SECTION 6:

Lemoore Little League By-laws - T-Ball League: In accordance with Article X, Section 3 of the Lemoore Little League Constitution, the following By-laws are adopted to govern play at the T-ball Division level.

1.  Any child reaching the age of 5 yrs as of April 30th and no older than 6 yrs old shall be eligible for T-Ball.  In exceptions where the child has not be exposed to the fundamentals of the game and there is a clear and present danger the child will be injured in the higher division of play, a 7 yr old may play down only at the REQUEST of the parent and the APPROVAL of the Board of Directors.
2.  Eligible players will be placed on a team by the player agent and/or T-ball Division Representative.
3.  No game will exceed 2 innings or 1 1/2 hour time limit from the scheduled start time of the game, no inning shall start after 6:30 PM.  Each team shall bat through the roster in each inning.
4.  All scheduled games shall meet all requirements of current rulebook (page 26, VII-schedules (d)).
5.  The Complete Roster shall be the Batting order with all players batting through the roster each inning, and all players shall play Defense.
6.  No League standings will be held nor will championship games be played.
7.  The batting tee shall be used in all games and practice, as per Section I-(a) 3, page 20 of the Official Regulations and Playing Rules, Coach or Adult pitch will be allowed.
8.  The Catcher must wear all protective gear as required by Little League Regulations.
9.  The Coach/Manager shall be present in the Field to instruct the Players.
10.  The Offensive team shall have a 1st and 3rd base Coach to instruct players around the bases, and NO OUTS shall be counted during the 1^st half of the season.  Players who are called out during the 2^nd half of the season shall vacate the bases in preparation of standard rules.
11.  Stealing home base on a passed ball will not be allowed, the ball shall be considered fair when it passes the 3 ft chalked line in front of the batter. This is to protect a child from running up on a batter with the bat still in hand.
12.  No warm up batters will be allowed on deck. Players must remain in dugout until it is their turn to bat.
13.  The league will furnish uniform shirts and hats.  (Team names will be designated and approved annually by the officers and directors of the Lemoore Little League).
14.  Awards will be given to players.  All players will receive a Little League Pin.
15.  The purpose of T-Ball is to instruct the very basic fundamentals of baseball and make it FUN for the children.
16. No change shall be made to these bylaws except by procedures outlined in the Lemoore Little League Constitution.