2014 Regulation VI exception “inadvertent removal”

By on April 7, 2014 in Rule Changes

In the 2013 and earlier baseball book, there was an exception to the pitching rest requirements listed in Regulation VI that said: EXCEPTION: In the event that the first inning is not completed, all records including pitching records, batting records, etc. shall be disregarded. In the 2014 rulebook, this exception was omitted. This created the […]

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2014 Version of Little League Rules Index Now Available as an iOS App

By on April 4, 2014 in Announcements

I’m pleased to announce that, in addition to the traditional printed version, the 2014 Rules Index is now available as a mobile app. This app was developed in conjunction with Silver Bay Technologies, whose support is gratefully acknowledged, and is available through the Apple App Store. It supports iPad®, iPhone® and iPod Touch® devices running […]

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Printed Little League Index for 2014 is Now Ready

By on February 13, 2014 in Announcements

I’m pleased to announce that the 2014 version of the Little League Rules Index is now available for download. Kevin Hunter’s Little League Rules Index for 2014 For those of you with smartphones, I’m still in the process of updating both the iOS and Android versions. For more information on that, stay tuned!

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2014 Little League Rule Changes

By on February 11, 2014 in Rule Changes

Below is a brief summary of the 2014 Little League rule and regulation changes. Note that not all of these changes were listed in the front of the rulebook – Little League listed what they considered the “significant” rule changes there, but didn’t mention some less obvious ones. Regulation II – Residency Residency requirements have […]

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Little League Rules Index now available as an Android app.

By on May 28, 2013 in Announcements

I’m pleased to announce that, in addition to the traditional printed version and the iOS version, the 2013 Rules Index is now available as a Android app. This app was developed in conjunction with Silver Bay Technologies, whose support is gratefully acknowledged, and is available through Google Play. (Search for “llumpires” through the “Play Store” […]

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2013 Tournament Rules Summary

By on May 5, 2013 in Announcements

I have updated my “Tournament Rules Summary” (baseball and softball) for 2013. The biggest change, of course, was the introduction of the Intermediate Division into baseball, plus the changes to the Mandatory Play rules. See here for the appropriate links.

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Little League Rules Index Now Available as an iOS App

By on February 13, 2013 in Announcements

I’m pleased to announce that, in addition to the traditional printed version, the 2013 Rules Index is now available as a mobile app. This app was developed in conjunction with Silver Bay Technologies, whose support is gratefully acknowledged, and is available through the Apple App Store. It supports iPad®, iPhone® and iPod Touch® devices running […]

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Little League Rules Index for 2013 is Ready

By on January 26, 2013 in Announcements

I’m pleased to announce that the 2013 version of the Little League Rules Index is now available for download. Kevin Hunter’s Little League Rules Index for 2013 For those of you with smartphones, I’m currently working on an electronic version of the index – I hope to have both iOS and Android versions of it […]

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2013 Little League Rule Changes

By on January 26, 2013 in Rule Changes

Below is a brief summary of the 2013 Little League rule changes. Note that not all of these changes were listed in the front of the rulebook – Little League listed what they considered the “significant” rule changes there, but didn’t mention some less obvious ones. Multiple Locations Previously, the rules frequently used the term […]

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2012 Little League Baseball Eastern Regional – Day 9

By on August 11, 2012 in Personal Experiences

I was assigned the left-field line for the New England championship game.  Some people might be upset about that, but Jeff Holliday, who had the plate, is a solid umpire, and I had gotten three plates (two on TV).  For this game, our original crew of Mid-Atlantic umpires was re-united, with one exception – Rick […]

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