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Keeping
baseball FUN, especially in the
early stages of youth baseball,
is a primary concern of Babe
Ruth League's Cal Ripken
Division which is comprised of
Major, Minor, Rookie, and T-Ball
Divisions. |
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Major 70:
This new division, which has
a 50' pitching distance and 70'
base paths, is offered as an
additional option to your
current league set-up, and has a
tournament trail from district
competition through the World
Series, just as the current
division enjoys. |
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Major 60:
The most experienced level of
Cal Ripken Baseball, recommended
for 11 and 12 year old players.
Cal Ripken Baseball is played
under the Official Baseball
Rules, but implements some
special rules as necessary for
the development and welfare of
this young age group. The game
is played on a 60-foot diamond
with a pitching distance of 46
feet. In order to encourage the
league to train more pitchers,
there are rules that set the
maximum number of innings a
pitcher may pitch in a calendar
week. Regulation games consist
of six innings or four innings
if a game is called. Special
base running rules are also in
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Minor:
Recommended for 9 and 10 year
olds. Among teammates of their
own age and experience level,
players continue building and
refining their fundamental
skills while they begin to
understand game strategy. It is
at the minor league level that
players first experience
post-season tournament
competition, with district,
state, and regional levels of
play.
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Rookie: Designed
primarily for 7, and 8 year
olds. Dr. Robert Brown,
former president of the
American League formulated
the concept of the Rookie
League, a pitching machine
program. Babe Ruth League
quickly embraced this
concept and established the
rookie league as a division.
By controlling the pitches
with a pitching machine,
there is more action at the
plate and in the field. Fear
of being hit by a pitched
ball is diminished. It makes
the game safer and improves
the playing confidence and
ability of all participants.
It removes the boredom -
which is often the result of
either overpowering or
inadequate pitching - by
throwing only strikes. Fewer
errors and greater throwing
accuracy are the result of
increase in activity. The
program receives high praise
from coaches, players,
parents, and league
officials. The rookie league
is an excellent way to
continue teaching the
fundamentals of the game and
building player confidence. |
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T-Ball: A program
recommended for 4, 5, and 6
year olds to teach the
fundamentals of hitting and
fielding. All batters will
hit the ball from a batting
tee which is adjusted to a
height that allows the
batter to swing level. All
rostered players present for
the game bat in order,
whether playing defensively
or not. Each player plays a
minimum of two innings
defensively An adult coach
is stationed beyond the
infielders in order to
provide instruction to all
defensive players. The
primary goal is to begin to
instruct young players in
the fundamentals of baseball
in a supportive team
environment. |
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