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Majors Baseball


Majors Baseball is for League Age 11 and 12. League Age 10 players may play up to Majors when there is room, picked by the Majors coaches and Baseball VP after Assessments.

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Majors games are played on weeknights and weekends. Weeknight games start at 5:00 PM or 7:00 PM.

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There are at least 12 games scheduled per team.​

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There are opportunities to be on an All Stars team playing in June.

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Majors Baseball Rules

 

Official Little League rules apply, except for the Falmouth rules below. League age is the player's age on August 31 of the season year.

 

Falmouth rules: all season

  • No new inning starts more than 1 hour 45 minutes after the scheduled start time. Once an inning starts, both halves are played.

  • Coaches keep score. Scorebooks and lineup cards are not required. GameChanger is encouraged.

  • Continuous batting order: every player bats, in order, all game.

  • No player sits out more than 2 innings in a game of 5 or more innings, unless hurt.

  • Regular season only: a half inning ends after 3 outs or 5 runs.

  • Strike zone: shoulders to knees, and 1 inch outside either side of the plate.

  • First two weeks of the season: a pitcher may pitch in no more than 2 innings, and get no more than 6 outs, in a game.

  • Chanting stops when the pitcher starts the windup.

 

Falmouth rules: playoffs

  • The official Little League run rule applies: the game ends if a team leads by 15 or more runs after 3 innings, 10 or more after 4, or 8 or more after 5. If the home team is ahead, it's half an inning sooner.

  • Tied games go to extra innings. Each extra inning starts with a runner on second base: the player scheduled to bat last in that half inning.

 

Reminders from the official rules

  • No on-deck batter. Only the batter holds a bat.

  • No leading off. Runners may not leave the base before the pitch reaches the batter. A runner who leaves early can be put out. If the runner isn't put out, the umpire sends them back.

  • No balks. An illegal pitch is called a ball, and runners don't advance. If a play follows, the batting team's manager may choose to keep the play instead.

  • No head-first slides, except when going back to a base. A runner who slides head first is out.

  • There's no "must slide" rule, but a runner who doesn't slide or try to get around a fielder waiting with the ball is out.

  • Dropped third strike: if the catcher doesn't catch a third strike, the batter may run to first. This doesn't apply when first base is taken with fewer than 2 outs.

  • Batters, runners, and youth base coaches wear batting helmets. All boys wear an athletic supporter. Boys who catch wear a cup.

 

Pitch count

  • Pitch limits: 75 pitches a day for league age 9 and 10, and 85 for league age 11 and 12.

  • Days of rest:

    • 66 or more pitches: 4 days

    • 51 to 65 pitches: 3 days

    • 36 to 50 pitches: 2 days

    • 21 to 35 pitches: 1 day

    • 1 to 20 pitches: no rest needed

  • If a pitcher reaches the daily limit during an at bat, they may finish that batter.

  • Rest days are based on the pitch count at the first pitch to the pitcher's last batter.

  • No player pitches 3 days in a row.

  • A pitcher who throws 41 or more pitches can't catch for the rest of the day. A pitcher who reaches 40 during an at bat may finish that batter and still catch, as long as they come out before the next batter.

  • A player who catches 4 or more innings can't pitch that day. One pitch caught in the 4th inning counts as 4 innings.

  • A player who catches 3 innings or less, then pitches 21 or more pitches, can't go back to catcher that day.

  • Falmouth uses the honor system. Both managers track pitch counts and compare after each half inning. If a volunteer is scoring the game in GameChanger, that count can be used to settle a disagreement.

  • Managers are responsible for knowing when their pitcher must come out.

 

Umpires

Umpires are volunteers. No arguing with umpires. Coaches may ask about a call calmly. Umpires may stand behind the plate or behind the pitcher. Coaches umpire while their own team is batting.

 

Conduct

  • There should be no conflicts in front of the kids. If a coach, parent, or fan gets angry or out of control, a coach calmly asks them to stop, then to leave the game. If needed, call another coach, a board member, or the police. Coaches report it to their VP.

  • Chants must be supportive. No taunting any player.

 

Dugouts and fields

  • No climbing on dugout benches or fences.

  • During an inning, only the fielding team, base coaches, the batter, runners, and a coach pitcher may be outside the dugouts.

  • Parents, siblings, and friends stay out of the dugouts.

  • Closed fields: the Town of Falmouth or the league board closes fields, and coaches must follow the closure. Closures are posted on the town website and emailed when possible.

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