Brownwood had most recently competed in the Texas Teen-Age Baseball ranks.

Robert Anders, City of Brownwood Sports and Events coordinator and member of the board, said of the move, “We’ve been with TTAB for as long as I can remember and after last year’s tournaments our board met and did a recap of the year and had some discussions. We talked about if we were happy with the way TTAB was going and we had some yeses and had some nos. There were other entities like Little League that reached out trying to persuade us to go a different route. When we met as board we came to a decision to pursue a new charter and see what it would look like if we changed over.”

Regarding the differences for Brownwood Youth Baseball going forward, Anders said, “There will be some changes in how the draft is done, what equipment can be used, some of the base distances and some smaller rules we’ll go over with our members to make sure they know what’s going on.”

As for the level of competition, Anders said, “With our previous association we would play here in Brownwood and play other teams from other areas that had one or two teams in the whole town, and the talent was super saturated on those teams, where it was spread out on our teams. When our top teams played their teams they would have multiple elite players on those teams and we’d just have a couple because of how the draft went. With Little League, it’s more spread out, we have an opportunity for our players to play not only in district and state tournaments, but regional tournaments and one division has a chance to go all the way to the World Series in Williamsport. That was attractive to us because we feel like Brownwood has a large pool of talent baseball-wise and in other sports, and it’s great to show that off to the state and hopefully to the whole world.”

Anders stated the 12-game league schedules for each division will remain, though 2025 registration dates and season dates have not yet been finalized.

According to the official Little League website, “The story of Little League began nearly a century ago, and it is up to all of us to write the next chapter – to create the latest installment in an epic series, every time we play. It is a story that focuses on an authentic, big idea – celebrating all the moments that make Little League such a memorable experience. Our story isn’t just of our history; it’s where we go from here. We all share in this story of Little League, and when we add to it, when we make it our own, we make it even better. Because we know that the greatest stories aren’t open and shut. The greatest tales ever told aren’t contained between two covers – they happen on and off the field. So, write your chapter, whether it’s your first or your greatest. The story of Little League belongs to all of us.”