AA SOFTBALL - COMPETITIVE

ARTICLE XVIII - AA SOFTBALL DIVISION – COMPETITIVE

Section 1. Limited to girls league age 6, 7 & 8. League age 6 year old players will only be allowed if they are league age 7 on the baseball age chart.

Section 2. Teams are selected by draft and are normally but not necessarily limited to a roster of 12 players.

Section 3. Continuous Batting Order shall be used in this division. Each team shall field 9 players defensively and minimum play rule is in effect.

Section 4. Pitching – During the 1st half of the season, a coach from the offensive team will pitch from a distance of 30-35 feet. The defensive player in the pitcher’s role will be no closer than 35 feet from home plate. During the 2nd half of the season, the pitcher shall be a player and pitch from the distance of 35 feet. For each at bat, the player will pitch until - A) the batter puts the ball into play B) the batter strikes out C) 4 balls are called on the batter. After ball 4, a coach from the offensive team (1st or 3rd base coach only) shall come in to pitch with the existing strike count on the batter. The umpire shall continue to call balls and strikes until the batter puts the ball in play or strikes out. Anytime a batter is hit by a pitch, then the coach will come into pitch as described in this section.

Section 5. A pitcher is limited to pitching in only 3 innings per game.

Section 6. Stealing, bunting and walks are not allowed during coach pitch.

Section 7. Base runners may only advance one base for every hit ball in play. The only exception is if a ball is hit past an outfielder where the umpire can see the back of the outfielder’s jersey. If this is the case, base runners are free to advance bases until the ball is returned to the infield dirt. Runners will be sent back to the previous base by the umpires if they advance further than allowed by this rule.

Section 8. The offensive team will be retired when either the defensive team completes 3 outs or the offensive team scores 5 runs; except in the 6th inning and beyond when there is no run limit.

Section 9. AA Softball Division Champions will be determined by a playoff system which will be played at the conclusion of the regular season. See Article XXVIII for details about the playoffs.

Section 10. District 4 Softball Interleague playing rules shall supersede these local Bylaws if applicable to this division. District 4 Interleague rules can be found Interleague Rules

AAA SOFTBALL - COMPETITIVE

ARTICLE XIX - AAA SOFTBALL DIVISION – COMPETITIVE

Section 1. Limited to girls league ages 8, 9, 10 & 11.

Section 2. Teams are selected by draft and are normally but not necessarily limited to a roster of 12 players.

Section 3. Continuous Batting Order shall be used in this division. Each team shall field 9 players defensively and minimum play rule is in effect.

Section 4. Pitching – During the 1st half of the season, the pitcher shall be a player and pitch from the distance of 35 feet. For each at bat, the player will pitch until A) the batter puts the ball into play, B) the batter strikes out, or C) 4 balls are called on the batter. After ball 4, a coach from the offensive team (1st or 3rd base coach only) shall come in to pitch with the existing strike count on the batter. The umpire shall continue to call balls and strikes until the batter puts the ball in play or strikes out. Anytime a batter is hit by a pitch, then the coach will come into pitch as described in this section. During the 2nd half of the season, the pitcher shall be a player only.

Section 5. A pitcher is limited to pitching in only 3 innings per game.

Section 6. During the 1st half of the season, base runners may only advance one base per steal attempt. This rule is to help encourage catchers to attempt to throw out base runners without further consequence of a bad throw.

Section 7. The offensive team will be retired when either the defensive team completes 3 outs or the offensive team scores 5 runs; except in the 6th inning or beyond when there is no run limit.

Section 8. AAA Softball Division Champions will be determined by a playoff system which will be played at the conclusion of the regular season. See Article XXVIII for details about the playoffs.

Section 9. District 4 Softball Interleague playing rules shall supersede these local Bylaws if applicable to this division. District 4 Interleague rules can be found at http://www.llcad4.org/softball.html

MAJOR SOFTBALL - COMPETITIVE

ARTICLE XX - MAJOR SOFTBALL DIVISION – COMPETITIVE

Section 1. Limited to girls league ages 10, 11 & 12. Teams are selected by draft. Team rosters will consist of 12 players.

Section 2. Players in this division are property of the division and not of any specific team. Each player must tryout each year as all teams will be redrafted every year.

Section 3. All 12 year olds must play majors.

Section 4. Major Softball Division Champions will be determined by a playoff system which will be played at the conclusion of the regular season. See Article XXVIII for details about the playoffs.

Section 5. District 4 Softball Interleague playing rules shall be followed if applicable to this division. District 4 Interleague rules can be found at http://www.llcad4.org/softball.html

SENIOR SOFTBALL - COMPETITIVE

ARTICLE XXI – SENIOR SOFTBALL DIVISION– COMPETITIVE

Section 1. Limited to girls league ages 13, 14, 15 & 16. Players in this division are Property of the division and not of any specific team. Each player must tryout each year as all teams will be redrafted every year.

Section 2. Teams shall consist of no less than 10 and no more than 14 players. All teams shall have the same number of players to the best of our ability of placement.

Section 3. Senior Softball Division Champions will be determined by a playoff system which will be played at the conclusion of the regular season. See Article XXVIII for details about the playoffs.

Section 4. District 4 Softball Interleague playing rules shall be followed if applicable to this division. District 4 Interleague rules can be found at http://www.llcad4.org/softball.html