Second Season Rules and Guidelines

Please remember the Second Season is strictly for training and development and not geared towards winning. What we are trying to accomplish with this league is to build skill levels and improve each player’s overall ability and knowledge of the game. Sportsmanship and discipline both on and off the field are expected and must be practiced. The object of this league is to play and teach as much baseball as possible to prepare for next spring. Please keep those thoughts in mind when dealing with each player, each parent and each opposing team. Let’s make this season the best one yet. Good luck, be safe and have fun.

1. Divisions for Second Season will be as follows. Rookie Division ages 5-7. Minor Division ages 6-8. Major Division ages 8-11. Junior Division ages 12-13. Ages will be as of April 30 of the current year. Five-year olds must have completed a season of Tee Ball before participating in machine pitch.


2. Every player on a team roster will participate in each game for a minimum of nine defensive outs and bat at least one time. To accomplish this, players should not sit on the bench for more than one inning at a time. If a player is on the bench this inning, he/she should play the field the next inning. In a four inning game players need to play at least six defensive outs.


3. Batting order will be by a rotation basis. All players on the team roster will bat before returning to the top of the batting order. Special pitch runners may not be used in Second Season as all players are in the batting order at all times.


4. Home team will be responsible for providing umpires.


5. The ten-run mercy rule (4.01e) will not be in effect for Second Season. There will be a five-run per inning limit.


6. Pitchers in the Major and Minor Divisions may pitch no more than six outs or 40 pitches per game, whichever comes first. In the Junior Division pitchers may pitch no more than nine outs or 60 pitches per game, whichever comes first. Rest for the pitchers will follow regular season rules; 1-20 pitches – no rest required, 21-40 pitches – one day of rest required, 41-60 pitches – two days of rest required, 61 or more pitches – three days of rest required. If a pitcher reaches his maximum pitch count in the middle of a batter, he/she may finish the batter but must observe the required rest for whatever the final pitch total is.


7. Rookie Division may use a fourth outfielder. This is not an extra infielder. Outfielders must be at least 25 feet behind the bases.


8. Bases on balls should not be issued in Rookie Division. Three strikes or five total pitches will be considered an out. A foul ball can not be counted as the last pitch.


9. No inning should begin after 8:30 p.m. on a school night in Major, Minor or Rookie Divisions or after 9:00 p.m. in Junior Division. Six innings should be played in all divisions (seven for Junior Division) when possible. An inning begins the moment the third out of the previous inning is made.


10. Defensive coaches may be used in Rookie Division. One coach may be in the outfield grass, not in the infield. One offensive coach will be on the mound to feed the pitching machine. Two adults may still coach the bases offensively provided there is still one adult in the dugout at all times. Teams in Rookie Division would be allowed four adults in the dugout to accommodate this.


11. No player may play a single position more than twice in a game in Rookie or Minor Divisions. It is highly encouraged that all players be given an opportunity to play infield and outfield at least once during the game.


12. Stealing bases is not permitted in Rookie Division. Bunting is not permitted in Rookie Division and the infield fly rule will not be enforced in Rookie Division. The child pitcher must remain in the pitching circle until the ball crosses the plate.


13. A team not having enough ball players should try first to borrow the needed player(s) from their opponent, not from another team not involved in the game. Players that are borrowed should not pitch.

2011 ALL-STAR INFORMATION

Team Information Dates

	Voting		Meeting		Fitting		Pictures
7/8/9 Black	June 12	8:45 am	June 21	7:00 pm	June 21	6:00 pm	TBD	TBD
7/8/9 Orange	June 12	8:45 am	June 17	7:00 pm	June 21	7:00 pm	TBD	TBD
9/10	June 5	9 am	June 6	5:00 pm	June 6	6:00 pm	TBD	TBD
10/11	June 5	9 am	June 6	5:30 pm	June 6	7:15 pm	TBD	TBD
11/12	June 5	9 am	June 15	6:00 pm	June 16	6:00 pm	TBD	TBD
Junior	June 12	8 am	June 15	6:30 pm	June 16	7:00 pm	TBD	TBD
Senior	TBD	TBD	June 15	7:00 pm	June 16	7:30 pm	TBD	TBD
Big	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

 

Tournament Dates

	Area	District	State	Regional	World Series
7/8/9	July 8 Martinsburg	None	None	None	None
9/10	June 18 South Berkeley	June 29 Moorefield	TBD Dist 1	July 30 Ceredo-Kenova, WV	None
10/11	June 18 CTR	June 29 South Berkeley	TBD Dist 2	TBD	None
11/12	June 30 Hedgesville	July 9 Pendelton	TBD Dist 4	August 5 Warner Robbins, GA	Aug 18 Williamsport, PA
Junior	June 29 Jefferson	July 9 Hedgesville	July 21 Hedgesville	July 29 Greenville, SC	Aug 18 Taylor, MI
Senior	None	July 5 Grant County	July 23 District 2	August 5 Vierra/Suntree, FL	Aug 14 Bangor, ME

 

2011 ALL-STAR UNIFORM PRICES* Jersey – Orange **......................................................$25.00 Pant (white/black piping) – Youth..........................$14.00 Pant (white/black piping) – Adult...........................$18.00 Socks (black) – Youth or Adult................................$ 3.00 Belt (black)......................................................................$ 3.00 Baseball Hat (fitted)...................................................$15.00 Baseball Hat (adjustable)..........................................$ 8.00 Payments must be provided at the time the jersey order is taken. NO items will be handed out if payment is not placed at the time the player is fitted for his uniform. *Only one piece (pants/socks/belts) will be able to be purchased at the time of the intial fitting. If we have extra items available after all players have been fitted, then we will make those available for purchase. 7/8/9 Black team will receive black jerseys. ** All jerseys are customized with the players last name, be sure to check the spelling of the last name on the order form. All Players and a Parent/Guardian MUST be present at the fitting to ensure that the player is ordering only what is needed and payment must be made on the day of fittings.

League officials are a vital part to our organization. Quite honestly we could not function without a board of directors in place. Letter's of intent must be submitted to the current season President before the election meeting held in October. For more details speak with any current season board member or fill out a Volunteer Form online and a board member will contact you for next steps.

League President
Presides at league meetings, and assumes full responsibility for the operation of the local league. The President receives all mail, supplies and other communications from Little League International. The President must see to it that the league personnel are properly briefed on all phases of rules, regulations, and policies of Little League. The league President is the contact between the local organization and Little League International.

Vice President
Presides in the absence of the President; works with other officers and committee members; is ex-officio member of all committees and carries out such duties and assignments as may be delegated by the President.

Secretary
Maintains a register of members and directors; records the minutes of meetings; is responsible for sending out notice of meetings, issues, membership cards and maintains a record of the league's activities.

Treasurer
Signs checks co-signed by another officer or director; dispenses league funds as approved by the board of directors; reports on the status of league funds; keeps local league books and financial records; prepares budgets and assumes the responsibility for all league finances.

Player Agent
Conducts annual tryouts and is in charge of player selection, assists President in checking birth records and eligibility of players; serves as a member of the board of directors of the local league an generally supervises and coordinates the transfer of players to or from the Minor Leagues according to the provisions of the regulations of Little League.

Safety Officer
Coordinates all safety activities; ensures the safety in player training; ensures safe playing conditions; coordinates reporting and prevention of injuries; solicits suggestions for making conditions safer, and reports suggestions to Little League International through the league President.

Internet/Information Officer
Manages the league's official home page on active.com, manages the online registration process; assigns administrative rights to league volunteers and team; ensures that league news and scores are updated on a regular basis; collects, posts and distributes important information on league activities including direct dissemination of fund-raising and sponsor activities to Little League International, district, public, league members and media; serves as primary contact person for Little League and active.com regarding optimizing use of the Internet for league administration and for distributing information to league members and Little League.

VP of Specific Divisions
Represents coaches/managers in league; presents a coach/manager training budget to the board; gains the support and funds necessary to implement a league-wide training program; orders and distributes training materials to players, coaches and managers; coordinates mini-clinics as necessary; serves as the contact person for Little League and its manager/coach education program for the league.

Other Positions
There are several other voting and non-voting board positions such as Facilities Manager, Equipment Manager, Concessions Manager, Umpire-in-Chief, and Fund Raising Coordinator. Please let us know if your interested in any of these positions.

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