PRUMC Sports and Recreation

Umpire Instructions:

4-5 year old Tee Ball

• Begin each game by lining up the teams on the baseline in front of their dugout.   The umpire will announce the two team names.  The team on the 1^st base line is the Home team.  The home team will offer a short prayer and be on defense first. 

• Instruct the coaches to have their batters ready in the on deck circle – reminding them that the faster the game moves – the more fun everyone will have.

• Each team bats through their order every inning.  Coaches should announce to the umpire and the other team when their last batter of the inning is approaching the plate to bat.  The umpire will instruct the two teams that the last batter will hit and run all the way around the basses so that not batters are left on base.

• Each game will last for approximately 50 minutes.  We hope to get three full innings in in that time. If time allows, additional innings may be played but the umpire should discuss at the umpires discretion (after checking   with both teams’ coaches). 

• During the game the umpires should make sure that defensive players are not standing in the baselines (to avoid injury) and that there are no more that 5 defensive players in the infield.

• When an out occurs, the base runner may stay on the base at the discretion of the offensive teams’ coach.  

• Through out the game the umpire should assist is making sure bats are picked up after each hit so as not to cause injury to the base runner coming home from 3^rd base. 

• At the games conclusion, both teams should line back up on the baseline in front of their dugout and shake hands with the apposing teams players.

6-7 year old Coach Pitch

Same as tee ball with the flowing exceptions:

• When an out is made the base runner must return to the dugout (unless both coaches agree otherwise)
• An inning ends upon the making of a 3^rd out or the team has batted through their entire roster.
• After 4 strikes, a player must hit from a Tee.