North West Spring League

10 & under Division

The following is a list of the guidelines for the Northwest Spring league for the 10 & under division. 

Rules:  Utilize the Babe Rules for 10 & under.

Rule Exceptions / Clarifications:

1.       Cinderella batting – all players in attendance bat (player not need be in the field to be in batting order).  If a player must leave or is injured, player is skipped in batting order without an automatic out being counted.  If a player comes late, they are added to bottom of batting order.

2.       Roster size of 15 maximum per game.

3.       No show bunt – then hit away.  If a player shows bunt, they must either bunt or pull the ball back.  If the player shows bunt then swings away, they will be called out.  This IS NOT the same as a slap swing.  A Slap is a swing and is legal.  Free substitution of players in the field.  Re-entry rule not in effect.

4.       35’ pitching distance.

5.       Pitchers can also re-enter freely  (i.e. – One pitcher can pitch Innings 1 & 4 another 2 & 5 and the third 3 & 6).

6.       Host team is the Home team.

7.       Host team to provide umpire for regular season game and initial rounds of playoffs.

8.       6-inning game – Mercy at 12 runs after 4 innings (3 ½ if winning) or 8 runs after 5 (4½ if winning) innings unless coaches want to continue until time limit.

9.       10 Batter limit per inning (Unlimited in BR)

10.   Time limit of 2 hours per game (no inning to begin after 1 hour and 45 minutes)

11.   10 Fielders allowed

12.   Allow runners to lead on release (BR is lead when ball gets to plate)

13.   Allow runners to steal 3rd base only—no advancing if ball gets thrown away.  Runners cannot steal 2nd or home

Make-up Games Procedure:  Games, if the involved teams elect, will be made up at their discretion.  We are scheduling an overabundance of games 16-18 – so all will get 12-14 games played without makeup. 

End of Season Tournament:   There will be an end of season tournament for both the American and National divisions with trophies for 1st and 2nd place being awarded in each division. There WILL be a participation trophy as well for all teams in the 10u division.  The playoffs will begin on Monday, June 4th.  The finals and semifinals will be held in Sparta. There will be 2 umpires provided by Sparta for the Semifinals and 3 umpires for the championship games.

Umpires: This year, the price for umpires is $ 50.00.  To keep payment easy, the home team will pay $25.00 and the visitor will pay $25.00 per game. 

Behavior:  If any manager / coach / parent is removed from a game for any reason by an umpire during the season, the offending party will be suspended for a minimum of one (1) game in addition to the game in which the event occurred.  Programs are to also insure that their fans, their players and their coaches behave in a sportsmanlike manner.  Sample of behavior guidelines are: No cheering against your opponent butchering allowed for your own team.  No noisemakers and air horns that have become fashionable of late are allowed.  We expect League Presidents to monitor this basic behavior guideline for their program.