Youth Baseball in Hawthorne: Leagues, Teams and Free Clinics

By DITR staff · Updated November 14, 2026

Key takeaways

• There is no single league called Hawthorne Little League with its own site. The league serving Hawthorne families is Wiseburn Little League, and spring 2027 registration closes January 5, 2027.
• Wiseburn Little League takes ages 4 to 7 from anywhere. Ages 8 and up must live in or attend school inside its boundaries, unless they have played without a break since age 7.
• Hawthorne softball for girls is Wiseburn Aviation Girls Softball, a recreational league with 6U, 8U, 10U and 12U divisions.
• Players 13 and older can look at El Segundo Babe Ruth, which accepts players who live or attend school in Hawthorne.
• DITR’s free baseball and softball clinics will add extra practice alongside any league.

Is there a Hawthorne Little League?

Hawthorne baseball does not center on a league called Hawthorne Little League, at least not one with a working website we could find. The Little League that describes itself as serving the Wiseburn and Hawthorne communities is Wiseburn Little League, which says it has been around since 1956. Its mailing address is a Hawthorne P.O. box, and its home fields include Wiseburn Middle School on West 135th Street in Hawthorne.

That is the main Hawthorne baseball option for ages 4 to 12, but it is not the only one. The City of Hawthorne has partnered with the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation on a Dodgers DreamTeam youth program. Girls have Wiseburn Aviation Girls Softball. Older players can look at El Segundo Babe Ruth. The cards below summarize each. Private club and travel teams are out there too, but we do not list them.

Youth baseball and softball leagues in Hawthorne

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.

Which league covers my Hawthorne address?

Little League sets eligibility by a league’s boundaries, and its League Finder tool on littleleague.org checks whether a home or school address is inside an active league’s boundaries. Wiseburn Little League has posted its own rules. Players at league ages 4 to 7 can register no matter where they live or go to school. Players at 8 and up must live within the boundaries or attend a school inside them, or have taken part in earlier seasons without a break since league age 7. The league links a boundary map and an address checker on its site.

League age for Little League baseball is a child’s age on August 31, and the league links an age calculator. If your address falls outside the Wiseburn boundaries, try the League Finder for the next league over. El Segundo Little League is the closest neighbor, and our El Segundo guide covers it. Torrance families can also see our Torrance guide.

What does Hawthorne baseball look like for ages 4 to 12?

Wiseburn Little League forms teams based on enrollment and volunteer coaches, and says the divisions generally look like this:

• Tee Ball (ages 4-5): hitting off a tee.
• Single A (ages 5-6): a mix of coach pitch and tee.
• Double A (ages 7-8): a mix of machine and player pitch.
• Triple A (ages 9-10) and Majors (ages 11-12).

The league runs a spring season, which it says is March through June, and a fall season from September to November for ages 7 to 12. Games in fall 2026 were being played at Wiseburn Middle School, Aviation Elementary School, Wiseburn Sports Complex and Da Vinci Connect. Spring player assessments are typically mid-January and are required for everyone except Tee Ball and Single A. The league also asks each family to take on a volunteer role, such as head coach, assistant coach, team parent or scorekeeper.

The city’s program is different. In a 2023 report, the City of Hawthorne said it had been a Dodgers DreamTeam affiliate since 2018, operating out of Jim Thorpe Park and Holly Park, with T-ball for ages 5 to 6, coach pitch for 7 to 8, a minors division for 9 to 10 and majors for 11 to 12. That report is the most recent we could read, so call the city’s Community Services Department to confirm the current season and how to register.

Is there Hawthorne softball for girls?

Yes. Wiseburn Aviation Girls Softball, called WAGS on its site, is a recreational league that is part of USA Softball and open to girls from around the South Bay. Its divisions are 6U, 8U, 10U and 12U, set by birth date. For example, 10U covers girls born September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015. Its mailing address is Wiseburn Middle School in Hawthorne.

Fall teams play Sundays from early September to early November, which the league does to avoid conflicts with soccer. Spring runs from early February through early May. In 2026, it posted fall registration from May 9 to August 15 and held a late window to September 5, and its prior spring registration ran October 29 to December 14. Families who want their daughters to try baseball can ask Wiseburn Little League. For practice at home, our softball hitting drills help.

Where do Hawthorne players go at 13 and older?

El Segundo Babe Ruth runs a spring season for ages 13 to 16, including 12-year-olds who have aged out of Little League. Its boundaries cover players who live or attend school in El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach or North Redondo Beach. New players must try out, and fall ball is played at Stevenson Field at El Segundo Rec Park. We did not find a PONY league based in Hawthorne. South Bay PONY, based in Manhattan Beach, invites players ages 4 to 14 from across the South Bay, and our Manhattan Beach guide explains how it compares. Hawthorne High School also lists a baseball program on MaxPreps, and our baseball tryouts guide helps players prepare.

When does registration close?

• Wiseburn Little League, spring 2027: the registration page lists a January 5, 2027 close and season dates of February 27 to June 6, 2027. The league says spring sign-up usually runs November through January, and July through August for fall ball.
• Wiseburn Aviation Girls Softball: last cycle’s spring window was late October to mid-December. Fall registration ran from May into August.
• El Segundo Babe Ruth: its 2026 page listed spring registration as January 1 to 17.
• City of Hawthorne DreamTeam: we could not confirm the current window. Check with the city.

Dates shift each year, so confirm on each league’s site. Teams in the younger divisions can fill, so do not wait until the last week.

How can my child get extra practice between seasons?

League seasons mean games and a weekly practice, and not much one-on-one coaching. DITR, the Diamonds In The Rough Sports Foundation, is a nonprofit based in Torrance that serves South Bay families. Its free baseball and softball clinics will be open to all ages and give kids extra skill work on top of whichever league they play in. You can get updates on that page.

For older or more advanced players, one-on-one development with Coach Murphy Su’a is available by request. Coach Su’a is a former BYU First-Team All-American with more than 40 years of coaching at the high school, college, professional and international levels, and he works with both baseball and softball players. For drills to try at home, see youth baseball drills.

Sources: Wiseburn Little League (home); Wiseburn Little League: FAQs; Wiseburn Little League: Spring 2027 Registration; Wiseburn Little League: Our Fields; Wiseburn Aviation Girls Softball (home); Wiseburn Aviation Girls Softball: Divisions; El Segundo Babe Ruth League; PublicCEO: Hawthorne celebrates 6 years of success with Dodgers Dreamteam Program (2023); South Bay PONY Baseball: About Spring Baseball; Little League: Determine League Age; Little League: Play Little League and League Finder

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