As we gear up for an exciting baseball season, the CLL Board of Directors is already planning for Little League tournament time. To ensure a smooth process and adequate time for tryouts, we will be voting on District Managers for various divisions at our upcoming board meeting on Tuesday May 14th 2024. The divisions for which we are seeking District Managers are:
- Minor 7/8 year old (8u)
- Minors (9u)
These age groups will only participate in the district tournament.
If you are interested in taking on the responsibility of being a District Manager for either of these divisions, please fill out the Google Form Questionnaire: 2024 District Manager Application
Thank you for your dedication to CLL and our young athletes. We look forward to your participation in this important process. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to executiveboard@comercelittleleague.com. All applications must be submitted no later than Sunday May 12th.
DISTRICTS INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Each summer Little League International holds a series of "World Series" events starting at Majors (12u). You will see the Little League World Series played in Williamsport, PA on ESPN. There is also Intermediate (50/70) held in California, Junior held in Taylor, Michigan, and Senior held in South Carolina. Little League World Series
Commerce Little League is part of District 4 in the State of Michigan. Michigan Little League
Earlier each summer District 4 holds a tournament of all eligible Little Leagues in its boundaries (up to 16 total). Each League is able to enter teams of an All-Star nature to compete in this tournament. These players must meet eligibility requirements (age, residency or school within league boundaries, registration, and minimum play in house division). These teams are formed in a tryout for each league in an effort to play their their best players against the best players from other leagues. This double elimination tournament determines the District Champion. District Champions receive pins/medals, and the team earns a District Banner.
District 4 holds tournaments at 7/8, 9u, 10u, 11u, 12u, 13u, and 14u.
District Champions get the opportunity to move on to a State Tournament at 10u, 11u, 12u, 13u, and 14u. This State Tournament location rotates and has each of the 16 different Districts within Michigan playing to determine a State Champion.
Starting at Majors (12u), teams are able to move on to Regionals. Michigan is one of 6 teams in the Great Lakes Region.
The winner of the Great Lakes Region would move on to the World Series.
It all starts right here, at the local, community based level. There is no other road to Williamsport Pennsylvania, Irvine California, Taylor Michigan, or Easley South Carolina.
2024 TRYOUT INFORMATION(Subject to Change)
7u/8u [9/01/2015 - 8/31/2017]: TRYOUTS - TO BE DETERMINED
9u [9/01/2014 - 8/31/2015]: TRYOUTS - TO BE DETERMINED
Minors 8-10 years old (10u) [9/01/2013 - 8/31/2016]: TRYOUTS FRIDAY MAY 17th @ 6:00 pm - Maple Glen Camden Field
9/10/11 years old (11u) [9/01/2012 - 8/31/2015]: TRYOUTS SATURDAY MAY 11th @ 4:00 pm - Maple Glen Dodger Field
Majors 10-12 years old (12u) [9/01/2011 - 8/31/2014]: TRYOUTS SUNDAY MAY 19th @ 6:00 pm - Maple Glen Dodger Field
Intermediate 11-13 years old (13u) [9/01/2010 - 8/31/2013]: TRYOUTS - TO BE DETERMINED
Junior 12-14 Year Old (14u) [9/01/2009 - 8/31/2011]: TRYOUTS - TO BE DETERMINED
Senior 13-16 year old (15u) [9/01/2008 - 8/31/2010]: TRYOUTS - TO BE DETERMINED
2024 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE INFORMATION (Subject to Change)
Tournament Start Dates should be accurate. Length of tournament or number of games is dependent upon the number of Leagues who send teams at that age group. Weekday games will start at approximately 6:00 pm, with weekend games TBD.
7u/8u Districts 9u Districts
Begin: 7/12 Begin: 7/8
End: Within 1 week End: By TBD
Location: Rochester Hills, MI Location: Commerce, MI
Minors 8-10 (10u) Districts Minors 8-10 (10u) States
Begin: 7/12 Begin: Arrival 7/25
End: By TBD End: By TBD
Location: Commerce, MI Location: Ishpeming, MI
9/10/11 (11u) Districts 9/10/11 (11u) States
Begin: 7/12 Begin: Arrival 7/25
End: By TBD End: By TBD
Location: Commerce, MI Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Majors (10-12) Districts Majors (10-12) States
Begin: 7/8 Begin: Arrival 7/18
End: By TBD End: By TBD
Location: Birmingham, MI Location: Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Intermediate (11-13) Districts Intermediate (11-13) States
Begin: 6/14 Begin: Arrival 7/5
End: By TBD End: By TBD
Location: Rochester Hills, MI Location: Grandville or Jenison, MI
For the State Tournaments, District Winners compete in a round robin pool play. The top 2 seeds from each Division move on to Bracket Play. Typically, pool play is during the weekend, bracket play is during the week (during the day). The District Coach will go over all this information with you at tryouts.