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Lincoln Youth Baseball Organization (dba as Junior Saltdogs League)

Junior Saltdogs is a summer youth baseball program for kids ages 5-17.  We have 7 divisions…U6 tball, U8 machine pitch, and player pitch for U10, U12, U14, and U17, as well as our Homer’s Heroes division for kids ages 5-17 with physical or intellectual disabilities.

We have 80+ teams each season, and there are no tryouts.  JSL commissioners form the teams based on the preferences that each player lists on their registration form for a specific coach, friend, or school.  While we can’t guarantee specific team placement, we do our very best to honor listed preferences while at the same time balancing player numbers between all the teams in each division.  Please check the FAQ page for answers to many questions.

 

2026 Season

 

REGISTRATION:

  • U6-U14 divisions:  Registration for our 2026 season is closed, and we won’t be accepting additional players.  To be fair to everyone who asks, it is board policy that we not make any exceptions.  If you would like to be added to our database to receive 2027 registration information when it goes out in early January, please email Deb at jslregistrations@jrsaltdogs.com with your best email address, home mailing address, and player’s name.
  • U17 (high school) division only:  Go to the U17 page for information on the second registration period just for U17.
  • Homer’s Heroes division:  Go to the Homer’s Heroes page for the online registration link.  The registration deadline is May 1, 2026.

SEASON UPDATES: (updated 4.17.26)

U6-U14 DIVISIONS… Head Coaches have received their rosters and were asked to reach out to all their players by April 15th.  If you haven’t heard from your child’s head coach, please check your spam/junk folder in case it landed there and if still nothing, email Deb at jslregistrations@jrsaltdogs.com and she will look up the head coach and share his/her contact information with you.  ​

U6-U14 GAME SCHEDULES … Will be final and posted on each division page after April 26.

U6-U14 END OF SEASON TOURNAMENTS … Dates won’t be known until early July as any regular season rain makeups will affect tournament dates.  Dates will be posted on each division pages as soon as they are set.  For a guideline, once the regular season game schedules are posted, use the link to determine the last game that any team plays in your division.  Add a few days in case they’re needed for rain makeups and then the tournament typically starts.   All tournament games will be done by July 31.

U10-U17 Bat Checks:  See below for 2026 dates/locations for bat checks.  As a reminder, all U10-U17 player bats need to be inspected by us and if they meet our bat rules – if approved, we’ll place a sticker on it so umpires will allow it to be used.  If your bat still has our orange sticker (U10-U14) or green sticker (U17) on it, then it is good to go for the 2026 season.   If a player enters the batter’s box with a bat that does not have our approved sticker on it, they will be called out.  See the box at right for a recap of our bat rules.  Nothing inspection or sticker is needed for bats in U6 or U8.

The 2026 pre-season bat check dates are:

  • Sun, April 26, from 6:30-8:00pm at D-BAT Lincoln (1115 Libra Drive)
  • Mon, May 4 from 5:00-6:30pm at DICK’s Sporting Goods (6100 O St, just inside south side main entrance) — also note this is the last day of DICK’s May 1-4, 2026 20% off any purchase for JSL families in Lincoln store only
  • Thu, May 7 from 5:00-6:30pm at the Lincoln Saltdogs Stadium (403 Line Drive Circle) – we’ll be by the gate at the front of the circle drive (if bad weather, this date may be cancelled)
  • Mon, May 11 from 4:30-6:00pm at Primetime Sporting Goods (2901 S 84th St #9) – also note JSL families can do 20% off any purchase with their coupon on our 2026 Sponsor Ad/Coupon Sheet

Once all pre-season bat check dates are completed, if you need a bat check done, we will do them at Lewis or Fleming fields (for U10-U14) or at Denmsore field (for U17) on any JSL game night.  Find our site supervisor (wearing a navy blue JSL shirt/jacket).   If you wait until a game night, let your child know they should borrow a teammate’s bat until their bat has been checked/approved – this is especially true for about the first week of season games as many other things can pop up that we need to take care of before we can do bat checks but we’ll do our best to get to bat checks at the field just as soon as we can.  Thanks in advance for your patience!

QUESTIONS:  Most questions can be answered by referring to our FAQ page.  If not, please email Deb at jslregistrations@jrsaltdogs.com.