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definition of a "junior"

G GruffyddMember
My son plays baseball in Canada, yet his team frequently plays tournaments throughout the United States.

He will be repeating his junior year, in part because of academics and in part because of a need to improve his academic study habits before college (his current SAT score is ~1100 out of 1600, but his high school performance does not match this). Accordingly, he will be graduating in 2008, taking many junior courses this year.

In our province, more than 30% of students follow this academic path

He is young enough to play on our local 17U next year, since he was born at the end of August. In my understanding, in some states he would actually be entering his junior year in high school at his age.

My question is "would he be eligible to play in tournaments designated "junior" next year?" (as opposed to tournaments designated 17U).

He will be graduating in 2008, and he is the right age for a junior.

But perhaps there is some other consideration regarding eligibility other than age and graduating year?


thanks for any clarification
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J HJ H5,000+ posts
Gruffy- welcome to HSBBWeb. On my team and teams in the past I've had several experiences with kids that havev been "held back". In fact, there have been times that a kid has been a 2009 grad. (I'm a 2008), yet is nearly a year older than me. If a tournament specificies "junior" or 17u or whatever, it only matters what your son is classified as at that very moment. So yes, he would qualify
4RHPTX214RHPTX21Member
After reading this thread I'd like to get some clarification. If a 2010 grad will be 18 in the spring of '09, will he be restricted from playing 18U summer? His age has caused problems in the past due to tournament age rules and his team being set up as a class age team.

Is the HS requirements different for each state or standard and what is that age cutoff?

Thanks!
F 3FingeredGlove1,000+ posts
Let's take the easy stuff first. For straight age based play (e.g. USSSA, etc), for the player to be eligible for 18U in the spring and summer of 2009, he must be born on or after May 1, 1990.

In CABA, an 18 year old is eligible for the high school division if he will return to high school the following year.

I can't comment on American Legion or Connie Mack.

For Perfect Game tournaments like the World Wood Bat, he could play in the 2010 grad/17U tournament held in 2009, and the following year in the 2010 tournament.

For play in Spring 2009 in high school, there should be no problem. In Spring 2010, it depends on the state. NFHS recommends that a player who turns 19 before September 1st of the senior year is ineligible, but the actual rules vary by state. I believe that Texas is fairly lenient, with a process to allow play until age 20 is reached.
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4RHPTX214RHPTX21Member
Thanks again for all who have give me input. My son repeated 1st grade due to medical issues. He will turn 19 the spring of his Senior year. Fron what I have read in the TX UIL manual that as long as he is not 19 prior to September 1st, 2009 he is fine. He has played 18U for the past 2 seasons just so we don't run into age problems. But since he's recovered from shoulder problems last spring, has worked hard to get on back on track with his pitching. We just want to make sure he has ever opportunity to get on the radar.

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