Female Baseball
Baseball Nova Scotia is proud to promote opportunities for girls to play baseball across the province! Check back to this page often for up to date information about girls baseball opportunities, events, and more!
Current Events
2025 Female Baseball events coming soon.
| Event | Description | More Information |
Development
| Program | Description | More Information |
| Bluenose League | Beginning in 2021, the Bluenose League offered all female divisions for the first time at the 12U and 14U age groups. As of 2024, the Bluenose League hosts all female divisions at the 12U, 14U, and 17U age groups. Teams can choose to play a full schedule of approximately 24 games, or a half schedule of 10-12 games, from early June to mid-August. Teams participating in the Bluenose League are organized by local associations. For more information on all female baseball teams participating in the league, check out our Association Contact page, and reach out to the association nearest to you. If your local association does not currently offer a team in participating in the league, girls are eligible to play on an all female team in another association. | |
| Provincial Championships | Provincial Championships are currently offered at the 12U, 14U, and 17U divisions. Events are held at the end of August (dates vary by the year). These events serve as a culmination of the teams' skill development from the entire season and allow them to compete for the provincial title for their division/tier. |
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High Performance
| Program | Description | More Information |
| 14U | The BNS 14U program is open for tryouts to all female members turning 14 or younger in the calendar year. Tryouts typically take place in late July annually. The program trains together and plays several exhibition games in August. The team competes at the 14U Girls Atlantic Championships annually (mid-September). | 14U Girls |
| 16U | The BNS 16U program is open for tryouts to all female members turning 16 or younger in the calendar year. Tryouts typically take place in March and April annually. The program trains together, plays a part-time schedule in the Bluenose League (15U AA) and plays several exhibition games through the summer. The team competes at the 16U Girls National Championships annually (late August). Girls are encouraged to also play with their local association. For the first time ever, in 2025, the Canada Games will include a female baseball event. The goal of the program for this season is to compete at the Canada Games. | |
| 21U | The BNS 21U program is open for tryouts to all female members turning 21 or younger in the calendar year. Tryouts typically take place in March and April annually. The program trains together, plays a part-time schedule in the Bluenose League (18U A) and plays several exhibition games through the summer. The team competes at the 21U Girls National Championships annually (mid August). Girls are encouraged to also play with their local association. | 21U Women |
| Senior | The BNS Senior Women program is open for tryouts to all female members (minimum turning 16 in the calendar year). Tryouts typically take place in March and April annually. The program trains together, plays a part-time schedule in the Bluenose League (18U AA) and plays several exhibition games through the summer. The team competes at the Senior Women National Championships annually (early August). Girls are encouraged to also play with their local association. | Senior Women |
Coaching
| Program | Description | More Information |
| NCCP | Baseball Nova Scotia has made it a priority to increase the amount of trained and certified female coaches around the province. Stay tuned for information on NCCP clinics, including female only clinics. | NCCP Website |
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| Baseball Canada Women in Coaching Program | Beginning in 2023, Baseball Canada has offered their Women in Coaching Program. The program is open to all female coaches across the country and is designed to create a more inclusive environment for women in coaching baseball. | Women in Coaching |
Umpiring
Stay tuned for opportunities and initiatives for females in officiating.
Opportunities for Girls in Baseball
| Opportunity | Description | More Information |
| Trailblazer Series | The Trailblazer Series is a joint effort of MLB and USA Baseball designed to provide playing, development, and educational opportunities to female baseball players ages 11-13. Traditionally, the event has been held in the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Florida. Keep an eye on their website for information regarding registration. | MLB Trailblazer Series |
| Girls At Bat | Girls At Bat is a baseball for development initiative designed to help girls across the country set lofty goals and pursue them with tenacity. Jays Care Foundation and Plan International Canada have partnered to work with communities, schools and non-profit organizations to help increase female participation and retention in sport, using a 8-12 week baseball and/or softball program as the vehicle. Partners apply to implement the program and receive robust training, coaching resources, equipment, some financial support and remote and in-person support to launch and sustain their programs. Each partner selects the level of Girls At Bat that is most appropriate to the group of girls they want to work with and their level of capacity for program delivery: | Bring Girls At Bat to Your Community |
| Baseball Canada | Baseball Canada is a proud supporter of Girl's baseball across the country. For up to date information on opportunities, stories, programming and more, head to the Baseball Canada Girl's Baseball website. | Baseball Canada Girls Baseball |
| BNS Gender Equity Committee | The role of the BNS Gender Equity Committee is:
| If interested in being part of the BNS Gender Equity Committee or one of it's ad hocs, please contact VP of Girls Baseball, Mike Crawford |
