2025

 

All officers and Committee Members have been retained for the upcoming season with one exception. Dave DeSantis has replaced George Helmstetter as our League Secretary. Dave’s main function will be to keep and maintain the League standings.

 

Toyota has withdrawn from the League causing a realignment in the League for the upcoming season. Smires Real Estate has been moved from Division I to Division II, which creates an equal number of teams in each Division. The upcoming schedule will focus on competitiveness for all teams and not just standard Divisional play. Additional information will be circulated under separate cover.

 

JJ Stemetzki (umpires) have been retained for the upcoming season at a cost of $45/game. Teams must give a 24-hour notice in the event they need to forfeit a game.  Failure to do so will result in the League being charged in full for the forfeit.

 

At the Division II final to determine the pennant winner there was a communication incident, which made it impossible for the teams to finalize the game.  Accordingly, the following rule has been instituted. “Umpires must be in conjuncture with involved managers prior to taking such actions as stoppage of play/cancelling/postponing of games.”

 

After using oversized and undersized home plate mats, attempts are being made to obtain regulation size mats of 19” by 34 ½” . The umpires will provide the mats for each game.

Tattoo balls will again be used. Each team will provide a new ball for each game.

 

Controversy arose on the amount of major plus players that should be allowed on a team . After debate and compromise it was decided the teams will be allowed up to 3 players.

 

Not long ago the stacking rule was changed in providing more player flexible movement. As a result of this meeting, the managers voted to return to the previous rule.  “A player may only go to a team that finished lower in the standings than the team he is leaving Otherwise the player may sit out 1 year and become a free agent. “A team should be limited to losing no more than 2 players in a season due to this rule.

 

A one/one count will be used for all games. The batter is allowed one additional pitch after a 2-strike foul.

 

The complete schedule will be issued at the beginning of April.

We are awaiting the mat pricing from Sacramento before establishing the team dues for this year. We anticipate it would be around the $825 range from last year and due June 1. Further details to follow!