The South Lexington Youth Baseball organization dates to 1956 when it was founded under the name of the Southern League.  In the early 1970s, the Southern League, by that date called Southern Little League,  merged with the Stonewall Independent League under the banner of South Lexington Little League with a 10-team Major League division and several Minor League teams.  For 62 years, SLYB built a tradition of excellence playing on 60' basepaths (46/60).  In 2019, SLYB made the switch to 70' basepaths (50/70) with 9, non-divisional teams.  Over the years the Minor League has expanded to about 8-10 teams annually and in the 1990s the Rookie League (now 7 and 8-year olds with about 11-14 teams annually) and Tee Ball (now 3 to 6-year-olds with 16-22 teams annually) comprise the league’s make-up.