Below are a Summary of Rules for the Baseball Divisions
Suffern Little League Rules
Level |
Summary of Rules |
Pitch Count Rules |
International |
· 9 YO Pitch from the Rubber · 8 YO start season pitching from 40 feet using Safety Ball until midpoint of season then ALL pitchers pitch from rubber (actual date determined by League Coordinator) · There must be 5 innings (15 outs) pitched by an 8 YO Pitcher & at least 1 inning per game · 5 run rule each inning · 3 stolen bases per inning · Shortly before the befor the end of the regular season - Teams will be able to steal home 1 time per inning (actual date determined by League Coordinator) · 5 inning game (2 Hour Time Limit) – actually innings played will be determined by Umpire & Confirmed with Managers based on pace of game NO INNING WILL BEGIN AFTER 1:45 AFTER STAR OF GAME · All players play a minimum 1 fully inning (3 consecutive outs) in infield · No Standings · Managers are responsible for keeping track of player pitch counts |
All Rules per Little League Green Book: 8 YO Max 50 (per day) 9 YO Max 75 (per day) |
Minors |
· 5 run rule each inning except last inning unlimited · 3 stolen bases per inning including 1 of home · At 2 week point of season – base stealing will become unlimited · 6 inning game (2 Hour Time Limit) ) – actually innings played will be determined by Umpire & Confirmed with Managers based on pace of game ON A SCHOOL NIGHT NO INNING WILL BEGIN AFTER 1:45 AFTER STAR OF GAME - ON THE WEEKENDS TEAMS PLAY FULL GAME · All players play a minimum 2 fully innings (6 outs) in infield during regular season · Standings count · Managers are expected to confirm with opposing team & report all game results following their game (Score; W-L; Pitch Counts; HR's) to League Coordinator · CALL UP PLAYERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PITCH OR CATCH · REGULAR SEASON WINNER REPRESENTS SUFFERN LITTLE LEAGUE IN MINOR LEAGUE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS |
All Rules per Little League Green Book: 9 YO Max 75 (per day) 10 YO 75 (per day) 11 YO 85 (per day) |
Majors |
· 6 inning game (2 Hour Time Limit) ) – actually innings played will be determined by Umpire & Confirmed with Managers based on pace of game ON A SCHOOL NIGHT NO INNING WILL BEGIN AFTER 1:45 AFTER STAR OF GAME - ON THE WEEKENDS TEAMS PLAY FULL GAME · 11 YO Pitchers must be used for 65 pitches per week (Each Week Runs Monday to Sunday) · "Drop 3rd Strike" is in play · Each Player must play a minimum of 3 innings per game in the field · Managers are expected to confirm with opposing team & report all game results following their game (Score; W-L; Pitch Counts; HR's) to League Coordinator · Standings Count · CALL UP PLAYERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PITCH OR CATCH · REGULAR SEASON WINNER REPRESENTS SUFFERN LITTLE LEAGUE IN COUNTY TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS |
All Rules per Little League Green Book: 10 YO 75 (per day) 11 YO 85 (per day) 12 YO 85 (per day) |