Merritt Island Senior Little League: MISLL News

Note:  The 2012 rule changes that accompany the below bat policy have very severe consequences for violations of the rule.  For the first violation, the batter is out and the first base coach is removed from the game.  For the second violation, the batter is out and the manager is removed from the game (which essentially ends the game in a forfeit loss as the team will not have the required number of on-field coaches).

For Junior League Baseball: The rule was updated to reflect the changes that were anticipated and published two years ago regarding bats with 2 5/8 inch barrels. As a result, composite-barreled baseball bats in this division, regardless of barrel size, must meet BBCOR (Batted Ball Co-Efficient of Restitution) standards, and must be so labeled. Note that all composite-barreled baseball bats that meet the BBCOR standard have a “drop” of no more than “minus-3.” However, in the Junior League Baseball division, bats that do not have composite materials in the barrel (i.e., all metal, all alloy, all wood), and meet all other applicable standards, can have ANY drop weight. Bats with a barrel of less than 2 5/8 inches also can be used in the Junior League Baseball Division, but must still comply with all other specifications noted.

For Senior League Baseball and Big League Baseball: The rule was updated to reflect the changes that were anticipated and published two years ago regarding bats with 2 5/8 inch barrels. As a result, all bats with non-wood barrels must meet BBCOR (Batted Ball Co-Efficient of Restitution) standards, and must be so labeled. Because all BBCOR bats have a “drop” of no more than “minus-3,” this means all non-wood bats in these divisions must have a drop of no more than minus-3.

Batting Cage 

In the hour before a game, please use this schedule for the batting cage.  When your time is up, it's up.  Please move on so that the next team can get their full time.

Home Team Dugout

The home team dugout is on the third base line.

Interleagueing

When you are playing a coach from an interleague team at our fields, please let them know these rules.