Please click the image on the right to enter the Softball Rules & Regulations.     OVERVIEW BASEBALL   Forest Grove Little League endorses the National Little League philosophy and guidelines.   FIELD PREPARATION   Home Team - owns preparing the field. That includes lining and general field repair. The tools are in the shed between the AA and AAA fields. You all should have a key. You should find rakes, shovels, lime, absorbent. and the liners. Game time is 6pm sharp. In game rain delays - cancellation is up to Ed Cummings and the umpires.   GAME DURATION   No inning is supposed to start after an hour and a half of play. When daylight savings kicks in and it is a nice night .... And both coaches are in agreement and the parents are not looking at their watches too much. I say go for it play as long as its safe. Warm up pitches. Lets keep the game going. 5-7 pitches should be plenty. The more methodical pitcher may only get three. At Bat- In this order: 3 outs.  Bat the lineup or the 5 run limit, whichever comes first.  We have gone unlimited last inning in the past. However this will require judgment as to current score, available light, etc...   SAFETY   Players to wear Batting Helmets. The kids must remain in the dugout, unless warming up to pitch, or need a restroom break . Judgment to be used here as to where they can warm up. As we saw last year the school yard gets packed. Warm up catchers must be in gear. The on deck circle. There is none.  Players to keep in the dugout and be ready to hit. Flying Bats.  Dropping the bat after the hit as opposed to flinging the bat for the safety of all involved, catchers, umpires, coaches etc. Hit By the Pitch.  At this level its inevitable. Spend sometime coaching how to avoid the pitched ball. Warm up catchers in gear. Chest and Helmet. No Head first slides - Will be called out.   RULE INTERPRETATIONS   The Infield Fly Rule will not be called. The rule book states that the rule applies to 'easily' catchable fly balls. At this level no fly ball is easily catchable. Thus any fly ball will be treated the same whether it is in the infield or outfield. Again this is rare, but so we are all on the same page. The Dropped Third Strike. Dropped or caught a strike is a strike is a strike . Leading off the base. No leads until the ball passes thru the strike zone. It also gives your catcher an unobstructed view as the kid on 1st boldly steals 2nd. The baseline is from home to 1st. Try to get your kids to run down the line in foul territory. This is one the umps will avoid calling unless it is blatant. Too controversial. Just do your best to keep them to the right of the line. Same after they safely touch 1st. For the other bases it is 3 feet on each side. We have all seen the inexperienced kid veer towards the outfield grass desperately trying to avoid the tag. Balls and Strikes - Last year we all were in favor of the big strike zone. The kids learn little or nothing from walks. We want them to swing the bat. We want to avoid the conga line around the bases. Games take forever also. Send them up there swinging. The zone we tried to use last year Knees to Chest 3in (ball diameter on each side of the plate)   TEAM RULES & CONDUCT   In addition to the National and Local playing rules, each team may have additional team rules approved by the Director of Baseball.   GAME CONDUCT   Players are expected to arrive on time for pre-game workouts and conduct themselves during the game in an acceptable manner.   DISCIPLINARY ACTION   The Board feels strongly that proper field decorum is an important element of the Little League experience.