About
Palos Baseball Organization offers youth baseball through a recreational in-house baseball program that includes regular season games, a single elimination playoff, and All Star Selection and Games. The program also includes special events such as Development Day, the Memorial Day Bronze Bash, the Palos Summer Classic, and a travel tournament, and each team has the opportunity to play a night game under the lights.
• Ages: 5–15 years old
• Schedule: Games run from mid-April through July 1 with a 14–16 game schedule, with weekday games (except Wednesdays) at 5:30 pm, Saturday games between 8:00 am and 5:30 pm, and occasional 7:30 pm night games; in-house games are not scheduled on Sundays except for some rain-out make-up games.
Palos Baseball Organization is a community-based, nonprofit youth baseball program that has served the Palos Heights area for more than 60 years, with over 550 kids making up approximately 50 teams in a season. Divisions are organized by age and grade: Shetland for Pre-K and Kindergarten (5–6 years old), Pinto for 1st and 2nd graders (7–8 years old), Mustang for 3rd and 4th graders (9–10 years old), Bronco for 5th and 6th graders (11–12 years old), and Pony for 7th, 8th and 9th graders (13–15 years old), with 9th graders eligible for Pony as long as they do not play for their high school team and a full refund offered if they make their high school team after registering. All teams participate in a bracketed single elimination playoff, with the championship typically played as a best-of-three series, and all scores and standings are recorded on the organization’s website.
The organization is run entirely by volunteers and operates independently, funded primarily through player registration fees and fundraising efforts such as a concession stand, corporate sponsors, the travel tournament, and individual donations. Palos Baseball Organization maintains a strong partnership with the City of Palos Heights for shared capital improvement costs and continues to work with coaches from several local high school baseball teams for additional assistance and advice.
The Board of Trustees includes an Executive Committee of five officers (president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, and sergeant at arms) and trustees who run all aspects of the program, supported by committees for rules, disciplinary issues, travel, fundraising, capital improvements, fields, picnic and pictures, website and community relations, umpires, development, safety, concessions, uniforms and equipment, and four division representatives. Manager selection includes parent evaluations at the end of each season, and player team selection is done by division through a draft that uses evaluation forms from previous managers.
All divisions use a continuous batting order regardless of who is in the field and allow free substitution at all positions except pitcher. Special placement requests such as buddy, car pool, friend manager, or cousins are not allowed, but relative placement for brothers and sisters is allowed. Uniforms are provided as part of the registration fee and include baseball pants, a t-shirt, a hat, and socks; managers receive an equipment bag with batting helmets and catcher’s gear, and each player provides their own glove and bat.
Last updated May 25, 2026.
• Ages: 5–15 years old
• Schedule: Games run from mid-April through July 1 with a 14–16 game schedule, with weekday games (except Wednesdays) at 5:30 pm, Saturday games between 8:00 am and 5:30 pm, and occasional 7:30 pm night games; in-house games are not scheduled on Sundays except for some rain-out make-up games.
Palos Baseball Organization is a community-based, nonprofit youth baseball program that has served the Palos Heights area for more than 60 years, with over 550 kids making up approximately 50 teams in a season. Divisions are organized by age and grade: Shetland for Pre-K and Kindergarten (5–6 years old), Pinto for 1st and 2nd graders (7–8 years old), Mustang for 3rd and 4th graders (9–10 years old), Bronco for 5th and 6th graders (11–12 years old), and Pony for 7th, 8th and 9th graders (13–15 years old), with 9th graders eligible for Pony as long as they do not play for their high school team and a full refund offered if they make their high school team after registering. All teams participate in a bracketed single elimination playoff, with the championship typically played as a best-of-three series, and all scores and standings are recorded on the organization’s website.
The organization is run entirely by volunteers and operates independently, funded primarily through player registration fees and fundraising efforts such as a concession stand, corporate sponsors, the travel tournament, and individual donations. Palos Baseball Organization maintains a strong partnership with the City of Palos Heights for shared capital improvement costs and continues to work with coaches from several local high school baseball teams for additional assistance and advice.
The Board of Trustees includes an Executive Committee of five officers (president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, and sergeant at arms) and trustees who run all aspects of the program, supported by committees for rules, disciplinary issues, travel, fundraising, capital improvements, fields, picnic and pictures, website and community relations, umpires, development, safety, concessions, uniforms and equipment, and four division representatives. Manager selection includes parent evaluations at the end of each season, and player team selection is done by division through a draft that uses evaluation forms from previous managers.
All divisions use a continuous batting order regardless of who is in the field and allow free substitution at all positions except pitcher. Special placement requests such as buddy, car pool, friend manager, or cousins are not allowed, but relative placement for brothers and sisters is allowed. Uniforms are provided as part of the registration fee and include baseball pants, a t-shirt, a hat, and socks; managers receive an equipment bag with batting helmets and catcher’s gear, and each player provides their own glove and bat.
Last updated May 25, 2026.
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