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Cactus Foothills North Girls Softball Minors Division Local League Rules
Introduction
This page contains the local league rules for Cactus Foothills North Little League. The local rules do not replace or supersede Little League International rules, regulations, and/or policies.
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Section 1: General
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The rules stated herein compliment Little League’s official regulations and playing rules for softball. Little League International rules over-ride local rules. All rules and regulations from Little League Softball (from the Little League International Official Regulations and Playing Rules for Softball) apply. |
Section 2: Age
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A player’s age shall be no less than 9 years and no more than 10 years. Under special circumstances an older or younger player may play with approval from the Player Agent and Board of Directors. |
Section 3: Pitching
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The distance from home plate to the pitching rubber shall be 35 feet. |
| 3.02: |
Upon a pitcher pitching 4 balls to a batter, a coach shall substitute for the pitcher with the hitter having all remaining strikes. For example, if after the 5th pitch by a player, there have been 4 balls and one strike, the hitter has two strikes remaining with the coach pitching. |
| 3.03: |
No walks shall be allowed. |
Section 4: Field Positions
| 4.01: |
There shall be a maximum of 9 players in the field. |
| 4.02: |
A player shall spend a maximum of 2 innings on the bench. |
| 4.03: |
A player shall spend no more than 1 consecutive inning on the bench. |
Section 5: Play
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Minors league shall be considered a developmental league and as such, rankings shall not be maintained. |
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The game shall be officiated by the coaches. |
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The home team shall provide two game balls. |
| 5.04: | All balls shall be 11” regulation softballs. |
| 5.05: | A game shall be no more than 6 innings. |
| 5.06: | An inning shall not begin later than 1 hour and 40 minutes after the game’s start time. |
| 5.07: | Each team’s batting order shall consist of all players present for the game; i.e., all players bat. |
| 5.08: | Players arriving after the game has begun shall be placed at the bottom of the batting order. |
| 5.09: | A "side" is retired in accordance with Little League Rule 5.07 for Minor League divisions, which are divisions between Tee Ball and Majors. A side is retired when:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Only 5 runs count at any time in any inning. Extra runs scored as a result of any ongoing play are NOT counted - - just the 5 runs that have scored only. |
| 5.10: | The Little League “Mercy Rule” shall be in effect upon the completion of 4 innings. |
| 5.11: | A baserunner may attempt to steal a base upon a pitched ball crossing home plate. |
| 5.12: | Leading off of bases shall not be allowed. |
| 5.13: | Until such time as an umpire calls time-out, the ball shall be considered in play. |
| 5.14: | For any overthrow that remains in the field of play, a baserunner may advance as many bases as she chooses at her own risk. |
| 5.15: | A maximum of 2 coaches shall be allowed on the field of play. |
| 5.16: |
Any batted or thrown ball that strikes a coach in the field of play field shall be considered a live ball. |
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Official scorekeeping shall not be required, but unofficial scorekeeping shall be required for the purposes of determining if the “Mercy Rule” applies. |
