Baseball Division Rules

Midget Division - Ages 9-10

1.  Base length will be 65 feet, pitching distance 46 feet, home to second and first to third base 91 feet and 11 inches.

2.  Six innings or 2 hours shall constitute a complete game. 

If the umpire calls the game due to rain, darkness or other cause which makes further play impossible, a game shall be considered complete provided 4 innings have been played or 3 and one half innings have been played if the home team is ahead. 

A ten run lead constitutes a complete game at the end of 5 innings or 4 and one half innings if the home team is ahead.  A fifteen run lead constitutes a complete game at the end of 4 innings or 3 and one half innings if the home team is ahead.

3.  All players will bat in the Midget Division regardless of whether or not they are in the field.  Playing time in the field will determine compliance with the Player Participation rule.

4.  Each 1/2 inning is complete after 3 outs or 7 runs, whichever occurs first.  EXCEPTION:  All runs scored by a home run over the fence shall count.

5.  A pitcher may pitch two innings per game.  One pitch in an inning constitutes a full inning for purposes of this rule.  This includes all practice games. 

EXCEPTION:  Midget 10 ONLY- one pitcher for each team may pitch 3 innings in a game. A pitcher may not pitch 3 innings in consecutive games. No pitcher in the Midget division shall pitch more than 4 innings in a day.

6.  A manager/coach may only make one visit to the mound per pitcher per inning.

7.  The infield fly rule will be applied.

8.  Balks may be called by the umpires. Each pitcher shall receive one warning per inning for a balk. The ball shall be declared dead on the balkwarning and no runners may advance. Any further balks by that pitcher in the inning that he has received a warning shall be enforced per NFHS rules.

9.  MIDGET 9 ONLY-- The dropped third strike rule will not apply.  A batter may NOT advance to first base on a dropped third strike.  The batter is out on the play.

10.  For post season tournament games the winner's bracket finals, loser bracket finals and championships, the run rule is extended to fifteen (15) runs  after 5 innings or 6 innings with no time limit.

11.  Each player shall play at least 3 of the first 5 innings in the field.  In the event that a game is completed in less than 5 innings, players who did not get 3 innings of defensive play shall play the first 3 innings of the next game in the field.  Players who have not shown up prior to the first pitch are excluded from this rule, but are still subject to Ken Berry General Rule #1 concerning player participation.