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WELCOME PARENTS:
Thank You for allowing your children to participate in sports at Boger City Optimist. We welcome all parents to become BC Optimist Members. If you have any questions or need more information please contact:
Dee Brittain (704) 240-2328
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Boger City Optimist is now accepting Registrations for Spring Baseball, Softball & T-Ball
You can register one of two ways:
at GE Massey Elementary School Gym
on Feb 7, 9, 14, 27 & 28
from 6:30pm to 8:00pm
OR
Boger City Ball Field
on Feb 11, 18, 25 & March 3
11am to 1pm
DEADLINE TO REGISTER SATURDAY MARCH 3rd
All Player must be Evaluated!!!
Evaluation Date: Saturday, March 10th
Ages 7 - 12 : 10am to 12pm
Ages 4-6 : 12pm to 2pm
Please Register by March 3rd,
$5 Late Fee will be charged if you Register on Evaluation Day!
For more information contact:
Dee Brittain (704)240-2328
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Spring Ball Registration Form |
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2012 DIXIE YOUTH BAT - ADOPTED RULE CHANGES
Official Playing Rules
1.10 All Bats (C) - Page 29-30 Change to read:
*1.10 (a) All bats will meet the following specifications:
ALL BATS
(1) 2 ¼” wood bats are approved for play in all age divisions.
(1) 2 ¼” barrel non-wood bats which are manufactured to achieve a Bat Performance
Factor (BPF) of 1.15 or less through the life of the bat are approved for play in
“Dixie Youth Baseball”. Non-wood bats include aluminum/metal alloy bats and bats
made with composite materials . NOTE: All 2 ¼” composite barrel bats manufactured by
a licensed bat company which are clearly marked “Approved for Play in Dixie YouthBaseball” and stamped “BPF 1.15” will be legal for league and tournament play if it has
a manufacture date stamp of 2012 or later. Older aluminum/metal alloy 2 ¼” bats which
do not have the BPF 1.15 stamp on the bat are allowed if stamped approved for play in
Dixie Youth Baseball.
(2) All approved 2 ¼” non-wood barrel bats manufactured by a licensed bat company which
are clearly marked “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball” and stamped “BPF1.15” will be legal for league and tournament play.
(3) The following bats do not have to bear DYB markings, but must not bear the markings
of any other program:
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a) Wood bats; and
b) T-ball bats
(4) Any bat stamped for T-Ball cannot be used in games played in the AA, AAA, Majors or
“O”Zone divisions due to the manufacturing standards for such bats.
(5) All bats shall not be less than 25” nor more than 33” in length. (Exception: 24” bats may
be used in A Division (T-Ball) play only).
(6) The handle of any bat may have a gripping material not to exceed 16” from the knob.
COMPOSITE BATS
(2) All 2 ¼” composite barrel bats manufactured by a licensed bat company which are
clearly marked “ Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball” and stamped “BPF 1.15”
will be legal for league and tournament play if it has a manufacture date stamp of 2012
or later.
(3) 2 ¼” composite barrel bats manufactured by a licensed bat company which are clearly
marked “ Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball” but does not have a “BPF 1.15”
stamp will not be legal for league and tournament play unless is shown on a list of
approved bats on the Dixie website at www.dixie.org/dyb .
(4) The handle of composite bats shall be no less than ¾” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter and
the barrel no more than 2¼” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter.
(5) A composite bat must be a safe unit of multi-material construction.
ALUMINUM / METAL ALLOY BATS
(1) Newly manufactured aluminum/metal alloy 2 ¼” bats are required to have both “BPF 1.15”and “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball” stamped on the bat. Older
aluminum/metal alloy 2 ¼” bats which do not have the BPF 1.15 stamp on the bat are
allowed if stamped approved for play in Dixie Youth Baseball.
(2) The handle of aluminum/metal alloy bats shall be no less than ¾” plus/minus 1/32” in
diameter and the barrel no more than 2¼” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter and may be made
with composite materials.
(3) An aluminum/metal alloy bat must be a safe, one- or two-piece construction of hollow
aluminum, metal alloy or magnesium.
(4) Aluminum/Metal Alloy bats with “plugged” barrel ends must be manufactured so that the
rubber, vinyl or other type “plug” is mechanically and permanently affixed to the bat.
(5) The knob on the handle of an aluminum/metal alloy bat must be permanently attached.
(6) The term “one-piece construction” shall be defined to include the permanently affixed plug
and attached knob described above for aluminum/metal alloy bats.
WOOD BATS
(1) The handle of wood bats shall be no less than 7/8” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter and the
barrel no more than 2¼” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter.
(2) A wood bat must be a safe, solid, one-piece, rounded stick of flame treated or natural
finish, hardwood construction.
*1.10(b) 2 5/8” Bats(1) “O”Zone Division - Big barrel bats with a length not to exceed 33” and a barrel
diameter no more than 2 5/8” plus or minus 1/32” in diameter are approved for play
during regular season and tournament play only in the “O”Zone Division.
(2) Majors, AAA, AA & A Divisions – Bats with a barrel diameter greater than 2¼ inches
are not allowed in Majors, AAA, AA and A Division play.
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*1.10(c) Any batter who uses an illegal bat shall be called out and all runners shall return to the
bases occupied by them at the time such batter took his position in the batter’s box if protested by
the opposing team manager prior to the first pitch to the next batter.
Click on Link Below for Approved Bat List
Dixie Youth Approved Bat List
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Boger City Optimist & Abernethy Chevrolet are Proud to announce our Partnership with the Nationwide program,
2012 Chevy Youth Baseball!!!
This partnership is designed to support the development of youth baseball in our local area and to give back to the community.
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