Farm
League Overview: Farm is the next step from T-ball. The objectives of the league are to introduce hitting live pitches, baserunning, making outs at first base, and learning the defensive positions.
- Goal/Style: non-competitive, recreational, and educational
- Team Formation: By league commissioner, honoring friend, school, grade, and coach requests where possible
- Practices: One per week, typical weeknights but could be Sundays (times chosen by coaches)
- Games: One game per week on Saturdays
- Game Length: 3 innings
- Inning length: everyone bats, last batter clears the bases
- Pitches: 8-10 good coach pitches from about 20 feet, tee can be used after every player hits every inning.
- Mound / Bases (ft): 20 ft mound, 40 ft bases
- Umpires: none
- Defenders: infielders assigned positions, everyone plays every inning
- Post Season: none
