Coach Pitch - LEAGUE AGE  6-8  (Age the player will be on December 31) :   No Evaluations - No Draft

• Initial concepts of softball with some progression to more complex concepts
• Emphasis on throwing, catching, hitting and sportsmanship. Scores are kept at this level
• Live hitting from Coach pitcher
• 10 inch "safety" softball is used
• NO more than 3 COACHES in the dugout or on the field DURING the game.

1. Six (6) innings constitute a regulation game.

2. A game called for rain or darkness only shall be declared a regulation game after 4 innings, 3 ½ innings if the home team is ahead.

3. No new inning after 1 hr. 30min. from scheduled start time. All games that reach the time limit are complete games. Maximum innings are 6 and minimum (due to 1.5 hour time constraints) are 2 complete innings.  DROP DEAD STOP TIME is 1 Hour and 50 Minutes

4. Each team is limited to five (5) runs per inning, except the last inning, which will be unlimited and three outs still apply. (See rule 5)
- No Flip rule. Unlimited runs ONLY in actual 6th Inning.

5. A manager whose team is ten (10) runs or more behind once the game becomes an official game (4 INNINGS) has the option to concede in accordance with the Ten Run Rule.

6. In the event of a tie game after 6 innings, OR TIME EXPIRED, the game ends as a tie and is scored accordingly.

7. In the event that a game is interrupted before the completion of a full inning, and the umpire calls the game due to insufficient daylight or any other reason related to daylight conditions, the score will revert to the last completed inning. 

8. All players must wear jerseys issued by the league.(Hoodies or sweatshirts, if used, must be worn under game jersey.)

9. One coach selected at the start of the game is the only one allowed talking to the umpire on a disputed play.

There is "NO TIE GOES TO RUNNER" rule. The rules states: "A runner is out after a third strike or after she hits a fair ball, she or first base is tagged before she touches first base".

The concept of a tie at a base does not exist, and that a runner either beats the ball or does not.

UMPIRES

1. One parent from each team will umpire the game - one as the base ump and the other as the home plate ump and then switching positions each inning.

2. Complaints lodged against an umpire will have no bearing on games already completed.

3. In the event of the umpire forgetting or losing track of ball and strike count, the home team score book will be used.

4. UMPIRES and COACHES must agree on what is considered boundary lines for each field. This is to enforce OVERTHROWS and extra bases awarded, (IE: Fence line of dugout) See OFFENSE (BASE RUNNING) Rule 10