Laura Payton - Fundraiser Manager & 6U Coordinator
fundraising@nyaa.us

The 6U Division is for players who are six years old and under. Games are 6 innings or one hour and twenty minutes long. 6U is a coach pitch division and each team will consist of 12 players, Below are rules specific to the 6U Division.

1. Games will be scheduled Monday through Saturday. (Sundays and Wednesday will be utilized for make-up games.) Make-up games will be rescheduled for the first available date. All tie games or rain-out games will be ruled suspended and will be completed at the first available date. In the event of the time limit ending the game, the inning in which the time limit expires shall be completed.
2. In games played Monday through Thursday, no inning shall begin after 9:00 pm.
3. Each game shall be one hour and twenty minutes in duration. NO drop dead game allowed.
4. For the first scheduled game of the day, there will be a 15-minute grace period from game-scheduled-time ONLY for the purpose of filling an eight (8) man roster. THE GRACE PERIOD IS ONLY FOR THE 1ST GAME OF THE DAY.
5. All teams will contain 12 players provided there are players available.
6. If a manager does not allow a player to participate because of disciplinary reasons, he must notify the official scorekeeper and opposing manager prior to the game, or immediately, if this action takes place during the game. The manager must inform the parents and League VP of this action ASAP. Any disciplinary action in excess of one (1) game dealing with sportsmanship must be brought to the attention of the Board of Directors in writing (within 24 hours).
7. Participation:
   1. Each team shall field no more than ten players at a time.
   2. Each player MUST play at least 6 outs in a game.
   3. On offense, a continuous batting order is used for all players on the team.
   4. Batting order cannot be changed once the game starts. Late arrivals must be added to the bottom of the batting order.
8. No metal cleats are to be used by anyone in 6U League. (This includes managers, coaches and players).
9. The catcher will wear full protective gear and will be positioned a minimum of 10 feet from home plate toward the backstop.
10. The on-deck batter, base runners, and batter will have helmets on at all times.
11. No tee ball bats or coach pitch bats will be used. The Coach gets one warning before player is thrown out of game.
12. The offensive team manager, coach, or designated adult must throw six (6) pitches to each batter.
13. While the coach is pitching, the player playing the pitching position must have one foot in the circle and one foot out. Player must remain even or behind the pitching rubber. The pitcher on defense must stay within the half circle around the pitching rubber until the ball is hit. No player may be positioned between the plane of the rubber and home plate.
14. The coach pitcher must pitch from the pitching rubber. Pitching rubber is 36Õ.
15. A base runner shall be called out if he/she leaves the base before the ball is hit.
16. The umpire will call time after every play and declare dead ball. ÒTimeÓ should be called as soon as the lead runner is not attempting to advance. Time does not have to be called.
17. If a player who is not sick or injured refuses to bat, he or she will be called out. Delay of game will not be allowed in this instance. The umpire must use discretion in this situation. If a player is removed from the game because of sickness or injury, that player must sit out an entire inning before returning to the ball game ("entire inning" means the half inning the player was in when taken out and the next half inning also).
18. A defensive manager or coach will be limited to two (2) time outs per inning, except in the event of injury. An offensive manager or coach will be limited to (1) one trip to the batter's box per batter, except during defensive time out. An injury is an exception.
19. Coaches or managers must remain in the coachÕs box.
20. OVERTHROWS: On any overthrow to first base, the base runners may advance one base only, AT THE BASERUNNER'S RISK.
21. Warm up time will be shared equally. Each team will have a minimum of five (5) minutes to warm up.
22. There is NO INFIELD FLY RULE in the 6U age group.
23. There will be a 7 run limit all innings including the last inning.
    
    1. On defense, there will be 2 coaches in the outfield and 1 coach behind home plate. However, they will not interfere with the play. COACHES MAY NOT STAND IN FRONT OF ANY PLAYERS. THEY MUST STAY BEHIND THE BASES IN THE OUTFIELD GRASS.
       
    2. Players get 6 pitches (drop dead).