REGISTRATION FOR THE 2026 SPRING SEASON WILL BE OPEN JAN 1ST- FEB 6TH!
A late fee of $15 will be applied to all registrations after 2/6/26.
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SPRING
Etown Fastpitch girls' youth softball Spring program is offered for 8U/10U/12U/14U age levels, ALL skill levels. FREE 6U clinics are also offered.
PLAYERS MUST RESIDE IN THE ELIZABETHTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (Elizabethtown, PA)
If you live outside of the Etown School District, please contact us so we can connect you with an organization in your district (Lancaster County).
Please register your player for her age as of 08/31/25. If you would like to have your player considered to play up one age level, please use the comments box to indicate your request and any other necessary requests (coach and teammate requests). All requests will be reviewed and discussed with the parents as appropriate for the development of each player and are not guaranteed. It is highly recommended that players stay in their age group to grow in leadership and skill.
REGISTRATION OPEN 1/1/26-2/6/26. LATE FEE of $15 will be charged to all registrations after 2/6/26 and spots will not be guaranteed.
Once jerseys are ordered, the cost of the jersey (included in registration fee) cannot be refunded.
Spring fundraiser is required to maintain costs of the fields and the program. Parents may opt out of the fundraiser for $40 ($65 opt out for multiple players in the same family). All players are required to have one representative serve at least one concession slot during the regular season AND one slot during a tournament hosted at our fields during the season (10U/12U tournament and/or high school showcase tournament).
Our Spring season is scheduled to begin practices two times per week late March as follows*:
6U Clinics (free)- series of three 1.5 hr introductory sessions Sundays 12pm-1:30pm April/May dates TBD. For girls ages 5-6yr. Must be 5yr old by Apr 1st.
TEAM Practices & Games:
8U: Wed/Sat (Born 09/01/2016-8/31/2018; 09/01/2018-12/31/2019 considered)
10U: Tue/Thur (Born 09/01/2014-08/31/2016)
12U: Mon/Wed (Born 09/01/2012-08/31/2014)
14U: Tue/Thur/possible Friday games (Born 09/01/2010-8/31/2012)
Games will begin Mid April (late April/early May for 14U) on the same weekdays as above (teams will either have a game or practice).
Practice days are subject to change based on number of teams and availability of coaches/fields; however, game days of the week for each age level are set across the entire LANCO Youth Softball league.
Etown 10U/12U tournament will be held on Sat May 16th (12U) and Sun May 17th (10U) at our fields. Please save these dates as our teams will be participating. Dates subject to change. All teams will be given the opportunity to participate in a tournament during the Spring season at no additional registration cost to families.
Game season: Mid-April through Mid June
We will communicate open gyms and process for player evaluations once confirmed with the school for gym space. All 10U/12U/14U players are expected to attend the player evaluations to assess skill levels. All players will be placed on a team. TENTATIVE Player Evaluation Date: SAT/SUN FEB 7-8th.
Practices & home field location: Wenger Athletic Softball Fields, 136 Robinson Dr. Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Fall Season
Team Practices begin Mid August, day of the week TBD by the head coach.
Practices will be held at the Wenger Rheems Athletic Softball Fields located at 136 Robinson Dr. Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Games will be playing at various local fields in Lancaster County, PA.
8U - Game schedule will be determined based on the number of teams -most likely 5-6 games on Saturday morning or Sunday afternoon (not officially part of Fall umpire league, but we schedule scrimmages with other organizations within the league).
10U/12U/14U - 2-hour games on SUNDAYS 1pm-3pm starting September 6th and ending Nov 1st. Six game days plus two bye weeks, total of 8wk schedule.
Please register per USA Softball AGE CHARTS for 2026-2027 (age for play in SPRING 2027-see link in spring season below). The ages allow players born SEP/OCT/NOV/DEC of a given year (that would have otherwise moved up) to stay in the lower age level. These changes were made 2023-2024 to align with school age.
AGE CALCULATOR: https://tournamentusasoftball.com/agecalculatorv5.html
Team placements will be determined on many factors including number of participants at each age level, requests, pitcher/catcher assignments, etc.
If you have any requests, please add them in the comments during registration.
Catlin Catalfano, Etown Fastpitch Commissioner
[email protected]
717-682-1468