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Machine Pitch/AA
The
machine pitch league is designed to continue to work on the fundamentals
of throwing, fielding, and hitting as well as teamwork and
sportsmanship. Coaches use a pitching machine to pitch balls (hard
balls) to their own players to develop their hand-eye coordination.
This league is still considered a recreational league with a tournament
at the end of the season.
7/8 YEAR OLDS
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Teams
will roster bat (all players on the team must bat in order).
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All
players must play a minimum of 6 defensive outs
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7 run
limit or 3 outs per inning. When either
occurs, your at-bat is over.
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4 pitches
– 1 free look + 3 strikes. Batter is
out, except if 3rd strike is a foul.
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“No Pitch” called at the umpire’s
discretion.
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Umpire
will call time when the lead runner is stopped and/or the
play comes to a natural end and the base runners are making
no attempt to advance. Refer to
Dixie Handbook for complete base running rules.
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10
players in the field. Regular infield,
plus 4 in the outfield.
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7 innings
or 90 minute time limit.
No inning will start after 90 minutes of play.
If you start the inning before 90 minutes has
expired, you must finish the inning.
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The home
team will not bat in the bottom of the 7th inning
if the visiting team has an 8-run or greater lead.
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Field
dimensions are 60 ft. bases and 46 ft. pitching rubber
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Pitching
machine can be adjusted by the coach only at the beginning
of each team’s at-bat. Pitching machine
can be adjusted at umpire’s discretion anytime during the
inning. If the pitching machine is
inadequate, the umpire at his/her discretion can decide to
go to “coach pitch” to finish the game.
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All
batters, catchers, pitchers and all base runners will wear
helmets with face masks.
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