*** 2010 Player Evaluations Saturday, January 30, 2010 9am - 1pm  ***

PLAYER EVALUATIONS

All players except for T-Ball should attend player evaluations.  Girls will be asked to field and hit balls. Girls who are interested in pitching will be asked to pitch.  Girls should come prepared to "play ball". Helmets and bats will be provided. If a player is unable to attend evaluations, the draft team will do their best to appropriately rank the child based upon several factors including personal knowledge or the player and/or years of softball experience.

SPRING SEASON

For all divisions except Majors, games are played on Saturdays and weekday evenings at Caroline Wenzel Elementary School. All games are intra-league (except for "Play Around" days). Schedules vary by team. Team assignments are either random or based on player evaluations, depending on the division. Special requests must be made in writing and will be evaluated on a per case basis. Teams are distributed to ensure even numbers on each team.

For Majors, games inter-league and are played throughout the Sacramento Area.

Teams groupings are as follows:

T-Ball
  4 1/2 - 6 years old; T-Ball division is open to both boys and girls. This is an introductory division where the players hit off a tee in the first half of the season while learning the basics. In the second half, the players hit a ball pitched by the coach or manager. Players bat through the line-up and no score kept. Games are 1 hr. 15mins.

Rookies
7-8 years old. Players in the Rookie Division pitch with four outfielders; no base stealing is allowed. Players play with a 10 inch ball, pitch from 30 feet and the distance between bases is 50 feet. Games last 3 innings or 1 hr, 15 mins, whichever comes first.

Mini-Minors
9-10 years old. Mini-minors play with an 11 inch ball; pitching is from 35 feet; base path is 60 feet apart; stealing is allowed except to home and there is no "rover" outfielder. Games are 1 hr. 30 mins.

Minors
11-12 years old. Rules are similar to those of the Mini-Minor Division, except the distance between bases is 60 feet; pitching is from 40 feet and runners may steal home. Games are 1 hr. 30 mins.

Majors 14
13-14 years old; Same rules as the Minor Division. Games are 1 hr. 30 mins.