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| Pee Wee Division Rules & By-Laws | |||||||||||
| 1.� AGE. Players at this level shall be 10-12 years old. Your age is determined by how old you are on April 30 of this year. You are eligible if you turn 13 on or after May 1. There will be two levels of play for Pee Wees: A and B. The first team entered from your village must participate at the A level. Additional teams entered may play in either the A or B division. | |||||||||||
| 2.� ROSTER. A roster is necessary and must be turned in to the commissioner prior to the first scheduled game. All games will be forfeited until roster is in. Roster must include player names and certified birth dates (school or birth certificate). You may add players by calling or emailing the commissioner up to the third scheduled game date. | |||||||||||
| 3.� Residence of players. See Grasshopper rules. | |||||||||||
| 4.� Footwear. No steel spikes allowed; cleats are legal. | |||||||||||
| 5.� BASEPATHS & PITCHING DISTANCE. Bases shall be 60 feet apart. Distance from front of pitcher's plate to back of home plate shall be 46 feet. | |||||||||||
| 6.� GAME LENGTH. See Grasshopper rules. Exception: Innings may start after 8 PM. | |||||||||||
| 7.� GAME TIME. See Grasshopper rules. | |||||||||||
| 8.� BASEBALLS. See Grasshopper rules. Remember: Little League grade or better! | |||||||||||
| 9.� RULES. Unless herein noted, all rules will be similar to those of 'Little League'. | |||||||||||
| 10.� PITCHING LIMITS. A pitcher will be allowed to pitch six innings a week (one pitch thrown counts as one inning). Extra innings do not count in this total. Exception: If a team is scheduled to play more than two games in a week, a pitcher is allowed three extra innings for each additional game. Saturday (midnight) serves as a beginning/ending date for a week. Once a pitcher is removed from the game as a pitcher he may not pitch again in that game. | |||||||||||
| 11.� Base running rules. Base runners may not leave their base until the ball crosses home plate (passes the batter). Stealing is allowed. The batter is out on the third strike whether the catcher catches the ball or not. Runners may advance on wild pitches or passed balls. Any runner leaving early will be sent back unless put out. If a runner leaves early and the ball is hit, he may only advance as many bases as those earned by the batter. Because there is no leading off, the pitcher may pitch from the wind up at all times. The infield fly rule is in effect at this level of play. | |||||||||||
| 12.� BATS. Only Little League approved bats may be used at the Pee Wee level and below. NO BATS with a barrel in excess of 2 1/4 inches will be permitted. | |||||||||||
| 13.� At the PEE WEE level, the coaches may institute a mercy rule at the start of the game. This is to be optional and must be agreed upon by both teams prior to the first pitch and on a game-to-game basis. Possible options include: | |||||||||||
| * A 5-run per inning rule with the exception of the final inning. | |||||||||||
| * A rule whereby the game ends if the trailing team is 15 runs behind after four innings (the trailing team has batted four innings). | |||||||||||
| * Any variation of the above mentioned options. | |||||||||||