The official Little League Rule Book shall govern any playing rule not specifically covered by these local rules.
Teams will conduct all practices and games under the written guidance of the Safety Program adopted by the league’s Board of Directors and only at approved facilities that are insured.
The DLL Code Of Conduct Must Be Followed At All Times. Any infractions will be subject to board review, see DLL Code of Conduct. If any player, parent, coach or spectator is ejected from a game, they are to leave the property of DLL and cannot return until 24 hours later. The game will not continue until the person(s) who were ejected has left the property through Kahler parking lot.
All male players shall wear an athletic supporter and protective cup.
All LL players are required to wear the given uniform. Provided White Sox jersey, White Sox OR Dyer Little League hat, pants and proper equipment. If a player fails to do so, they are not allowed to play in the game. No hats aside from White Sox or Dyer Little League hats are allowed during league games.
All Dyer Little League players MUST wear a Little League approved helmet with a face guard (cage) or C flap during any Little League at bat. This includes all practices, regular season and postseason tournament games and all all-star games. This rule is in effect not only for all Dyer Little League teams at the Dyer Little League Complex, but at any other site hosting a Dyer Little League Team. League Copays will be held if compliance of rules are violated.
All managers are responsible within reason for their team’s behavior, including that of players, coaches and spectators. Also, the managers shall ensure proper care of equipment. The throwing of bats, helmets and gloves may be cause for ejection and next-game suspension. No team manager, coach or player will be allowed to leave the dugout while the game is in progress without permission of the home plate umpire. (i.e., no stepping out of the dugout to smoke).
Teams should only cheer for their players and not taunt or chant to the opposing teams' batter or pitcher.
The 4 commissioners along with the president will determine whether games will be called due to weather conditions. All necessary attempts must be made in contacting them if they are not present at the field. If it is impossible to reach at least one of the commissioners or the president, both managers can decide whether to play or postpone. They must agree on the decision. If you are scheduled to play and you have not received a cancellation post online, both teams must show up and be ready to play as usual.
All games and practices may start as long as the real feel temperature is 40 degrees or above. If at the start time of a game or practice the real feel temperature is below 40 degrees, then it should be postponed.
In the case of inclement weather, all games not started within thirty (30) minutes after the scheduled starting time will be treated as a rain-out (provided both teams have at least nine players) and will be rescheduled for the next available make-up date. Rescheduled games will/should be played – oldest game first. (The league commissioner will assist teams with regard to scheduling make-up dates.)
If lightning is present – Dyer Little League will follow all the same rules the town of Dyer has in place. Please reference the information board about the new lightening system the town of Dyer has installed in the concession stand
Line-ups exchanged with opposing managers shall include players’ first and last names and numbers excluding the T-Ball Division.
At the conclusion of each game, both managers are required to fill in league pitching record logs located in the Baker shed AND send a picture of the log to the commissioner excluding the T-Ball Division. There will be NO exceptions to this requirement. Failure to abide by this rule will result in: first offense - a verbal warning from the Commissioner. For the second (and all future) offenses – a one (1) game suspension for the manager (for the next scheduled game), AND all pitchers on that team that pitched that game will be logged at the maximum number of pitches per his / her age.
There will be no score/standings kept in the T-Ball division. All players will bat with the last batter running all four bases.
There may be four (4) Board-approved adult coaches in the dugout. Two (2) coaches are allowed on the bases, however if there are less than four (4) adult coaches present, one (1) adult must be in the dugout at all times. Coaches are not allowed to sit on buckets on the field of play.
Continuous batting order and free substitution in all Divisions.
There will be NO on deck batter. The next batter will be in the dugout with a helmet on but NO bat in hand.
Soft toss against any fence is not allowed.
In the B/C division in order to speed up the game, with two (2) outs, at the manager’s discretion, if the next inning’s catcher is on base, they may be removed for a substitute runner. A substitute runner is the person who made the last out. NO SUBSTITUTE RUNNER IN MAJORS.
If any player on the playing field suffers what appears to be an incapacitating injury, play will be stopped immediately to administer first aid to the injured player. When play is resumed, the home plate umpire in accordance with the Little League Rule Book will determine the game situation on the field and the position of the base runners.
No inning shall start after 10:00 P.M. during school days.
If any player has an injury that occurs before that team has completed their ninth (9) game, and the injured player is expected to be out for two (2) weeks or more, or at least eight (8) games, the Commissioner, Player Agent and President will provide a fair solution which may include; player pool, adding a player, etc…
Each player will bat at least once and play at least three defensive innings including at some point six (6) consecutive defensive outs. If in the case of the visiting team losing the game and therefore their team not playing defense in the sixth inning – any player who played only 2 defensive innings shall start the next game. Also – if a game is shortened or the player for some other reason does not fulfill these requirements, the player shall start the next game.
Any infraction of Little League rules regarding pitches thrown will result in the following consequences: first offense - a written letter / warning from the Commissioner, for the second offense – a one (1) game suspension (for the next scheduled game), and for the third offense – a season long suspension.
During post-season playoff games, pitchers are allowed to pitch 3 consecutive games as long as they stay within their recommended pitch count per LL rules. (this rule applies for B and C divisions).
The infield fly rule will be for the Major division only.
Bats shall not be more than 33 inches in length; nor more than 2⅝ inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30") at its smallest part. Wood bats taped or fitted with a sleeve may not exceed sixteen (16) inches from the small end. NOTE: Solid one-piece wood barrel bats do not require a USA Baseball logo
If and after a pitcher has hit three (3) batters in a game, the home plate umpire is to advise the pitcher’s manager that the pitcher will have to be replaced if the pitcher hits another batter. If the pitcher hits that fourth batter – he must be replaced as a pitcher.
If the base runner is deemed to have left the base early the play will be ruled dead and the base runner(s) returned. The team will be given 1 warning. The second offense will result in an out.
No bunting is allowed in the ‘C’ Division. Slash bunting is allowed.
The manager, coaches and any Board member are responsible for advising the Player Agent if any player is missing practices and/or games. The Player Agent will address each situation to determine if it is temporary or whether the situation needs to be brought to the attention of the Board of Directors for discussion and resolution.
Divisional and overall ties will be decided by head-to-head records. The runs allowed in head-to-head games played will be the second tiebreaker. The runs allowed in ALL games will be the third tiebreaker.
Run rule: the mercy rule will be in effect and ends a game early, if one team is up by 10 runs after 4 complete innings.
Extra innings: As long as time is allowed, a new inning may begin and must be completed.
C division: if extra innings are needed due to a tie (post season only), the extra innings will follow a modified California rule. This will be 1 out, 1-1 count and a runner on second.
A game is considered complete when 3 innings have been played (B and C division only).
For the ‘C’ Division a runner may NOT advance on an overthrow to first base. Runners may advance one base on any over throws or balls considered “dead ball” to a base other than first.
Coaches may pitch from a knee or standing based on preference as long as they are pitching from the rubber.
At the time of the pitch, infielders must position themselves with both feet on the infield dirt and outfielders must be positioned with both feet in the outfield grass
For the ‘C’ Division, all kids must play an infield position 2 times in the first four innings. Failure to comply with this rule will result in that manager forfeiting the game for his team. Prior to each team’s defensive 4th inning each manager must agree that all kids have met this requirement.
For the ‘C’ Division during machine pitch/coach pitch, the batter will receive a maximum of 7 pitches (unless the machine malfunctions) or 3 swinging strikes. A batter may go beyond 7 pitches if his/her 7th is a foul ball.
In the ‘C’ Division, after a pitcher has delivered four (4) balls, a coach from the offensive team will come out and finish pitching to the batter from the rubber. The strike count will remain the same. Umpires have the discretion to call strikes on players if they suspect the batter is intentionally not swinging in an attempt to wait until their coach comes out to pitch.
In the ‘C’ Division, a ball is dead once it is in the “extension of the infield” and in possession of any infield player. The infield player is considered the extension of the infield and does not need to be in the infield for the ball to be considered dead and all runners must stop their advance (umpire’s discretion). Any runner not more than halfway to the next base, must go back to the last base reached safely. The outfielder must throw the ball to an infielder and not run it in. *This rule applies for any balls hit to the outfield*
In the ‘C’ Division, the offensive half of the inning is considered over once one of the following has occurred: (a) three defensive outs have occurred per the Little League Rule Book; (b) the 5th run has scored in the offensive half of the inning. NOTE: (b) is not in effect during any inning that has been designated as the last inning of play. Note: Any out of the park home run will count all runs scored.
All ‘C’ Division games: no inning shall start after 1-hour and 40 Minutes for regular and post season games. The home plate umpire should identify the game’s official starting time to the manager of each team. After the 3rd inning last inning rules are in effect for the remainder of the game or until the time limit is reached. Max runs that can be scored after last inning rules are implemented is 10. All games must go 3 innings.
All teams will need 9 players to play a game. Managers must make sure they will have a full roster (9) before game time. If there is a need for a sub, they must contact the player agent prior to game time to get a player pool player for the game. If they cannot find someone, but make an attempt to fill a spot, they will borrow a player from the other team for right field and bat 8 players. If the manager fails to contact the player agent and fill the missing roster spot, they will take an out for the 9th batter each at bat.