Player Age:

• Eligible players must be 3 years old by the 1st game of the current season, and must not be older than 4 years old by the first practice of the season.

Playing Field:

• Playing field will consist of a 1st base loaded with a horn and a home plate where the batter will hit from a “Tee”.
• All defensive players will line up at least 40 feet away from home plate.
• A distance marker should be set at 10 feet from home plate. Any ball hit past the distance marker and inside the foul lines will be considered a fair ball and the batter shall advance to 1st base.
• 1st base will be set at a distance of 30 feet from home plate.

Equipment:

• All players will be supplied with a team t-shirt.
• Batters must wear batting helmets when batting
• All equipment for BlastBall will be furnished to the coach. The coach is responsible for the care and upkeep of the equipment. Coaches should leave tee and bases in storage area next to field 5.  Furnished equipment will include:
  
  • Blast base
  • Blast tee
    
  • 2 Blast Balls (these can put kept with you for practice and games)
  • Bases
    

Games:

• The home team’s coach will be responsible for setting the field up for their game.
• The game length is 45 minutes (or after each player has batted at least once)
• Each team will bat their entire roster during the game
• If the game is called because of darkness or inclement weather, it will be declared a complete game if twenty -five (25) minutes are completed prior to the stopping of play.
• No score or win/loss records will be kept.
• There will be no score keeper, however an SMGSL Board Member will be at the fields should you have any questions.

Rules:

• Each BlastBall team must have two (2) coaches on the field of play at all times.
• No offensive player will be allowed on the field unless he/she is wearing a batting helmet.
• Each team will bat its entire roster in each inning one complete time, which will constitute a half inning of play.
• Each turn at bat the batting order will be reversed. (example: if a player bats last in the 1st inning he/she will bat first in the next inning).
• When at bat, the object is to hit a fair ball, reach the base and sound the horn before the defensive team fields the ball, holds it above their head and yells “Blast”. (no player will be declared out)
• Each batter will return to the dugout after running to 1st base.
• Each batter will receive a maximum of six (6) swings in which to hit a fair ball.
• A fair ball is any ball between the foul lines and past the 10-foot distance marker in front of home plate.
• When on defense, all players will play a defensive position at least 40 feet from home plate. No player shall play catcher.
• Defense will consist of 1 pitcher and at least 4 infielders.
• The home team will be responsible for setting up the field for the game.
  
• Game 3 – a 2nd base will be added, and the kids will run to 2nd (then leave the field)
• Game 5 – a 3rd base will be added, and the kids will run to 3rd (then leave the field)
• Game 7 – Home Base will be added, and the kids will run all of the bases before returning to the dugout.