Does my daughter need a uniform?
The League provides a visor and a team shirt. You need a glove. No other uniform is required, though many players use cleats in grades 4 and up. Helmets, bats and balls are provided by the League for use during practice and games.

Players may use their own ASA approved helmet if desired. Keep in mind that approved chin straps and cages are also required. Helmets should be marked for ID purposes. The umpires may inspect helmets prior to games.

Bats are supplied by the league, however many players purchase their own. Bats must have a "softball" label and be approved by the ASA. Look for a bat with an ASA certification label. Check with your coach for proper sizing. The umpires inspect bats prior to most games.

Balls are 11 inch for k-5 grade, 12 inch for 6-8 grade
Look for balls approved for ASA play.

What Division is my daughter in?
k-1 Instructional
2-3 Minors
4-5 Juniors
6-8 Seniors

Where is the field?

Click here to see Alvirne field location.
Please park in Alvirne lot, not on access way or grass
C field is the varsity field which is the farthest field from the parking lot and to the right.
B field is the JV field, beyond the trees and to the left
A field is closest to the parking lot.

Click here to see Jette field location.

Click here to see Kiwanis field location.
Please park in field lot not at the Restaurant 

Click here to see HO Smith field location.

Click here to see Rivier College Athletic field location.
Please park in lot behind Sylvia Trottier Hall, no parking on access road. Teams may use access road to drop equipment but there is handicapped parking only.

What if the weather is bad?
Call 598-4176 for cancelled games. The voice mail message should be updated by 4:30 weekdays or 90 minutes before the first weekend game effected. Your coach will have rescheduled game times.

When does the season begin, end?
The Practice Season begins the beginning of April, with games starting mid-April, running through the end of May. Playoffs begin After Memorial Day and are scheduled to end the last week of school.

How many games do they play?
Seniors and Juniors have four practices over a two week period before the season begins. They will pay ten games between mid April and Late May, scheduled weekday evenings and Saturdays. You will receive a game schedule at your first practice. Due to lack of field availability and a large number of softball/baseball teams in the town, there are no practices once games begin. After Memorial day, the playoff season begins. Each team will play until they lose two games. The playoff schedule will be distributed mid-May. Once make up games have been completed.

When is the Awards Ceremony?
Minors and Instructional division have end of the season party. The Junior and Senior Awards Ceremony is in September at Kiwanis Hall.

How Many innings in a game?
Seniors- 7 innings or time limit-
Juniors- 6 innings per game or time limit, three outs per inning, with a six run max per inning
Minors-4 innings per game, each player batting once per inning (regardless of # of outs) , as time allows
Instructional- clinics and coach pitch games as time permits

“ABOUT THE MINOR DIVION”
 
The Minor Division was established to allow second and third graders  an opportunity to have game play, but in a non competitive setting.  Minors  Have several practices in April and May and eventually play scrimmage games, wrapping up the year with a play off established each year based on the Minor Division Representative and Manager input as to the skill level of that years players.
 
 
MINOR DIVISION
 
New players will be assigned to a team by selecting the players names lottery.
Close to equal number of 3rd and 4th graders per team.
 
Exception: At the discretion of the Director and Minor Division Representative, arrangements may be made to assign non sisters to the same team. For  example: car pooling or other compelling reason.
 
 
MINOR DIVISION
A   All teams will practice in the month of April with no more than two (2) activities per week.
B.  In the month of May, the first two weeks will be used for scrimmages only. The remainder of the month will be used to play games.
C.  Each team should play every team once.  The remainder of the games will be determined by randomly picking names from a hat.
D.  During the regular season (exclusive of the playoffs), no more than two scrimmages/games should be scheduled for a team in a seven day period.
 
One additional practice session should be assigned per week to each team
 
 
MINOR DIVISION RULES OF PLAY
A.            A completed Minor Division game will consist of five (5) innings or two (2) hours of maximum playing time.
B.            Pitching distance from front of Pitcher's rubber to point of home plate 30 feet
C.            Distance between bases shall be 55 feet
D.            There shall be no intentional walks.
E.             The infield-fly rule will not apply.
F.            Throwing of the bat will be treated as an illegally batted ball. The ball is dead and the batter is out. This rule shall be enforced after the umpire has given a warning to both teams after a player from either team has thrown the bat.
G.            All pitchers, batters, and base runners must wear a batting helmet with a chin strap and face guard.
H.            Score keeping shall not be kept until the Round Robin tournament .
I.             Determination of play-off match-ups will be by lottery.
J.             Base runners are allowed to advance one (1) base only on each overthrow.
K.            There shall be no bunting.
L              The half inning will end once the offensive team has “batted around” or the third out is made whichever happens first.
M.           No base-runner may "take a lead". The base-runner may only leave a base when the ball is hit.