MAJOR LEAGUE
Major Info
Major League traditionally consists of 6-10 teams. Typically, there are 2-3 events each week Monday – Friday - occasional Saturdays. A 2-hour game and/or 2-hour practices per week. Games are six innings long, except that no new inning shall begin after one hour and 45-minute time limit, and if there is a tie after six innings, additional innings may be played to try to break the tie, subject to the time limit to start a new inning. The field of play is 70-foot base paths, with the pitching mound located 50 feet from home plate.
The Major League is an advanced league for players 11-12 years old in the Spring, and 10-12 years old in the Fall. Playing age is determined by how old the player is on April 30th of the playing year.
Typically, all weekday events for Major will begin at 7:15-7:30 PM.
Evals
Upon arrival all players will check in and be assigned a number. The number will be written on the top of their throwing hand. After all players are checked in, introductions and instruction will begin. Players will be ranked on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest in the areas below. There will be approximately 25 players in each group. Evaluations will take approximately 90 minutes. If a player does not want to be evaluated for pitching or catching, they may leave after Batting, Infield, Outfield and Running. |
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1. A dynamic warm-up led by evaluators 2. Hitting- 8 quality pitches/swings 3. Running 4. Infield
b. All throws will be to 3rd base 5. Outfield
6. Catching 7. Pitching
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MAJOR RULES
GENERAL RULES LIST
GENERAL RULES FOR NORTH WAKE BASEBALL
1. Learning the Fundamentals/Competition – while every athlete needs to learn how to compete, our league was established primarily to provide children with...
MAJOR RULES LIST
MAJOR SPECIFIC RULES
1. General Rules – Major League Baseball Rules (Sporting News Edition) will be followed except where explicitly modified by these local (NWCBA) rules.
2. Age – Spring Season...
Needs list
- Baseball Glove
- Batting Helmet
- Bat - MUST BE USA BASEBALL STAMPED
- Rubber Cleats – Metal cleats are NOT allowed
- Hard protective cup – Soft cups are NOT permitted
- Gray Baseball Pants
- Socks – Sock colors will be announced by Coach.
- Belt – Belt colors will be announced by Coach.
- Mouth guard - optional, but suggested
ALL BATS MUST BE USA BASEBALL STAMPED
North Wake Baseball
The Factory Baseball Complex is located at:
1845 Grandmark Street
Wake Forest, NC 27587
General inquiries may be sent to:
LeagueAdmin@nwcba.com