline.org | |
| Umpire Coordinator | Cassie Mather | baseballumps@baaonline.org | |
| Assistant Umpire Coordinator | OPEN | baseballumps@baaonline.org | |
| Tournament Team Coordinator | Blake Anderson | baseballtourneydirector@baaonline.org | 612-839-5692 |
| Tournament and Event Coordinator | OPEN for Volunteers - Contact Stephanie for details | baseball@baaonline.org | |
| Administrator | Stephanie Nicholson | admin@baaonline.org | 952-222-5162 |
Baseball Rules and Coaching Resources
Review current BAA baseball rules, equipment guidance, safety policies, score-reporting information and coaching materials.
Rules and Equipment
- BAA Baseball Rulebook
- Majors / BAC Rulebook
- Majors / BAC Rules Notes
- Bat and Helmet Diagram
- Player Rotation Sheet
Safety and Game Policies
Coaching Resources
- Baseball Coaching Clinic Notes
- Coaching Routine Toolbox
- Baseball Practice Plan Example
- Juniors and Bantam Pitch Counts
BAA Baseball Sponsor Discounts
BAA families may use available sponsor offers to save on baseball gloves, bats, cleats, apparel and other sporting goods.
Join BAA Youth Baseball
Register your player or volunteer as a coach, assistant coach, scorekeeper or umpire to help create a great baseball season for Bloomington youth.
