General info

• Coed ages 9 and 10 - Predominantly 3rd and 4th grade
• Typical skill level includes players who:
• Consistently throw catchable balls and can catch balls thrown to them
• Can hit an easy pitch most of the time, hitting balls to the outfield more often
• Have an increased baseball awareness of more complex situations
• Team selection by draft after player assessment day
• All kids are drafted onto teams
• Parents of team players are needed to volunteer as umpires to officiate games and enforce the applicable baseball rules
• Rules and Umpire training is provided, and mentorship opportunities exist with experienced umpires
• Competitive play with scorebook being kept
• Roster size is about 12-13 players
• SEPLL provides team hats & jersey shirts
• Families provide baseball glove, cleats, & pants
• Each team will have shared batting helmets, bats, balls and catcher’s gear
• Typically have 1-2 practices during the week (days and times are determined based on coach preference and will be communicated after teams are formed)
• Typically have 2 games per week and may be on any day other than Sunday

Batting/Pitching

• 100% kid-pitch
• Pitching is from the full 46’ distance
• Balls, strikes, walks and strikeouts
• Players are eligible to be considered for All Stars

Batting Order

• The batting order shall be continuous and include all players on the team roster present for the game batting in order
• Each player is required to bat in their respective spot in the batting order

Fielding

• Defensive positioning becomes more specialized; not all kids get to play all positions but will play both infield and outfield positions.

Baserunning

• The dropped 3rd strike rule does not apply to Minors level
• Steals are allowed
• No lead offs