Freddie, my older son, who turned 16 in May, played senior teeners, which is just below Legion. He didn't try out for Legion as he's been dealing with a health issue, which seems hopefully to be resolving. He's playing Legion this Fall.

My younger boy (14) played Teener, but is playing for a 16 and under travel team. He's always played in a league that was a year older than his age, but he does well. I don't know if he had a growth spurt in early July, but he's hitting the ball a lot harder and deeper since then. I think also that he's seeing faster pitching than his teener league offered, and if you get hold of a good fastball, you can really drive it.

Next spring the boys will be a junior and freshman in high school and will go out for the respective teams. It's a very large high school, so making the varsity and junior varsity teams can be tough.