The 495 Babe Ruth League is an inter-district league for regular season games between Marlboro, Milford and Northboro. The Prep Division is for 2009 league age 13 year olds. The Majors (also called Jr. Babe Ruth) is for
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Milford-A 2009 Prep League Champs
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Marlboro-4 Knights of Columbus
2009 Majors League Champs
Marlboro Summer Baseball Lou Tompkins Info
2009 Fall Baseball Preliminary Information
Marlborough Babe Ruth will be coordinating a Fall Babe Ruth Baseball Program running from Sat Sept 12 until Sun Oct 25. Teams will play only on weekends. There will be 2 divisions, Prep and Jr. Prep is for 2009 League Age 12s and 13s. Jr is for 2009 League Age 14s and 15s. (Your League Age is how old you were on April 30, 2009).
All towns and players wishing more information please email the Fall League Director for additional details.
Click above for 2009 Fall Registration Form
Local 495 League Rules
- Rules: Official 2009 495 Babe Ruth League Rules (PDF Doc)
Some Common Questions Answered
- There is no "mercy rule". This is real baseball, you're not in Little League anymore.
- 13 year olds cannot wear metal spikes in Prep or as a callup to Majors.
- There is no bat restriction rule (2+1/4", 2+5/8", and 2+3/4" metal or wood or any differential is OK)
- The MIAA (NCAA) slide rule does NOT apply. Slide or avoid, it's that simple. Please see the rules.
- Teams get 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. Standings are kept by points.
- No new inning starts after 2.5 hours.
- Please report all ejections to the league President.
- Managers/Coaches ejected are not eligible to participate in the next game.
- The 495 League may suspend a player ejected for an additional game
- No pitcher may throw more than 7 innings total in any two consecutive games
- A pitcher once removed from the mound may not pitch again in the game
- A Majors team can call up a 13yo Prep player if they think they will have 10 or less
- A Majors team CANNOT call up a 14yo or 15 yo player from another Majors team
- A Prep team can call up a 13yo player from another prep team if they think they will have 10 or less players
495 League Pitching Rules
- A player cannot pitch more than 7 innings in 2 consecutive games. The length of time between the 2 consecutive games does not matter.
- One pitch thrown in an inning counts as an inning pitched
- Example 1: In a game, a player pitches 5 innings. In the next game, that player can pitch only 2
- Example 2: In a game, a player pitches 7 innings. In the next game, that player cannot pitch at all.
- Example 3: In a game, a player does not pitch at all. In the next game he is eligible to pitch 7 innings.
- Example 4. In a game, a player pitches 3 innings. That player misses the team's next game. When the player shows up for the team's next game on the schedule, he is eligible to pitch 7 innings.
- Example 5. In a game, a player pitches 4 innings. The team's next game is rained out. When the team plays their next game on the schedule, the player is eligible to pitch 3 innings.
- A team discovered violating the rule will be penalized with a forfeit.
National Babe Ruth Coaching Certification Requirements (web-link)
National Babe Ruth Certification is required for all Managers and Coaches for all Babe Ruth teams.
Questions, please go here (web-link)
Archives:
2006 495 League & MYBA Youth
Final Results
495 Babe Ruth Page Hit Counter
Go Yankees 2009!