SPRING SEASON AGES 9-10 | FALL SEASON SEASON AGES 8-9 | North Wake County Baseball Association

MINOR LEAGUE

SPRING SEASON AGES 9-10 | FALL SEASON SEASON AGES 8-9

SPRING SEASON AGES 9-10 || FALL SEASON AGES 8-9

MINOR INFO

Minor League traditionally consists of 8-10 teams split between A and B leagues. The A and B leagues are split based on evaluation scores. “A” will be more skilled players, and “B” will be players that are newer to the game and/or less experienced. Typically, there are 2-3 events each week Monday – Friday and occasional Saturdays. A 1.5-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 30-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 60-foot base paths, with the pitching mound located 46 feet from home plate.

The Minor League is a competitive and instructional kid-pitch league for players 9-10 years old in the Spring, and 8-9 years old in the Fall. Playing age is determined by how old the player is on April 30th of each calendar year.

Typically, all weekday events for Minor will begin at 7:15-7:30 PM.

UNIFORM ORDER POLICY (UPDATED SPRING 2024)

Each MCP, Rookie, Minor, and Major player orders and pays for a uniform bundle containing 2 jerseys and 1 baseball hat. All teams wear the same style and color of jerseys – 1 color will be used as the ‘Home’ team; the other color will be worn as the ‘Away’ team. The same hat will be worn at all games.

Players choose their jersey number and his/her last name will be applied to the back of the jersey! The Uniform Ordering Portal is located on NWCBA.com. The NW Uniform Bundle is available only from the NW-approved vendor.

Evaluations

EVALUATIONS - WHAT TO EXPECT

Evaluation Expectations

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.

1. A dynamic warm-up led by evaluators

2. Hitting- 8 quality pitches/swings
a. Players will be given soft toss pitches to warm up while waiting for their turn at bat
b. On their final swing, hitter will have a timed run from home plate to 2nd base

3. Running
a. Timed 40-yard dash in right field

4. Infield
a. ~5 ground balls from short stop

2 balls directly at them
2 balls to the side
1 slow roller

b. All throws will be to 3rd base

5. Outfield

~5 flyballs from right field
Players should make strong throw to 3rd base

6. Catching
a. Players will be thrown 4-5 pitches to gauge receiving
b. Players will be thrown 3-4 pitches in the dirt to gauge blocking
c. Players will be thrown 3 pitches to throw down to 2nd base - these throws will be timed with starting time when the ball hits the catcher’s mitt and stopped when it reaches 2nd base)

7. Pitching
a. Players will throw a total of 8 pitches on a bullpen mound to an L Screen with strike out zone
b. Pitches will be tracked with speed radar
c. Players will throw (stretch or full wind up):

2 pitches low and away
2 pitches up and in
2 pitches low and in
2 pitches up and away

MINOR RULES

General Rules

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 a wholesome learning experience by teaching them to play as part of a team, to build character, and to learn baseball fundamentals. The pressures of competition should not be stressed over the learning experience. Winning or losing a game, or the score of a game, should be secondary to providing your team a positive learning experience.

2. Sportsmanship – All coaches, players, parents, and...

MINOR RULES LIST

MINOR SPECIFIC RULES

1. General Rules – except where explicitly modified by these rules, Major League Baseball Rules and Official Cal Ripken Baseball Rules and Regulations will be followed.

2. Age – Minor League players must be either nine (9) or ten (10) years old on or before April 30^th of the playing year for the spring season and either eight (8) or nine (9) years old for the fall season. A player may be asked to produce a copy of his/her birth certificate before the start of league play if there is any question about his/her age.

3. Umpires – The league will arrange to have (2)...