Mars Baseball will be running organized winter training sessions for Spring 2023 T-ball and Farm 6U players at No Offseason Baseball at 418 Route 228, Valencia (across from Quality Garden) on Sundays from 12 to 1:15 pm on the following dates:

March 12, 19, 26, April 2

Players will receive instruction on hitting, throwing and fielding.  They also will play a simulated game at the end of practice.

Here are the some expectations for both players and parents:
1.  Only parents who are helping with a practice will be permitted in the training area.  No other parents or siblings will be permitted in the training area.

2.  Players are expected to arrive a minimum of 5 minutes before any scheduled practice so they can arrange their gear and be ready to begin practice promptly at the scheduled start time.

Opened: 11/05/2022

This program is currently full. We are no longer accepting applications for this program.

Saturdays from 1:30 to 2:45 pm from February 18 to March 25 at No Offseason Baseball located at 418 Route 228, Valencia (across from Quality Gardens).

There will be 6 practice sessions (1 session per week) with instruction on hitting, throwing and fielding.   We will allow a limited number of players in this session so register ASAP!

There will be one experienced coach at each session.  However, we also need parent volunteers as additional helpers in each session.

Here are the some expectations for both players and parents:

1.  Only parents who are helping with a practice will be permitted in the training area.  No other parents or siblings will be permitted in the training area.

2.  Players should dress like Mars Baseball players at every practice by wearing a Mars Baseball jersey.  Baseball pants and hats are not required.

3.  Players are expected to arrive a minimum of 5 minutes before any scheduled practice so they can arrange their gear and be ready to begin practice promptly at the scheduled start time.

4.  Players are expected to be serious about baseball during every practice.  No horseplay during practice.

Opened: 11/05/2022

Mars Fastpitch will be running organized winter training sessions for Mars Fastpitch players on the following dates. 

February 19 March 26

9 am to 10:30 am

No Offseason Baseball

418 Route 228, Mars. 

Players will receive instruction on hitting, throwing and fielding.  

Here are the some expectations for both players and parents:

1.  Only parents who are helping with a practice will be permitted in the training area.  No other parents or siblings will be permitted in the training area.

2.  Players are expected to arrive a minimum of 5 minutes before any scheduled practice so they can arrange their gear and be ready to begin practice promptly at the scheduled start time.

Opened: 11/05/2022

Sundays from 1:30 to 2:45 pm from February 19 to March 26 at No Offseason Baseball located at 418 Route 228, Valencia (across from Quality Gardens).

There will be 6 practice sessions (1 session per week) with instruction on hitting, throwing and fielding.   We will allow a limited number of players in this session so register ASAP!

There will be one experienced coach at each session.  However, we also need parent volunteers as additional helpers in each session.

Here are the some expectations for both players and parents:

1.  Only parents who are helping with a practice will be permitted in the training area.  No other parents or siblings will be permitted in the training area.

2.  Players should dress like Mars Baseball players at every practice by wearing a Mars Baseball jersey.  Baseball pants and hats are not required.

3.  Players are expected to arrive a minimum of 5 minutes before any scheduled practice so they can arrange their gear and be ready to begin practice promptly at the scheduled start time.

4.  Players are expected to be serious about baseball during every practice.  No horseplay during practice.

Opened: 11/05/2022

Welcome to our Fastpitch League!

Here is some general information that applies to all three of our Fastpitch Leagues:

Opening Day will be in April.  All teams will play at least one game and pictures will be taken. 

Team Announcements: You will receive notification of your child’s team placement on or before March 31, 2022.

Leagues:

8 and Under as of 1/1/2023-coach pitch

10 and Under as of 1/1/2023-modified coach pitch

12 and Under as of 1/1/2023-fast pitch softball

15 and Under as of 1/1/2023-fast pitch softball

Base Cost: $150.00

Opened: 12/01/2022
Closes: 03/01/2023

Open to: Boys & Girls
born between: 01/02/2006 and 01/01/2017

2023 Spring T-Ball  (ages 4 through 5 as of April 30, 2023)

Registration: Register online at www.marsbaseball.com and pay online.  Registration ends on February 28.

What: T-Ball

Ages: Players who are 4 through 5 years old as of April 30, 2023

MBA Recommendation: All 4 and 5 year old's should play T-ball regardless of skill, attention level or prior baseball experience.   

Rules: A Reduced Injury Factor (RIF) baseball will be used. It is the same size as a regulation baseball, but it is softer. At the beginning of the season, all players will hit from a batting tee. 

Team Announcements: You will receive notification of your child’s team placement on or before March 28.

Practices: Practices will begin on or after April 1.  Teams will be scheduled to practice once or twice each week from April 2 through Baseball Opening Day.

Practice Times: Practices will be scheduled as early as 5:30 pm on Monday through Friday and on Saturday as early as 9am.

Baseball Opening Day has not been officially scheduled yet but likely will be April 22.  All teams will play at least one game and pictures will be taken. 

Season Length (games): Baseball Opening Day through June 17th. 

Typical Game Schedule: We will make every effort to make sure that every team plays a minimum of 10 games (weather permitting).

Games Per Week: During the first part of the season, teams will have one practice and one game each week.  (NOTE, If there are an odd number of teams, then each week one team may be asked play two games.)  Toward the end of the season, most teams likely will have 2 games during week and may have a reduced number of practices. 

Game Schedule: Games will be scheduled as early as 5:30 pm Monday thru Friday and on Saturday as early as 9am.  No games will be scheduled on Sundays.

Practice and Game Locations: Adams Township Park

Team Assignments: Players will be placed on teams without a formal player evaluation. The Commissioner will attempt to balance teams based on the age of the players and the known skill level of the players.

Player Requests:  If two players want to play with each other, both must submit the same request. Although we cannot guarantee any placement request, we will try to honor placement requests between 2 players so long as both request to play together and we can still maintain a proportional balance of ages and abilities on teams.  No requests to play for a certain coach are permitted.

Equipment Provided/Equipment Needed: The league provides hats, jerseys and practice/game balls.  Players will want to purchase gray baseball pants, glove, batting helmet, USA Baseball stamped Approved t-ball bat, cleats and may want to purchase a bat bag.

Commissioner: If you are interested in being the Commissioner, please e-mail marsbaseball@hotmail.com in January.   

Base Cost: $150.00

Opened: 12/01/2022
Closes: 03/05/2023

Open to: Boys & Girls
born between: 05/01/2017 and 04/30/2019

Registration: Register online at www.marsbaseball.com and pay online.  Registration ends on February 28. 

Team Announcements: You will receive notification of your child’s team placement on or before March 28.

Practices: Practices will begin on or after April 1.  Teams will be scheduled to practice once or twice each week from April 2 through Baseball Opening Day.

Practice Times: Practices will be scheduled as early as 5:30 pm Monday through Friday and on Saturday as early as 9am.  Baseball Opening Day has not been officially scheduled yet but likely will be April 22.  All teams will play at least one game and pictures will be taken. 

Season Length (games): Baseball Opening Day through June 17th. 

Typical Game Schedule: 12 scheduled games per team.  We will make every effort to make sure that every team plays a minimum of 10 games (weather permitting).

Games Per Week: Typically two games per week.  Games will be scheduled as early as 5:30 pm Monday through Friday and on Saturday as early as 9am.

Practice and Game Locations:  Mars VFW and others TBD

Player Requests: If two players want to play with each other, both must submit the same request. Although we cannot guarantee any placement request, we will try to honor placement requests between 2 players so long as both request to play together and we can still maintain a proportional balance of ages and abilities on 6U and 7U teams.  No requests to play for a certain coach are permitted.

Commissioner: Please e-mail  marsbaseball@hotmail.com in January if you would like to be a Commissioner of one of the Farm Leagues.  

Equipment Provided/Equipment Needed: The league provides hats, jerseys and practice/game balls.   Players will also need to purchase a bat, helmet, gray baseball pants and cleats and may want to purchase a bat bag.

Base Cost: $155.00

Opened: 12/01/2022
Closes: 03/05/2023

Open to: Boys & Girls
born between: 05/01/2016 and 04/30/2017

Registration: Register online at www.marsbaseball.com and pay online.  Registration ends on February 28. 

Team Announcements: You will receive notification of your child’s team placement on or before March 28.

Practices: Practices will begin on or after April 2.  Teams will be scheduled to practice once or twice each week from April 2 through Baseball Opening Day.

Practice Times: Practices will be scheduled as early as 5:30 pm Monday through Friday and on Saturday as early as 9am.  Baseball Opening Day has not been officially scheduled yet but likely will be April 22.  All teams will play at least one game and pictures will be taken. 

Season Length (games): Baseball Opening Day through June 17th. 

Typical Game Schedule: 12 scheduled games per team.  We will make every effort to make sure that every team plays a minimum of 10 games (weather permitting).

Games Per Week: Typically two games per week starting as early as 5:30pm (Mon thru Friday) and 9am on Saturday. 

Practice and Game Locations:  Adams 1&2, Adams Township Park.

Player Requests: If two players want to play with each other, both must submit the same request. We cannot guarantee any placement request; we will try to honor placement requests between 2 players so long as both request to play together and we can still maintain a proportional balance of bilities on teams.  No requests to play for a certain coach are permitted.

Commissioner: Please e-mail  marsbaseball@hotmail.com in January if you would like to be a Commissioner of one of the Farm Leagues.  

Equipment Provided/Equipment Needed: The league provides hats, jerseys and practice/game balls.   Players will also need to purchase a bat, helmet, gray baseball pants and cleats and may want to purchase a bat bag.

Base Cost: $155.00

Opened: 12/01/2022
Closes: 03/05/2023

Open to: Boys & Girls
born between: 05/01/2015 and 04/30/2016

Registration: Register online at www.marsbaseball.com and pay online.  Registration ends on February 28. 

Team Announcements: We will likley conduct a player evaluation in advance of setting teams.  You will receive notification of your child’s team placement on or before March 28.

Practices: Practices will begin on or after April 2.  Teams will be scheduled to practice once or twice each week from April 2 through Baseball Opening Day.

Practice Times: Practices will be scheduled as early as 5:30pm on Monday through Friday and on Saturday as early as 9am.  Baseball Opening Day has not been officially scheduled yet but likely will be April 22.  All teams will play at least one game and pictures will be taken. 

Season Length (games): Baseball Opening Day through June 17th. 

Typical Game Schedule: 12 scheduled games per team.  We will make every effort to make sure that every team plays a minimum of 10 games (weather permitting).

Games Per Week: Typically two games per week (including the weekends) as early as 5:30pm (M-F) and 9am on Saturday. 

Practice and Game Locations:  Adams 1&2, Adams Township Park.

Requests: Teams will be established after a player evaluation, so player requests are not used at 8U.  Also, No requests to play for a certain coach are permitted.

Commissioner: Please e-mail  marsbaseball@hotmail.com in January if you would like to be a Commissioner of one of the Farm Leagues.  

Equipment Provided/Equipment Needed: The league provides hats, jerseys and practice/game balls.   Players will also need to purchase a bat, helmet, gray baseball pants and cleats and may want to purchase a bat bag.

Base Cost: $155.00

Opened: 12/01/2022
Closes: 03/05/2023

Open to: Boys & Girls
born between: 05/01/2014 and 04/30/2015

Minor League (ages 9 and 10 as of April 30, 2023)

The Minor League Rules can be found by clicking here.

Registration: Register online at www.marsbaseball.com and pay online.  Registration ends on February 28.

What: The pitching distance is 46 feet.  All players must play a minimum of 2 innings in the infield.  No player may pitch more than 2 innings during any game.

Ages: Players who are 9 or 10 as of April 30, 2023 

Team Announcements: You will receive notification of your child’s team placement on or before March 28.

Practices: Practices will begin on or after April 1.  Teams will be scheduled to practice once or twice each week from April 1 through Baseball Opening Day.

Practice Times: Practices will be scheduled as early as 5:30pm on Monday through Friday and as early as 9am on Saturday. 

Baseball Opening Day has not been officially scheduled yet but likely will be April 22.  All teams will play at least one game and pictures will be taken. 

Season Length (games): Baseball Opening Day through June 17th. 

Typical Game Schedule: 12 scheduled regular season games plus playoffs.  We will make every effort to make sure that every team plays a minimum of 10 games during the regular season (weather permitting). 

Time of Games: The earliest game on Saturday will be  9am.  During the week, games will begin at as early as 5:30pm and start as late as 8pm.  There will be night games during the week.

Practice and Game Locations: Adams 1&2 and Adams Township Park

Team Assignments: Players will be placed on teams after a formal player evaluation.  At an in person meeting with the Commissioner and Head Coach of each team, teams will be balanced based on the evaluated skill level of the players.

Equipment Provided/Equipment Needed: The league provides hats, jerseys and practice/game balls.  Most players prefer to purchase their own bat although they can typically borrow a bat from a teammate.  All bats must be USA approved only.  Players will also need to purchase a helmet, gray baseball pants and cleats and may want to purchase a bat bag.

Base Cost: $170.00

Opened: 12/01/2022
Closes: 03/05/2023

Open to: Boys & Girls
born between: 05/01/2012 and 04/30/2014

2023 Mars Bronco Baseball

(ages 11 and 12 as of April 30, 2022)

Registration will close on February 28.

Mars Baseball typically participates in the Bronco League other local associations like Brad-Mar-Pine Bronco. There are typically two different divisions of the Bronco League.

Competitive Division:

This is a highly competitive baseball division. In this league, player position rotation (except to comply with pitcher rules) is not required and is at the coach’s discretion. Full Bronco baseball rules will apply, except for local competitive league rules. Starting in late April, games will be played on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.  The season typically ends before the end of June. Due to the competitive nature, Mars Baseball expects full player attendance at games. As described below, players are evaluated and selected to play in this division. It is common for more 12U players than 11U players to play in this Division.  Depending on league registration numbers, Mars Baseball anticipates having three teams in this division.  

Recreational Division:

Starting in late April, this division will play on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.  The season will end before the end of June. Bronco rules will apply, except for local recreation league rules. The local league rules are modified more towards player development. Player position rotation is strongly encouraged. If players opt to play in the Recreation Division, they are still encouraged (but not required) to attend the evaluation described below.  Depending on league registration numbers, Mars Baseball anticipates having 2-3 teams in this division.

Requests:

We cannot guarantee placement of any player with any team or coach. Requests are extraordinarily difficult to accommodate at the Bronco League level because (i) the Bronco League is split into two leagues after an evaluation and (ii) the primary goal in dividing up teams is to maintain a proportional balance of abilities (and it is essential that we maintain a proportional pitching balance among teams within each league).

Player evaluations will be conducted at No Offseason Baseball. The purpose of the evaluations is to determine the appropriate league for each player and to achieve a competitive balance among teams within each league. Teams are expected to be posted on the website not later than March 28.  

We anticipate that teams will begin practicing the first full week of April.

Base Cost: $190.00

Opened: 12/01/2022
Closes: 03/05/2023

Open to: Boys & Girls
born between: 05/01/2010 and 04/30/2012

2023 Mars Pony Baseball

(Ages 13 and 14 as of April 30, 2023)

Registration will close on February 28.

For the first time in several years Mars will be offering competitive Pony League Teams.  Team(s) will compete in the North Suburban League versus other associations in the area.

Initially there will be no charge since we are gauging interest in fielding teams. 

League play will begin late in April or early May and run through June.  Games are played on weekdays. 

Rosters will be larger to accommodate players playing on other teams. 

Cost per player will be determined by number of players on the roster and will cover league fees, umpire fees and jerseys. 

Base Cost: $0.00

Opened: 12/01/2022
Closes: 03/05/2023

Open to: Boys & Girls
born between: 05/01/2008 and 04/30/2011

2023 Mars Colt Baseball

(Ages 15 and 16 as of April 30, 2023)

Registration will close on February 28.

For the first time in several years Mars will be offering competitive Colt League Teams.  Team(s) will compete in a local versus other associations in the area.

Initially there will be no charge since we are gauging interest in fielding teams. 

Rosters will be larger to accommodate players playing on other teams. 

Cost per player will be determined by number of players on the roster and will cover league fees, umpire fees and jerseys. 

Base Cost: $0.00

Opened: 12/01/2022
Closes: 03/05/2023

Open to: Boys & Girls
born between: 05/01/2006 and 04/30/2008

Kuremsky Travel Team

Base Cost: $50.00

Opened: 12/01/2022
Closes: 03/05/2023

Open to: Boys & Girls
born between: 05/01/2005 and 04/30/2009