Junior & Senior Baseball Interleague - Updated 1/20/2012
Welcome to the 2012 Little League Junior and Senior Baseball Season! As some of you may already know, Regulation I(a) was amended for 2012 expanding the Senior Baseball league ages from 13 – 16 years of age. Additionally, District 1 will continue with the 54/80 program for Juniors Baseball. Junior BB teams playing 60/90 and 54/80, can participate in Gold (more competitive), Bronze (more relaxed), or neither. We will do our best to ensure that the proper teams interleague with the appropriate “divisions” (i.e., 54/80 teams only play other 54/80 teams, etc.).
District 1 Junior & Senior Baseball Interleague will continue to use “In Our League” (“IOL”) for monitoring and scheduling ALL baseball games. Last year, all playing fields were entered into the system. If your league is going to use a new field this year, please let me know and I will enter the information in the system. There have been improvements in the program, and this year the team at IOL is giving the all the leagues in District 1 free accounts to persons in the following positions of their respective leagues:
President
Board members
Schedulers
Registrars (all leagues get free registration)
Umpires (New – umpires can get game change notices if using IOL to schedule umpires)
Coaching Coordinator (pitch count reports)
Coaches
Managers
Parents and Players will pay their own fee ($4.75 for the year) to have access to their team’s information. This program has the capability of notifying players/parents/managers/coaches of the next scheduled game, any cancellations, and rescheduled games.
Managers/coaches will be strongly encouraged to use IOL to enter pitch counts at the end of each game. IOL has also added a new feature that will let managers/coaches know Team Standings within their Division. This was a feature many of the managers wanted, but was not available last year. Bob Gleckler, Manager for the Mill Creek Senior BB team did an outstanding job maintaining the District 1 Seniors BB Standing Updates last year – thank you, Bob!
Senior Baseball – Mandatory Play is still in effect during the Regular Season.
Bats
For 2012, Rule 1.10 has been amended. The subject of bats continues to be a heated issue, but this is Little League and we are abiding by Little League rules.
Junior Baseball: Bats shall not be more than 34 inches in length and not more than 2 5/8 inches in diameter…All composite bats shall meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard, and such bats shall be so labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark. The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.
Senior Baseball: Bats shall not be more than 36 inches in length and not more than 2 5/8 inches in diameter…The bat shall not weigh, numerically, more than three ounces less than the length of the bat (e.g., a 33-inch long bat cannot weigh less than 30 ounces). All bats not made of a single piece of wood shall meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard, and such bats shall be so labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark. The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color. Aluminum and composite bats shall be marked as to their material makeup being aluminum or composite. This marking shall be silkscreen or other permanent certification mark, a minimum of one-half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.
Note 1: JR/SR/BL: The 2 ¾ inch in diameter bat is NOT allowed in ANY division.
Note 2: The traditional batting donut is NOT permissible.
(Note 3 pertains to Tee Ball; Note 4 pertains to dents)
Note 5: An illegal bat must be removed. Any bat that has been altered shall be removed from play. Penalty – See Rule 6.06(d).
Junior and Senior Baseball questions and information need to be directed to Regina Boyd (rcboyd0560@comast.net).
Published documents and forms:
2012 District 1 Interleague Rules
(Pitch count forms are still the same)
Umpires for JR and SR Baseball Games
The Home Team is responsibility to provide umpires for games. Please coordinate with the UIC of your league. Include me in any game changes (via email or text message) and I will communicate with the UIC. Umpires with upper-level experience (90-foot) should umpire these games (or have a partner that has experience), and they should be adults. It is preferred that there be two umpires; if there is only one umpire, it is preferable this umpire have 90-foot experience