Author: Hervé Marcy

The Little League District 44, of which Cupertino Little League is part, organizes an online rule clinics for umpires, managers, and anyone interested in better understanding the rules of baseball, as well as learning about the rule changes since last season.

Join both meetings on Zoom -with different material each night- on the most up-to-date Little League Rules and Interpretations. 
Part 1: Thursday, March 5th 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Part 2: Friday, March 6th 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Topics include:
Significant Rule Updates for 2026
Pitchers and Pitching
Batting and Batting Order
Fair/Foul
Tag and Force plays
Catch/no catch
Runners and Runner’s Lane
Obstruction and Interference
Appeals and Batting out of Order
Game Management
And much more!

Cupertino Little League is organizing a Hit-a-thon during Opening Day on 2/28.

But what is a Hit-a-thon? A hit-a-thon is a FUNdraiser for all players in the Farm AA, Minors and Majors divisions.

For every $10 raised, players will receive one pitch on Opening Day. For example, if a player raises $90, they will have 9 chances at hitting as far as possible.

Which team is leading the fundraiser?

Take a look at the FUNdraiser page to see which team is leading in fundraising!

Hitting Criteria

Depending on how they hit, they will receive a certain score per pitch:

• no hit/foul ball = 0 point
• grounder in the infield grass = 1 point
• ball lands in the dirt = 2 points
• short outfield hit (until half of the outfield) = 3 points
• long outfield hit (second half of the outfield) = 5 points
• if the ball makes contact with the fence = 10 points
• over the fence = 20 points

Number of pitches

If a player raises more than $100, they will receive only 10 pitches, but will have the option to give pitches to their teammates! For example: if players raise $150, they will receive 10 pitches but will be able to give 5 more pitches to someone in their team who raised only $50.

Winners

Players will be ranked according to the total number of points they score. The winners in Minors and Majors will receive a gift card for a summer camp from our sponsor Legends (worth $650!). The three first places in Farm AA will receive each one hour of private lessons at Diamond Training and Development in Sunnyvale! There will also be tickets for games of the San Jose Giants and Santa Clara University Broncos! Finally, there will even be awards for the teams that scored the most points and for the team that raised the most money!

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Schedule

The schedule of the teams on 2/28 is the following:

9:00-9:15 Farm AA Green

9:15-9:30 Farm AA Navy

9:30-9:45 Farm AA Royal Blue

9:45-10:00 Majors A’s

10:00-10:15 Majors Giants

10:15-10:30 Minors Rangers

10:30-10:45 Minors Cardinals

So if you want to have fun, hit balls and win awesome prizes, now is the time to reach out to family and friends!

Cupertino Little League’s store is now open! If you always dreamed of offering a CLL-branded coffee mug for father’s day, or buy yourself a hoodie for cold winter days, our store has everything you need… and more! Represent Cupertino Little League at school, at the office, wherever you are with high-quality merchandise!

Use the code WINTERSEASON10 at checkout and get 10% off on any product!

Cupertino Little League is proud to announce our latest sponsor: Eero. If you think of upgrading your Wifi network, please use this link and support Cupertino Little League!

Cupertino Little League is proud to collaborate with Walk Bike Cupertino (WBC), a community organization promoting safe and convenient walking and bicycling in Cupertino.

On CLL Opening Day (at Wilson Park on February 28th 2026, starting at 9:00am), every person coming to the ceremonies by bike will receive a $3 voucher for the CLL Snack Shack.

This offer is limited to the first 50 riders. WBC volunteers will hand over the vouchers upon presentation of the bike at the Walk Bike Cupertino table, in front of the Wilson Park bike racks. Vouchers can be redeemed for any item listed on the Snack Shack menu.

This offer is only valid if Opening Day takes place (no cancellation due to the rain) and the vouchers are only valid for Opening Day.

For more information about Walk Bike Cupertino, visit https://www.walkbikecupertino.org

The District 44 organizes an in-person Mechanics Clinics. These mechanics clinic are a great way to understand the rules of baseball and apply them in practical situations. These field clinics are mandatory for anyone wishing to umpire games.

The will be held on the following dates and locations:

Sun. Feb 22, 1:00 to 4:30pm
Santa Clara Westside LL
Steve Carli Field

Sat. Feb. 28, 1:00 to 4:30pm
Mountain View LL
Shoreline Athletic Fields

Sun. Mar. 1, 1:00 to 4:30 pm
Campbell LL
Hamilton & Millich

Reach out to umpires@cupertinolittleleague.org for more details

To accommodate our growing number of teams, volunteers from Cupertino Little League and friends gathered on 01/31 to undertake a full renovation of our Jollyman facilities, including rebuilding the pitching mound, weeding the batting cage, repairing the net of the batting cage and evening out the floor inside the cage. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this renovation project a success.

Youth Baseball in Cupertino is back!