Timeline of Events
Summer Season Dates:
June 6: Tball and Coach Pitch players will be contacted by their coach.
June 9: Schedules will be released for Summer League games.
June 11: Clinic/Skills Session for All T-Ball, Coach Pitch and Rookies.
Rainbow Fields: T-Ball Field 1 from 5-6pm. Coach Pitch Field 1 from 6pm to 7:30pm.
Rookies Red and Blue Team: 5 to 7pm.
June 18: Games Begin this week..
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August 13: Estimated start date for Fall League.
Age is determined by how old the player will be on April 30, 2018 for Spring Season. Age is April 20, 2019 for Fall Season, all teams move up one age from their summer age.
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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$150 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
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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: no idividual sign ups just team. |
Individual, Partial Team, or Full Team Sign Ups. Coaches Needed.
** Will allow inexperienced 9 yr olds with approval
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| 4 |
9u/10u Lead Offs
USSSA
9u seperate if enough teams.
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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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| 5 |
10u Minors |
10 and under |
46/60 ft
No lead off |
$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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| 6 |
11u , 12u, 13u, 14u, 15u, |
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$1,275 Team Price |
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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.
Teams declare a Home Field and receive a majority of games there.
Home Field Choices Summer- Rainbow, Mistlin, Manteca. (No Turlock for Summer.)
Home Field Choices Fall: Rainbow, Mistlin, Manteca, Turlock.
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.
No Fall League for Tball, Coach Pitch, and only full teams for Rookies.
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 Teams:
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:
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:
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
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.
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Run rule is 10 after 5 innings.
Minors Division
1. Continuous Batting order, all players bat. 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. Minors can play with 10 in the outfield, must be 4 outfielders on the grass. Majors only 9.
3. Players can only sit out two innings in a row. Then they must play for at least one full inning in the field.
4. Leaving a base early (before the pitch crossed the plate) is declared a dead ball and a runner who left early is out.
5. Game time is no new inning after 1 hour 45 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.
6. No big barrel bats, no metal spikes.
7. Pitchers can pitch 3 innings per game max. Once a pitcher is removed, he can’t pitch again in the same game.
8. Courtesy runner for the pitcher or catcher anytime, must be last batted out.
9. There is no run rule for this age.
10. Stealing home is allowed but not for 5th run of inning that ends the inning.
11. Players need to play in at least 4 games to be eligible for play offs. New players need to be brought to the attention of the league director and properly added to the USSSA online roster before playing first game.
League Rules: 9u to 14u.
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.
