Chi Anderson - 8U Coordinator - Baseball
8u@nyaa.us

The 8U Division is for players who are eight years old and under. Games are 5 innings or one hour and twenty minutes long. 8U is a coach pitch division and each team will consist of 12 players, Below are rules specific to the 8U Division.

***NOTE - The 7/8 age group will be governed by the regular NYAA rules except where these special 7/8 rules take precedent.

1. Continuous-batting order will be required for all teams in the 7/8 age group.
2. There will be no changes in the batting order during the game. If a player leaves the game for any injury/illness, his/her place in the batting order will be skipped with no out. If a player shows up after the line-up has been given to the umpire, he/she will be added to the end of the batting order.
3. Metal cleats are not allowed.
4. No tee-ball bats or coach pitch bats shall be used.
5. Each team shall field no more than 10 players at a time. If 10 players are playing the field, at least 4 players must be positioned in the outfield. If 9 players are playing the field, at least three players must be positioned in the outfield, and you must have a catcher.
6. Time will be called when, in the umpireÕs judgment, the lead runner has been stopped.
7. There is NO INFIELD FLY RULE in the 8U age group
8. 1. Each team may have 2 coaches in the outfield and 1 coach behind home plate while team is on defense.
   2. Each player will receive 6 overhand pitches (drop dead) or 3 swings (from the pitching rubber). The batter will be called out on the 3rd swing or the 6th pitch.
   3. There will be a 7 run limit in all innings.
   4. Six innings shall constitute an official game. If after five (5) innings (4 1/2 innings for the home team) the home team leads by six (6) runs or more, the games will be considered complete and called.