NEWS & UPDATES
SPRING 2026 REGISTRATION - NOW CLOSED!
Please note that registration ended 12/31/2025.
Stay Updated
Please check your email, our website, and our Facebook page regularly for updates.
Player evaluations will begin January 10th and continue through the following week. The schedule will be organized by league age.
Evaluation Requirements
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Mandatory for players entering Grapefruit, Minors, or Majors divisions.
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Not required for: T-Ball players, or Returning Majors players who were rostered on a Majors team in Spring 2025, unless they wish to enter the open draft.
Updated Evaluation Days/Times
Due to the amount of players we've received, we have had to adjust a few times on the evaluation days.
UPDATED Evaluation Days/Times
South Fort Myers Youth Baseball 3/15 Group Outing
The Boston Red Sox and JetBlue Park are excited to host South Fort Myers Baseball with an outing at the Twins vs Red Sox Game on Sunday, March 15th at 1:05 PM.
Tickets purchased via this link are all together in either Section 219 (includes shade/coverage) or in Section 233 (right field bleacher area)
https://www.gofevo.com/event/RedSoxSFMYB3.15.2026GroupOuting
The deadline is 2/27/2026 at 12:00pm.
Each ticket includes:
- Red Sox Game Ticket
- Pregame Parade On Field
- Photo On Field (Green Monster)
- A portion of each ticket benefits South Fort Myers Little League
Purchase your tickets now to join us for a special day at the ballpark!
ā¾Spring Season Important Dates
Spring baseball is right around the corner! Please take a moment to review these important dates for the upcoming season, including field cleanups, evaluations, drafts, Opening Day, and more.
SOUTH EVALUATION DAYS
Baseball Evaluation Days are coming up!
Evaluation days are mandatory for all registered players and help us place everyone at the right level for a fun and successful season.
Players only need to attend one evaluation day.
A Message From Howard...
A mom once asked me, "when is all-stars over?". I answered, "When you lose your last game". That has never been truer than this last season. Our 9-year-olds played in the District Championship game, lost ending their season.
The 10-year-olds advanced from District to State Tournament (extending the League's streak to 25 years) before winning three games, making the State Semi-finals, and losing their game and ending their summer.
The 11-year-olds won Districts (marking the 50th team to qualify for the State Tournament since 2000). They won two games but were knocked out in the final four of the State Tournament.
The Twelve B team was eliminated in District play but received an invitation to play in an international tournament at Rutenberg on July 7th to 11th.
The Twelve-year-olds swept the districts and then swept the State Tournament, beating Key West and Okeeheelee to become STATE CHAMPS! This was our 7th State Championship following 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2023. Their season continues in the Southeast Regionals starting July 15th at Ft. Myers American. So, you can see, I gave that mom a correct answer.
This is my to families of SFMLL/Youth Baseball after 30 years as a volunteer, 24 as your League President. I am not disappearing, I will be around just not as President.
See ya next year,
Howard Gold
Meet the 2025/2026 South Fort Myers Youth Baseball Board of Directors!
SOUTH FORT MYERS YOUTH BASEBALL SPONSORSHIPS
TURN 2 BASEBALL
SOUTH IS GOING STRONG IN ALL DIVISIONS!
Check out the updated Brackets here: https://www.southfortmyersyouthbaseball.com/all-stars
or follow along on the Sports Engine Tourney app.
Lets Go SOUTH!!!
Congratulations to South's 2025 All-Star's
We are extremely proud of all South players. You have all worked so hard to develop your skills, practice sportsmanship and teamwork, all while making some life-long friends. Because of this, All Star selection was very difficult. If you were not selected, we encourage you to keep working hard and not get discouraged. You are all South Strong!
(For information on our All Star voting process, please visit: https://www.southfortmyersyouthbaseball.com/allstars)
Congratulations to our 2025 All Stars!
Play It Forward - Support Local Children by Donating Sports Items
We're thrilled to announce that Michael Watkins has launched a nonprofit organization called "Play It Forward" to help children in our community get involved in sports!
We Need Your Help! Between now and Saturday, May 3rd, Michael, along with his South Majors Diamondbacks teammates will be collecting lightly used or new sports items (any sport), which will be donated to the Children’s Advocacy Center to support the Pine Manor Project.
All collected items will be picked up from South Fort Myers Babe Ruth League, by the Children’s Advocacy Center, on May 3rd, at 1:00 PM.
This is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children in our community.
If you have any sports equipment or items to donate, please reach out to anyone on the Majors Diamondbacks team.
The team will be at Field 1 and any team parent, player or Coach can accept donations on:
Wednesday, April 23rd from 5pm to 8pm
Wednesday, April 30th from 5pm to 8pm
Saturday May 3rd, from Noon to 1pm.
You may bring any donations during these times or speak with someone from the team to coordinate a different drop off day/time.
We appreciate our South family coming together for such a great cause!
For more information about the Children's Advocacy Center and to contact Gwen Vertus or Director Milena Weston, please visit their official website. : Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida https://www.cac-swfl.org/
Let's come together to support our kids and help them play it forward! 
#PlayItForward #CommunitySupport #YouthSports #MakeADifference Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida](https://www.cac-swfl.org/).
2024 ALL STARS
We would like to Congratulate all of the players who were drafted onto All Star Teams for 2024!
We have so many talented players in every age group this year! If you're not familiar with the process, a private written vote for each teams roster is submitted by every Majors Manager, the Head Umpire and the President of our league. (They can be in the board room for hours during this process!) The votes for each player, per team, are then tallied up and the teams for each age group are formed.
So, please join us in Congratulating this year's South Fort Myers All Star players, by team (player numbers are still being added):
SFM 11u Wins State, Advances to SE Region Tournament
Congratulations to our 11u All-Star team for bringing home the Championship at States! They are now headed to the SE Regional Tournament in Lake City, FL, July 11th-16th. If you're available, come out and show your support. Go South!
STATES, HERE WE COME!
Congratulations to our 10u, 11u, and 12u All Stars for advancing to the 2023 Florida State Tournament.
This marks 21 consecutive years of South Fort Myers Youth Baseball having at least one team qualify for a state tournament!
Congratulations 11u All-Stars
Our 11u All Stars team are the District Champions and are now headed to the State Tournament, at the end of June. Great job guys!
This marks 21 consecutive years of SFM Baseball having at least one team qualifying for the State Tournament. Go South!
South Baseball
To organize, structure, and maintain the highest quality youth baseball program in a family-oriented environment with the overall goal being to educate the boys and girls and young men and women of our community in the ideals of sportsmanship, teamwork, competition, and the rules of fair play and citizens such they will be better able to conduct themselves in future years in a manner becoming of a good citizens of our community, the State of Florida, and the United States of America.
