St. Louis area youth baseball programs
Travel clubs, rec leagues and college summer leagues on both sides of the river, Missouri and Illinois. Facts come from each program's own public pages, last checked 2026-10-14. Anything we could not confirm says "Not listed."
Missouri side clubs (alphabetical)
Gamers Baseball
- Location
- St. Louis, MO
- Type
- Travel club
- Age groups
- Not listed
- Tryouts
- 2027 tryout registration is open. The site says dates and times are sent after the form is submitted.
- Season / schedule
- Not listed
- Tournaments
- Not listed
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- Not listed
- Indoor facility
- Not listed
- Contact
- Not listed
- Website
- https://stlgamers.net/
- Social
- facebook.com/stlgamersbaseball · x.com/stlgamers
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
Missouri Gators
- Location
- St. Louis metro, MO (part of Gators Baseball Academy)
- Type
- Travel club
- Age groups
- 6U to 18U, baseball and softball
- Tryouts
- Not listed
- Season / schedule
- 2025-2026 teams are listed, from 6U-7U through 15U-17U.
- Tournaments
- Not listed
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- The SportsBarn in Wentzville is the practice and training home. A street address is not on the club page.
- Indoor facility
- SportsBarn, Wentzville. Players receive a SportsBarn membership.
- Contact
- chris.cradick@gatorsba.com
- Website
- https://gatorsbaseballacademy.com/missouri-gators/
- Social
- Not listed
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
Rawlings Tigers
- Location
- St. Louis, MO (club started in St. Louis in 2010; now national)
- Type
- Travel club (baseball and softball)
- Age groups
- 5U through 18U, baseball and fastpitch, in 31 states.
- Tryouts
- The site links to baseball and softball tryout finders. Dates are not on the homepage.
- Season / schedule
- Not listed
- Tournaments
- The club describes a national tournament and showcase schedule. Named St. Louis events are not listed on the homepage.
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- 203B Ramsey Lane, Ballwin, MO 63021
- Indoor facility
- Not listed
- Contact
- Not listed
- Website
- https://www.rawlingstigers.com/
- Social
- Not listed
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
Recruits Baseball Club
- Location
- St. Louis, MO (draws players from both sides of the river)
- Type
- Travel club and training facility
- Age groups
- 6U to 18U
- Tryouts
- Year-round. Submit the club form; questions go to Senior Director Todd Stein at tstein@recruitsbaseball.com.
- Season / schedule
- Not listed
- Tournaments
- Teams compete nationally and around the bi-state area. Named events and a season calendar are not listed on the homepage.
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- Not listed
- Indoor facility
- Club training facility. A street address is not on the facility page.
- Contact
- admin@recruitsbaseball.com
- Website
- https://recruitsbaseball.com/
- Social
- facebook.com/recruitsbaseballclub · instagram.com/recruitsbaseball
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
St. Louis Naturals
- Location
- St. Louis, MO
- Type
- Travel club (baseball and fastpitch)
- Age groups
- 8 to 18, baseball and fastpitch
- Tryouts
- 2026 baseball tryouts at Bud Dome 2, 9711 Green Park Industrial Drive, St. Louis: 9U June 29, 4-6pm; 10U June 29, 6-8pm; 11U June 30, 4-6pm; 12U June 30, 6-8pm; 13U July 2, 4-6pm; 14U July 2, 6-8pm; 17U July 14, 2-4pm; 16U July 14, 4-6pm; 15U July 14, 6-8pm.
- Season / schedule
- Not listed
- Tournaments
- Not listed
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- Training facility: 109 Green Park Industrial Court, St. Louis, MO 63123 (8 cages, fielding area, 6 mounds).
- Indoor facility
- 109 Green Park Industrial Court, St. Louis, MO 63123
- Contact
- rich.minda@stlnaturals.com
- Website
- https://www.stlnaturals.com/
- Social
- facebook.com/StlNaturals · x.com/StlNatsclub
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
St. Louis Prospects
- Location
- St. Louis metro, MO
- Type
- Travel club (youth and high school teams)
- Age groups
- Not listed
- Tryouts
- Group tryouts for 2026/27 have concluded. Individual tryouts: info@stlprospectsbaseball.com.
- Season / schedule
- Not listed
- Tournaments
- Not listed
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- Not listed
- Indoor facility
- Not listed
- Contact
- info@stlprospects.com on the homepage. Tryouts use info@stlprospectsbaseball.com.
- Website
- https://www.stlprospectsbaseball.com/
- Social
- Not listed
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
More Missouri clubs will be added as their details are confirmed from their own pages.
Illinois side (Metro East) clubs and leagues (alphabetical)
District 19
- Location
- Columbia and nearby towns
- Type
- Rec league
- Age groups
- Boys grades 2 to 8: Atoms (2nd-3rd), Bantams (4th-5th), Midgets (6th-8th).
- Tryouts
- Not listed
- Season / schedule
- Schedules are posted by division on the league site.
- Tournaments
- Not listed
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- Towns on the site: Columbia, Dupo, Freeburg, Mascoutah, Millstadt, New Athens, Red Bud, Smithton, St. Libory, Valmeyer and Waterloo. A single home field is not listed.
- Indoor facility
- Not listed
- Contact
- Not listed
- Website
- https://dist19.com/baseball/
- Social
- Not listed
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
Extreme Baseball & Softball Club
- Location
- Collinsville
- Type
- Travel club
- Age groups
- Not listed
- Tryouts
- The site links to Extreme Open Tryouts. Dates are not on the homepage.
- Season / schedule
- Not listed
- Tournaments
- Not listed
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- 103 Complex Dr, Collinsville, IL 62234
- Indoor facility
- Extreme Annex at 103 Complex Dr, Collinsville
- Contact
- info@extremepride.org
- Website
- https://leagues.bluesombrero.com/extremebsc
- Social
- facebook.com/ExtremePride
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
Gateway Stallions
- Location
- Granite City
- Type
- Travel club
- Age groups
- Team pages list 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U and 15U.
- Tryouts
- The page links to tryout registration. Dates are not listed there.
- Season / schedule
- Not listed
- Tournaments
- Older results on the page include 12U 2nd at July Thunder (2022) and 12U 1st at July Bash (2022). A current schedule is not listed.
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- Gateway Field House, 3519 Illinois 162, Granite City, IL 62040
- Indoor facility
- Gateway Field House, same address
- Contact
- gatewayfieldhouse@gmail.com
- Website
- https://www.gatewayfieldhouse.com/stallions-baseball
- Social
- Not listed
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
Illinois Gators
- Location
- Edwardsville
- Type
- Travel club (part of Gators Baseball Academy)
- Age groups
- 6U to 18U, baseball and softball
- Tryouts
- Not listed
- Season / schedule
- 2025-2026 teams are listed, from 6U-7U through 17U.
- Tournaments
- Not listed
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- Not listed
- Indoor facility
- Not listed
- Contact
- jim.cromer@gatorsba.com
- Website
- https://gatorsbaseballacademy.com/illinois-gators/
- Social
- Not listed
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
MERBL (Metro East Recreational Baseball League)
- Location
- Collinsville area
- Type
- Rec league
- Age groups
- 7th-8th grade, high school, and men 18 and up.
- Tryouts
- No tryouts. Players and teams are placed.
- Season / schedule
- Not listed
- Tournaments
- Not listed
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- 531 W 5th St, Saint Jacob, IL 62281
- Indoor facility
- Not listed
- Contact
- (618) 406-4979 · coachmikekamp@yahoo.com
- Website
- https://www.merbl.org/
- Social
- Not listed
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
Metro East Expos
- Location
- Belleville
- Type
- Travel club
- Age groups
- 12U is listed for 2026 camps in Belleville. Other ages are not on this page.
- Tryouts
- Not listed
- Season / schedule
- 2026 camps, on a Greater Midwest Baseball team page.
- Tournaments
- Not listed
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- Not listed
- Indoor facility
- Not listed
- Contact
- Not listed
- Website
- https://go.playgmb.com/team/details/2026-camps/c82e788a-7bbb-442d-bb09-54e0866c3853
- Social
- Not listed
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
Metro Xplosion / Millstadt Xplosion
- Location
- Millstadt
- Type
- Travel and showcase club
- Age groups
- Metro Xplosion lists players aged 15 to 18. It is part of Millstadt Xplosion Youth Baseball Club, a nonprofit registered in Illinois since 2011.
- Tryouts
- The site says to check back for tryout information. Dates are not posted.
- Season / schedule
- Not listed
- Tournaments
- Listed events: 15U STL Elite Series (Play 9, 6/12-6/15), 16U National Championship (Play 9, 6/12-6/15), 16U STL Classic (Play 9, 6/5-6/8), 15U Midwest Scout Games (5/31-6/1). The page does not give the year.
- Cost
- Dollar amounts are not published. The club says fees cover expenses.
- Home field
- Not listed
- Indoor facility
- Not listed
- Contact
- Not listed
- Website
- https://metroxplosion.com/
- Social
- x.com/Xplosion_BB
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
O-Town Bats
- Location
- O'Fallon
- Type
- Travel team
- Age groups
- 13U, O'Fallon, IL
- Tryouts
- Not listed
- Season / schedule
- 2026 spring/summer, on a Greater Midwest Baseball team page.
- Tournaments
- Not listed
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- Not listed
- Indoor facility
- Not listed
- Contact
- Not listed
- Website
- https://go.playgmb.com/team/details/2026-spring-summer/b0ca8599-38b8-405b-a406-6708ff840939
- Social
- Not listed
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
O'Fallon Athletics
- Location
- O'Fallon
- Type
- Travel teams
- Age groups
- 11U Griffith is listed for 2026 spring/summer. Other ages are not on this page.
- Tryouts
- Not listed
- Season / schedule
- 2026 spring/summer, on a Greater Midwest Baseball team page.
- Tournaments
- Not listed
- Cost
- Not listed
- Home field
- Not listed
- Indoor facility
- Not listed
- Contact
- Not listed
- Website
- https://go.playgmb.com/team/details/2026-spring-summer/cbfb209c-2dd8-44ed-8bba-1027bf22d783
- Social
- Not listed
- Source
- Public club or team page (as of 2026-10-14)
College summer and adult leagues
College summer leagues and the St. Louis-area teams in them are on the college summer baseball page. Adult summer leagues stay listed here. Team lists come from each league's own pages.
Mon-Clair Baseball League
- Area
- Monroe and St. Clair counties, IL, plus St. Louis
- Level
- Adult amateur (summer)
- Teams
- Monroe: Belleville Rockies, Godfrey Hamms, Millstadt Green Machine, St. Louis Spikes, Valmeyer Lakers, Waterloo Buds
- Season / schedule
- Summer 2026. Playoff results posted for August 1, 2 and 8, 2026.
- Joining
- See the league page
- Contact
- Not listed
- Website
- https://www.teampages.com/organizations/17184
- Source
- League page (as of 2026-10-14) · Also lists a St. Clair division and independent teams (MOCO TRIBE, Moredock Mashers, St. Louis Printers, STLMBL All-Stars).
St. Louis Men's Baseball League
- Area
- St. Louis metro (MO and IL fields)
- Level
- Adult amateur
- Teams
- Not listed
- Season / schedule
- Not listed
- Joining
- See the league site
- Contact
- Not listed
- Website
- https://stlmsbl.com/
- Source
- League page (as of 2026-10-14) · Age divisions and bat rules are from the 2020 rules. A current team list is not on the public pages.
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