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2014 Season Schedules released
Team Parent Meeting
Saturday, March 8
3:00 pm
California Middle School — cafeteria
Get all of the information your team needs to make the 2014 season run smoothly.
Field work days create volunteer opportunities
FIELD WORK DAYS POSTPONED TO 3/8 & 3/15
Due to the high volume of rain, both of the upcoming field work days are postponed. Time is tight and we need your help to get ready for the 2014 season. Shovels and wheel barrels are needed at each work day. If you have one and can bring it, it is greatly appreciated. For questions, contact eddie@lppll.com.
Saturday, March 8th
Location: Land Park LP5 and LP3R
9:00am to 3:00pm
- A minimum of 15 – 20 volunteers are needed to get the fields ready.
- Volunteers on LP5 will recut lines, cut infield down to 60lf base path, install home plate and base posts for bases, move pitcher’s mound to 46lf, place infield dirt where grass is removed, fill holes and trouble spots on field.
- LP3R (T-ball Field) volunteers will remove grass around bases, install home plate, place infield dirt where grass is removed for bases, and fill holes and trouble spots on the field.
Saturday March 15th
Location: Leonardo DaVinci Baseball Field & Doc Oliver Baseball Field/Land Park
9:00am to 3:00pm
- A minimum of 10-15 volunteers are needed.
- Volunteers will be asked to recut lines, install home plate and base posts for bases, move pitcher’s mound to 46lf, place infield dirt where grass is removed, cut grass, and fill holes/trouble spots on field.
Mechanics Clinic for Volunteer Umps on Sunday, March 2
Mechanics Clinic
Sunday, March 2
9 am – 3 p.m. at Conlin Field
7895 Freeport Blvd. (south of Pocket/Meadowview Road). Map
This is a brown bag clinic.
Check out our volunteer opportunities page for more ways to help.
Challenger Division registration takes place in February
2014 District 7 Little League Challenger Division ® Registration
Dates: Sunday, February 9 & Sunday, February 23
Time: Noon-3
Location: Land Park Lanes, 5850 Freeport Boulevard, Sacramento. Map
Registration Fee: $25 and includes a uniform (returnable), hat, trophy and year-end barbeque.
Learn more about the Challenger Division.
Volunteer umpires needed for AA division
LPPLL is seeking volunteer umpires for its AA division games this season. Umpires must attend two training clinics. Those who attend and ump 2 games will earn his/her volunteer fund fee back and be eligible to work as a volunteer umpire for future games/seasons.
Protective gear will be available for use at games. LPPLL will provide each umpire with a copy of the Little League rule book. Umpires will need to be familiar with Little League rules as well as our own local rules governing play in the AA division.
The required clinics include:
Rules Clinic
Friday, February 21
6-9 p.m.
Sheriff's substation, 7000 65th Street, Sacramento.
Mechanics Clinic
Saturday, March 3
9 am – 3 p.m. at Conlin Field
7895 Freeport Blvd. (south of Pocket/Meadowview Road).
This is a brown bag clinic.
Check out our volunteer opportunities page for more ways to help.
LPPLL is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2014.
We are looking for memorabilia from years past to showcase on our website and at Dooley. If you have old photos, uniform shirts or hats, programs, etc. from our first 60 years that you would be willing to lend or donate to the league to help us showcase and document our history, please contact us at info@lppll.com.
Tryouts are complete
Drafts take place in the coming weeks. Most players will be notified by mid-February of team assignments.
Little League Approved Bats
Bat Lists – Find a Bat
- Full Printable List of 2 1/4 Baseball Bats – For quick reference on the field, with composites included (printable PDF format)
- Visual List – 2 1/4, Baseball – List of licensed, approved composite-barrel baseball bats for Majors and below for 2013 season
- Mobile List – Licensed 2 1/4 baseball bats, for convenient and scalable display on smart phones, tablets and other internet-enabled portable digital devices
*NOTE REGARDING SOFTBALL BATS*
The composite moratorium only applies to baseball bats with 2 1/4 inch barrels. It DOES NOT apply to any divisions of Little League Softball. Also, there is no list of approved softball bats. In softball, the bat only needs to meet the specifications of Rule 1.10 for a softball bat.
Page reference: http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/baseballbatinfo.htm