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T-Ball Blue Division Information
To be eligible for T-Ball in the Edison League, A player must turn 4 before May 1, 2022 and cannot turn 7 before May 1, 2022. Our T-Ball is strictly ages 4-6. A league age 6 year shall be allowed to move up and play on the Mustang Boys teams one time per week to make 9 players for the mustang team.

1. All teams will field a Maximum 10 players whenever possible.

2. All teams must have at least 7 players to start a game.

3. The 10th player shall be considered a rover. At the beginning of each inning, if the rover is placed in the infield, he/she is an infielder. If placed in the outfield, he/she is an outfielder.

4. All games will be six innings unless otherwise determined by the ECL.

5. Each team shall bat until there are three outs or 5 runs have scored in the 1/2 inning. No more than 5 runs may score in a 1/2 inning.

6. There shall be no stealing bases.

7. Runners must stay on the base until the ball is hit.

8. There shall be no throwing the bat. Players are warned the first time, and from there after are automatically called out if they throw the bat.

9. There is no infield fly in Tee ball.

10. Any player who swings and misses, or swings and fouls the ball, or any combination of both, 7 times in an at bat shall be declared out on a strike out.

11. When batting, a batters feet must start out parallel with the plate.

12. The ball shall be declared dead when an infielder holds the ball up while in fair territory within the infield area to stop play. Base runners who have passed a base may advance to the next base without liability to be put out. The advancing of runners shall be at the sole discretion of the home plate umpire. Under no circumstances shall an outfielder be allowed to control the ball, run into the infield area and stop play

13. In T-ball, the pitcher shall be positioned anywhere within an 8' Radius circle. The front of the circle will begin at a point directly in front of and centered with the 50' pitchers plate and will touch the 44' safety line. The pitcher must remain inside this circle until the ball is hit by the batter. Once the circle is positioned, the 48' pitchers plate may be removed for the safety of the players.

14. All players, including the batter, must stay in their positions after the ball is placed on the tee, and remain in that position until after the ball is hit.

15. There will be no sliding into any base by an offensive or a defensive player. A slide by an offensive player shall result in that player being called out. A slide by a defensive player into a base to get an out shall result in the offensive player being called safe.

16. All T-Ball games shall be played under a 1 1/2 hour time limit from the time a game starts. Any inning which starts before the time limit is up shall be played to its completion, with the home team getting to bat if necessary. Any game that ends in a tie shall be listed as a tie in the official standings.

17. Coaches shall be limited to calling 3 timeouts per game with an exception for injury, illness, or maintaining the safety of the players. Timeouts shall be granted at the sole discretion of the umpires.

18. Catchers must wear their mask at all times while on the field in the catching position.

19. A 44 foot safety line will be marked on the field, 44 feet from the back point of home plate and Arching from fouline to fouline. Play cannot start until all players are behind this line.

20. A 20 foot arch will be marked from the back point of home plate from fouline to fouline. Any ball hit between home and the inside of this line is a foul ball. Any ball hit on or over this line is a fair, playable ball.

21. Umpires shall have final say on all judgment calls at bases, all fair and foul balls, advancements on overthrown balls, and the general running of the game.

22. Non league umpires will be chosen by agreement of both managers.

23. Umpires are NOT responsible for moving the tee and bat at home plate after the batter hits. This should be done by the coach setting up yhe batters

24. The coach may adjust the tee for each player at bat.

25. All coaches must use sound judgment in positioning their players to ensure their safety.

26. All rules not covered in these By-laws shall be governed by the official PONY rulebook.

27. Bases shall be set at 60 Ft.

28. Two coaches may be stationed in the outfield area by the defensive team and one in the infield area in front of their dugout. Once the ball is placed on the tee, both outfield coaches must be stationed behind the players in the outfield. These coaches may not physically assist any players while the ball is in play or touch the ball in any way to help his team. Failure of any coach to follow this rule will result in the offending coach being removed from the field to the dugout area for the remainder of the game.