Softball Age Groups
Below is a list of all our age groups offered in Softball this year:
Tee Ball - 3&4 years old Coed Tee Ball
Tee Ball - 5&6 years old Tee Ball
Minors (Coach Pitch) - 7-9 years old Coach Pitch
Minors (Kid Pitch) - 9-11 years old
Majors (Kid Pitch) - 10-12 years old
Junior(Kid Pitch) - 13-14 years old
Senior(Kid Pitch) - 15-16 years old
Big(Kid Pitch) - 16-18 years old
Age Chart:
Little League Age Chart for 2009 – Softball Only
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 2004, and Dec. 31, 2005, is league age 3.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 2003, and Dec. 31, 2004, is league age 4.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 2002, and Dec. 31, 2003, is league age 5.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2002 is league age 6.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 2000, and Dec. 31, 2001, is league age 7.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 1999, and Dec. 31, 2000, is league age 8.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 1998, and Dec. 31, 1999, is league age 9.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 1997, and Dec. 31, 1998, is league age 10.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 1996, and Dec. 31, 1997, is league age 11.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 1995, and Dec. 31, 1996, is league age 12.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 1994, and Dec. 31, 1995, is league age 13.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 1993, and Dec. 31, 1994, is league age 14.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 1992, and Dec. 31, 1993, is league age 15.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 1991, and Dec. 31, 1992, is league age 16.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 1990, and Dec. 31, 1991, is league age 17.
A participant born on or between the dates of January 1, 1989, and Dec. 31, 1990, is league age 18.
NOTE: This age chart is for softball divisions only, and only for 2009.
2008 Rule Changes Softball
Rule 1.06 – First, second and third bases shall be marked by white canvas or rubber covered bags, securely attached to the ground. The first and third base bags shall be entirely within the infield. The second base bag shall be centered on second base. The base bags shall not be less than fourteen (15) nor more than fifteen (15) inches square and the other edges shall not be more than two and one-fourth (2-1/4) inches thick and filled with a soft material. Leagues are required to ensure that first, second and third bases will disengage their anchor.
Rule 1.10 – The bat must be a softball bat which meets Little League … Slippery tape or similar material is prohibited. White bats are prohibited. An illegal bat must be removed.
2.00 – DEFINITION OF TERMS –
An INNING is that portion………………….(Minor League Only – A five-run limit is to be imposed, which would complete the half inning.)
Rule 3.17 – Players and substitutes shall sit on their team’s bench or in the dugout unless … No team shall use electronic equipment, including walkie-talkies, cellular telephones, etc., for any communication with on-field personnel including those in the dugout, bullpen or field.
Rule 4.03 (d) – Deleted as obsolete and no longer applicable.
Rule 4.04 – The batting order shall be followed throughout the game unless a player is substituted for another … However, a player may be entered and/or re-entered defensively in the game anytime provided he/she meets the requirements of mandatory play. NOTE 1: The continuous batting order is mandatory for all Tee Ball and Minor League Divisions. NOTE 2: For the Tee Ball and Minor League Division (and when the continuous batting order is adopted for other divisions), when a child is injured, becomes ill…
Rule 6.02 – (c) if the batter refuses to take his/her position in the batter’s box during a time at bat, the umpire shall call a strike on the batter without the need for a pitch to be delivered. The ball is dead, and no runners may advance. After the penalty, the batter may take a proper position and the regular ball and strike count shall continue, but if the batter does not take the proper position before three strikes are called, that batter shall be declared out.
Rule 7.05 (j) - one base, if a fielder deliberately touches a pitched ball with his/her cap, mask or any part of his/her uniform detached from its proper place on his/her person. The ball is in play, and the award is made based on the position of the runner at the time the ball was touched.
Rule 7.08 – (a) (1) running more than three feet away from his/her
baseline to avoid being tagged, unless such action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball. A runner’s baseline is established when the tag attempt occurs, and is a straight line from the runner to the base to which he/she is attempting to reach; or (2)…….
Rule 7.09 (b) and (k) deleted because they are redundant and already in
Rule 6.00.
Rule 7.15 –
a. A batted ball that hits the white section of the double base shall be declared fair. A batted ball that hits the colored (orange or green) section without first touching or bounding over the white section shall be declared foul.
b. Whenever a play is being made on the batter-runner, the defense must use the white section of the double first base. NOTE 1: A play is being made on the batter-runner when he/she is attempting to reach first base while the defense is attempting to retire him/her at that base. Penalty: Batter-runner is out. NOTE 2: If there is a play…………..
c. Whenever a play is being made on the batter-runner, the batter-runner
must use the colored (orange or green) section on his/her first attempt to
tag first base. NOTE: On extra-base hits or other balls hit to the outfield when there is no chance for a play to be made at the double first base, the batter-runner may touch either the white or colored (orange or green) section of the base. Should, however, the batter-runner reach and go beyond first base, he/she may only return to the white section of the base.
Penalty: If there is a play on the batter-runner, and the batter-runner
touches only the white portion and the defense appeals prior to the batter- runner returning to first base, it is treated the same as missing the base. If properly appealed, the batter-runner is out.
