Baseball Rules
| Divisons: |
T-Ball |
4-Pitch |
10 & Under |
12 & Under |
| (General Ages) |
(4-6) |
(7-8) |
(9-10) |
(11-12) |
Age Divisons: Players age as of January 1 each year will be used to determine divisions placement.
| Distances: |
Pitching |
Bases |
| T-Ball |
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45 feet |
| 4-Pitch |
35 feet |
50 feet |
| 10 & Under Baseball |
40 feet |
45 feet |
| 12 & Under Baseball |
50 feet |
70 feet |
| 10 & Under Softball |
35 feet |
60 feet |
| 12 & Under Softball |
40 feet |
60 feet |
- All teams must be ready to play at their scheduled starting time or the game will be forfeited. Teams must have at least seven (7) players to begin, unless there is a mutual agreement between coaches.
- Catchers must wear a mask, protective helmet, and other normal protective gear, with the exception of T-Ball catchers must wear a helmet and stand behind the backstop.
- All batters and base runners must wear protective headgear with chinstraps. If they remove their helmets while running they will be called out.
- NO metal spikes will be allowed in any division.
- There is a 10 run mercy rule after 4 innings.
- All players are responsible for their actions. Appropriate penalties will be applied when necessary.
- The batting team must run down foul balls.
- There will be an eight (8) run inning rule in effect for all innings. (Rule does not apply to T-Ball).
- If a batter bats out of order then both the eligible and ineligible hitter are out. (2outs)
- Anyone who in the umpires judgment deliberately throws a bat or a helmet onto the ground or in the air, will be assessed a 1st warning. The second offense will be removal from the game.
- Profanity will not be tolerated: each coach is responsible for their players and spectators behavior. The first offense will be a warning, the second will be removal from the game.
- Only the coaches or registered players may be in the coaches boxes or the bench area.
- The player must slide on a close play except 1st or an out.
- Each team will have an appointed field captain and only the captain may question an umpires decision. The first questioning by a coach results in a warning. The second results in a forfeit. There will be no protests of any game.
- All players are to play a least two (2) innings unless under disciplinary action.
| Time Limits |
| T-Ball |
7 innings or 1 hour and 5 minutes |
| 4-Pitch |
7 innings or 1 hour and 15 minutes |
| 10 & under |
7 innings or 1 hour and 15 minutes |
| 12 & under |
7 innings or 1 hour and 15 minutes |
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- No new inning may begin after the time limit.
- In case of rain 4 innings are considered a complete game...3 ½ innings if the home team is ahead.
- If the game ends in a tie, the game will be completed at the end of the season, only if it is a deciding factor in the standings.
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