Player draft
How teams are formed
Santa Fe Little League runs its player draft under its Constitution and Bylaws. For the 2026 season, softball used the Plan B method and baseball used the Plan C method. Both come from Little League International.
Softball, Plan B: returning players first
Plan B is a redraft in two parts. First, every player who was on a Majors team in the same division last year and has registered again is drafted. Managers cannot pass on those players. Then the remaining eligible players, those who attended the required tryouts, are drafted. Teams pick in reverse order of last season’s standings, or the managers draw numbers.
Baseball, Plan C: names drawn at random
Plan C is a blind draw. The league decides how many Majors teams it will run. Each manager places their own child on the roster. Then names go into a container and are drawn one at a time, oldest players first: 12-year-olds, then 11s, 10s and 9s. Each name goes onto the next team’s roster until the rosters are full.
What stays private
Players are never told the position they were drafted. Little League’s rules say so.
2027 draft dates
Draft and tryout dates are coming soon. The board is confirming them.