PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

MINOR CATEGORIES

Overage Players

Associations may roster a maximum of four (4) - 19 year old non-collegiate players in any single 18U category (Community League, 'A', 'AA', & 'AAA'), including Provincial Championship play. These players must not have attended a post-secondary institution with the intention of playing collegiate baseball. This includes athletes who have "redshirted" or were injured during their academic year and did not participate in the college season. Exceptions can be considered in situations where an organization requires a collegiate athlete to field a team. Applications for exceptions should be submitted in writing to the Baseball Alberta office. However, 19 year olds are not eligible to participate in either Baseball Canada or Western Canada events.

Female athletes have the option to play one year overage in each division of play and compete at Provincial Championships (11U, 13U, 15U, 18U in 'CL', 'A', 'AA', 'AAA' or BAEL categories).

Import Restrictions - 18U AAA Only

If an Association would like to enter a second 18U AAA team, the maximum imports allowed is seven total between the two teams, with a maximum of four of those seven allowed on the second team.

Specific Category Eligibility

Player eligibility is based on the following age divisions (see 'A' division exception below):

• 11U – Must be turning 10 or 11 in calendar year

• 13U – Must be turning 12 or 13 in calendar year

• 15U – Must be turning 14 or 15 in calendar year

• 18U – Must be turning 16 or 18 in calendar year

• 18U Girls - Must not turn 22 or older in calendar year (For 18U Girls, 'A', 'AA', and 'AAA' teams are eligible to have overage female athletes on a team with approval by Baseball Alberta.)

If you do not make either of your home Association's 18U AAA teams, you are not eligible to play AAA in that season. 

11U, 13U & 15U ‘A’ Provincial rosters may include up to two (2) male players who are one year over age (may not pitch). 

Players submitted on a Provincial Final Roster (‘AAA’, ‘AA’ or ‘A’) may not sign on any other Baseball Alberta registered Provincial team final roster during the entire season of play (except as an Affiliate/Pick-Up Player or Team Alberta/Team Canada). Players may only appear on one final roster (except for Provincial Championship roster as a pick-up player) and may only be on one roster at a time (if listed on an Initial Roster, that player may not be listed on another roster until removed from that roster). ‘AA’ players may play both house league and Provincial ‘AA’ League baseball but may not sign a Provincial ‘A’ roster. ‘AAA’ players are mandated to be committed to their ‘AAA’ team solely.

All players and coaches listed on Provincial rosters must be registered with Baseball Alberta. ‘AAA’ and ‘AA’ players and coaches must be registered at the ‘AA/AAA’ Player/Coach rate while ‘Community/’A’ players and coaches must be registered at the Community/‘A’ Player/Coach rate.

For the Baseball Alberta Provincial League Play and Provincial Championships, a player may register with only one team, one category, and one provincial championship in a particular season under baseball in Alberta except in the following circumstances:

• As a replacement player approved by the Baseball Alberta Executive Director

• As an approved pick-up player

MAJOR CATEGORIES

• Junior - Must be turning 19, 20, 21 or 22 in in calendar year

• Senior - 19 years of age and older

RESIDENCE CRITERIA

• Player residency will be defined as the residence of the player’s parents or legal guardians. Acceptable proof of a player's residence will be a certified true photocopy of government-issued identification (such as a driver’s license or passport) of the player’s parent(s) or legal guardian. Players who are subject to the joint custody of parents who are not cohabitating may use the address of either parent for the purposes of player registration. For extra clarity, billet addresses will no longer be accepted as residency for Baseball Alberta registration.

• Players will not be required to submit proof of residency at the time of registration with Baseball Alberta. Any player playing in Baseball Alberta’s leagues may be required to submit proof of residency directly to Baseball Alberta upon the request of the Registrar. The Registrar may make this request of players selected at random from League rosters or in situations where questions have been raised regarding the residence of a player.

• If a registered player in 11U, 13U, 15U, or 18U category has changed his permanent place of residence to another location within the province, he may register with a team at his new place of residence at any time during the season with the approval of the Baseball Alberta Registrar.

• A player who has registered with another baseball organization or comes from an area where no organized baseball was available, and who changes his permanent place of residence after Baseball Alberta registration deadlines have passed, may be granted registration with Baseball Alberta teams upon written request to the Registrar.