General Info

• Coed ages 11 and 12 - Predominantly 5th and 6th grade
• Typical skill level includes players who:
• Can make routine infield and outfield plays
• Usually understand baseball situations without adult guidance
• Some batters are able to hit balls with tremendous force and are able to hit home runs over the fence
• Some pitchers can pitch 50+ MPH with increasing accuracy and some are throwing breaking balls
• Team selection by draft after player assessment day
• All kids are drafted onto teams
• Rules and Umpire training is provided, and mentorship opportunities exist with experienced umpires.
• Competitive play and scores are kept
• Games are six innings
• Roster size is about 12 players, not to exceed 13 players
• SEPLL provides team hats & jersey shirts
• Each team will have shared batting helmets, bats, balls and catcher’s gear
• Families provide baseball glove, cleats, pants
• 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

• Pitching is from the full 46’ distance
• Balls, strikes, walks and strikeouts
• 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

• Steals are allowed
• No lead offs
• The Dropped 3rd strike rule DOES apply at the Majors level