Players cannot reach the age of
9 prior to April 30,
2008, proof must be submitted if requested.
The pitcher can wear a chest
protection device while on the mound (optional).
Pitching will be 32-46 feet.
Only official Little League bats
are allowed (2 ¼”).
Each player will field at least
two innings unless an injury occurs.
Each team must have at least
nine players to start or continue a game.If at any time this rule is not met, the game is over and the team
with enough players to play, nine or more, wins.
The opposing team’s manager will
be notified before the start of the game if a boy/girl will not be playing
due to disciplinary or sickness reasons.If illness occurs during the game then the player removed will be
out the first time their spot in the batter order comes up.Subsequent at bats are passed over.
Ground rules will be discussed
before the start of the game.Ground rules must stay consistent.
No infield fly.
Base distance will be sixty
feet.Three-quarter marks will be
used between the bases.Lines will
be marked to the bases prior to the game.
Batting helmets must be worn
while batting and running the bases.
Catchers must wear a chest
protector, face mask, and catcher’s helmet.
A runner must make every effort
to slide or avoid contact while running the bases.Runners are not out if they do not
slide.
Teams bat the bench.
Teams will play ten players in
the field.The players will consist
of pitcher, catcher, four infielders, and four outfielders (no rover).No outfielder may be within thirty feet
of any baseline.
Managers or coaches will pitch
to their team.If a batted ball
hits the manager/coach or if the manager/coach interferes with a fielder,
batter, or runner the ball is dead and the batters returns to bat and
runners return to base.The pitch
will be a no pitch.
Each batter gets eight
pitches.The batter must swing by
the eighth pitch or be called out.As long as contact is made (foul) the batter will get another pitch.
Each batter gets four
strikes.There are no walks or
awards of first base due to the batter being hit by a pitch.
Runners on base cannot leave the
base until the ball is hit.If they
are off the base and the ball is not hit (ball or strike) they will be
called out.One warning per
team.“The umpire must see it”.
No appeals!Umpires will call what they see.
Any player throwing the bat will
be warned along with the rest of the players on that team.The next player from that team to throw
a bat will be called out, the play will be dead, and the runners will
return to their bases.
Runners may not advance to the
next base unless they are more than three-quarters to the next base when
play is stopped.Judgment will be
made at the umpire’s discretion.
When six runs are scored in the
offensive team’s half inning, the offensive team automatically takes the
field regardless of the number of outs.The inning shall not end however until play has been stopped and
all runs resulting from that play shall be counted.Example: the offensive team has scored
five runs in the current inning and the bases are loaded.The batter, after hitting the ball,
stops at second base when the play has ended.All the base runners have crossed the
plate.The three runs count and the
team will be entitled to eight runs in that inning.
The six run rule is waived in
the final inning.
The ball is in play between the
lines.
Play is stopped when an
infielder is within the diamond and has control of the ball and is not
making a baseball play / baseball move.
While on the mound, the coach
can do anything to instruct his player in the box but cannot tell him/her
when to swing.
Blood rule is in effect.
10 run mercy rule after 5
innings.
Overthrows at first and third is
a dead ball.No runners can
advance.However, an overthrow at
second base is in play.
All games will be six innings
long, but will have a 1 hour 30 minute time limit with no new innings to
start after that.
Defense outfield coaches are
permitted only in foul territory.
The two teams with the best
record will play in the championship game.The breaker will be (1) head to head, (2) runs against, (3) coin
toss
The tournament committee
reserves the right to shorten games as a result of inclement weather.
The opposing manager will pick
an MVP from the other team.
A coin toss will determine the
home team.The team that traveled
the farthest will call the toss.
Any team that forfeits any poll
game will not be permitted to participate in the Championship Game – no
exceptions!