Lincoln Youth Baseball Organization (dba as Junior Saltdogs League)
Junior Saltdogs is a summer youth baseball program. We have 7 divisions…U6 tball, U8 machine pitch, and player pitch for U10, U12, U14, and U17, as well as our Homer’s Heroes division for kids with physical or intellectual disabilities.
We have 80+ teams each season, and there are no tryouts. JSL commissioners form the teams based on the preferences that each player lists on their registration form for a specific coach, friend, or school. While we can’t guarantee specific team placement, we do our very best to honor listed preferences while at the same time balancing player numbers between all the teams in each division. Please check the FAQ page for answers to many questions.
2025 Season
U6-U17 Divisions: Registration for our 2025 season is closed and we won’t be accepting additional players. If you would like to be added to our database to receive 2026 registration information when it goes out in early January, please email Deb at jslregistrations@jrsaltdogs.com with your best email address, home mailing address, and player’s name.
Homer’s Heroes Division: Go to the Homer’s Heroes page for additional information.
2025 SEASON UPDATES (as of 5.30.25):
U6-U14 DIVISIONS … Schedules are linked on each division page at left.
U17 DIVISION: See the U17 page for additional details.
U10-U17 BAT CHECKS: All U10-U17 player bats need to be inspected by us and if they meet our bat rules (see box at upper right), we’ll place a sticker on it so umpires will allow it to be used in a game. If your bat still has our orange sticker (U10-U14) or green sticker (U17) on it, then it is good to go for the 2025 season. If a player enters the batter’s box with a bat that does not have our approved sticker on it, they will be called out. Nothing needs to be done for bats used for U6 or U8. Now that pre-season bat check dates are over, bat checks will be done at Lewis, Fleming or Densmore on any JSL game night by a board member or our site supervisor (look for someone wearing a navy blue JSL shirt).
GAME CANCELLATIONS: Go to the “Rainout Info” page for a list of any game cancellations and how to sign up to receive mobile text alerts/emails for rainouts, and for our rainout policy.
END-OF-SEASON TOURNAMENT: The tournament schedule is affected by regular season rain makeups so dates will not be known until early July (watch for them on each division page). For your planning purposes, we guarantee that all regular season and tournament games will be done by July 31. For a broad “guess-timate” of when each division will play their tournament, use the schedule link to find the last regular season game for a team in that division, add a few days to cover any rain make-ups that might be needed, and the tournament will follow after that.
KNOW YOUR ROLE: Players will play, coaches will coach, umpires will umpire, and parents will parent. Jr Saltdogs has a “zero tolerance” policy for everyone involved in our program. We ask that every parent, coach, and player in our program read the flyer about this on our website (posted in box in top right corner and on the Coach Information page) as well as read the Code of Conduct page. Please help us to have a positive season!
BASEBALL RULES: Are posted on Rules-Reference Materials page at left.
AREA BASEBALL EVENTS: Watch the Rules-Reference Materials page – as we become aware of area baseball events that might interest Jr Saltdogs players, we will post them there.
NO REFUNDS: The JSL has a “no refunds” policy so before registering your child, please be sure their plans are final. If you plan to list a coach or friend request, please be in touch with them to confirm their plans before registering your child.
QUESTIONS: Most questions can be answered by referring to our FAQ page. If not, please email Deb at jslregistrations@jrsaltdogs.com.