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Zimmerman Travel League 

Traveling baseball is a competitive league offered to kids ages 9-15. Teams will be traveling to surrounding towns and cities for games. A player must not turn over the age they are trying out for by May 1. Example : If your player was going to try out for the 9u (nine and under) traveling team the player may not turn 10 years old before May 1, 12:01 am.

The tryouts will be judged by professional evaluators, closed to the public, at Zimmerman high school in January. The top 8 players from tryouts will make a team roster, the remaining roster of 10 to 12 players may be filled by the travel coach in selecting from the list of players that paid and registered for tryouts.  Players must attend tryouts to compete for those top 8 evaluated spots.  Any absence from tryouts MUST be approved by the Travel Coordinator.

The regular season is made up of 12- 16 games depending on the age of your player. Also they will be playing in a minimum of two weekend tournaments. One is the local Zimmerman Traveling tournament and the other will be picked by your team’s coach that will be paid for by ZYBA. Your team may attend more tournaments at the team’s expense.

Zimmerman Majors 
This league is formatted for 8 & 9 year olds (currently in 2nd and 3rd grade) and introduces competitive play. Players pitch to each other in this league for the entire season. Scores and standings are kept. Teams are drafted after a player evaluation. Games are 6 innings long and are tentatively set for Tuesday and Thursday nights with a potential for make up games on other nights. All games will be held in Zimmerman and Princeton. Games will be umpired by high school baseball players. The Major League games will begin mid-May and conclude in mid-July with an end of the season tournament. Pre-season practices times are often dependent on weather/field conditions and practices during the season will be selected based on coach’s discretion and field availability. Team hat and jerseys are supplied. Major league baseball logos will be used for the team jersey and hat.

Zimmerman Minors 
For players currently in kindergarten and first grades, ages 5 thru 7. Minors is a non-competitive league focusing on baseball fundamentals. This is a coach over hand pitch league where each player on the team bats every inning. There are no player evaluations and the league commissioner randomly selects teams. Carpool sibling requests are considered so comment if needed in registration. Games are 3 innings long and are tentatively set for Monday and Wednesday nights with no more than 2 or 3 events per week. Safety baseballs are used to protect the players and the coaches. Teams will practice baseball fundamentals before each game.  Team hat and jerseys are supplied. The Minor League season begins mid-May and concludes in mid-July with a one day jamboree.


Zimmerman Z-Ball
Z-ball will teach boys and girls, ages 3-5, the beginning fundamentals of baseball/softball. Kids will practice hitting, fielding, and base running through practices and games. Safety is our top priority, so a safety ball will be placed on an adjustable tee for every child to get an at bat. Helmets will also be worn for hitting and baserunning. Practices/games will last for one hour and are tentatively scheduled for Monday and/or Wednesday nights. Z-ball will be starting in mid-May and ending in late June/early July.
 

More Travel League Information

The typical season runs from May through the end of July.  Zimmerman Youth Travel Baseball plays in the Gopher State League (MYAS) for its 9U – 15U age groups.  Information on rules, equipment requirements, league schedules, and standings can be found on the myas web site.  Travel leagues typically consist of 16 regular season games played during the week with playoffs at the end of the year.  Travel teams will typically play in 2 to 3 weekend tournaments, with 1-2 practices per week.