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Youth baseball and softball in North Carolina

312 programs in 172 cities. The most are in Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham. OpenStreetMap also maps 8,488 public baseball and softball fields in North Carolina.

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North Carolina at a glance

Programs listed
312
Cities with programs
172
Most programs
Charlotte (13), Raleigh (12), Durham (9), Winston Salem (8), Fuquay Varina (7)
Mapped to a street address
77% (the rest at ZIP or city centre)
Public baseball and softball fields (OpenStreetMap)
8,488
By type
Club 231 · League 76 · Training 5

Statewide organizations

  • High school sports

    North Carolina High School Athletic Association

    State high school athletics association (NFHS member): school sports, eligibility, seasons and state championships

    Website (opens in a new tab) ↗

Names and links from public directories: NFHS member state associations, USA Swimming LSC websites, USA Wrestling state associations, US Youth Soccer state associations.

City guides

Charlotte 13

Raleigh 12

Durham 9

Winston Salem 8

Fuquay Varina 7

Mooresville 7

Clayton 5

More North Carolina cities

Youth baseball and softball: ages and seasons

Typical starting ages
T-ball often starts around age 4 or 5, followed by coach pitch and kid pitch divisions. Leagues such as Little League group players by age.
Seasons
Most community leagues play in spring, with summer all-star, travel and fall ball options.
National organizations

General orientation only. Every program sets its own ages, fees and calendar.

How to choose a youth baseball and softball program

  • Clubs and travel teams usually hold tryouts or evaluations. Ask about the total season cost (dues, uniforms, travel and tournament fees), how often they practise and compete, and how playing time is decided.
  • Leagues and rec programs register by season, often several weeks before play starts. Ask whether teams are balanced by skill and whether every child gets playing time.
  • For trainers and academies, ask for a sample session plan, the group size, and how progress is tracked.
  • Check that coaches have passed background checks and current safety training (for example SafeSport and concussion awareness).
  • Confirm the age or grade rules and any birth-year cutoff before paying.
  • Listings here are unverified. Contact the program directly, and if you run it, claim the listing to fix the details.

About these listings. Listings come from public sources. IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File: nonprofits in the recreation and sports group with a recent filing, whose registered name identifies them as baseball and softball programs. Their city is the registered mailing address, and their category is inferred from the name. Every listing is unverified until the program confirms it, and none is an endorsement. Always confirm ages, fees and tryouts with the program.

Data: IRS EO BMF and U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, Geocoder), public domain. Places-to-play data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map tiles OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles. Nonprofit records link to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Neighboring states

For high school athletes & families

The Recruiting Playbook

A recruiting toolkit for grades 9–12 and their families: a recruiting calendar, school-fit scorecard, outreach templates and a 90-day plan. Built as a soccer recruiting toolkit.

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