Softball Seniors

Grade 7,8, or equivalent grade level

Softball Seniors is intended to continue development of competitive skills in preparation for High School Softball. Players should be in grade 7, 8, or the equivalent grade level.

Softball Seniors meets 3 times per week beginning in late April.

Game Schedule:

• Mondays: 6:00 PM
• Wednesdays: 6:00 PM
• Fridays: 6:00 PM or 8:00 PM

Practices:

• Practices are held twice per week before the season begins, with additional practices scheduled intermittently during the season based on the game schedule.
  

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• 12” Softball
• Base paths are 60 feet
• Home to second base is 84 feet, 10 inches
• Pitching distance is 43 feet
  

Required Equipment:

• Fielder’s mask (steel)
• Batting helmet with face guard
• Fielding glove (pigskin leather)
• Softball Bat
• ASA/USA Softball
• Typical bat length is 29-33”
• Softball Pants
• Softball Cleats

Optional Equipment:

• Batting Gloves
• Sliding Shorts
• Catching Equipment

WYBSA can provide bat, helmet, fielder's mask, and catcher's gear during practices and games.

2026 Softball Seniors Rules

ASA/USSSA Fast Pitch 14U Rules Apply with the Following Highlights/Modifications

Game Rules

• Home team provides patched umpires and balls.
• The home team is responsible for canceling the umpire on the day of the game in case of rainouts (no later than 2 hours prior to game time).
• No new inning to start after 7:45 pm for 6 pm games or 9:45 pm for 8 pm games.
• 7 inning games. A game is official after 4 innings (home team does not need to bat in their half of the fourth inning if ahead). For playoff semifinal and final games, the time limit will be waived and 7 innings will be played.
• 5 runs per inning rule / waived in the 7th or last inning (no limit in last inning).
• A team must have eight players in order to play. Less than eight players will result in a forfeit.
• Batters must wear helmets with cages and chin straps.
• Protective face cages for pitchers and 3rd basemen are mandatory
• Run ahead/mercy rule is 15 after 5 innings (4 1/2 innings if home team is ahead)
• Free substitution of players in the field
• No slashing (faking bunt, then hitting away)
• Slap hitting and drag bunting are allowed
• Infield fly rule in effect
• Scorebook is kept by both teams.

Batting

• Continuous batting order/ free substitution.
• If a player is injured during a game and cannot continue or leaves in the middle of the game for other reasons, that player’s position in the order is skipped for the remainder of the game without penalty (i.e. no automatic out).
• If a player is late to the game, the player should be inserted at the end of the batting order.
  

Pitching

• Pitcher shall be removed from pitching the rest of the game after directly hitting 3 batters in an inning or 5 in the course of the game (bounced pitches will not count).
• For competitive balance, pitchers are limited to a max of 5 innings per game. If circumstances require exception, it should be agreed to by both head coaches. During playoffs, exceptions require approval by boards representing both participant teams.
• Special situations to allow a pitcher to exceed this game limit shall be at the discretion of home and visiting head coach.
• 43 feet pitching distance
  

Base Running / Stealing

• A courtesy runner may be used for the pitcher or catcher - runner shall be the last batter of the previous inning (and second to last batter of the previous inning if both pitcher and catcher are on base at the same time).
• Players must slide or avoid contact. All sliding rule decisions are at the discretion of the umpire.