The page contains information about the Spring softball season. This page will be updated throughout the season with new information as it becomes available.

Important Dates

Please mark your calendars or add the KYSLL Events calendar to yours to keep track of these important events.

• April 25th : Picture Day
• June : All Star Try-Outs
• June : Metro Tournaments (see information below for specific dates).
• July : All Star Tournaments (see information below for specific dates).

As part of the 2021 season will be following the guidelines as set forth by the state of Illinois as well as best practices and procedures outlined by Little League. I encourage you to read the information on both the links below.

• Illinois Youth Sports Guidelines
• Little League Return To Play

Additionally please review the KYSLL Return To Play guidelines.

Team Formations

Teams will be formed after evaluations the week after evaluations and will posted on the web site shortly after. Practices may begin the week after evaluations for Minor A, Majors and Juniors at the discretion of the head coach and depending on indoor facility availability. Minor B practices will not start until mid-April.

Regular Season

The regular season start and end dates depend on the division of play. Our district will attempt to only schedule games on the days of the week listed for each division, however there may be instances where games will be played on other days of the week due to rain outs or field conflicts. Expect to play 1 to 2 games per week.

Division	Number Of Games	Day Of Games	Season Start	Season End
Minor B	12	Mon,Wed and Sat	2nd week of May	Last week of June
Minor A	16	Tue,Thur and Sat	1st week of May	Last week of June
Majors	16	Mon,Wed and Sat	3rd week of April	Last week of June
Juniors	16	Tue,Thur and Sat	3rd week of April	Last week of June

Practices usually start one month prior to the season start date and may be indoors. Practices are scheduled at the discretion of the head coach and are usually about 1 hour for Minor B, 1 1/2 hours for Minor A and 2 hours for Majors and up.

Weekday games start at 5:45 PM, Saturday games start at 9 AM, Noon or 3 PM.

Once the season starts there may be a practice every other week depending on number of games played.

Metro Tournament

The following are the dates for the Metro Tournament, more details about the Metro Tournament can be found on our District Website.

Division	Teams	Type	Start
Minor A	All teams qualify.	Single Elimination	Late June
Majors	Top 4 Teams from Season Standings by Points	Double Elimination	Late June
Juniors	All teams qualify.	Single Elimination	Late June

All Star Tournament

The All Star tournament gives our league the opportunity to enter a team from each division listed below. This team competes against other teams from our district and has the opportunity to play in a state championship for Minor A and the nationally televised Little League World Series for Majors and above.

See our All Star Information page for more details.

We are excited to be working with Michelle Conklin Photography Studio in Maple Park for our Picture on Sunday April 25th between 3 and 5 PM. You only need to attend your team’s time slot indicated below, please arrive 15 minutes early to gather with your team outside.

You can also browse our spirit wear table that we will be taking orders for, more information will be coming out along with an order form.

Please place your order before the photos are taken using this link.
http://michelleconklinphotography.hhimagehost.com/2021KanelandYouthSoftball

Your team will check in with the studio staff on the lower level of the building. You will be entering through the building main entrance then exiting out the side entrance to ensure COVID friendly protocol.

Cleats are not necessary, please bring your bat and glove.

Please wear a face covering while in the building up until you take your photo.

The studio is located in Maple Park on the corner of Route 38 and County Line Road in a brown brick building with a green roof and two tractors in front of the building. The building is next to the Casey’s Gas Station. The address is 1100 S County Line Road, Maple Park, IL 60151. We don’t recommend using the address in your GPS because it leads you about a half a mile away from the building location. The studio is on the lower level of the building. After you enter through the front doors you can either go down the stairs to your left or take the elevator.

Time Slots

Division	Head Coach	Time
Minor B	Jeremy Angarola	3:00 PM
Minor B	Erin Slattery	3:15 PM
Juniors	Dave Kriss	3:30 PM
Majors	Andre Carriere	3:45 PM
Minor A	Ron Hain	4:15 PM
Majors	Rob Stevenson	4:30 PM
Minor A	Kristyn Crawford	4:45 PM
Minor A	Jeff Klein	5:00 PM