SADDLE RIVER VALLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ALLENDALE, SADDLE RIVER, HO-HO-KUS
FINAL 2010
APPENDIX III
MINOR LEAGUE
NOTE: Except as specifically amended in the Local Rules and Interpretations or in this Appendix, the Minor League (3rd and 4th grades) will be governed by the Official 2010 Little League rules pertaining to the Minor League Division
AMENDMENTS (listed alphabetically):
Base Running –
1. Stealing is not permitted. Base runners are permitted to leave a base ONLY when the batter strikes the ball. As a result, attempts to pick runners off base are NOT permitted. If a pickoff is attempted, runners may NOT advance.
2. Runners are permitted to advance around the bases as long as the ball is alive. However, once a runner's normal progress has been stopped, he shall be required to return to the last base touched. If a fielder attempts to make a play on any runner, all runners may attempt to advance at their own risk.
3. The infield fly rule does not apply.
Batting –
1. Bunting is NOT permitted.
DEFENSIVE ALIGNMENTS – Unless accomplished as part of a pitching change, defensive positions are NOT to be changed in the middle of an inning.
Field Dimensions – listed below are the proper field dimensions in feet. In all cases, the distances are measured from the rear point of home plate (closest to the catcher). The distances for first and third base are measured from home plate to the rear of each base (closest to the outfield). The distance to second base is measured from home plate to the center of the base. The pitching distance is measured from home plate to the front edge of the pitching rubber.
Pitching Rubber 1st & 3rd 2nd base
46 60 85
Game length – Six (6) innings. If the visiting team achieves a lead of more than six (6) runs during, or at the completion of, the top of the 6th inning IT SHALL BE DECLARED THE WINNER OF THE GAME. Whether the bottom of the 6th inning should still be played will be left to the discretion of the umpires, in consultation with the managers.
Inning length – A half-inning is over as soon as six (6) runs or three (3) outs are recorded, whichever comes first. If the visiting team is achieves a lead of more than six (6) runs during or at the completion of the top of the 6th inning IT SHALL BE DECLARED THE WINNER OF THE GAME. Whether the bottom of the 6th inning should still be played will be left to the discretion of the umpires in consultation with the managers.
Pitching –
1. MAXIMUM INNINGS – the following restrictions are intended to protect pitchers’ arms. Pitchers will be subject to DAILY and WEEKLY limits on the number of innings pitched “IN ALL LEAGUES” in which they participate (Minors, travel, club, school leagues, etc.). Players, parents, and coaches are required to communicate accurate information regarding number of innings pitched to their coaches. Any violation of this rule CAUSED BY PITCHING IN A LEAGUE GAME will result in the player being prohibited from pitching in two consecutive League games involving his team. Any violation of this rule during the playoffs will result in forfeiture.
i) Weekly maximum – For the purposes of this rule, the week begins on Sunday morning and ends on Saturday night. Pitching innings accumulated in a contest declared “no game” WILL count toward a pitcher’s weekly maximum.
a) Regular season – Six (6) innings in ALL LEAGUES
b) Playoffs – If three (3) or more playoff games are played in one week the limit is eight (8) innings in ALL LEAGUES. Otherwise, the regular season limit is in effect. An interrupted game is considered a game played.
Note: The rules pertaining to the weekly maximum will remain in effect as the season transitions from the end of the regular season to the beginning of the playoffs.
ii) Daily maximum – Two (2) League innings; Three (3) innings for ALL LEAGUES. Players may pitch in a maximum of two games in one day (doubleheader), subject to these daily limits. If a player pitches any number of innings in more than one game on any day, he will be deemed to have pitched his full three (3) inning daily maximum.
iii) Pitching on Consecutive Days – Players are permitted to pitch on consecutive days, PROVIDED:
a) The pitcher is eligible to pitch, and;
b) The total innings pitched IN ALL LEAGUES on consecutive days may not exceed four (4) innings.
2. DAYS OF REST – [Note: the end of one week and the beginning of another has no effect on the Days of Rest requirements. For example, if a player pitches on Saturday and again on Sunday, he is ineligible to pitch until Wednesday (at the earliest, depending upon the number of innings pitched on each day) despite the fact that Sunday was the first day of a new week.]
i) Regular season – A player who has pitched will be required to take days of rest as follows:
a) Two (2) days of rest if the player has pitched on consecutive days IN ANY LEAGUE.
[Example: If a player pitches two (2) innings or less on Saturday and two (2) innings or less on Sunday, that player cannot pitch again until Wednesday]
b) Three (3) days of rest if the player has pitched three (3) or more innings in a single game OR has pitched any number of innings in two games IN ANY LEAGUE on a single day.
[Example 1: If a player pitches three (3) innings on Sunday in his Travel game, that player cannot pitch in a League game until Thursday]
[Example 2: If a player pitches one (1) inning on Saturday morning and then throws one (1) pitch in a game on Saturday afternoon, that player cannot pitch again until Wednesday]
ii) Playoffs – During the playoffs the days of rest rules are amended as follows:
a) If a player pitches three (3) innings in a game, he must have one (1) day of rest.
b) If a player pitches less than three (3) innings in a game, he may pitch the next day. HOWEVER, any player who pitches on consecutive days must then be required to take two (2) days of rest before he is eligible to pitch again (e.g. Monday, Tuesday, Friday).
Player participation – Ten (10) players will be used in the field. There will be four (4) outfielders playing “4-across” (i.e., no “short fielders”). In the event a team can field only nine (9) players, the team must play three (3) outfielders in a standard baseball lineup. If a team is playing with only eight (8) players, coaches have the discretion to play with either three (3) or two (2) outfielders, however, under no circumstances can a team play with less than two (2) outfielders. In this case, any defense alignment utilized by a coach must remain in effect for the entire inning.
SLIDING – sliding head first into a base is not permitted.
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