Little league is an amazing place for your kids to have fun and learn to play baseball at the same time, and there’s no feeling like watching and cheering them on and seeing them succeed.
But sometimes it can feel like just simply watching and cheering them on isn’t enough and you want to show your appreciation and happiness for them in a more loud and cheerful way.
That’s where chants come in.
Chants are a great way to boost morale and to inspire confidence and optimism, it can be a great way in ensuring your kid feels appreciated and confident during their time playing.
The good news is that there’s tons of chants that are super easy to learn and will catch on in the dugout in no time. The bad news is that your kid might become embarrassed, but that’s all part of the good fun!
Without further ado, here are some of the best dugout chants that you can use to motivate the entire team!
What Are Baseball Chants?
Baseball chants, or any chants used in any sports, are a great way to get behind the team and motivate them.
Singing catchy songs that involve players’ names can really boost morale, likewise having chants that include funny things regarding the opposition can make the players laugh and allow them to start having a good time and allow their confidence to show.
Chants are often short and sweet, as the biggest goal of the person starting the chant is to allow all the fans to join in and making them catchy allows fans to start to join in on these chants much easier.
Enthusiastic fans who start these chants tend to inspire their team to keep going, even when they may be losing, or just overall having a bad game.
For a chant to be effective, a good portion of the fans need to be involved in it, that’s why simple chants such as yells, or chanting their team name or favorite players name are much easier to get the attention of the crowd, as everyone can join in!
When To Start Baseball Chants?
Baseball is quite unique in regards to ball sports as it’s quite structured, the offense isn’t in control of the ball and the defense plays one at a time.
With other ball sports, the game can turn in the blink of an eye, and your team can suddenly be attacking, or defending and chants can be altered accordingly.
But with baseball, teams take turns for offense and defense so it can be quite predictable.
With that in mind, here are some situations where chanting can be crucial in the game:
Some baseball teams will start their own chants from the dugout, if this happens just join in with them!
The seventh-inning stretch is always a part of the game that produces dancing, singing or chanting, feel free to start a chant or just join in with one of the many that will be going around the stadium.
You’ll usually find chants starting when a home run has begun, it inspires the batter to keep going and to load all the bases.
Fans will chant when substitutions are made and a new player comes onto the pitch or even when a player comes to bat. Be careful when chanting when a player is coming to bat, as it can be considered rude and against the baseball etiquette.
Chants
This chant is one of the most famous ones you’ll hear in baseball, it’s been a staple for well over 100 years and it was written by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer in 1908.
Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd; Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don’t care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the home team, If they don’t win, it’s a shame. For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out, At the old ball game
This is one of the easiest chants you’ll ever learn, and we’re sure the crowd will all know it anyway and appreciate it, it’s a great way to boost morale.
Home Run Chants
Home run chants are a great way to get behind the team during a home run, since it’s a euphoric moment, a cheerful and urging chant is needed during one!
Here are some amazing chants to use:
Chant 1
This is in tune with the Oscar Mayer Weiner song:
Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhh, Our team is the best ever, They never lose a game, They hit the ball, Out of the park, And around the base, The other teams see us, We scare them all awayyyyy, And that’s because we’re the best, Our team will win today.”
Chant 2
H-O-M-E, That’s the best place for us, We have got the bases loaded, Come on, And we’re going, going, going, H-O-M-E, Yes, that’s right, it’s the place for us!
Chant 3
This chant is perfect to motivate the team into getting a homerun, as soon as the players hear it they’ll become super inspired.
We want a single, just a little single, S‐I‐N‐G‐L‐E, single, single, single. We want a double, just a little double, D‐O‐U‐B‐L‐E, double, double, double. We want a triple, just a little triple, T‐R‐I‐P‐L‐E, triple, triple, triple. We want a home run, just a little homerun, H‐O‐M‐E‐R‐U‐N, homerun, homerun, Homerun!
Team Chants
Team chants are excellent to get behind your team regardless if they’re winning or losing, it can give all of them the confidence to perform even better than they’re currently doing.
There’s a few generic ones you can chant, such as:
Let’s go *team name*!
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap
Here we go *team name*, here we go *team name*!
Here are some more in-depth ones to use:
Chant 1
Our team is what? Dynamite! Our team is what? Dynamite! Our team is tick, tick, tick, tick, BOOM Dynamite! Your team is what? Dynamite! Your team is what? Dynamite! Your team is tick, tick, tick, tick PSSHHH, Yeah right!
Chant 2
2 cents, 4 cents, 6 cents, a dollar All for the your team name Stand up and holler!
Make sure to repeat it even louder every time!
Chant 3
We are number one! We won’t be number two! So if you step up in our way, you might as well move ‘Cause we’re climbing higher each and every day So opposition’s team name move outta our way! Stand up and cheer! Let ’em know we’re here! C’mon your team name don’t be lame! You’ll win the game!
Chant 4
Be aggressive, be, be aggressive, B‐E A‐G‐G‐R‐E‐S‐S‐I‐V‐E.!
Chant 5
What we’ve got, We’ve got a lot, We’ve got a team that’s red hot!
Umpire Heckling
These chants can be considered tasteless by some, and hilarious by others, so it totally depends on what you’re comfortable with saying.
None of this is meant to do any harm, it’s all a little bit of fun at the end of the day!
Chant 1
Come on, ump? What was that call? What’s the matter? Can’t you see the ball?
Chant 2
It’s against the law to make prank calls!
Chants For Pitchers
Every pitcher needs a bit of a confidence boost when stepping up to throw the ball, and these chants are the perfect thing to do so!
Chant 1
Concentrate, pitch that ball, Make that player strike at the plate!
Chant 2
Slider speedy, Or even a curve, Pitch, pitch, pitch the ball, We don’t care how but, Strike him out!
Chants For Little League Players
Slider speedy, Or even a curve, Pitch, pitch, pitch the ball, We don’t care how but, Strike him out!
Chants For The Hitters
Chant 1
Move back, Move back, Our home run hitter’s up to bat. Move up, Move up, You never know if he will bunt.
Chant 2
*Kid’s Name* is his name and baseball is his game. He’s got a home run on his mind and, WHOO, he’s lookin’ fine!
Chant 3
Down the field, Over the line! Let’s do it! ONE MORE TIME!
Final Thoughts
There are so many chants for baseball in general, and thus for the little league games you attend. Starting these chants can lead to a general morale boost and to wake up anyone who was sleeping in the stands!
It’s good fun and allows your kid to feel motivated whilst they are on the pitch. It can also inspire the entire time and allow them to keep going if they feel confidence from the fans!
You can choose any one of these to chant at the next little league game, whichever one you choose is sure to be a hit!
People who say baseball is a boring sport are not playing it correctly. Don’t listen to those people. Instead, listen to me – baseball is awesome!
Hey, my name is Matt Crouch and I have been playing baseball since I could walk. Literally – my parents would take me to the local park and teach me how to throw a baseball around. That set the precedent for my childhood.
