The Roberto Clemente Division of the American Amateur Baseball Congress is our division for players 8 years of age and younger. It is played on 50 foot bases with a pitching distance of 40 feet. Regulation baseball rules are followed with a few base running exceptions. With a start of a few teams in two states, Roberto Clemente baseball now encompasses 1134 teams.
The Willie Mays Division of the American Amateur Baseball Congress is our division for players 10 years of age and younger. The players in this division play regular baseball and begin to master the essential fundamentals which lead to the total development of a player. Pitchers learn to hold runners on base; runners learn to steal, catchers learn to throw--and they do it very well. It is played on 65 foot bases with a pitching distance of 46 feet.
The Pee Wee Reese Division of the American Amateur Baseball Congress is our division for players 12 years old and younger. This division is played on 70 foot bases and has a pitching distance of 50 feet 6 inches.
The Sandy Koufax Division of the American Amateur Baseball Congress is our division for players 14 years old and younger. This division is played on 80 foot bases with a pitching distance of 54 feet. This is our largest program is terms of actual numbers. The Memphis Tigers won the National Championship in 2002.
The Mickey Mantle Division of the American Amateur Baseball Congress is our division for players 16 years old and younger. It is an ideal age group for the high school Junior Varsity player or teams.
The Connie Mack Division of the American Amateur Baseball Congress is our division for players 18 years and under. Each year we put together a team of our top 20 Connie Mack players to compete against players from PONY, RBI, Dixie and NABF in a round robin tournament in June. Players the caliber of Cal Ripken, Jr., Edgar Martinez, Ivan Rodriguez, Barry Larkin, Ken Griffey Jr., Ozzie Smith and Derek Jeter are products of the Connie Mack program. The Connie Mack World Series which is played in Farmington, New Mexico is attended by approximately 80,000 fans. Full paid transportation for the players is provided from the local sponsor and the AABC.
The Stan Musial Division of the American Amateur Baseball Congress is an unlimited age group. Reinstatement of ex professional baseball players is allowed. However, there can be no more than three (3) ex professional players on a team. Wooden bats were used for the first time in many years in the 2003 Musial.
Musial Baseball began in 1935 and Battle Creek, Michigan has been the World Series site for the past sixty years.
