All-Stars

The Little League Baseball and Softball World Series are international tournaments held by Little League. Since 1947, the baseball tournament has been held annually in August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Little League Softball World Series has been held in Greenville, South Carolina since 2021, following 26 years at Alpenrose Stadium in Portland. Both tournaments are televised internationally on ESPN.

To qualify for the Little League World Series, teams from local Little Leagues across the world begin competition at the District level. Winning teams advance to the state and regional levels, before qualifying for the World Series. SEPLL begins the tournament in Oregon District 2.

Subject to manager, coach, and player availability, SEPLL may sponsor the following All Star teams:

Age 8, 9 and 10 Year Old Baseball and Softball
Age 9, 10 and 11 Year Old Baseball and Softball
Little League Baseball and Softball (League Age 10-12)
Intermediate (50/70) Baseball (League Age 11-13)
Junior Baseball and Softball (League Age 12-14)

All-Stars Commitment

It is an honor to be selected as a member of an All-Star team. There is also a substantial commitment of time and effort required to participate. Teams typically practice multiple times per week beginning the first or second week of June. The number of practices and scrimmages vary by team, but four to six afternoon, evening, or weekend practices or scrimmages a week is common.

All-Stars ends whenever tournament competition ends. The district tournaments usually begin the last week of June or first half of July. The district tournaments may end as late as mid-July. Teams that win their district tournament advance to their respective Oregon state tournaments, which may occur in mid-to-late July. Tournaments are double elimination. This means that teams will play until losing twice. The goal for teams is to progress as far into tournament play as possible.

Players must make best efforts to attend all practices and scrimmages during the All-Star season. Players must be available for all games until their team is eliminated from tournament play.

Please understand that registering and accepting the commitment does not guarantee selection.

All-Stars Eligibility

To be considered for All-Stars, players must meet the following criteria established by Little League:

League Age: Players must be the appropriate League Age. Players must provide an original birth certificate.

Residence: Players must live in or attend school within the SEPLL boundary, or have an appropriate waiver. Players must provide three proofs of residence or one proof of school attendance.

Participation: Players must have participated in at least 8 of their team's regular season games prior to postseason play. Players who live outside SEPLL's boundaries but qualify to play for SEPLL via school attendance must participate in 60% of their team's games.

Proof of School Attendance or Residence

To be eligible for All Star competition, all players must provide an original birth certificate plus either ONE proof of school attendance or THREE proofs of residence.

Proof of School Attendance

Players may establish and support school attendance with a school enrollment form.

Proof of Residence

Proof of residence requires producing documents containing the full residence which includes the name(s) of parent(s) or guardian(s), street address, city, state, and zip code information. The documents must be dated or in force between February 1 of the previous year and February 1 of the current year. One document must be provided from EACH of the following three groups:

Group 1

Driver’s License (photo ID of parent(s) or guardian(s) with qualifying residence address)
School records (home address of player’s parents or guardians)
Vehicle records (i.e., registration, lease, etc.)
Employment records
Insurance documents (with residence address)

Group 2

Welfare/child care records
Federal records (i.e., Federal Tax, Social Security, etc.)
State records
Local (municipal) records
Support payment records
Homeowner or tenant records
Military records

Group 3

Voter’s Registration
Utility bills (i.e., - gas, electric, water/sewer, phone, mobile phone, heating, waste disposal)
Financial records (loan, credit, investments, etc.)
Medical records
Internet, cable, or satellite television records

IMPORTANT: Documents must be dated and show your complete address. Each document must come from a different group.

QUESTIONS? Please contact the Player Agent at [email protected].

Focus on Competitiveness

The focus of SEPLL's All Star teams is to produce teams that represent SEPLL's goals of good teamwork, good sportsmanship, and excellence on the field. This latter goal has greater emphasis during All Stars and fielding competitive teams takes a high priority. This focus on success, when coupled with Little League's mandatory play rules noted above, can result in players who find they spend significant game time on the bench or play unfamiliar positions. While these can be excellent learning and emotional growth opportunities for players and parents, some are surprised and disappointed when it happens to them.

Managers must communicate with each player and parent before the All-Star tournament to prepare them for the difference in approach and the fact that not all players will get the playing time that they desire. While coaches should endeavor to give each player an opportunity to demonstrate their ability during the All Star tournament, players and parents should recognize that the coaches’ view as to the best approach for team success will control the decision-making process.

Please see our All-Star Selection Process for a detailed explanation of how All-Star managers and players are chosen.