Estimated dates for typical season:

Dec - Registration open

Jan-April - Clinics, Open Gyms

March - 3rd week: Team Selection

April - end of 1st week: Field days and practices begin

April - last week: Games start

May - Picture day

June - end of 2nd week: Summer season end

June - CDGS Bandits day (Rosemont)

June - Picnic Day

June - 3rd week: All-star tryouts

June - 3rd week:  District 13 Tournament of Champions begin

July - 1st to 2nd week: All-star tournaments begin

July - Fall ball registration

August/September - Fall ball genrally starts around Labor day

October - Fall ball ends towards last week

Locations:

CDGS is chartered through Little League Illinois District 13 which allows diversity in the competition and ballparks visited.  This does require some travel to the parks within the district and locations can be found here.

The benefit of Little League occurs when the players:

(1) Experience the different park environments from fields with lights, clay, varying dugout configurations, etc. to field that have been in existence from 2 to more than 35 years

(2) Experience different league cultures and players, but also learn how to respect those differences and play with sportswomanship 

(3) Get to enjoy the butterflies on the way to the park and the anticipation of the new experiences to come.  

Illinois District 13 is the largest District in Illinois with 10 Chartered Softball Leagues. See map here. 

Note: Little League charters can have both baseball/softball or just one or the other.  Crystal Lake, Hanover Park and Woodstock typically do not have softball teams, so travel to those cities generally does not occur.

Game Days:

** This information is subject to change but is generally the same each year.

Minor B Division: 12 game minimum typically on Mon, Wed, Sat

Minor A Division: 16 game minimum typically on Tue, Thur, Sat

Major Division: 16 game minimum typically on Mon, Wed, Sat

Junior Division: 16 game minimum typically on Tue, Thur, Sat

Senior Division: Based on team and player availability

** Points are given for wins and ties and are tallied for the TOC

Tournament of Champions (TOC):

This is a District 13 tournament held at the end of the summer regular season to determine who is the Champion within the district.

Minor A Division: All teams qualify, for a single elimination tournament, to battle for champion

Major Division: Top 4 teams, based on total season points, battle for champion

Junior Division: Top 4 teams, based on total season points, battle for champion