• GENERAL

  • Players League Age 4 - 6.

  • T-Ball is a non-competitive division. No game score or division standings are kept.

  • The team formation will be determined by the Tee Ball League Division representative.

  • A Manager may have three (3) designated coaches (approved volunteers) to assist during game days.
    

  • Games will last sixty (60) minutes. Play must be stopped at 60 minutes. No exceptions! Managers of both teams should try their best to end the game at a “good” stopping point, before the 60 minute hard cut-off.

  • Coaches should meet at home plate PRIOR to the game start to confirm both teams understand the rules and play of the game.
    

  • The first half of the season, all players will hit the ball off of a tee. During the second half of the season (after Spring Break), a coach may pitch underhand to each batter. Coaches will pitch up to three (3) pitches to a batter and if the batter does not put the ball in play, then the batter will hit off a tee. Each batter shall have enough swings to put the ball in play.

  • The batting order will consist of all players in the game. Once play begins, the lineup cannot be changed except to remove a player due to an injury. A late arrival shall be added to the end of the lineup. Throughout the season, it shall be a priority to rotate the batting order so that all players have an opportunity to bat from each position in the lineup.

  • Half the team will bat one inning, followed by the second half of the team batting the next inning. 

    • For example: With a team of 12 players, The first 6 players will bat the first inning and the remaining 6 players will bat the second inning. The first 6 players will then bat again in the third inning and remaining 6 players will bat the 4th inning.

  •  An inning ends after the offensive team has batted. The last batter will continue advancing bases until all bases are clear.

  • The defense is composed of all players present. The infield positions shall consist of a traditional baseball infield with the remaining player(s) occupying space behind the infielders in the outfield. 

  • It shall be a priority of the manager that each player spends equal time at all positions in the field.
    

  • The defensive team may have up to three (3) coaches in the field.

  • Under the USA Bat standard, certified Tee Ball bats (26″ and shorter) will feature the USA Baseball mark and text which reads ONLY FOR USE WITH APPROVED TEE BALLS. All Tee Ball bats must feature the USA Baseball mark and accompanying text. 

• GENERAL

  • Players League Age 7 and 8. If spots permit, some League Age 6-year-olds may be selected to this division, if approved by Farm Division Representative and Player Agent. 

  • Farm is a non-competitive division. No game score or division standings are kept. Coaches will serve as Umpires when necessary.

  • Team formation will be determined by the Farm League Division representative.  Teams will be made up to 12-13 players.

  • A Manager may have three (3) designated coaches (approved volunteers) to assist during game days. 

  • Games will run a maximum of 75 minutes or 6 innings. Play will be stopped at 75 minutes regardless of how many outs are recorded OR where the offensive team is in their lineup. Managers of both teams should try their best to end the game at a “good” stopping point, before the 75 minute hard cut-off.

  • Coaches should meet at home plate PRIOR to the game start to confirm both teams understand the rules and play of the game. 

  • Coaches will pitch for the first half of the season. The coach will pitch overhand to his/her players from a distance of approximately 35 feet. Each player will get 5 chances (pitches) to put the ball in play. If the 5th pitch is fouled off, then the player will receive an extra pitch. No walks. The League wants to encourage kids to swing the bat.

  • The second half of the season kids will have the opportunity to pitch (per Coaches discretion). The pitcher will pitch to the batter until there are 4 balls called by the Coach/Umpire, then at this point the coach will pitch three hittable pitches to the batter. 

  • The batting order will consist of all players in the game. Once play begins, the lineup cannot be changed except to remove a player due to an injury. A late arrival shall be added to the end of the lineup. Throughout the season, it shall be a priority to rotate the batting order so that all players have an opportunity to bat from each position in the lineup.
    

  • Teams will switch sides after 3 outs are made in the field OR when half of the team up to bat has had a turn. The last batter will continue advancing bases until all bases are clear if not put out.

  •   Example: Half the team will bat one inning, followed by the second half of the team batting the next inning. For example: With a team of 12 players, The first 6 players will bat the first inning and the remaining 6 players will bat the second inning. The first 6 players will then bat again in the third inning and remaining 6 players will bat the 4th inning.

  • The defense is composed of all players present. The infield positions shall consist of a traditional baseball infield with the remaining player(s) occupying space behind the infielders in the outfield. It shall be a priority of the manager that each player spends equal time at all positions in the field.
    

  • The defensive team may have up to two (2) coaches in the field. The offensive team may have up to two (2) adult base coaches and one coach in the dugout.
    

  • There will be NO stealing of bases, and NO head first sliding.

  • Under the USA Bat standard, certified Tee Ball bats (26″ and shorter) shall feature the USA Baseball mark and text which reads ONLY FOR USE WITH APPROVED TEE BALLS. All Tee Ball bats must feature the USA Baseball mark and accompanying text. Approved Tee Ball bats may also be used for Coach Pitch/Machine Pitch Divisions only with the use of approved Tee Balls.

GENERAL 

• • Players league age 8-10. Players who are league age 7 may play with special board approval.
    

  • Players who are League Age 8 may request to NOT be drafted to the Minor League Division prior to the draft. The request will be honored by the League EXCEPT when the board decides that the player imposes a safety risk to other players.

  • All players shall attend a Skills Assessment to be considered for a Minors team. Those players who are unable to attend a Skills Assessment may provide a recording of their child catching, throwing, and hitting a baseball for coaches to review/rate. 

  •  Any player who does not attend a Skills Assessment AND does not provide a recording of their skill will be placed on a team as a hat pick in the draft process.

  • This is a competitive division. Score and division standings will be kept. Teams will be chosen by coaches in a draft. Teams will be formed to eleven (11) or twelve (12) players.

  • A manager may have two (2) designated assistant coaches (approved volunteers) to assist during game days. One (1) coach must remain in the dugout to supervise players not in the field. A maximum of three (3) coaches will be allowed in the dugout at a given time.
    

  • The league has a shortage of umpires. The league will attempt to schedule umpires for all Minors games. If no umpire can be found for a game the league will need to rely on a system of minor coach and minor parent volunteers. These volunteers may call balls and strikes from behind the catcher or behind the pitcher’s mound. It is desired that the volunteer umpire is not affiliated with the two teams playing.

  FIELD / GAMEPLAY

  • For innings one (1), two (2) and three (3) the side is retired when three offensive players are legally put out, called out by an umpire, or when the offensive team scores (5) runs. The five-run rule will NOT be in effect for innings four (4), five (5) and six (6).
    

  • Official umpires will call the game. The Dropped Third Strike rule is NOT in effect. The Infield fly rule is NOT in effect. No "Must Slide" rule.
    

  • The bases shall be set at sixty (60) feet.

  • For the first half of the season (prior to Spring Break) the pitching mound shall be set at Forty-Two (42) feet (rear tip of home plate to the back of the pitching rubber). 

  • For the second half of the season, and to prepare for AGVLL Postseason and All-Star level of play (after to Spring Break), the pitching mound shall be set at Forty-Six (46) feet (rear tip of home plate to the back of the pitching rubber).

  •  The outfield fence is set at a distance of 175 feet.

  • Each player must play at least one (1) inning in the infield before the end of the third (3rd) inning,         No player shall sit consecutive innings in a game. Teams violating this rule will be given a warning. Repeated violations may be subject to forfeiture of games and/or Manager suspension.

  • No Balks – if an illegal pitch is called with runners on or not, it is counted as a Ball.

  • Any runner is out when the runner slides head-first while advancing.

  • NO metal spikes allowed.

  • When a pitcher is in contact with the pitcher's plate and in possession of the ball, and the catcher is in the catcher's box ready to receive delivery of the ball, base runners shall not leave their base(s) until the ball has been delivered and has crossed Home Plate.

  • Base runners are allowed to steal home when a pitched ball is not caught cleanly by the catcher and the ball is fully outside of the catchers’ box area. Once the pitcher is in control of the ball, the runner is not allowed to steal home, unless an attempt to put the runner out at 3rd base occurs.

  • An overthrow back to the Pitcher is considered a LIVE BALL, and runners may attempt to advance One (1) base. Once the Pitcher has retained possession of the ball, players may not advance to another base. 

  BATTING 

  • There will be a continuous batting order for each game.

  • Umpires are not required to check equipment prior to the start of the game. The responsibility for legal and proper equipment falls on the manager or each team. 
    

  • Bat Standards: Non-wood and laminated bats used in the Little League (Majors) and below, shall bear the USA Baseball logo signifying that the bat meets the USA Bat – USA Baseball’s Youth Bat Performance Standard.

  • Bats shall not be more than 33″ inches in length; nor more than 2⅝ inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30″) at its smallest part. Wood bats taped or fitted with a sleeve may not exceed eighteen (18) inches from the small end. Solid one-piece wood barrel bats do not require a USA Baseball logo.

  PITCHING / CATCHING

  • A pitcher once removed from the mound, cannot return as a pitcher on that calendar day.

  • Any player who has played the position of catcher in four (4) or more innings in a game is not eligible to pitch on that calendar day.

  • A player who played the position of catcher for three (3) innings or less, moved to the pitcher position, and delivered 21 pitches or more in the same day, may not return to the catcher position on that calendar day.
    

  • If a player delivers 41 or more pitches, and is not covered under the threshold exception, the player may not play the position of catcher for the remainder of that day.
    

  • Managers or coaches are permitted to warm up a pitcher anywhere on the field at any time including in-game warm-up, pre-game warm-up, and in other instances. They may also stand by to observe a pitcher during warm-up near the pitchers mound.
    

  • Pitchers are held to the following pitch count regulations. The manager shall remove the pitcher when said pitcher reaches the limit for his/her age group as noted below, but the pitcher may remain in the game at another position.
    

  • A pitcher’s pitch count for the purposes of day(s) rest threshold is determined by the first pitch thrown to a batter. The pitcher may not start a new batter once the pitch limit has been met.

  GAME LENGTH

  • Game length is six (6) innings. No new inning may begin after 1 hour and 45 minutes of play.

  • After four (4) complete innings, if a game is called by the umpire for any reason (i.e., daylight, rain, ejection…etc.), it is considered a "complete game" and will not be made up or replayed.

  • If after three (3) innings, two and one-half innings if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of fifteen (15) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. If after four (4) innings, three and one-half innings, if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of ten (10) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. If after five (5) innings, four and one-half innings if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of eight (8) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent.

  • NOTE: If the visiting team has a lead of fifteen (15), ten (10), or eight (8) runs or more respectively, the home team must bat in its half of the inning.

GENERAL

• • Players League Age 10-12. Players who are League Age 9 may play with special Board approval.

  • Players who are League Age 10 may request to NOT be drafted to the Major League Division prior to the draft. The request will be honored by the League EXCEPT when the board decides that the player imposes a safety risk to other players.

  •   All players shall attend a Skills Assessment to be considered for a Majors team.

  • Those players who are unable to attend a Skills Assessment may provide a recording of their child catching, throwing, and hitting a baseball for coaches to review/rate. 

  •  Any player who does not attend a Skills Assessment AND does not provide a recording of their skill will be placed on a team as a hat pick in the draft process.

  •  This is a competitive division. Score and division standings will be kept. Teams will be chosen by coaches in a draft. Teams will be formed to eleven (11) or twelve (12) players. 

  •  A Manager may have two (2) designated assistant coaches (approved volunteers) to assist during game days. One (1) coach must remain in the dugout to supervise players not in the field. A maximum of Three (3) coaches will be allowed in the dugout at a given time. Players may serve as a base-coach when necessary. Players serving as a base-coach must wear a helmet while on the field.

  •  FIELD / GAMEPLAY

  •  The side is retired when three offensive players are legally put out or called out by an umpire. The Majors division does not have a five-run rule per inning.

  •  Official umpires will call the game. The Dropped Third Strike rule is in effect. The Infield fly rule will be in effect and called by umpires. No "Must Slide" rule. 

  •  The bases shall be set at sixty (60) feet. 

  •  The Pitching mound shall be set at forty-six (46) feet (rear tip of home plate to the back of the pitching rubber). 

  •  The Outfield fence is set at a distance of 200 feet.

  •  All players must play a minimum of six (6) defensive outs (Infield or Outfield) per game. 

  • ***AGVLL strongly encourages that all players are given the opportunity to play different positions in the field (Infield AND Outfield) during game(s).***

  •  No Balks – if an illegal pitch is called with runners on or not, it is counted as a Ball.

  •  Any runner is out when the runner slides headfirst while advancing.

  •  NO metal spikes allowed.

  •  When a pitcher is in contact with the pitcher's plate, is in possession of the ball ready to deliver a pitch, and the catcher is in the catcher's box ready to receive delivery of the ball, base runners shall not leave their bases until the ball has crossed home plate.

  •  BATTING

  •  There will be a continuous batting order for each game. 

  •  Umpires are not required to check equipment prior to the start of the game. The responsibility for legal and proper equipment falls on the manager or each team. 

  •  Bat Standards: Non-wood and laminated bats used in the Little League (Majors) and below, shall bear the USA Baseball logo signifying that the bat meets the USA Bat – USA Baseball’s Youth Bat Performance Standard. All BPF – 1.15 bats shall be prohibited.

  •  Bats shall not be more than 33″ inches in length; nor more than 2⅝ inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30″) at its smallest part. Wood bats taped or fitted with a sleeve may not exceed eighteen (18) inches from the small end. Solid one-piece wood barrel bats do not require a USA Baseball logo. 

  •  PITCHING / CATCHING

  •  A pitcher once removed from the mound cannot return as a pitcher on that calendar day.

  •  Any player who has played the position of catcher in four (4) or more innings in a game is not eligible to pitch on that calendar day.

  •  A player who played the position of catcher for three (3) innings or less, moved to the pitcher position, and delivered 21 pitches or more in the same day, may not return to the catcher position on that calendar day.

  •  If a player delivers 41 or more pitches, and is not covered under the threshold exception, the player may not play the position of catcher for the remainder of that day.

  •  Managers or coaches are permitted to warm up a pitcher at home plate or in the bullpen at any time including in-game warm-up, pre-game warm-up, and in other instances. They may also stand by to observe a pitcher during warm-up in the bullpen.

  •  Pitchers are held to the following pitch count regulations. The manager shall remove the pitcher when said pitcher reaches the limit for his/her age group as noted below, but the pitcher may remain in the game at another position.

  •  A pitcher’s pitch count for the purposes of day(s) rest threshold is determined by the first pitch thrown to a batter. The pitcher may not start a new batter once the pitch limit has been met.

  •  GAME LENGTH

  •  Game length is six (6) innings. No new inning may begin after two hours of play.

  •  After four (4) complete innings, if a game is called by the umpire for any reason (i.e., daylight, rain…etc.), it is considered a "complete game" and will not be made up or replayed.

  •  If after three (3) innings, two and one-half innings if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of fifteen (15) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. If after four (4) innings, three and one-half innings, if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of ten (10) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. If after five (5) innings, four and one-half innings if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of eight (8) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. 

  •  NOTE: If the visiting team has a lead of fifteen (15), ten (10), or eight (8) runs or more respectively, the home team must bat in its half of the inning.

GENERAL 

• The Junior League Baseball Division is a program for boys and girls league ages 13-15, using a conventional 90-foot diamond with a pitching distance of 60 feet, 6 inches.

• Players who are League Age 12 may request to NOT be drafted to the Junior League Division prior to the draft. The request will be honored by the League EXCEPT when the board decides that the player poses a safety risk to other players.

• A player shall attend an Junior Skills Assessment to be considered for an Junior team.

• Those players who are unable to attend a Skills Assessment may provide a recording of their child catching, throwing, and hitting a baseball for coaches to review/rate. 

• This is a competitive division. Score and division standings will be kept. Teams will be chosen by coaches in a draft. Teams will be formed to eleven (11) or twelve (12) players.

FIELD / GAMEPLAY

• The side is retired when three offensive players are legally put out or called out by an umpire. The Junior division does NOT have a five-run rule per inning.
  

• Official umpires will call the game. The Dropped third strike rule is in effect. The Infield fly rule will be in effect and called by umpires. No "Must Slide" rule.
  

• The bases shall be set at Ninety (90) feet. (Junior base path may be 80 feet if necessary).

• The Pitching mound shall be set at 60-feet, 6-inches (rear tip of home plate to the back of the pitching rubber).

• The Outfield fence shall be set at a distance of at least 300 feet.
  

• All players must play a minimum of six (6) defensive outs per game.
  

• Balks will be enforced.

• Players are permitted to slide headfirst when advancing to the next base.

• All batters, base runners, and Youth base coaches must wear a helmet while on the field of play.

BATTING

• There will be a continuous batting order for each game.

• Umpires are not required to check equipment prior to the start of the game. The responsibility for legal and proper equipment falls on the manager or each team.

• Bat Standards: Non-wood and laminated bats used in the Junior Division shall bear the USA Baseball’s Youth Bat Performance Standard logo. Also, permitted for the Junior Division are bats meeting the BBCOR performance standard, and so labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark. All BPF – 1.15 bats shall be prohibited.
  

• Bats shall not be more than 34 inches in length; nor more than 2⅝ inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30″) at its smallest part. Wood bats taped or fitted with a sleeve may not exceed eighteen (18) inches from the small end. Solid one-piece wood barrel bats do not require a USA Baseball logo. 

PITCHING / CATCHING

• NO metal spikes allowed on synthetic pitching mounds. When possible, potential pitchers should already have their cleats changed before the pitching change is made.
  

• Any player who has played the position of catcher in four (4) or more innings in a game is not eligible to pitch on that calendar day.
  

• A player who played the position of catcher for three (3) innings or less, moved to the pitcher position, and delivered 21 pitches or more in the same day, may not return to the catcher position on that calendar day.
  

• If a player delivers 41 or more pitches, and is not covered under the threshold exception, the player may not play the position of catcher for the remainder of that day.
  

• A pitcher remaining in the game, but moving to a different defensive position, can return as a pitcher anytime in the remainder of the game, but only once per game.
  

• Managers or coaches are permitted to warm up a pitcher at home plate or in the bullpen or elsewhere at any time including in-game warm-up, pre-game warm-up, and in other instances. They may also stand by to observe a pitcher during warm-up in the bullpen.
  

• Pitchers are held to the following pitch count regulations. The manager shall remove the pitcher when said pitcher reaches the limit for his/her age group as noted below, but the pitcher may remain in the game at another position.
  

• A pitcher’s pitch count for the purposes of day(s) rest threshold is determined by the first pitch thrown to a batter. The pitcher may not start a new batter once the pitch limit has been met.

GAME LENGTH

• Game length is seven (7) innings. No new inning may begin after two (2) hours of play.
  

• After four (4) complete innings, if a game is called by the umpire for any reason (i.e., daylight, rain…etc.), it is considered a "complete game" and will not be made up or replayed.
  

• If after four (4) innings, three and one-half innings if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of fifteen (15) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. If after (5) five innings, four and one-half innings, if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of ten (10) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. If after six (6) innings, five and one-half innings if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of eight (8) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent.
  

  • NOTE: If the visiting team has a lead of fifteen (15), ten (10), or eight (8) runs or more respectively, the home team must bat in its half of the inning.