Little League Baseball Rule
Question
My son plays in the division for 8-11. There are 5 teams of 11 kids and 1 with 12. I know that if there are only 8 players the team that is short uses a player from the other team for defense. What is the official rule for playing if you have only 7 players. Can you tell me where to find it in the Green Book. The person in charge of our division is talking about having a Player Pool to pull from if you are short kids. He said that it is in the Green Book. Can you clarify for me. Thanks
Answer
Diana,
A team cannot play with less than 9 players. There is no such rule pertaining to pulling a kid from the opposite team for defense. Pool Play is where the league player agent keeps a list of names of players who wish to play extra games. Should a team be short one day, the player agent picks a name at random, and the player picked plays on the short team for that game.
I hope this has helped. Should you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
-Martin Hoover
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