Divisions
Subscribe to our NewsletterGame Time Restriction - Games shall be six (6) innings in length, not to exceed two (2) hours. (EXCEPTION - Unless shortened by weather conditions, darkness, weekday time restrictions, or mercy rule.)
Field Size - Sixty (60) feet base paths and forty-six (46) feet pitching mound. The coach/assistant coach is to pitch from the approximate area of the pitching rubber.
Bats Size - A maximum of 32" in length and 2 1⁄4" in diameter. Use of an illegal bat results in the batter being out and the bat is removed from the game.
Metal spikes are prohibited.
Mercy Rule - Five (5) runs, or 3-outs, constitute a half-inning. Other than for the purpose of determining the length of an inning half, score is not to be kept.
Sliding - No head-first sliding is permitted. If a player slides head-first into a base, the team is given a warning and the result of the play stands. A team gets one warning per game; all team occurrences after the team warning result in the runner being called out. Players must avoid contact with a fielder who has the ball or is in the act of receiving the ball by sliding or sidestepping. Fielders may not block the base without the ball. If unnecessary contact occurs, the runner is out.
Stealing is not permitted. No bases are to be awarded on a wild pitch or passed balls.
Infield Fly does not apply.
Other Rules:
The player in the pitching position must be to the left or right of the pitching rubber and may not be closer than vie (5) feet in front of the rubber.
Balls and strikes are not to be called; therefore, there are no walks.
A batter is allowed six (6) swinging strikes to hit the ball in play. If after six (6) attempts the batter does not successful put the ball in play the coach at their discretion may elect to call the batter out on strikes or have the batter hit off a tee. No side tosses. No under-hand throws.
Defensively four (4) outfielders are to be used.
Up to two (2) instructional coaches may be used in the field to instruct the players. Coaches may provide verbal instruction only.
Aggressive base running is discouraged. For example, runners should not advance more than one base on balls not hit beyond the infield; runners should not advance more than one base due to a fielding error(s); runners should not advance on throwing errors. (EXCEPTION: Runners may advance 2 bases on an in-the-air hit to the outfield.)
Thrown Bat: Thrown bats are a safety issue. Anytime a bat is thrown, intentional or not, the player?s coach shall warn the player. If the player continues to throw the bat they may be called out (coach's discretion).
Field Size - Sixty (60) feet base paths and forty-six (46) feet pitching mound. The coach/assistant coach is to pitch from the approximate area of the pitching rubber.
Bats Size - A maximum of 32" in length and 2 1⁄4" in diameter. Use of an illegal bat results in the batter being out and the bat is removed from the game.
Metal spikes are prohibited.
Mercy Rule - Five (5) runs, or 3-outs, constitute a half-inning. Other than for the purpose of determining the length of an inning half, score is not to be kept.
Sliding - No head-first sliding is permitted. If a player slides head-first into a base, the team is given a warning and the result of the play stands. A team gets one warning per game; all team occurrences after the team warning result in the runner being called out. Players must avoid contact with a fielder who has the ball or is in the act of receiving the ball by sliding or sidestepping. Fielders may not block the base without the ball. If unnecessary contact occurs, the runner is out.
Stealing is not permitted. No bases are to be awarded on a wild pitch or passed balls.
Infield Fly does not apply.
Other Rules:
The player in the pitching position must be to the left or right of the pitching rubber and may not be closer than vie (5) feet in front of the rubber.
Balls and strikes are not to be called; therefore, there are no walks.
A batter is allowed six (6) swinging strikes to hit the ball in play. If after six (6) attempts the batter does not successful put the ball in play the coach at their discretion may elect to call the batter out on strikes or have the batter hit off a tee. No side tosses. No under-hand throws.
Defensively four (4) outfielders are to be used.
Up to two (2) instructional coaches may be used in the field to instruct the players. Coaches may provide verbal instruction only.
Aggressive base running is discouraged. For example, runners should not advance more than one base on balls not hit beyond the infield; runners should not advance more than one base due to a fielding error(s); runners should not advance on throwing errors. (EXCEPTION: Runners may advance 2 bases on an in-the-air hit to the outfield.)
Thrown Bat: Thrown bats are a safety issue. Anytime a bat is thrown, intentional or not, the player?s coach shall warn the player. If the player continues to throw the bat they may be called out (coach's discretion).
