The best Little League draft apps and tools
Running a player draft is one of the highest-stakes nights of the Little League season — and most leagues are still doing it with whiteboards and paper. Here are the tools that can help.
Last updated: February 2026
Why the draft needs better tools
The Little League player draft is a room full of volunteer coaches making roster-defining decisions under time pressure, often with incomplete information. You're trying to remember evaluation notes from weeks ago, balance your roster across positions, and react to other managers' picks — all while someone scribbles names on a whiteboard.
The right tool doesn't just digitize the whiteboard. It gives every manager access to player evaluations in real time, tracks picks automatically, prevents duplicate selections, and lets you build your draft strategy around actual data instead of gut feelings and scribbled notes.
Surprisingly, almost no one has built tools for this. Most coaches are stuck choosing between a whiteboard, a shared Google Sheet, or a fantasy sports app that wasn't designed for youth baseball. Here's what's actually available.
What a good draft tool needs
Live, multi-user access
Every manager in the room (or remote) needs to see picks happening in real time, not wait for someone to update a spreadsheet.
Integrated player evaluations
Draft decisions should be informed by structured evaluation data, not memory and handwritten notes from tryouts.
Pick tracking and validation
The system should track the draft order, prevent duplicate picks, and maintain a clear record of every selection.
Roster building context
As you draft, you should see your roster taking shape — what positions you've filled, where your gaps are, and what skills you still need.
Fungo
The only purpose-built Little League draft management platform
Fungo's draft management was built from scratch for Little League player drafts. Every manager connects to a shared live draft session where picks update in real time. Player evaluations from tryouts are accessible during the draft, so you're making decisions with data. The system tracks draft order, prevents double-picks, and shows each manager their roster building in real time. After the draft, rosters are automatically populated in Fungo for the season ahead.
Strengths
- Real-time live draft with all managers connected
- Player evaluations accessible during draft picks
- 6-category skill ratings from structured tryout evaluations
- Automatic draft order management and pick tracking
- Prevents duplicate picks across all teams
- Roster auto-populated after draft completes
- Works for snake drafts and custom draft formats
- Managers can draft remotely if needed
Limitations
- Requires all managers to have Fungo accounts
- Best value when paired with Fungo's evaluation system for tryouts
- Newer platform — your league may need convincing to adopt
Best for: Little Leagues that want a structured, data-driven draft experience
Pricing: $9.99/month per team
SkillShark
Structured evaluations that feed into draft preparation
SkillShark doesn't run the live draft itself, but it solves the evaluation problem that feeds into draft night. Coaches customize evaluation templates for tryouts, score players on mobile devices during the event, and get auto-generated reports with player rankings and comparisons. The data is shareable, so all managers can review evaluations before the draft. It pairs well with any live draft tool but doesn't replace the need for one.
Strengths
- Purpose-built for structured player evaluations
- Customizable templates for baseball-specific skills
- Auto-generated reports with player rankings
- Multi-evaluator support — all coaches score simultaneously
- Data exportable for use during any draft format
- Claims to save 30-50 hours vs. paper evaluations
Limitations
- Does not manage the live draft itself
- No real-time draft pick tracking or validation
- Evaluations and draft are disconnected workflows
- Per-player pricing can add up for larger leagues
- No post-draft roster management or lineup tools
Best for: Leagues that want structured, data-driven tryout evaluations to inform draft decisions
Pricing: Free to start; plans from $5/player annually
Google Sheets (shared spreadsheet)
The most common DIY draft tool
Most Little Leagues run their draft with a shared Google Sheet. One person updates the spreadsheet as picks happen, and managers watch it on their phones or a projected screen. It works, but it's fragile — accidental edits, slow updates, no evaluation integration, and someone always has to be the dedicated scribe. Formatting breaks constantly and there's no pick validation.
Strengths
- Free and universally accessible
- Familiar to most people
- Fully customizable layout
- Can be shared and viewed simultaneously
- Easy to set up with minimal planning
Limitations
- No pick validation — duplicate picks happen
- Someone must manually update for every pick
- No integration with player evaluations
- Accidental edits and formatting issues are common
- No draft order automation
- No roster-building context during the draft
Best for: Leagues with simple drafts and someone willing to manage the spreadsheet in real time
Pricing: Free
OnlineDraft
General-purpose web-based draft hosting tool
OnlineDraft is a web-based platform for hosting any kind of draft — youth sports leagues, season tickets, shifts, and more. For Little League, coaches upload player names, set the draft order, and pick in real time from any device. It includes a live draft board you can project on a TV and supports remote picks for absent managers. It's a solid generic draft tool, but it has no baseball-specific features — no player evaluations, no skill data, and no post-draft roster integration.
Strengths
- Real-time live draft with picks from any device
- Draft board view for projecting on a TV or screen
- Supports remote picks for absent managers
- Snake draft and custom draft order options
- Coaches can pre-rank players before the draft
- Free tier available for basic drafts
Limitations
- No player evaluation or skill data integration
- No baseball-specific features or position tracking
- Players must be manually entered into the system
- No post-draft roster management or season tools
- Generic platform — not designed for youth baseball specifically
Best for: Leagues that want a step up from Google Sheets with live pick tracking, but don't need evaluation integration
Pricing: Free basic tier; paid plans from $29/draft
Physical draft boards
The traditional whiteboard and magnets approach
The classic: a large board with player name magnets or cards that managers physically move during the draft. It's tangible, visible to the whole room, and doesn't require any technology. The downsides are obvious — no data integration, no remote access, no automatic record-keeping, and someone has to buy or build the board. After the draft, someone still needs to manually enter rosters into whatever system the league uses.
Strengths
- Visible to everyone in the room at once
- No technology required or accounts to create
- Tactile and engaging draft experience
- Simple to understand for all managers
Limitations
- No evaluation data available during picks
- No remote access for absent managers
- Manual record-keeping required after draft
- No duplicate-pick prevention
- Magnets fall off, cards get lost
- Rosters must be manually entered into other systems afterward
Best for: Small leagues that prefer the in-person, low-tech draft experience
Pricing: $30–100 for a draft board kit
Run a draft your league will talk about
Fungo's live draft management connects every manager, surfaces evaluation data in real time, and builds rosters automatically. No whiteboards required.
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