Summer High School Jayvee and Varsity Leagues

High School Jayvee & Varsity Baseball

High School Summer League | Competitive

 Jayvee Division | Varsity Division

“Where History and Tradition Meet”

$180 – $200

Season May 31, 2025 – July 10, 2025

About

The Kino summer leagues mission is to combine development, evaluation, competitiveness, and tradition for the Southern Arizona High School programs. The journey towards a successful spring season starts with the Kino summer leagues.

The Kino Baseball League will offer two summer leagues which captures the mission of the summer program that include

Registration Open

Sign Up or for more information and details see the registration open section below.

 

  • Jayvee and Varsity Division
  • Registration Open
  • Varsity Schedule
  • Jayvee Schedule
  • Kino Sports Complex
  • League Rules

Varsity Division Eligibility

Incoming Freshman (Class 2029), Sophomore (Class 2028), Junior (Class 2027) and Senior (Class 2026) are eligible to play in the Varsity Division.

Jayvee Division Eligibility

Class 2030, Freshman (Class 2029) Sophomore (Class 2028), Junior (Class 2027) are eligible to play in the Jayvee Division.

Class of 2026 are NOT eligible to play in the Jayvee Division

Games & Days of Play

  • JAYVEE DIVISION
    • 3 games per week; doubleheaders on Saturday and a weeknight game
    • Post-season playoff
    • Minimum games = 11
  • VARSITY DIVISION
    • 2-3 games per week/Saturday.
    • Post-season playoff
    • Minimum games = 11

Game Sites Fields

  • Kino Sports Complex | Reid Annex Fields | School Fields
  • Travel to school fields will part of the game schedule (Nogales, Douglas, Casa Grande, Sierra Vista, Hamilton HS, Chandler, etc.).

Post Season Playoff Rules & End of Season Final Exam

  • Competitive – we play for a championship.
  • High School Spring season rules.

Baseball

  • Each team receives two dozen game baseballs

Bat Rule

  • BBCOR stamp metal of composite wood bat is permitted

Uniforms

  • We encourage for the summer season that players have matching colored jerseys with a number on the back of the jersey. Baseball pants, cap, metal cleats.
  • Coaches dress casually and appropriately.

REGULAR SEASON DEVELOPMENTAL RULES

  • Entire roster bats.
  • Free substitution.
  • Courtesy runner for catcher/pitcher, the last batted out.
  • Coaches monitor pitcher use.
  • 7 inning game/2-hour time limit
  • Have fun

POST-SEASON PLAYOFF RULES—END OF SEASON FINAL EXAM

  • Competitive – we play for a championship
  • High School Spring season rules.

Registration

Early Bird discount of $20 From March 15 through May 24

  • Parents are required to register player using the on-line application.
  • Registration opens March 15, 2025
  • Registration closes May 30, 2025
  • Fee Schedule:
    • $180 from March 15 to May 24 (Early Bird)
    • $200 from May 25 to May 30
  • Additional fee including uniform, etc., is collected by the team coach.

 

 

Insurance

  • Registered players are covered under the league medical/accident benefit coverage.
  • The medical/accident benefit is a excess policy that provides additional coverage to a family existing health care plan. The benefit can be used as a primary if a family has no health care coverage.
  • The league medical/accident benefit does not cover non-registered/roster players.

What Does The Registration Cover

  • The registration fee covers a percentage of the cost towards umpires, field/light rentals, insurance, baseballs.
  • There is an admission gate fee for games played at:
    • Kino Sports Complex
    • Reid Annex Fields (Saturdays). The city has increased use fees for Reid, therefore, to recoup this cost, admission (Saturdays) will be charged.

Varsity League Schedule & Playoffs

The Schedule for the 2025 Summer League season can be found below. This page will be updated regularly throughout the season, so be sure to check back often for the latest game times, scores, and standings.


 

 

Jayvee League Schedule & Playoffs

The Schedule for the 2025 Summer League season can be found below. This page will be updated regularly throughout the season, so be sure to check back often for the latest game times, scores, and standings.


Kino Sports Complex

  • Admission fee: $5.00 per adult is charged.
  • High School students with ID and younger free.
  • Banner University Orthopedic and Sports Medicine trainers are provided.
  • Security is provided.
  • Professionally prepared fields.
  • Facilities with clean restrooms and manicured common areas.

The Kino Sports Complex is the home of the Kino Baseball League since the league’s inception in 2010.

The fields are professionally maintained, and the facilities that include restrooms, concessions, covered bleacher seating, and lawn common areas for chair seating are clean daily, compared to City and county fields that the league uses are prepared by a group of staff that are hired by the league to get the fields ready for each game. There are no concession facilities, but there are restroom facilities at city and county parks.

The Kino Sports Complex is not a public park. It is classified as a “district” that is in the business of turning a profit by attracting events to the various facilities. The city and county parks are under the jurisdiction of the Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pima County Natural Resources which are not in the business of turning a profit.

Due the large number of teams that participate in the Kino Baseball League, there are not enough city and county fields that can accommodate our operation; therefore, a majority of summer league games are played at the Kino Sports Complex due to the multi number of baseball fields that are available.

Playing at the Kino Sports Complex comes with a price tag that is extremely more than playing at city and county parks. Along with the cost of field rental and light costs, the league is required to pay for ancillary support cost that include county event staff, cleaning staff (custodian for restrooms), security and athletic trainers from Banner Medicine and Orthopedic every night that the league plays. All this cost adds up, and therefore to offset these costs admission is charged to the public daily.

The player registration fee that you pay covers the cost of umpires, baseballs, insurance, and a small percentage of the field and light costs that the league is charged. To cover the costs of the ancillary costs at Kino, admission must be charged. There is no admission charged at city or county parks because of less cost responsibility on behalf of the league.

The Kino Sports Complex also has various policies on what items can and cannot be brought in. These policies are posted on the Kino Baseball League website and will be sent prior to the start of the season to all coaches that participate in the summer league to communicate with the families.

The Kino Summer High School League (Jayvee and Varsity Divisions) are played under the rules and policies of the National Federation High Schools (NFHS) with the following supplemental inclusions

Pitching
  • No pitch count required
  • No pitch clock
  • Coaches monitor pitchers for arm protection
Forfeit Time
  • Game time is forfeit time
  • Umpires will leave and will not stay for a scrimmage
Coach Wear
  • Coaches must dress appropriately
  • Baseball cap, visor, or sun protector required
Force Play Slide Rule
  • NFHS Rule 2-32 applies
Bat Specification
  • BBCOR-stamped metal or composite wood bat
  • Solid one-piece wood bats are permitted
Batting Order Options
  • Bat 9 with DH for a defensive player
  • Bat 9 and 10 with DH and EH
  • Bat entire roster of players present
  • Batting order option selected cannot be changed during the game
Game Length
  • Seven (7) innings or 2-hour time limit
  • If inning starts before the limit, it must finish unless the home team is ahead — then the game is official
  • Regulation game: 2½–3 innings
  • Tie Games: No extra innings during regular season
Substitution
  • Free substitution of players during a game is permitted.
  • Courtesy Runner: Permitted for pitcher and catcher Mandatory for catcher with two outs
  • Last batted out is the courtesy runner
Baseballs
  • Each team must provide two (2) game balls
  • Teams are responsible for chasing down balls hit out of play on their side of the field.
  • If additional baseballs are needed, each team is to provide “good used” baseballs.
Pre-Game Warm-Up
  • No batting practice or infield/outfield warm-up allowed
  • Pitchers may not warm up on the game mound
Safety
  • All NFHS safety rules and protocols enforced
  • Coaches must wear batting helmets on base lines
Run Rule
  • No run rule is enforced
  • Coach may elect to end game if trailing by 15+
Lineup Card
  • Must be exchanged at the pre-game plate meeting
Post-Game

Clean up and dispose of all trash before leaving the field

Dugouts
  • City/County fields: first come, first served
  • School fields: host school chooses dugout
  • No chairs or buckets outside the dugout
  • Max 2 coaches allowed outside dugout
  • Players must remain inside dugout
Home Team
  • Determined by coin toss
  • Home team provides the official scorekeeper
Players Required to Start Game
  • May start with 8 players — 9th spot is an automatic out
  • 9th player can enter game if they arrive late
  • If a team drops to 7 players (injury/ejection), game is forfeited
  • Borrowing players from other teams is not allowed
Uniforms
  • Players must wear full baseball uniform with a number
  • Duplicate numbers must be labeled (e.g., “A”, “B”)
Bench/Field Conduct
  • Ejected coaches must leave the field immediately and remain in the parking lot
  • Ejected players must stay on bench unless a guardian removes them from the park
  • League will review umpire report for additional discipline
Game Score
  • Score must be recorded for all games
  • Winning coach should text final score to 520-730-2506

FIELD LOCATIONS

Kino Sports Complex – 2500 East Ajo Way, Tucson
Empire High School – 10701 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way, Tucson, AZ 85747
Rio Rico High School – 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico, AZ 85648
Nogales War Memorial Stadium – 100 East Madison Street, Nogales, Arizona
Douglas High School – 1500 E. 15th Street, Douglas, AZ 85607
Buena High School – 5225 E Buena School Blvd, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Reid Annex Fields – 900 South Randolph Way, Tucson, AZ

QUESTIONS

Contact Bill Leith at kinobbl@comcast.net or call 520-730-2506.