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USFA National Meeting
Information
Online
Rosters:
Online rosters will now be mandatory . All teams
must enter player information and submit rosters
online prior to be scheduled for
the USFA State
Tournament / National Qualifiers
/ World Series. If a roster is not
posted online one week prior to the
event, no points will be considered for
seeding purposes and teams will be
seeded last. Any player(s) not listed on
the online roster prior to the start of
bracket play will be disqualified.
14U -
40' Phased Out
Beginning in 2013, all 14U events
(A/B/C) will be played at 43' pitching
distance. For the past 2 years USFA has
allowed the transition for both 40' and
43' events, however beginning 2013 we
will phase out all 40' events to align
with the High School pitching distance.
This mandated change will only affect
a few states as most states have already
transitioned to 43'.
14U "C &
Rec Ball" Class clarification:
"C" Class and Rec Leagues still have the
option of playing at either 40' or 43'
in League play and League Tournaments
until 2015. Pitching distances at the
State Tournament level will be
determined by each State. Also each
league has the option of allowing the
wear of metal cleats at 14U within their
leagues/parks. World Series Pitching
distance for "C" & Rec TBA based on
feedback from the Leagues.
14U
- 40' World Series:
USFA will no longer offer a 14U -40'
Division at the World Series. However we
will now have both "A" & "B" Divisions
in 14U-43'. 14U-43 will be played
Week 2 of the World Series with the 16U
& 18U Divisions
18U A
& B - World Series Clarification:
1. 18U "A" - Age Eligible college
players are allowed to
participate.
2. 18U "B" - NCAA DI and DII
level players may not participate in 18U
"B" Teams will continue to be evaluated
based on skill level to determine
proper classification.
10U
Pitching Distance Change:
Voted
Down
A proposal to move 10U
pitching distance to 40' was voted down
8U Rule Clarifications:
1. No intentional walks
2. Player Pitcher must
have at least one foot within the pitcher's circle until the
ball is pitched.
3. If Coach-Pitcher is hit by
pitch. This will be a dead ball, do over. All
runner will revert to their previous base and the batter
will assume the previous pitch-count.
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