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Rules 6 year old

The Coach Pitch league is instructional baseball (non-competitive). The purpose of this program is to teach participants the fundamental skills needed to play baseball and start to learn good sportsmanship. During league play there will be no keeping of score other than to determine when the run limit for the inning has been reached. The league and coaches will not track wins and losses.

Regular Baseball Rules Apply Except as Noted Below

Eligibility - to play in the 6 year old league is determined by the player's age as of April 30th of the year. A player is eligible to play at grade level as long as they are not playing with younger children.

The Field of Play - Base distance shall be 40 foot base paths. The pitcher's circle/mound shall be at 38 feet measured from home plate. Fair Ball Arc - There will be a 10 foot arc drawn from 1st baseline to 3rd baseline in front of home plate. A ball must go past this line to be fair.

Defensive Players - There shall be 10 defensive players in the field at a time. During league play, all players are to play a minimum of 3 defensive innings. The player playing the "pitcher" position must be positioned within 5 feet of the pitcher's circle before the ball is put into play. This player is not to interfere with the coach pitching. There are to be 4 outfielders (Right, Right Center , Left Center and Left field). Outfielders must be at least 10 feet beyond the infield baseline at the beginning of a play and are not to interfere with infield play. A catcher must have a mask and chest protector on when behind home plate. At no time is a coach to place more than 10 players in the field at a time.

Offensive Players - All players shall be eligible to bat. A late arrival is put at the end of the batting order.

Change of Inning - An inning shall end after one of the following has occurred, which ever comes first, 5 runs have been scored or three outs have been recorded.

Game Length - A complete game shall consist of 6 innings or 1-1/2 hours.

Batting - All players will be pitched 5 pitches. If after 5 pitches the batter has not hit the ball, the batter is out. A coach from the batting team shall pitch to their player, providing instruction during the player's "at bat."  This coach shall cry "Batter Up!" prior to allowing the batter to strike the ball and this is also to ensure the defense is ready.

Time Out - Time shall be called when an infield defensive player is attempting to throw the ball to the (player) pitcher. The play is to stop and the next batter is to be brought to the plate.

Other Rules:

·       There is no leading off or stealing.

·       There is no infield fly rule.

·       There are to be 1st and 3rd base coaches only while their team is batting.

·       The defensive team may have a maximum of 2 coaches in the outfield. These coaches are not to interfere with the progress of the ball.