Announcement
Ø BAT RULES:
o You can find these rules at: www.littleleague.org.
Rule 1.10 - Baseball
(a) The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 33 inches in length
for 8U through 12U and 36 inches for 13U and up. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood, aluminum, or composite material as approved by Little League International for ages 8U through 14U 60/90. “Big barrel” bats are only allowed at the 50/70 level and up through our high school divisions. From 8U through 12U 46/60, the diameter of the bat shall be no more than 2 ¼ inches. At the 50/70 level 11U through 14U, 2 5/8 inch diameter may be used. At the high school level, only bats with a 2 5/8 inch diameter may be used. Metal and NHFS-approved aluminum and composite bats are allowed at the JV level. At the high school varsity level, only wood bats may be used (wood composite bats are allowed).
(b) Cupped Bats. An indentation in the end of the bat up to one inch in depth
Is permitted and may be no wider than two inches and no less than one inch in diameter. The indentation must be curved with no foreign substance added.
(c) The bat handle, for not more than 18 inches from its end, may be covered or treated with any material or substance to improve the grip. Any such material or substance, which extends past the 18 inch limitation, shall cause the bat to be removed from the game. A non-wood bat must have a grip of cork, tape or composition material, and must extend a minimum of 10 inches from the small end. Slippery tape or similar material is prohibited.
(d) The length/weight differential for both the PBI Baseball League and
NEBAS League is as follows:
8U 40/60 through 12U 46/60 – no restriction
11U 50/70 thru 13U 50/70 – “big barrel” bats are permitted subject to the Little League composite moratorium rules listed below.
13U & 14U 60/90 – all bats must meet the Little League Junior Division
Requirements (see below)
NOTE 1: If the umpire discovers that the bat does not conform to (c)
above until a time during or after which the bat has been used in play, it shall not be grounds for declaring the batter out, or ejected from the game. The bat is to be removed.
NOTE 2: WITH REGARD TO COMPOSITE METAL BATS
The PBI Baseball League and NEBAS League will follow the moratorium set by Little League International in December 2010 concerning composite bats. 8U 40/60 through 12U 46/60 will use the LL Majors bats guidelines.
40/60 (8U) and 46/60 Divisions (9U through 12U) – Bats cannot have a
barrel size bigger than 2 1/4″. Composite barrel bats are prohibited at
these levels unless they have been approved by Little League
International. For a complete list of approved 2 1/4″ composite bats click
here. Additionally, all non-wood approved 2 1/4″ barrel bats must also have the BPF of 1.15 printed somewhere on the bat.
ALL 50/70 divisions (11U through 13U) & ALL 60/90 divisions at the 13U and 14U levels – Players at these levels may use non-wood bats with a 2 1/4″ barrel, but those bats must meet all approved Little League guidelines as per above. All non-wood 2 5/8″ composite barrel bats must meet the BBCOR -3 standard. All non-wood 2 5/8″ noncomposite barrel bats may be any drop.
To simplify – any player using a COMPOSITE “big barrel” bat (2 5/8”) with a
composite barrel at 11U 50/70, 12U 50/70, 13U 50/70, 13U 60/90 and 14U 60/90 in the PBI Baseball League and NEBAS League must be using a -3 bat that meets BBCOR standards. A player may use a 2 ¼” barrel bat, but it must meet the standards set for approved composite or non-wood/non-composite bats as licensed by Little League.
NOTE 1 – the 2 3/4” barrel bat is not legal at any age level of the PBI Baseball League or NEBAS League.
NOTE 2 – an illegal bat must be removed from play. Any bat that has somehow been altered must also be removed from play.
PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL BAT – see Rule 6.06(d)
