D52 JUNIORS DIVISIONS

This division plays by the standard Little League rule book except as noted below. We run two divisions: 54/80 and 60/90.

SEASON STRUCTURE

The Juniors season is structured similarly to the Majors. We play two games per week, one on a weekday and once on a weekend. Teams can choose the full season, or play a more limited season based on their needs.

We will end the season with a league championship tournament. The tournament typically ends two weeks before the first all-star games.

For 60/90 the schedule will be more flexible, and may features games outside the district.

TEAM FORMATION

Individual leagues are responsible for building teams, assigning coaches and handling uniforms and practices according to the procedures of their league. Leagues have options to build balanced teams, or to make ranked teams. Juniors is geared towards 13 and 14 year olds in middle school. Leagues may approve very strong 12 year olds to play up. Leagues may approve 15 year olds to play but only if they believe the player will not distort the competitive balance in the league.

FIELDS

Leagues should supply game fields for their teams’ home games if possible. Leagues with 1 or 2 teams will need to supply one weekday game slot and one weekend game slot each week. Leagues with 3 or 4 teams will need two of each and leagues with 5 or 6 teams will need three, etc. D52 will create the game schedule to conform to the field space provided. Leagues should communicate any field use restrictions (such as use of metal cleats) to D52.

Leagues with no fields are still encouraged to play, and should work with D52 and neighboring leagues to find space.

LOCAL GAME PLAY RULES

See Juniors Rules.

RULE CLARIFICATIONS

MINIMUM PLAY UNDER CONTINUOUS BATTING ORDER

When doing CBO, all players are technically "in the game" at all times. As such the two innings of minimum play on defense do not have to be consecutive. You can have someone do the first and third, and someone else do the second and fourth innings at the same position. So long as everyone plays two inning of defense in the game, and you get through the whole batting order once, you are good.

PITCH COUNTS

Little League Standard Pitch Counts for Juniors are as follow. Remember you get to finish the batter without incurring extra rest so long as you start the batter under the threshold.

1-20: 0 days rest
21-35: 1 day rest
36-50: 2 days rest
51-65: 3 days rest
66+: 4 days rest

For players LL age 13-16, the maximum is 95.
For players LL age 12 (even if playing in Juniors) the maximum is 85.

(Note: the days of rest for 15-16 year olds is different, but we ask that all 15s playing in Juniors follow the rules for 14s.)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

The season will conclude with a league championship tournament. The standard tournament format is a single elimination bracket per division seeded by regular season standings. All teams will play in the tournament. 

In each game, the higher seeded team will be the home team.

Standings are based on winning percentage (average). Ties count for half a win for each team. Pre-season games do not count in the standings. Games unplayed due to forfeit by one team are given the score 7-0. Games unplayed due to acts of God do not factor into the standings.

If two or more teams have the same winning percentage at the end of the regular season, the tie is broken as follows:

1. Head to head winning percentage

2. Head to head runs allowed

3. Average runs allowed overall

4. Coin flips performed by the DA