Little League Tournament Team Eligibility: Rule Location & Updates

QuestionYou previously answered a question about eligibilty and travel teams (your answer is below).  Where can I find this in the Little League Rules

Little League Umpiring: Can a Runner Be Called Out for Retracing to First?

QuestionHey,   Im a little league umpire, and this play did not happen as the runner was tagged but if it did I always wanted to know.  Wit

Minor League Baseball: Machine Pitch vs. Player Pitch - A Parent's Perspective

QuestionSeveral parents, like myself, with children in our little league minor division (6-9 year olds) here in Chadron Nebraska, are very concerned that t

Improve Baseball Throwing Mechanics for 9-10 Year Olds

QuestionQUESTION: You have given me some valuable advice this year regarding hitting and my son responded well, making the 9-10 LL All Star Team, primarily

Baseball Sliding Rules: Tagging Up After a Trip

QuestionQUESTION: if a player is tripped up 2 ft from homebase, and ends up on his stomach, is he allowed to tag up by hand contact with the base? Not that

Troubleshooting Your Plate Discipline: Analyzing Groundouts and Strikeouts

QuestionHi John, Lately I have been grounding out to third base. My last 20 atbats I have 4 Strike Outs 7 walks, and 9 groundouts to third base. Earlier i

Correcting a Long Swing: Drills to Improve Baseball Mechanics

QuestionI have a long swing and cant fix it. my hands go too far back and my barrel wraps behind my head. what drills can i do to fix it? its something i

Little League Rules: Catcher Substitution During Game - Clarification

QuestionDuring a recent little league game with the score 26 to 12 in the bottom of the 6th the away team substituted a catcher who previously pitched in t

Little League Pitching Rules: Foot Placement & Legality

QuestionCal Ripken Major League Little League (10-12 yr. olds) When pitching to the batter can the pitcher take his foot off the rubber as part of his win

Little League Tournament Playing Time & Game Length: Understanding the Rules

QuestionIn a recent Tee Ball Tournament that my child was playing in, we had a question about playing time and innings.  In the LL Official Rule book

Developing a Young Pitcher: Location vs. Velocity - Expert Advice

QuestionHi, My 11 yo son pitches for his AAU team.  He has great movement on his ball, and low ERA - forces the batter to hit grounders and occassiona

Little League Baseball: Home Plate Rule - Runner Misses Tag

QuestionLittle league minors baseball game: Ok, situation is bases loaded, 2 outs, and batter is walked by receiving 4 balls.  Runner on third advanc

Base Running Obstruction: Understanding the Call

QuestionRunner at second. Batter hits line drive to left. Runner rounds third where third baseman is standing on the bag. Runner bumps third baseman who do

Softball HBP Rules: How Many Batters Can a Pitcher Hit Before Being Ejected?

QuestionHow many times can a fast pitch softball pitcher hit batters during a game before being removed from the mound? AnswerThere is no set number of ho

Tournament Game Postponement: Understanding Rules & Fair Play

QuestionTomorrow was to be opening day of our all star festivities , as well as my sons teams first game.  I received a call tonight around 9:30 PM fo

Baseball Force Out Rules: Understanding Complex Scenarios

QuestionThis is actually 2 questions in 1 but I believe they are the same concept. 2 outs, runners on 1st and 3rd, ground ball to 2B, the 2B tags the runn

Baseball Dead Ball Rule: Advancing Runners After a Foul Tip

QuestionQUESTION: My question relates to an incident that occurred in a youth baseball game (13 and 14 yr. olds).  Our team had runners on second and

Incident Report: Game Completion & League Protocol - Little League Rules

QuestionWe have an independent league which adheres to Little League Rules.  Here is an incident and any feedback would be very appreciated. Backgrou

Baseball Rules: Dead Ball & Batter Awarded Base - Firstbase.com

QuestionRunner on firstbase. Line drive hits umpire (behind pitchers mound. Does ball become dead and batter awarded firstbase? AnswerFirst off I would li

Speed & Strength Training for 3rd Basemen: Drills for Young Players

QuestionI am 12 years old and play 3rd base. I have quick hands but am very slow. What are some drills i can do at home to bring my speed up and make me st