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Northville Baseball-Softball Association

Recreational Leagues

The NBSA runs several house leagues for boys and girls. Kids are grouped by age/grade into leagues which encourage skill development and fun at younger ages progressing into a more competitive environment at older ages.

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2023 Commissioners

Rookie	Courtney Nagel and Brett Asher
Coach Pitch	Eric Lawson
Boys Machine Pitch	Mat Devitt
Boys H-League	Jon Hutto
Boys G-League	Jeremy Zarotney
Boys F-League	Jonathan Lutton
Boys E-League	TBD
Girls Coach Pitch	Jennifer Kelleher
Girls Primary	Jon Zaremski
Girls Intermediate	Jon Zaremski
Girls Advanced	TBD

Coed Baseball

Program	Age	Schedule	Description
Rookie House Baseball	Ages 4 - 5	League runs from early May through June. Practices and Games are held on Saturday mornings/early afternoons.	A fun first baseball experience for preschool ages played with soft foam balls and soft bats. The ball is hit off the tee, and the whole lineup bats. Emphasis on hitting, ground ball fielding and throwing, and running the bases.
Coach Pitch House Baseball	Ages 5 - 7	League runs from mid April through June. Usually two games and/or practices per week on week nights. An occasional game/practice on a weekend.	A beginning baseball experience for K-first graders. Players will be given the choice of hitting the coach pitched ball (using the tee after 3 strikes) or hitting off the tee. Basic baseball/softball concepts are introduced, including base running, outs and scoring, although score is not kept. Safety baseballs are used with 40 foot base paths. Teams are formed around school, neighborhood and/or friend groups.

Boys Baseball

Program	Age	Schedule	Description
Machine Pitch House Baseball	Ages 7 - 8	League runs from mid April through June. Usually 2-3 games and/or practices per week. Most games are during the week, with some weekend games as needed.	The players will hit a safety ball pitched slowly by a small catapult type machine. Strikes and outs are counted. 50 foot base paths. An end of season tournament is usually included. Teams are formed around school, neighborhood and/or friend groups.
Boys H-League House Baseball	Ages 9 - 10	League runs from mid April through June. Two practices per week for the first few weeks of the season and then 2-3 games/practices per week, plus a tournament and playoffs. Most games are during the week, with some weekend games as needed. Evaluation Date: TBD	Pitching, keeping score, standings and umpires are introduced to the baseball players. The first 3 innings use a pitching machine (same as coach pitch) while the final three innings are “kid pitch”. There are 60 foot base paths. After an evaluation, teams are formed by a draft and thus there is no guarantee that friends will necessarily be on the same team.
Boys G-League House Baseball	Ages 11 - 12	League runs from mid April through June. Two practices per week for the first few weeks of the season and then 2-3 games/practices per week, plus a tournament and playoffs. Most games are during the week, with some weekend games as needed. Evaluation Date: TBD	Regular baseball rules (and hard baseballs) are introduced, except for limited stealing rules (e.g. no leadoffs) and run and pitch limits. Teams are again formed by a draft, following an evaluation. 70 foot base paths.
Boys F-League House Baseball	Ages 13 - 14	League runs from mid April through June. Two practices per week for the first few weeks of the season and then 2-3 games/practices per week, plus a tournament and playoffs. Most games are during the week, with some weekend games as needed. Evaluation Date: TBD	Teams are formed by draft and play on the larger field. Teams also play against neighboring communities.
Boys E-League House Baseball	Ages 15 - 18	League runs from late May through mid July. Two practices per week for the first few weeks of the season and then 2-3 games/practices per week, plus a tournament and playoffs. Most games are during the week, with some weekend games as needed. Evaluation Date: TBD	Full baseball, playing teams from surrounding communities.

Girls Softball

Program

Age

Schedule

Description

Girls
Coach Pitch Softball

Grades 1-3

League runs from mid April through June.

Girls will hit a 11 inch safety ball pitched underhand slowly by their coach from 35 feet from the plate. Strikes and outs are counted. After 5 pitches, the batter gets an opportunity to hit off a tee at home plate. 50 foot base paths. An end of the season playoff/tournament is usually included. Some travel to neighboring communities may be required. Teams are formed around school, neighborhood and/or friend groups. Normal rules and regulations of softball will be played, with the exception of base stealing, the dropped third strike rule, and the infield fly rule. All players bat. Run limits in place. Players must play at least 3 innings in the field. An umpire will officiate all games. Time of play:6 innings or 2hours.

Girls Primary Softball

Grades 4-5

League runs from mid April through June.

Girls will move up to a regulation 11 inch softball and will be pitching at a 35 foot distance. Modified pitching rules, with girls pitching until ball 4 and coaches assisting. Some travel to neighboring communities will be required. Normal rules and regulations of softball will be played, with the exception of limits on base stealing, the dropped third strike rule, the infield fly rule. All players bat. Run limits in place. Players must play at least 3 innings in the field. An umpire will officiate all games. Time of play: 6 innings or 2 hours.

Girls Intermediate Softball

Grades 6 - 7

League runs from mid April through June.

Girls will move up to a regulation 12 inch softball and will be pitching at a 40 foot distance. Some travel to neighboring communities will be required. Normal rules and regulations of softball will be played, with the exception of a few modifications: 3 base steals per inning (passed balls count as a steal), no stealing home, no dropped third strike rule, and the infield fly rule is in effect. All players bat. Players must play at least 3 innings in the field. An umpire will officiate all games. Time of play: 7 innings or 2 hours.

Girls Advanced Softball

Grades 8 - 10

League runs from mid April through June.

Girls will play with a regulation 12 inch softball and will be pitching at a 40 foot distance. Some travel to neighboring communities will be required. Normal rules and regulations of softball will be played.. All players bat. Players must play at least 3 innings in the field. An umpire will officiate all games. Time of play: 7 innings or 2 hours.