Colt Division

Colt Division is a highly-competitive regional league for high school age players 14-17 years old.

Registration opens in January. Deadline to register is April 1.

COLT SEASON: $220

Late registrations MAY be available. (additional $25 fee)

Fall Ball registration opens in July.

All rules are official rules of Major League Baseball plus:

1. There are no shoe restrictions; CUPS are MANDATORY!
2. 2 HOUR TIME LIMIT FOR GAMES *. This includes any time lost due to a weather delay. For tied games, extra innings will be played, time permitting. There is no time limit for playoff games.
3. Forfeits: 8 players at game time, minimum, games can be completed with 7 players or less *. Game time is forfeit time.
4. Mercy Rule:  20 runs after 1 inning; 18 runs after 2; 15 after 3; 12 after 4; 10 after 5; GAME MUST END *
5. Courtesy runners: The player who made the last batted out is allowed to run for a pitcher and catcher at any time.
6. Base runners must slide or avoid contact on close plays.
7. No defensive changes mid-inning except to remove a pitcher.
8. All players present at game time bat in continuous order (See #9 below).
9. All players present at game time must play 2 defensive innings. A coach does not have to play a player who is being disciplined for a legitimate reason.
10. When a player leaves a game, his spot is vacated in the batting lineup and is an automatic out unless the player is injured. However, a coach has the option to not play the player if he knows that the player will be leaving during the game.
11. Games are 7 innings (See above exceptions *). However, if a game is rained out when losing team has batted less than 5 times, the game will be replayed from that point forward. If the losing team has batted at least 5 times, then it's a complete game.
12. Pitching distance is 60 feet 6 inches.
13. Bases are 90 feet apart.
14. Pitching - 25 pitches or less = no rest required. 26 – 50 pitches = 1 calendar days’ rest. 51 – 75 pitches = 2 calendar days’ rest. 76 - 105 pitches = 3 calendar days’ rest. 105 pitches are maximum for 1 day. When a pitcher has thrown 105 pitches, he may finish the current batter.
15. All COLT players, excluding 8th graders, must use a -3 “BBCORE” bat in the COLT Division. If violated, the player will be ejected from the game and is an automatic out thereafter. (See rule 10). 2 ¾ inch bats are not allowed.
16. Any Player ejected from a game is also ineligible for the following game.
17. If there is a tie for 1st place, those teams will be Co-Champs. Playoff seeding will be determined by head to head record. If still tied, then run differential in games played against each other.
18. No new player can be added after the COLT Draft without league approval. All paperwork and fees must be submitted on or before the first game of the season.
19. The number of protected players varies from year to year depending on the talent pool. A head coach must protect his son(s). If one brother is protected, then all brothers must be protected on the same team.
20. Any trade, made at any time, must be approved by ALL of the non- involved coaches AND the colt commissioner.
21. Catchers, in colt only, must provide their own catching equipment.
22. Dearborn Baseball reserves the right to move player(s) up or down a division regardless of the age requirements (due to a player’s safety/ability) This decision will be made by the Division Commissioners and Dearborn Baseball Board Members after the player(s) evaluation(s).  The division coaches will be notified of the player status. (New Rule Adopted by Dearborn Baseball Board June 1, 2024)