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ENYTB Modifies Its Rules re: Pitching Eligibility For Over-Aged Players

posted by Administrator 01/07/2017 11:01:59

ENYTB Adopts Simpler and Less Restrictive Rules
re: Pitching Eligibility For Over-Aged Players


Last fall ENYTB liberalized its pitching eligibilty rules for over-aged players as follows:

(1) 11 yos could not pitch at 9/10; and,
(2) 13 yos could not pitch at 11/12.

These restrictions make sense because of the different infield sizes and pitching distances that are used at 9/10, 11/12 and 13U.

During fall ball, various members provided feedback indicating it would be desirable to also restrict those over-aged players in the early to mid teen ages from pitching against teams that are younger than their own team e.g. an over-aged 15 yo pitcher on a 14+ team would be allowed to pitch against 14U/14+ teams and older but over-aged players should not be allowed to pitch against younger aged teams and thus producing a two year age difference between the pitcher and most batters.

NOTE: The logic for allowing a 15 yo player on a 14+ team to pitch against other 14U/14+ teams is that 14u/14+ teams play 15u teams and are already facing 15yo pitchers and the maximum age difference is only one year.

The league accepts the above arguments and adds a third restriction on the use of over-aged players to pitch as follows:

(3A) 15 yos playing on 14+ teams are not allowed to pitch against 13U or 13+ teams;
(3B) 16 yos playing on 15+ teams are not allowed to pitch against 14U or 14+ teams; and,
(3C) 17 yos playing on 16+ teams are not allowed to pitch against 15U or 15+ teams.

There shall be no pitching restrictions on over-aged players who are 18yo or older.

NOTE: There are no pitching restrictions on over-aged players who are 14 yos and playing on a 13+ team from pitching against 13U or 13+ teams (because 13U teams already play 14U teams and the maximum age difference is only one year). And the question of 14yo players on a 13+ pitching against 12U or 12+ teams is moot because 13U/13+ teams are not scheduled to play 12U or 12+ teams because of the smaller field size.
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Interested in Joining?

  • New members are always welcome - ENYTB continues to grow, having reached 225 teams in 2019
  • New teams are allowed to roster up to four players one year older than their team age (pre-2019 teams are grandfathered at five such players); and,
  • New teams are allowed a maximum of four players from active ENYTB teams, provided no more than three of those players are from the same team.

For more information re: ENYTB membership you may contact ENYTB Executive Director, Andy Frye at (518) 545-0747 or by email at andy@enytb.com.