Play L.Leauge Junior while playing High School Freshman

This can vary by associations regulating HS sports, check thheir rules

There are no rules prohibiting it from a national level. Some coaches prefer they don't play anything besides HS during the season but as long as he can balance the two then there shouldn't be a problem.

agreed no NFHS rule.....check with your Hs coach...I know that when my son was an 8th grader on the freshman team, he also played PONY league during the few weeks of overlap.....HS coach supported it 100%

In some states there are rules prohibiting players in HS from playing the same sport outside school during the same season---you better check it out

I don't know about California, but here in Illinois you could not do it.

At least in Northern California - Central Coast section to be precise - it is against the rules to play on any outside teams during the season.

If asked that question to 99.9% of the people in my state, Tennessee, they would all say there is a rule indicating you can't play HS ball while playing in another league. However, the fine print in the State Rules (TSSAA in this case) indicate this only applies to varsity athletes. So, a freshman or JV player can play in both leagues at the same time.

See California Interscholastic Federation Bylaws, bylaw 600.

It says: "A student on a high school team becomes ineligible if the student competes in a contest on an “outside” team, in the same sport, during the student’s high school season of sport...."

Of course, there are exceptions, but none that apply to organized baseball unless the player is on a Olympic or Pan-American team.

I guess he could try out and tell the coach he can't play the first couple of weeks until HS is over. It's a stupid rule but I'm sure it is to insure full participation in HS.

Here in AZ, Rec Leagues for HS aged kids don't start until the HS season is over to avoid conflicts. The LL junior's season starts after JR high ball ends in late March. The senior's don't start until around May 1, after the HS season ends.

Even if you were so inclined, you couldn't find a club ball tournament or rec league for HS aged kids in AZ during the HS season.

I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that all our best fields are tied up with MLB /MiLB spring training between the beginning of February and the end of April...

The only possible enticement would be the 14U eligible freshman playing down. The penalty in AZ is 1 year of eligibility (by rumor). I've never confirmed it or even thought about risking it.