This division is designed to help girls learn and improve their softball skills. 

• The division will play with 11” hard balls for every game.  

• Six-inning game with no new inning starting after 1 hour 30 minutes. Clock starts with first pitch.  Official inning time will be the moment of the last recorded out.  

• Players arriving late are inserted at the bottom of the batting order. No penalty out is taken for missing ninth player.  

• May play 10 players on defense.  (C State Max 9 players on defense)

• All players bat in the batting order. 

• Base runners can steal at the release of the pitch from player pitcher. *(No stealing or leading off the coach pitcher if teams agree to coach pitch.)  

• No dropped 3rd strike unless both coaches agree to it before the start of the game.

• Five run limit per inning.

• (If Coach Pitch is agreed on by both coaches) After 3 walks in one inning, the coach will come out and finish the count on all other batters who get 4 balls. (Example, on the 4th walk the count is 4 balls and 1 strike. The coach will get 2 more pitches.) Coach must pitch with at least one foot inside the circle.

• Play begins upon the pitcher’s release of the ball toward the plate.  On a hit ball, runners can advance until the pitcher maintains control of the ball in the pitchers circle.  Subsequent throws from the pitcher again resume “live” play, allowing runners to advance at their risk. 

• Mercy rule: 15 runs after 3 innings, 12 runs after 4 innings and 8 runs after 5 innings (Coaches are encouraged to play out games to time limits.) Both coaches must agree to disregard the Mercy Rule.

• There is no penalty of any kind for players leaving a game early for any reason.

• Hit By Pitch When a pitched ball not swung at nor called a strike touches any part of the batter's person or clothing. It does not matter if the ball strikes the ground before hitting the batter. The batter's hands are not to be considered a part of the bat.
  EFFECT:

1. The ball is dead. The batter is entitled to one base without liability to be put out.
   EXCEPTI0N: If no attempt is made to avoid being hit, the batter will not be awarded first base unless it is ball four.

2. If the batter is hit anywhere on the body, including the hands, while swinging at a pitch, the ball is dead and a strike is called. If it is strike three, the batter is out.

Any and all rule changes must be agreed on by both coaches.