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Rookie League
Player Birthdates: May 1st, 2004 to April 30, 2005
The Rookie league is designed to reinforce and/or introduce the basic fundamental concepts of youth baseball in a friendly environment while beginning to introduce the concept of competition. Even though winning / losing is secondary to skill development and fun at this level, score will be kept for each game. Team records and standings will not be kept or published but there will be a post season tournament.
The Rookie League will utilize a modified draft designed to make sure that the teams are equal in ability, while still keeping kids together in terms of school, neighborhood, and parental requests. There will be no tryouts. The league does it’s best to accommodate parental requests but such requests cannot always be honored. Dads typically coach at this level and we encourage any interested parent to participate and get involved.
Each team has 11-12 players. Games typically last about 1 hour. An average of 2-3 events (games, practices) per week can be expected (typically, fewer events during fall seasons). Games are played on weekdays and weekends during the Spring season and weekends during the Fall Season.
Basic League Rules:
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The league will be primarily coach pitch with a tee being used after 6 pitches have been thrown. There are no strikeouts in Rookie League
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There will be ten (10) players in the field consisting of the regular infield positions and 4 outfielders
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The batting order will consist of all players present
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There will be a maximum of six (6) runs per inning or three (3) outs, whichever comes first
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Each game will have a maximum of six (6) innings or a one (1) hour and ten (10) minutes time limit – a new inning is not to started after 1 hour and 10minutes has expired
1st Practice:Saturday, February 25, 2012
Regular Season Start Date:Saturday, March 17, 2012
Regular Season End Date:Saturday, May 20, 2012
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