Top Tier League - Top Tier Sports

18U Division	16U Division	15U Division	14U Division	13U Division
City Baseball Upperclass	Baden Black Sox	City Baseball Navy	Baden Black Sox	Baden Black Sox
Dragons Baseball	City Baseball Navy	Driveline Comstock	City Baseball Green	Baden Islanders
Driveline Kozak	City Baseball Royal	Falcons Black	City Baseball Navy	City Baseball Green
Driveline Tecktiel	Driveline Kozak	FCA Baseball	Driveline Cochrane	City Baseball Navy
North Seattle Rainiers Taylor	Driveline Tecktiel	Mavericks	Driveline Comstock	City Baseball Royal
Redmond Dudes	FCA Baseball	Merchants Premier	Driveline Comstock	Dragons Blue
Renton Rebels	FOC Bears	North Seattle Rainiers Conte	Elevate NW Jackson	Dragons Green
Shoreline Royals Underclass	Merchants 15U Caldwell	North Seattle Rainiers Fletcher	FCA Black	Driveline Cochrane
Washington A’s Gomez	Merchants 16U	Northwest Sting	FCA Cardinal	Falcons Black
Washington A’s Cox	North Seattle Rainiers Kahn	Redmond Dudes	FOC Bears Frankliln	FCA Baseball
Washington Rush Cashman	Washington Awards	Washington A’s Carter	FOC Bears Lawrence	FCA Black
West Sound Baseball	Washington Baseball Academy	Washington A’s Hemmenway	Legends Baseball	FOC Bears Hamann
	Washington Rush Hacker	Washington Avengers Walker	Maltby Redhawks	FOC Bears Knight
	West Sound Baseball	Washington Rush Clouse	Mavericks	FOC Bears Rudin
			Merchants Black	Maltby Redhawks
			Narrows Baseball	Mavs West
			North Seattle Rainiers Zimmerman	Merchants Black
			Northend Nine	Merchants Purple
			Northwest Sting	Mukilteo Mavericks
			Northwest Sting	Narrows Baseball
			Redmond Dudes	North Seattle Rainiers Blue
			Rock Creek Select	North Seattle Rainiers Hepler
			Seattle Wave	Northend Nine
			Washington A’s Park	Northwest Sting
			Washington A’s Payne	Northwest Sting Blue
			Washington A’s Sanidad	Redmond Dudes
			Washington Rush Maltos	Rock Creek Select
				Seattle Wave
				Washington A’s Munsell
				Washington A’s Robertson
				Washington Rush Petras

League Structure

High School (15U – 18U)
– Separate league for each age group
– Gold & Silver division at each age group; 6 North & 6 South teams in both Gold & Silver
– 16 regular season games + minimum 2 postseason games per team
(Regular season – play each team in regional division 2x, play each team in opposite division 1x)
– League play starts in May; ends with playoffs/tournament in late July (dates below)
– Top 8 teams qualify for College World Series style league playoffs (late July)
– Remaining 4 teams will compete in an end-of-season tournament (late July – same time as league playoffs)

Intermediate (13U – 14U)
– Separate league for each age group
– Gold & Silver division at each age group; 8 North & 8 South teams in both Gold & Silver
– 22 regular season games + minimum 2 postseason games per team
(Regular season – play each team in regional division 2x, play each team in opposite division 1x)
– League play starts in May; ends with playoffs/tournament in late July (dates below)
– Top 8-10 teams qualify for College World Series style league playoffs (mid-July)
– All remaining teams will compete in an end-of-season tournament (mid-July – same time as league playoffs)

Youth (10U – 12U)
See our Top Tier Youth League page for more information on our 10U – 12U league offerings

Scheduling Process

Annual Scheduling Meeting
On a Sunday in early-March (13U – 18U), all league teams get together (generally at Husky Ballpark at the University of Washington) to collectively create the league schedule. Each team brings their home field allocations and sits in a room with other coaches in their division. The league sets the parameters (play everyone 2x or 3x in division, start/end dates, etc.) and from there, the coaches make their own schedule. This allows all teams the autonomy to control when and where they play.

Once all team schedules have been created, coaches/GMs submit their individual schedules to the league office. Everything from that point forward is taken care of by league officials – the creation of the master schedule, league administration, assigning umpires, scores & standings tracking, etc. This scheduling process has worked extremely well, allowing teams to really have control of their entire schedule, from league play to tournaments, while building in days off and working around any potential conflicts (spring break, graduation, etc.)

Postseason Play

High School (15U – 18U) & Intermediate (13U – 14U) Divisions
ALL teams in each division will participate in some sort of postseason play

League Playoffs
– Teams that qualify for the league playoffs will participate in a College World Series style postseason
– There will be two pools consisting of 4 teams each. These pools will play a mini-double elimination tournament over a three-day period (Friday – Sunday)
– The two pool winners will face off in a best-of-three league championship series over a two-day period (Tuesday – Wednesday) to determine the league champion

League Tournament (Consolation Bracket)
– Teams that do not qualify for the league playoffs will participate in a 3-day double-elimination tournament
– This tournament will take place at the same time as the league playoffs, ensuring that ALL teams in each division can plan for games on that weekend

Youth (10U – 12U)
See our Top Tier Youth League page for more information on our 10U – 12U league offerings

Fields

Regular Season
Each team in the league is responsible to reserve and pay for fields for their regular season home games. This allows for teams to have a true “home field” and to set their own schedule within the league guidelines. The cost to each team will vary based on location, quality, and size of field. This leaves each organization’s field budget within their own control.

Postseason
All postseason fields for Top Tier Elite League contests will be reserved by the league office. Locations will be a mix of north and south end fields to allow for higher seeded teams to play closer to home in the league playoffs or postseason tournament.

Umpires

Top Tier Sports has strong relationships with the top umpire associations in the area. We contract out with each of those groups to provide the best available officials for league games, including our postseason.
– Following the annual league scheduling meeting, Top Tier Sports compiles a league master schedule, and works with local umpire associations to ensure coverage for all league contests
– Once the initial schedule is set, the league office works in conjunction with the coaches in the league and the respective umpire association to communicate any schedule changes due to conflicts, weather, etc.

Baseballs

Baden Sports is the official ball of Top Tier Sports. All baseballs used in Top Tier league & tournament contacts must be Baden baseballs
– League fees will cover 5 dozen Baden game balls per team. Teams with existing Baden relationships can opt out of the ball cost
– The high school divisions of the Top Tier Elite League will use Baden 3BB-NFHS baseballs
– The 11U – 14U divisions of the Top Tier Elite League will use Baden 2BBG baseballs

2025 Season Dates

Age Group	Season Duration	Rainout Dates	Playoff / Tournament Dates	Championship Series	State Championship Series (East vs. West)
18U Divisions	Sun 5/18 – Sun 7/20	Mon 7/21 – Wed 7/23	Fri 7/25 – Sun 7/27	Tue 7/29 – Wed 7/30	Tue 8/5 – Wed 8/6
15U – 16U Divisions	Sun 5/4 – Sun 7/20	Mon 7/21 – Wed 7/23	Fri 7/25 – Sun 7/27	Tue 7/29 – Wed 7/30	(16U only) Tue 8/5 – Wed 8/6
13U – 14U Divisions	Sat 4/5 – Sun 7/6	Mon 7/7 – Wed 7/9	Fri 7/11 – Sun 7/13	Tue 7/15 – Wed 7/16	Tue 7/22 – Wed 7/23

2025 League Costs

The total cost for the Top Tier League (13U – 18U Divisions) is $3,750 which is all inclusive:
– League administration fees
– Umpire fees (regular season and postseason)
– Postseason fields and awards
– Baden game balls ($250 opt-out optional for teams who have their own deal with Baden)

Payable in three installments:
– $1,000 league deposit (due 11/15)
– $1,375 installment (due 1/15)
– $1,375 final payment (due 3/15)

Interested in Joining?

Contact our league director Derek Bingham for more information and to request a league invite

Email: Derek Bingham
Cell: (206) 465-8690

ABOUT TOP TIER SPORTS

Youth and High School Baseball Tournaments in Washington. We have over 50 years of experience providing events. Our goal is to provide a platform for players to develop, play competitive games in a positive environment across all levels with an opportunity to be seen & recruited at the high school ages.

Want to Work With Us

We are always looking for motivated people who want to provide a positive experience for youth sports. We always have a need for the following:

Tournament Site Directors, Game Officials, Social Media and Content Capture, Player Highlights & Promotions and we are always looking for tournament vendors to provide food trucks, gear or other experience enhancers.

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FAQs

We understand there are tons of moving piece that go into organizing events and we want to do our best to make sure all coaches, parents and players have all of the information they need to enjoy our events. If you are looking for information, we ask that you please utilize our FAQs page prior to calling or emailing. If you have an immediate concern, please contact the appropriate member of our team.