Pitch Speed

QuestionHi there, My name is Luke and Im a freshman in high school. Im about 510 175 and am pushing it in there anywhere from about 82-85. Im also throwin

Special Draft in Little League Baseball

QuestionDennis,        Due to a shortage of players we cut one of our teams in the Major League Division.  After t

Pitchers set position

QuestionWhen a pitcher, in his strech, comes up to his set position, does the ball have to be completely in his glove? AnswerEddie, Im not 100% sure abou

dead ball question

QuestionThe batter is running to first base and after crossing the bag the ball hits him. Not knowing that the ball actually stopped the runner turned to g

scoring an RBI

QuestionHi Sean, With runners on 2nd and 3rd and one out, batter hits a ground ball to the 2nd baseman and he boots it, runner on third scores, batter reac

Catching and Throwing

QuestionTo start my son is a 7 year old talented coach-pitch baseball player. He just finished his first season of fall-ball and I have noticed some gaps e

JAYDEN

Questionhello i have a 3yr old son name jayden he loves baseball and wants to play it all tha time im not a baseball fan i know nothing about baseball what

Runner out at 3rd base

QuestionHello Andrew, At my teams last game, there was a situation on which there was a runner at 3rd base, the batter swung the ball in play, fair ball,

Sliding rules

QuestionIn the Little league world series there were several games that the catcher was in front of the plate, on the thyroid base line waiting for a throw

Workout

QuestionHey Willie,                       &nb

Home run

QuestionWhat is a walk off homerun? AnswerGene, A walk off home run is a term for home run which gives the home team the lead in the ninth inning or late

Timely Hitting Problems

QuestionHey John. My name is Brandon, Im 16, and have been playing ball for nine years. I love the sport and would love to continue to the college level, b

fear of being hit

QuestionMy son is 8 years old and has played one season of fallball kid pitch.He has been hit several times in the batters box and is now very nervous when

Getting Cut from the High School baseball team

QuestionHi, I have a 15-year old son and just read another story on your site similar to ours.  We just moved into town.  Our son has played base

Mandatory Play Requirement

QuestionThere is a Indonesian Little League baseball turnament now. We just had a case on last game. The losing team made an appeal that the winning team w

Foul tip

QuestionI am reading the official Cal Ripken 2009 rule book definitions and have a question about foul tips.   The rules specify that a foul tip is a

Too late?

QuestionMy son will turn 11 in a few months.  He is in great physical shape, has good size for his age, and runs regularly.  He has a total of 3

Baseball Advice

QuestionHello, I am very interested in playing professional baseball. I need some advice on the best method of networking and getting noticed. I am thinkin

Travel Teams and Little League

QuestionCan the same players play on both a travel team and little league team at the same time? AnswerHey Trence, All leagues are different.. If there a

What Level Should My 8 (soon to be 9) Year Old Play?

QuestionSean, My son is in 3rd grade and is moving into kid pitch baseball this year. The league we are involved in moves straight from coach pitch to kid