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Three Rivers Little League House Rules 2012

MINORS

Minors teams are ages 7-11 years old, no 12 year olds 

Each half inning will consist of 3 outs or 5 runs, whichever occurs first             

Base stealing allowed except cannot steal home. 

Moving up on an overthrow to the pitcher is not a steal and is permitted

Draft rules apply to ensure evenly divide teams

Bat open line-up

7&8 year olds may be on a Minors team but cannot play on the All Stars Team per the post season Little League Rules.

There is a 2 hour time limit for ALL Minors games

MAJORS

Majors teams are ages 9-12

Majors teams must have 12 players, contact Board President if numbers drop

Majors play 6 Innings

Cannot draft a minor player up during last 2 weeks of the season

JUNIORS

Juniors teams are 13-14

Juniors play 7 innings. If a game is called for darkness, official rules apply, 5 full innings is game

Players must make request to board if they wish to play up. No younger youth can play up if it means cutting a Jr aged child.

If a 12yr old plays up, they cannot play on a post season All Star Team                    

Teams can be less than 12 members and should not exceed 13 players

ALL TEAMS

• All managers & coaches must fill out a volunteer application form and submit a copy of photo ID (drivers license).
• Verbal abuse of umpires cannot be tolerated. Managers & coaches need to stay positive and set a good example with umpires. Parents with their child may be asked to leave a game if situation becomes too negative. Managers need to provide student umpires with special “protection” from unruly parents.
• Each team should recruit a “team parent” who can assist with the management of the team, establish a phone tree, make sure uniforms are returned, thank sponsors, keep stats/score/pitch count
• Games can be rescheduled if more than half the players cannnot attend or for a rain out. Players from the next level down can be called up temporarily to avoid a forfeit if they are available however they cannot pitch.  The Player Agent for town will keep “loaner” list.

Rain outs are called by the home team manager given the weather could differ by location in our valley.  Calling the game by 3pm is ideal so it can be announced before school gets out.  During a game, the Umpire will decide to end a game due to weather.

Coaches CANNOT terminate a youth from their team without contacting the player agent from their town.  A 24 hour cool down rule is suggeted for parents and coaches.


PITCH COUNT AND PARENT VOLUNTEERS:

HOME TEAM WILL KEEP THE OFFICIAL PITCH COUNT

A VOLUNTEER ON EACH TEAM SHOULD KEEP A COUNT AND COMPARE AFTER EVERY HALF INNING

BOTH MANAGERS AND THE UMPIRE WILL SIGN OFF ON PLAYER/COUNT AFTER THE GAME AND EACH TEAM WILL KEEP THE SHEET IN A FOLDER

AT THE START OF THE NEXT GAME, PITCH COUNT SHEETS SHOULD BE SHOWN TO THE OPPOSING TEAM

TEAMS DO NOT NEED TO SEND IN PITCH COUNT BUT HAVE THEM AVAILABLE IN CASE OF QUESTIONS AND KEEP FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON

PARENT VOLUNTEER/COACH WILL ENTER THE RESULTS OF THE GAMES ONTO ETEAMZ WEBSITE SO THE STANDINGS ARE CURRENT AT LEAST WEEKLY