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9U Travel Baseball · Culver’s Marina

The 9U travel team

Real travel baseball for 9-year-olds, built the right way: fundamentals first, small roster, and a season the whole family can keep up with.

What to expect

A season a 9-year-old can actually handle

Travel ball at this age is not about trophies. It is about playing more baseball, against better competition, with a coach who keeps the game in front of the kids. We practice with a plan, we play real games, and we keep the schedule honest for families.

Practices
Wednesdays — pickup games and practice on the field
Games
Sundays, with a double header added when roster sizes call for it
Roster size
Kept small so every player gets innings, at-bats and coaching
Ages
9U — players who are 8 or 9 for the season year
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9U

Age group

2×

Practices a week

Local

Tournaments

9U travel team

On the field

Two 9U players in black Martinez jerseys — one standing on a base, one crouched ready — during a practice on a dirt infield
The team at practice
A 9U player in a black jersey with the red M and a batting helmet, bat over his shoulder, waiting on deck
The team at practice

Tryouts & evaluations

How your player joins the 9U roster

Evaluations run ahead of each season, and we hold roster spots open through the year when a family moves into the area. There is no cost to be evaluated.

01

Send the interest form

Tell us your player’s age and positions. That puts you on the list for the next evaluation.

02

Come to an evaluation

A practice session where we watch throwing, fielding, hitting and how a player competes.

03

Get the call

Roster offers go out by phone within a few days of the evaluation. No fee to try out.

Have a question about eligibility or the season calendar? Call or text (310) 528-6143.

The 9U roster

The lineup card. Roster numbers update as the season goes.

The week

Two days on the field every week. We play near Culver’s Marina, so call or text before you come and we will give you the field and the arrival time.

Midweek

Wednesdays

Pickup games and practices. Everybody on the roster gets on the field and gets real reps.

Weekend

Sundays

Games. When the roster sizes call for it, we add a second game and play a double header.

Questions about a game or a practice? Call or text (310) 528-6143 and Coach Rafa will tell you what is on for the week.

Join the list

Tell us about your player

Send this and Coach Rafa will call you with the next evaluation date, what to bring, and an honest read on whether the 9U team is the right fit right now.

A young pitcher mid-delivery off a grass mound in late afternoon light

Travel team interest

No commitment — this just gets you the tryout details.

So a program shirt is waiting if your player joins the team.

Coach Rafa gets this right away and calls to confirm.