District 9 Champs! - UPDATE 07/28/2010
Congratulations to the Haddam Junior Baseball team who won the CT District 9 title on July 20th against Portland.
The Junior baseball team wrapped up the state sectional tournament with a record of one win and two losses. They were beaten out of playing in the state sectional title game based on runs scored and runs allowed by Orange.
07/24/2010: Won 7-6 vs Orange (D-4)
07/25/2010: Loss 2-9 vs Yalesville (D-5)
07/27/2010: Loss 12-9 vs North End (D-2)
Have Umpires, will travel
While the season is over for our teams and our schedule of tournament games has come and gone, the season continues for our umpiring staff.
They have been covering both baseball and softball tournament games in Clinton, Killingworth, East Hampton, Portland, Old Saybrook, Middletown, Durham and Bridgeport and will continue to do so right up until the state sectional finals.
Haddam All-Stars
We were fortunate to have both our 9 & 10 year old and 11 & 12 year teams play in the first round of the tournament at the Great Hill Complex. The 9 & 10 year old team made a valiant effort against teams from Chester, Cromwell and Portland. Cromwell won the pool and moved on.
Our 11 & 12 year team had a strong showing against Essex and two teams from Middletown and won the pool. They moved on to the semi-finals where they were beaten by Madison.
Thank You Volunteers!
We would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the volunteers who helped make hosting the District 9 games a success during the first two weeks of July. Without the help of our many volunteers hosting these games would not be possible.
We would also like to thank the coaches, players and parents from Haddam, Chester, Cromwell, Essex, Middletown and Portland for your support and professionalism during the games.
Fall Ball Registration Forms Now Available
2010 Fall Baseball Registration Form
2010 Fall Softball Registration Form
2010 Hit/Run/Throw Contest
On Saturday May 15th 12 of our 9 and 10 year old players came out to compete in the Rock Cats' annual Hit/Run/Throw event. It was a beautiful morning and all of the kids that participated did a great job and had fun. It was a very close competition! The winner for this year is Quinn Reardon, with John Wyatt Morrel and Ben Alonzo finishing second and third respectfully. Quinn will now go on to compete against other league winners sometime over the summer at the Rock Cats' Stadium.
2010 Baseball Pitch Count Info:
Maximum Number of Pitches per Day:
A pitcher must adhere to the following rest requirements based on the number of pitches:
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66 or more pitches in a day...............Four days rest
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51 - 65 picthes in a day....................Three days rest
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36 - 50 pitches in a day....................Two days rest
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21 - 35 pitches in a day....................One day rest
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1 - 20 pitches in a day......................No rest required
If a pitcher reaches his/her pitch count limit while facing a batter, the pitcher may continue to pitch to the batter until the batter is put out, reaches base or the third out is made on the bases that completes the third inning.
Once a pitcher has reached his/her pitch count limit they may remain in the game and play another position. The only restriction is that if a pitcher has pitched 41 pitches or more, they cannot play the position of catcher.
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Throat Protector Required on All Catcher's Masks
Recently the question has been raised if a throat protector is required on a hockey-style catcher's mask. That answer to that question is yes. Rule 1.17 of the 2009 Little League Baseball rules states "All catchers must wear a mask with a dangling type throat protector." Regardless of the type of mask, a throat guard is required. The dangling throat protector protects the catcher's throat while he/she is looking upward.
Little League Rules Myths
MYTH #1: "The hands are part of the bat."
If a batter is hit on the hands while swinging at a pitch or while his hands are in the strike zone, it is a strike. OTHERWISE it is a hit batter and he gets first base. In all cases, the ball is dead and no runners may advance.
MYTH #2: "He held the ball for 2 seconds before he dropped it. That's a catch."
The length of time the ball is held has nothing to do with the determination of a catch. The release of the ball must be VOLUNTARY and INTENTIONAL. The fielder must prove that he had complete control of the ball before releasing it.
MYTH #3:"The catch was made on the outfield grass hump, that's not an Infield Fty."
Infield Fly is a judgement call by the umpire(s). It is based on whether the ball can be caught with ORDINARY effort.
MYTH #4: "He gets 1 plus 1 on an overthrow."
There is not such thing. Awards of bases can be 1, 2 or 3 bases depending on the circumstances. The award can based on where the runners physically standing or in most cases where they are at the time of the pitch.
MYTH #5: 'The batter turned to the left after crossing first, he's out when tagged "
The runner is out only if the umpire judges that he made an ATTEMPT to go to second. No place in the rule does it say that a runner must turn to the right.
MYTH #6: "The ball is dead on a foul-tip."
A foul-tip is a ball that goes SHARP and DIRECT from the bat to the catcher's glove, AND IS CAUGHT. If it is not caught it is a foul ball and the ball is dead. If it IS caught, it is a ST