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
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.
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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.