DeSoto Little League: Welcome

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Desoto Little League, located in Desoto,Missouri, welcomes you to our website.

Our all-volunteer organization is home to over 500 boys and girls, ages 5 through 16, playing baseball and softball in the world's premier youth sports organization:  Little League International.  Why not consider Desoto Little League for your child's first team sports experience?

2008 Registration
 

In person registration has been completed, and was a great success.  We will be over 500 strong once again this year.  Our board of directors are extremely excited about the upcoming year. 

Opening Day May 3rd, 2008 

Main Street parade starts at 10:00am followed by ceremony at the Desoto Little League complex.  Games start at 12:00pm.

In the event of rain it will be the following weekend May 10, 2008.

Concession Stand Volunteers Needed!
 

Desoto Little League is seeking help from its members.  We need volunteers to help run the concession stand. The concession stand revenue offsets the cost of operating the league.  It provides money for equipment and umpires.  In order to keep it running we need the support of volunteers.  If your willing to help out please contact Dee Dee Perren@ (636)586-2612.  If we cant find the help, we will have no choice but to hire an organization to operate the stand.  The result of this will be higher league fees for the upcoming year.

Umpire Volunteers Needed!
 

Desoto Little League is seeking help from its members.  We need volunteers to help umpire games. Plus you get a little compensation well!  In order to keep it running we need the support of volunteers.  If your willing to help out please contact Hugo Gerren@ (636)226-6657.  If we can't find the help, we will have no choice but to raise league fees for the upcoming year.  To pay licenced umpires to get these games in ,and keep them on schedule. 

PLEASE, WE NEED YOUR HELP!

 

2008 Rule Changes
Here are the significant enhancements for the 2008 season for all divisions of baseball:

Regular Season Pitching Regulations

• A pitch limit for pitchers league age 7-8 has been added, with a maximum of 50 pitches per day. Previously, the limit for these ages was the same as for pitchers who were league age 9-10.

• A provision has been added that prohibits a player who has been removed as a pitcher in a game from playing the position of catcher for the remainder of that day. This was a recommendation of Dr. Andrews and Dr. Fleisig, and is intended to further prevent overuse injuries. The position of catcher, according to Dr. Andrews and Dr. Fleisig, has the second-most overuse injuries, which can be acerbated by moving from pitcher to catcher in the same day. (However, moving from pitcher to any of the other seven positions, or from catcher to pitcher, apparently does not cause the same concerns.)

• Pitchers league age 16 and under who deliver 41 or more pitches in a game must also have a game of rest, in addition to the number of days rest prescribed. Pitchers league age 17-18 who deliver 51 or more pitches in a game must also have a game of rest, in addition to the number of days rest prescribed. This enhancement is designed to help ensure that teams develop more pitchers, and to help ensure that scheduling anomalies do not result in undue advantages for some teams.

• The “automatic” intentional walk was removed. If a pitcher wishes to intentionally walk a batter, he/she must do so by pitching four pitches intentionally outside the strike zone that are not struck at by the batter, and are called “balls” by the umpire. All such pitches will count in determining that pitcher’s pitch count.

The complete regular season pitching regulation for baseball may be found at: http://www.littleleague.org/media/RS_Pitching_Regulation_Changes_Baseball_2008.pdf