RWLL Charter
Redmond West Little League was chartered by Little
League Baseball Incorporated, Williamsport,
Pennsylvania, on January 1, 1992, and continues to
operate under that authority.
Divisions
RWLL offers both baseball and softball programs.
Programs are offered for several age brackets with
"league age" determined by the child's age on
July 31st, 2003. In order for a child to play in our
league, he/she must be at least 5 years of age on that
date. The following levels are offered in RWLL:
| 5 & 6 year-olds |
T-Ball (baseball) |
| 7 year-olds |
T-Ball (baseball)
Sluggers (baseball and softball) |
| 8 year-olds |
Sluggers (baseball and softball) |
| 9 - 12 year-olds |
AAA, Coast, Majors (baseball and softball) |
| 13 - 16 year-olds |
Juniors, Seniors (softball only) |
League Residency
Requirements
RWLL serves boys and girls from Audubon, Ben Rush,
Redmond, Horace Mann, and Rockwell Elementary Schools, and the portions of Ben Franklin,
Rose
Hill, and Mark Twain Elementary Schools East of 132nd Avenue
NE. To see a map showing the
boundaries of RWLL, click on the map below.
RWLL History
Little League Baseball was founded in 1939, in
Williamsport, PA, by Carl Stotz and George & Bert
Bebble.
Little League Baseball was brought to Redmond, WA, in
1954. Redmond is a community several mile East of
Seattle, and next to the cities of Bellevue and Kirkland.
In 1954 10 men, led by Euc LaBrie, each signed notes for
$100.00 at the local bank, thereby providing financing
for a new league. In that first year, Redmond saw four
teams of 9- to 12-year olds in their league, with 7- an
8-year olds being added the following year.
The first games were played on the fields at Redmond
Elementary. In 1957 the games were played in a large
field just a few blocks away from the school, and in 1959
a large lot was donated, a couple of miles east, where
the league played for almost a decade. In 1968, the City
of Redmond opened Hartman Park, and has given use of the
fields to Little League since. The complex today consists
of four well-groomed playing fields on the upper level,
complete with storage space and scorekeepers booths, and two
newly-groomed fields on the lower level; and, the Redmond Baseball
Association field complete with new synthetic all-weather turf in the
infield.
Redmond, as a community, began to experience growth
through the 1980's, due to many businesses, such as
Microsoft, locating to the Eastside. This growth
compelled the Redmond Little League to break out into
formally divided leagues. Today, Redmond is proud to have
3 separate leagues -- Redmond West, Redmond North, and Eastlake. Due to continued growth, the area will
likely see further expansion into more leagues within the
coming years.
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