Little League 2011 rules will prevail with the exception to the following:
Rookie Baseball Division Rules
The ages for this division shall be
6 and 7 years of age as
defined by Little League International.
Exceptions to age specifications above must be approved by the NTLL
Player Agent Committee.
A standard Rookie Division game will be three complete innings.
Additional innings may be played if time and daylight permits, up to a
maximum of six innings. Under no circumstances should a game continue
which may delay the start of the next scheduled game.
Rookie games will begin no new inning after 1 ½ hours from scheduled
game time on Saturdays.
HOME TEAM will be responsible to provide “Game Balls”, to include at
least two new baseballs. Baseballs will be returned to the HOME TEAM at
the conclusion of the game. It is recommended that 4-5 “Game Balls” be
used to help maintain the pace of the game.
The offensive team bats until three outs have been recorded or the
entire batting line up has come to bat one time, which ever comes first.
NOTE: Score is NOT kept in this Division, therefore the four Run Rule does
not apply.
Only Board approved Managers and Coaches are allowed on the field
during play. 1 additional adult must be in the dugout. No one under age 16
should be permitted in the dugout.
No baserunner may leave the base until the ball is hit. If so, the ball
is called dead and the play is over.
Managers and Coaches will handle all Umpiring from their respective
positions on the field during play.
Each team shall be limited to three coaches on the field of play,
including one coach pitching or utilizing the pitching machine.
The offensive Manager or Coach shall pitch to his or her own team
through March 14th. After March 14th, the offensive Manager or Coach
will pitch to his or her own team utilizing the PITCHING MACHINE
provided by NTLL. Each batter shall receive a maximum of (5) pitches
except as noted below. If the batter has not hit the ball in play after
the 5th pitch*, the batter will have three attempts to put the ball in
play off a tee**. Balls and strikes will not be kept. Walks are not
allowed. Any batter struck by a pitched ball will NOT be awarded first
base, instead, a “No Pitch” will be called.
*Note - If the 5th pitch results in a foul ball, the batter will
receive one additional “coach pitch”. Subsequent foul balls will
continue to extend the at-bat by one pitch.
**Note - If the ball is not put in play after three attempts off the
tee, the player shall return to the dugout and an out shall be recorded.
The front of the pitching machine shall be set at 41’ from the back of
home plate
Regular game rules should apply on defensive plays; if a defensive
team records an out, the base runner shall return to the dugout.
There will be no base advancement of runners on overthrows. There will
be no stealing of any base at any time, including passed balls.
Teams may play with ten (10) defensive players on the field. If a team
is fielding ten (10) players, at least four (4) players must be positioned
in the outfield.
Managers & Coaches are to stop runners from advancing when
appropriate. Examples: When a ball that has been hit to the outfield
returns to the infield. When a catcher has the ball, don’t send a runner
into a tag.
The batting order shall be such that every player is listed in a
continuous order. This may not be changed once the game has started.
Players may change positions on the field, but the batting order will
remain the same. Players arriving late are placed in the last position in
the original batting order. If a player leaves a game early his spot is
skipped over in the line up. It is not an automatic out.
Defensive alignments are to follow normal baseball playing concepts.
Infield positions should be played with one player stationed at each
position. All remaining defensive players should stationed behind the
infielders in an “outfield” position. Outfielders are not required to be
placed on outfield grass, but must be stationed behind the four normal
infield positions.
Players shall not sit on the bench for more than one consecutive
inning.
Players must play infield positions (P, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B) and outfield
positions an equal number of innings each game.
Failure to comply with this rule shall be cause for the Manager to
face disciplinary action, up to and including suspension
Rookie Division will have no mid season playoff or end of the season
tournament. This Division shall be noncompetitive and have no concern to
specific Division standings. At the end of the season, all players will
receive a participation trophy. No Official score will be kept.
