The City of Athens Parks and Recreation Department will accept registrations for the 2026 McMinn County Little League and T-Ball programs from December 1, 2025 through March 1, 2026. Online registration will be available exclusively from December 1, 2025 through January 12, 2026 followed by all registration methods including online, phone and in-person available through March 1, 2026 with phone and in-person registration unavailable on holidays and weekends. Little League Baseball is for boys and girls ages 4 to 12 and Tee Ball is for boys and girls ages three and four.

The fee for Little League is $75 per player, which includes a jersey, pants, hat, socks, and secondary medical insurance. The Tee Ball fee is $25 per player, which includes a T-shirt jersey and secondary medical insurance. All games will be played exclusively at the Athens Regional Park, and admission is free.

Games will be played on weekdays and on Saturdays. McMinn County Little League is officially chartered by Little League International®. For All-Star purposes, our boundary is McMinn and Meigs counties. Weekday baseball games will begin at 5:30 pm and operate under a time limit. The 4/5/6 and 6/7/8 divisions will play 75 minutes and the 8/9/10 and 10/11/12 divisions will play 90 minutes. Little League players will be divided into age groups of 4/5/6, 6/7/8, 8/9/10, and 10/11/12. Players in the 6/7/8 age group and higher will be placed on teams based on a skills assessment and draft. Skills assessments will be held March 2nd & 3rd, at Athens Regional Park. 4/5/6 and Tee Ball players do not need to attend.