8 and Under: Rules and Regulations for Baja Softball

1. Everyone plays both at bat and on the field
2. Games will be 1 hour
3. No official scores will be kept
4. The distance from the front side of the pitcher’s plate to the point of home plate shall be 30 feet.
5. Base paths distance will be 60 feet in length
6. The pitching circle shall be 8 feet in radius, with the center of the circle 40 feet from the point of home plate.
7. The defensive team shall have no more than 6 infielders. All other available players shall be positioned in the outfield at least 10 feet behind the baselines until the ball is batted.
8. All available players shall be listed in the batting order and shall bat in their turn.
9. In the case of injury or illness, the injured of ill player shall miss her turn at bat with no penalty.
10. Use of the Tee

A)    When a batter gets 4 “balls” from the pitcher, the batter uses the tee to hit the ball

B)     When a batter gets 3 “strikes” from the pitcher, the batter uses the tee to hit the ball

11.  Base runners must remain on base until the ball is batted. There shall be no stealing of bases.
12. The infield fly rule is not in effect.
13. A pitcher who hits 3 batters with pitched balls in the same game shall be removed from that game as the “pitcher”.
14. Play shall stop when the umpire declares “Time Out” because the defensive team has stopped the advance of the lead runner or when a member of the defensive team has control of the ball inside the pitching circle with no attempt from the base runner to advance to the next base.
15. An inning shall end when:

A)    The last batter in the batting order strikes out or hits the ball and gets on base.

B)     The defensive team gets the third out

C)    A defensive player touches home plate while in possession of the ball after the ball is put into play by the last batter in the batting order