AGE DETERMINATION
Season of 2025:
Cal Ripken – Any player born prior to May 1, 2021 and on or after May 1, 2012 will be eligible for Cal Ripken Baseball League competition.
Any player that turns 4 years old in the months of May, June, July, and August born in 2021 is eligible to participate in the Cal Ripken T-Ball Division.
13-15 – Any player born prior to May 1, 2012 and on or after May 1, 2008 will be eligible for Babe Ruth 13-16 League competition.
AGE DETERMINATION
Season of 2025:
IF A PLAYER WAS BORN IN 2005, THE PLAYER IS TOO OLD FOR BABE RUTH SOFTBALL COMPETITION AND IS THEREFORE INELIGIBLE
- Therefore, any player who, by the above birth charts is younger than 4 years of age, or who is older than 18 years of age (born in or before 2005) is not eligible to participate in Babe Ruth Softball for the 2025 season.
EQUIPMENT
CHECKLIST
EACH TEAM WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE LEAGUE
BATTING HELMETS AND BATS
T-BALL
- SHOES/ PLASTIC CLEATS
- BASEBALL GLOVE
- BASEBALL PANTS (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BASEBALL BELT (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BASEBALL SOCKS (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BOYS SLIDING SHORTS WITH CUP
OPTIONAL
- HELMET
- BAT USA BASEBALL T-BALL STAMP
- BAT BAG
- BATTING GLOVES
ROOKIES
- PLASTIC CLEATS
- BASEBALL GLOVE
- BASEBALL PANTS (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BASEBALL BELT (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BASEBALL SOCKS (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BOYS SLIDING SHORTS WITH CUP
OPTIONAL
- HELMET
- BAT USA BASEBALL MARKING
2 5/8" Barrel Maximum
NO BBCOR BATS
No dings or flat spots.
- BAT BAG
- BATTING GLOVES
MINORS
- PLASTIC CLEATS
- BASEBALL GLOVE
- BASEBALL PANTS (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BASEBALL BELT (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BASEBALL SOCKS (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BOYS SLIDING SHORTS WITH CUP
- HELMET
- BAT USA BASEBALL MARKING
2 5/8" BARREL MAX
NO BBCOR BATS
NO DINGS OR FLAT SPOTS
- BAT BAG
- BATTING GLOVES
MAJORS
- PLASTIC CLEATS
- BASEBALL GLOVE
- BASEBALL PANTS (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BASEBALL BELT (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BASEBALL SOCKS (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BOYS SLIDING SHORTS WITH CUP
- HELMET
- BAT
USA BASEBALL MARKING
2 5/8" BARRELL MAX
NO BBCOR BATS
NO DINGS OR FLAT SPOTS
- BAT BAG
- BATTING GLOVES
BABE RUTH
- METAL CLEATS
- BASEBALL GLOVE
- BASEBALL PANTS (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BASEBALL BELT (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BASEBALL SOCKS (COACH WILL TELL YOU THE COLOR)
- BOYS SLIDING SHORTS WITH CUP
- HELMET
- BAT
USA BASEBALL MARKINGS OR BBCOR .50
2 5/8” BARREL
No dings or flat spots.
- BAT BAG
- BATTING GLOVES
- SLIDING GLOVE
HOW TO MEASURE FOR A BAT
STAND THE BAT UP AGAINST THE SIDE OF YOUR LEG. IF THE END OF THE BAR REACHES THE CENTER OF YOUR PLAM WHEN YOU REACH F=DOWN, IT'S THE APPROPROOATE LENGTH. .
CAL RIPKEN/ BABE RUTH BAT RULES
BABE RUTH SOFTBALL BAT
MARKED AS "OFFICIAL SOFTBALL BAT" OR OFFICIAL FASTPITCH BAT