Youth Summer Baseball League

7/8 Year Old Coach Pitch - Summer 2024 - Renton Recreation

See game schedule posted below. Please contact your coach for further information.

*PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE DOUBLE-HEADERS EACH WEEK DUE TO 3 TEAMS IN THIS DIVISION*

Coach Pitch Rules

• There will be no game scores or league standings.
• Games will consist of four innings or one hour time limit.
• No new inning may begin after 50 minutes of play.
• Teams will bat through their entire roster each inning.
• There will be no strike-outs every player will be pitched to until they hit the ball.
• No sliding, stealing or bunting allowed.
• Players must play a minimum of two defensive positions each game.Teams may place five players in the infield positions first, second, third, short-stop, and pitcher.The remaining players on the team play in the outfield.
• If a batter throws the bat, the ball is dead and runners may not advance.The batter will be warned, and given the opportunity to bat again.If the player throws the bat a second time, he/she is out.Runners may not advance.Please enforce this rule for safety reasons.
• A ball which leaves the field of play on an overthrow is dead.The runner is allowed one base beyond the base he/she is approaching when the ball leaves the field of play.
• The ball is considered dead and the play is over when the ball is in the possession of the pitcher in the pitching area.Coaches, please try to keep the game under control while advancing your base runners.
  
  
   Opportunities for parent to help:
• Each team must field an adult catcher. Adult catcher will field pitched ball and throw them back to the adult pitcher.
• The base coaches of the batting team will call the outs from the base paths.If a player is called out, he/she must leave the field of play.
  
  
  

Locations: Kiwanas Park, 815 Union Ave NE, Renton, WA 98056

Questions? Recreation@RentonWA.gov or 425-430-6700.