Youth Baseball and Softball in Palos Verdes: Leagues and Clinics

By DITR staff · Updated November 14, 2026

Key takeaways

• The peninsula has four separate Little Leagues: Palos Verdes, Silver Spur, Rolling Hills and Lunada Bay.
• Palos Verdes Little League ran spring 2026 divisions from tee ball at ages 4 to 6 through majors at age 12.
• Girls softball is handled by a separate nonprofit, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Girls Softball League.
• Recent spring registration windows closed on December 31, so start looking in October or November.
• Free DITR clinics will add skill work next to any league, and Coach Murphy works one-on-one with older players.

Which Little Leagues play on the Palos Verdes Peninsula?

Most people searching for Palos Verdes Little League are really looking for the right league for their address, because the peninsula is not served by just one. A report on the 2026 opening-day celebrations names four: Palos Verdes Little League, Silver Spur Little League, Rolling Hills Little League and Lunada Bay Little League. Each one runs its own board, its own sign-up and its own season.

Girls who want fastpitch have a dedicated option, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Girls Softball League. The cards below list each group with its website and the details we could confirm from pages we read. Anything a league does not publish clearly is left blank rather than guessed.

Palos Verdes Little League posts its sign-up on pvlittleleague.com, and the girls softball league keeps its own site at pvpgsl.org.

Youth baseball and softball leagues in Palos Verdes

League details checked against each league’s own website in November 2026. Seasons, boundaries and sign-up dates change, so confirm with the league before you register. Diamonds In The Rough is not affiliated with these leagues.

How do I know which peninsula league is mine?

Start with Little League’s own league finder. You type in a home or school address and it tells you whether that address sits inside the area of an active Little League program. Do that before you fill out anything, because it is the quickest way to avoid registering with the wrong league.

Little League’s registration guidance for local leagues also tells families to bring accepted proof of residency, and asks leagues to share a boundary map with the schools inside it. In other words, plan on documents, not just a form. If you live on one side of the peninsula and your child goes to school on the other, ask the league board how they handle it before you pay for anything.

On the Peninsula, the four league names are a handy clue. Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills and Lunada Bay point to neighborhoods, and Silver Spur is based in Rolling Hills Estates. But a name is not a boundary, so trust the finder and the league, not the label.

What ages does Palos Verdes Little League cover?

For spring 2026, Palos Verdes Little League announced these divisions, based on a child’s age as of August 31, 2025:

• Tee Ball: ages 4 to 6
• Farm: ages 6 and 7
• Minors: ages 8 and 9
• Intermediates: ages 10 and 11
• Majors: age 12

Families can ask to place a child in a lower division. Moving up is decided at a player evaluation day in January. The age cutoffs change each year, so check the current Little League age charts and the league’s own announcement, not last year’s numbers.

The other three Little Leagues set their own divisions. We could not read their sites directly, so we have not listed their age groups here. A Palos Verdes Magazine feature on the 2023 season described a typical Little League week as one weekday game, one Saturday game, one batting cage session and one field practice, with teams formed by a draft for the competitive divisions. Young players in the developmental league, generally ages four to six, get a gentler start.

Silver Spur is worth a look for older players, since it has a long history on the peninsula and sent a 13U team to the California state tournament in 2023.

When does registration open?

The pattern is a fall sign-up for the following spring. Palos Verdes Little League’s spring 2026 registration was announced in mid-November 2025 and closed on December 31, 2025. The girls softball league’s spring 2025 registration also ran through December 31, 2024, with a skills assessment in early January.

So if you are reading this in the fall, check the league sites now. Waiting until January usually means missing the main window, and late sign-ups are handled case by case, if at all. Silver Spur, Rolling Hills and Lunada Bay do not publish their dates somewhere we could confirm, so contact each one.

Where can my daughter play softball in Palos Verdes?

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Girls Softball League is a nonprofit recreational league for girls from age 4 up through the teen years. It describes itself as serving the peninsula and nearby communities. A 2024 registration notice placed its assessment day at Cornerstone School at Pedregal in Rancho Palos Verdes, and the league lists Cornerstone and Highridge Park as home fields.

It also runs a fall ball season, with registration opening in early summer and games on Sundays through the fall. That is a gentle way for a new player to try the sport before spring. Girls in 8U and older groups were asked to attend a skills assessment in January for the 2025 spring season, so mark that date once you register. If your daughter is ready for more, see our softball pitching drills and softball hitting drills for work you can do at home.

What about Palos Verdes high school baseball and softball?

Two public high schools anchor the peninsula. Palos Verdes High School, the Sea Kings, fields varsity, JV and freshman baseball teams and also has a softball program. Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, the Panthers, lists the same three baseball levels and plays softball too.

These teams hold tryouts, so a player coming up from Little League should know what to expect. Our guide to baseball tryouts walks through how coaches evaluate players. Coach Murphy Su’a, DITR’s head coach, has also coached at Palos Verdes High School.

Players who want to be ready for the next level can also work on throwing mechanics at home with our how to throw a baseball guide. Beyond the school and league options, many families also look at private club and travel teams. We do not list or rank those here. Ask the league or school what fits your child’s level.

How can my child get extra practice between seasons?

League play gives kids games, but not always enough reps. DITR’s free baseball and softball clinics will be open to players of all ages and work well alongside any league on the peninsula. DITR is a nonprofit based in Torrance and serves families across the South Bay. You can add your name at the clinic sign-up.

For high school, college or professional players who want more, Coach Murphy offers one-on-one work through player development. DITR is not affiliated with any of the leagues above. For home drills, start with our youth baseball drills.

Families on the peninsula often cross town lines for games. If you are comparing options, our guides to Manhattan Beach, Lomita and San Pedro cover the neighboring leagues. The full list is on the South Bay hub.

Sources: Palos Verdes Little League Registration Open For Spring 2026 (Palos Verdes Peninsula News); Little League Opening Day Across the PV Peninsula (Palos Verdes Magazine); Palos Verdes Girls Softball Registration for Spring 2025 (Palos Verdes Peninsula News); Palos Verdes Peninsula Girls Softball League (Palos Verdes Magazine); Silver Spur Little League: Historic State Championship Run (Palos Verdes Magazine); Little League League Finder; Little League registration checklist for local leagues; Palos Verdes High School baseball; Peninsula High School baseball (MaxPreps)

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