Why Jr High Baseball Is Such a Huge Step Up

Starting jr high baseball is a massive shift for any kid who's spent years playing on the smaller youth fields with their friends from the neighborhood. It's that weird, transitional phase where the game stops being just a Saturday morning activity and starts feeling like a real sport with actual stakes. If you've got a kid heading into their first season, or if you're a player nervously eyeing those tryout dates, you've probably realized by now that the "Little League" days are officially in the rearview mirror. ...

May 8, 2026 · 6 min · Scotty Cabrera