Light Blue Team

 

Welcome to Washington Park Little League

                  "Where Everyone Plays"  

2019 Season is now under way!

PICTURE DAY IS MAY 4, 2019. Check with your coach for specific times!

 

For questions, please call Rich at 201-936-2031

Opening Day is April 6, 2019 

 

 

 

Upcoming Meetings:

District 7 Safety Clinic 

  February 28, 2019

Thursday

Registration: 6:45 PM

7:00 PM Sharp Start

Location: 

Secaucus Senior Citizen Center

101 Centre Avenue 

Secaucus, NJ 07094 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Email: wpllnj@gmail.com

 

Field Address (for GPS): 549 Central Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307

Club House Address: 3 Charles Street, Jersey City, NJ 07307 

 

 

Safety Plan 2019

See Link 

Time to register is running out! Register now at 3 Charles Street, above Bond Drugs. Bring players birth certificate, 3 proofs of residence, and fee. Fee for returning players is $55 and for new players $65. 

Registration for Spring 2017 is happening now!

WPLL Modified League Rules for 2016 

 

Washington Park Little League (WPLL) is Governed by the Rules Set Forth by Little League Baseball and Softball Incorporated with the following Modifications:

**ALL DIVISIONS**

1 - 2 HOUR TIME LIMIT ( this is a "DROP DEAD" time limit)

 Incomplete FULL inning reverts to the previous FULL inning.  A game is OFFICIAL if Four (4) innings have been completed.

2 TIME OUTS 

 5th Inning or Later only two(2) Defensive time outs allowed.  Repeated violator(s) will be subjuect to suspension.

3 PLAYER POOL

Player used in the pool can only play the outfield and bat 7th or lower in the line-up. Team may only request no more than 3 players from the pool.

Exception: if no one is available in the player pool you MAY borrow up to 3 players from the opposing team to make an official line-up. 

4 - STANDINGS

Due to the possibility of a game ending in a tie a "point system" shall also be used.  Point System is as follows:

Win = 2 Points, Tie = 1 point, Loss = 0 Points 

 

SOFTBALL 

1 CONTINUOS BATTING ORDER - Applies to ALL Divisions

-Player DOES NOT have to play six continuous defensive outs.  Player may play 3 consecutive outs in 2 different innings.

ex: Player A enters game on defense in the second inning. At the end of the 2nd inning Player A may be removed and may return to the defensive line-up in the 4th, 5th or 6th inning to complete the mandatory 6 Defensive Outs.

2- PITCHING DISTANCE

11 & 12 Year Olds - 40 Feet

9 & 10 Year Olds - 35 Feet

8U - NOT ALLOWED to play the position of Pitcher or Catcher. 

3 - FACE MASK

MANDATORY for a Pitcher to wear a face mask. 

4 - HIT by PITCH

 Majors - pitcher shall be removed from pitching at UMPIRE's DISCRETION

Seniors -  pitcher shall be removed from pitching if 2 batters are hit within the same inning or 3 batters in a game

5 - Time Outs  

5th Inning or Later, only Two (2) DEFENSIVE time outs allowed.  Repeated violater(s) will be subject to suspension.

6- HOME AND AWAY

 Majors - A COIN FLIP will establish home and away team for every regular season game.

 Seniors - Home Team is on the RIGHT hand side of the schedule

BASEBALL 

 

1 - PITCHING

1a- Pitch Sheets

- must be turned in after every game.  If not turned in said pitcher(s) are assumed maxed out and cannot pitch until said days rest are met.

  PENALTY: Any manager or coach not turning in pitch sheets will be subject to discipline. 

  1b- Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Majors - pitcher shall be removed from pitching if 2 batters are hit within the same inning or 3 batters in a game. If he/she is removed that player may be moved to any other position.

Minors - pitcher shall be removed from pitching at UMPIRE's DISCRETION.  If he/she is removed that player may be moved to any other position.

 2 HOME AND AWAY

 A COIN FLIP will establish home and away team for every regular season game.