LEAGUE Baseball- Week Nights
Summer Sign Ups begin April 2.
- Game Date(s): 01/01/2018
- Scores:
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League Latest Updates: Summer Season sign ups starting now. Season Starts June 18
Timeline of Events
May League @ Manteca. Full Teams Only.
Now: Signing up teams.
Now: Signing up teams.
Desposit of $300 Due by May 1
May 15: BLD Manteca league will begin.
May 15: Spring League Ends- Estimate.
Summer Season Dates:
April 2: Sign Ups begin for Summer League
June 1: Last day to sign up for Summer League and deposits of $300 due for teams.
June 3: Coaches Meeting starting at 6pm at Mistlin Fields Ripon.
6pm TBall Coaches. 6:20pm Coach Pitch. 6:40pm Rookies. 7pm 9u-14u.
June 8: Schedules will be released for Summer League games.
May 15: BLD Manteca league will begin.
May 15: Spring League Ends- Estimate.
Summer Season Dates:
April 2: Sign Ups begin for Summer League
June 1: Last day to sign up for Summer League and deposits of $300 due for teams.
June 3: Coaches Meeting starting at 6pm at Mistlin Fields Ripon.
6pm TBall Coaches. 6:20pm Coach Pitch. 6:40pm Rookies. 7pm 9u-14u.
June 8: Schedules will be released for Summer League games.
June 18: Summer Season Begins.
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Fall League
August 1: Fall League Sign Ups begin.
August 1: Fall League Sign Ups begin.
Sept. 4: Estimated start date for Fall League.
Age is determined by how old the player will be on April 30, 2018 for the Spring Season.
Divisions:
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Level
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Division Name
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League Ages
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Mound ft.
Bases Ft.
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Cost
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Season - Location
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Individual, Partial Team, or
Full Team Sign Ups?
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1
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T-Ball
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5 and under
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None/50
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$125 per player
Shirt/hat Included
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Spring-Rainbow
Summer-Rainbow
Fall- none
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Individual, Partial Team, or Full Team Sign Ups. Coaches Needed.
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2
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Coach Pitch
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5-7 years old
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None/60
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$150 per player
Shirt/hat Included
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Spring-Rainbow
Summer-Rainbow
Fall- none |
Individual, Partial Team, or Full Team Sign Ups. Coaches Needed.
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3
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Rookies
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7-9 years old **
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40/60
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$150 per player
Shirt/hat Included
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Spring: Combined Locations Summer: Combined Locations Fall: Turlock or Rainbow |
Individual, Partial Team, or Full Team Sign Ups. Coaches Needed.
** Will allow inexperienced 9 yr olds with approval
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6
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9u/10u Lead Offs
USSSA
9u seperate if enough teams. |
9-10 years old
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44/65 9u
46/65 10u
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$1,275 Team Price
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Spring: Combined Locations Summer: Combined Locations Fall: Turlock or Rainbow |
Full Team Sign Ups Only
We will take a list for Free Agent players.
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7
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11u Lead Offs
USSSA
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11 years old
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50/70
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$1,275 Team Price
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Spring: Combined Locations Summer: Combined Locations Fall: Turlock or Rainbow |
Full Team Sign Ups Only
We will take a list for Free Agent players.
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8
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12u Lead Offs
USSSA
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12 years old
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50/70
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$1,275 Team Price
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Spring: Combined Locations Summer: Combined Locations Fall: Turlock or Rainbow |
Full Team Sign Ups Only
We will take a list for Free Agent players.
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9
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13u
USSSA
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13 years old
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54/80
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$1,275 Team Price:
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Spring: Combined Locations Summer: Combined Locations Fall: Turlock or Rainbow |
Full Team Sign Ups Only
We will take a list for Free Agent players.
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10
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14u and 15u
USSSA
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14 years old
15 years old
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60/90
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$1,275 Team Price
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Spring: Combined Locations Summer: Combined Locations Fall: Turlock or Rainbow |
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Full Team Sign Ups Only
We will take a list for Free Agent players.
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9u to 15u: 11/12 game season. $1275
Full team sign up league. No individual sign ups but we will attempt to place individuals on teams and help teams find players.
Games will be played at Rainbow Fields Modesto and Mistlin Fields Ripon, and Pedretti Fields Turlock. Teams can declare a home field and receive 66% of their games at their declared home field.
T-Ball 4-5, Coach Pitch 5-7yr and Rookies (7-9 yr olds): Games on Monday nights at Rainbow, Modesto. These divisions take full teams, partial teams with a coach, or individual sign ups. Coaches needed too. All Games played at Rainbow Fields Modesto. Rookies Division may end up with some Tuesday night games.
SUMMER TEAMS: Season Begins June 18
Full Teams: Deposit of $300 is due by June 1.
Total $1275 for league due before first game. And your team needs to be registered with USSSA with your roster online at www.USSSA.com for the 2018 season. Teams Need to Registered with USSSA and put the roster online:. Steps to do that here.
TBall, Coach Pitch, and Rookies Individual Players- Payment of $150 and sign up form due by June 1.
Summer List of Teams:
TBall, Coach Pitch, and Rookies Individual Players- Payment of $150 and sign up form due by June 1.
Summer List of Teams:
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T Ball and Coach Pitch |
Rookies @ Rainbow |
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9u Lead Off - Home Field |
10u - Home Field |
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Room for 6 Teams. |
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11u -- Home Field |
12u -- Home Field |
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Modesto Hustle Room for 6 Teams. |
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13u -- Home Field |
14u/15u -- HomeField |
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Room for 6 Teams. |
Some teams need "free agent" players. Fill out this Form if you are an individual looking for a team: HERE.
Check here if you are a Team Looking for FREE AGENT PLAYERS
Sign up as a full team. We will take a list of players for "free agents" but no guarantee of being placed on a team.
10 to 12 game season followed by play offs.
Games times will be 5:30 or 7:30pm.
Teams provide own uniforms. We provide for TBall and Coach Pitch.
Teams need to register with USSSA. TBall and CP teams do not need to register with USSA.
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Spring and Summer Seasons
For Players 4 through 7 years old
T-Ball 4-5 year olds. Spring and Summer Season.
Coach Pitch 5-7 year olds. Spring and Summer Season.
Rookies 7-9 yr olds: Spring, Summer and Fall Season.
Rules:
T-Ball Rules
Field:
Bases 50 ft. Double base at first. Pitcher will take position at the pitcher’s mound (45’ from home plate) Ball must travel 15 feet to be fair (a chalk line from foul line to foul line will mark the 15’ area)
Equipment:
T-Adjustable, flexible tube on a moveable base. Batting helmets: Provided by players at parents discretion.
Ball: 9-9 ½ inches around, 4-5 ounces, softer than a baseball (Incrediball type baseball)
Players:
T-Ball 4-6 year olds (3 year old players will be accepted only if one of their parents is the coach)
For Spring & Summer, the player’s age is determined by player’s age on April 31 of the current year.
For Fall (when offered), the player’s age is determined by player’s age on April 31 of the following year.
T-Ball Rules: 2018 League
Game will be 4 innings or 60 minutes, no new inning will be started after 55 minutes.
Every player hits off of the batting tee, there will be no pitching (a player will remain at bat until they hit the ball and put it in play).
There will be no walks or strikeouts
All players can play on defense, 5 players for the infield, extra players can be placed in the outfield
All players will bat on offense and the inning will conclude when the last batter has batted
Rotate batting order so a different player is the last batter each inning
When on Defense 2 coaches may be on the field (1 for the infield and 1 for the outfield)
When on Offense a coach will be allowed at every base and at home plate with the batter.
Ball must travel 15 feet when hit to be fair
No extra base hits, players may advance 1 base when the ball is put in play.
No stealing, players stay on base until ball is batted
All outs will be force outs, if an out is made, that player will leave the field.
The pitcher will start on the pitching rubber.
No open toed shoes or sandals will be permitted. All Defensive players need to have a glove/mitt.
Coach Pitch Rules: 2018 League
60 foot bases.
Pitcher will take position at the pitcher’s mound (45’ from home plate) Ball must travel 15 feet to be fair (a chalk line from foul line to foul line will mark the 15’ area)
Coach will pitch from within the circle drawn around the 45’ ft mound.
Everyone will bat in a continuous order. Ten players play on the field.
When the pitcher is in control of the ball with both feet inside the circle, the play is dead. At that time all base runners must return to the last base touched. If two runners are between the same bases, the front runner is awarded the next base.
The batter and all base runners must wear helmets.
No new inning will begin after 55 minutes or 6 innings. Games can end in a tie. A batter will receive five pitches or three strikes. Fifth pitch can be fouled until the ball is hit fair or the batter strikes out. There will be no walks
Teams can choose to have a catcher behind the plate or not. Catchers must be in full gear if used. A regular glove may be used in place of a mitt. The inning can begin without a catcher to speed the game up.
The child playing in the pitcher position must have one foot on the rubber, and stay behind the pitching coach until the ball is released.
Pitching coach will throw to his/her own batters.
After the pitching coach has released the ball and the batter has hit the ball,
A. Pitching coach must exit the playing area immediately in a manner that doesn’t interfere with the play.
B. Pitching coach must attempt to avoid contact with the ball.
C. If a ball hits the pitching coach and the judgment of the umpire is the pitcher did not intentionally interfere with the ball, the ball is dead and the batter is awarded first base and base runners will advance one base if pushed.
D. If ruled intentionally the ball is dead and the batter is out.
Infield fly rule will not be in effect.
You will be awarded one offensive and defensive time out per inning: this does not include umpires time outs.
Rookies League Rules for 2018
1. Pitching Distance is 40 feet. 60 foot bases.
2. Teams can play with 8 players, but the 9th spot is an out unless walked or hit batter before the empty spot, then it would be skipped.
3. Can play with 10 in the outfield, must be 4 outfielders on the grass.
4. No stealing bases.
5. Game time is no new inning after 1 hour 30 min or 6 innings. Games can end in a tie.
5 runs max. per inning. When there is less that 20 minutes in the game at the start of a new inning, umpires will declare an open inning or the last inning will be an open inning. There could be more than one open inning.
7. No metal spikes.
8. Pitchers can pitch 3 innings per game max. Once a pitcher is removed, he can’t pitch again in the same game.
9. Courtesy runner for the pitcher or catcher anytime, must be last batted out.
10. Run rule is 10 after 5 innings.
Rainbow Spring League Rules: 9u to 14u. 2018 Rules.
1. Teams can bat 9, 10 or whole line up. Teams can play with 8 players, but the 9th spot is an out unless walked or hit batter before the empty spot, then it would be skipped.
2. Game time is no new inning after 1 hour 45 min or 6 innings.
3. Games can end in a tie if the game is tied after the 6th inning ends or after time expires and the inning is completed.
4. 5 runs max. per inning. When there is less that 20 minutes in the game at the start of a new inning, umpires will declare an open inning, or the last inning will be an open inning. There could be more than one open inning.
5. Run rule is 10 after 5 innings.
6. USSSA approved bats for 13u and younger. 14u division must use -5 or -3.
7. Only 13u and older can wear Metal spikes. Metal spikes are allowed at Rainbow Fields but not at Mistlin Fields Ripon on the turf fields or on any pitching mounds at Mistlin.
8. 3rd ball dropped strike is played.
9. Courtesy runner for the pitcher or catcher anytime, must be Sub first or last batted out if no subs.
10. Pitchers can pitch 3 innings per game. Once pitcher is removed, he can’t return in that game to pitch again. Violation for over pitching is ejection of the pitcher and Manager from that game.
11. Distance played is 9u is 44 pitchng/65. 46/65 for 10u. 50/70 for 11u and 12u. 54/80 for 13u. 60/90 for 14u.
12. Players must play in at least 4 games to be eligible for play offs.
13. All players need to be entered on the USSSA team roster in order to play.
14. Team listed first on the schedule is home team unless otherwise noted.
