Congratulations to the 2024 Fall Season Champion Teams !!!
2024 MVUDSS Fall Season LEAGUE Champions
2024 MVUDSS Fall Season TOURNAMENT Champions
2025 Spring Season General Information
The November 3, 2024 Board Meeting Minutes has been posted on the Board Minutes page.
Schedule (next games)
Week 1 – January 6, 2025 – Start of 2025 Spring Season
| Time | Durham | Pawtucket |
| 9:00 | Taylor Made Pools vs. Bella’s Bombers (A) | Greyhounds (E) vs. Red Zeppelin (C) |
| 10:30 | Jokers (B) vs. Taylor Made Pools | White On ! (D) vs. Rawlings (F) |
| 12:00 |
Home team is listed first. * 2nd game of doubleheader (if applicable).
Keep in mind, the Schedule will change whenever there is a rainout/cancellation.
We will attempt to get the entire 12-game season and one-day tournament in, but this may necessitate scheduling doubleheaders and significant Schedule changes.
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The Rosters, Schedule, Standings, Rules, and Player Finder files will be posted on their respective website pages.
Initial Schedule
A 12-game regular season will start on January 6, 2025 and will run through April 28, 2025, followed by a 1-day single-elimination tournament on May 5, 2025.
Games will be played on MLK Day, January 13, 2025.
There will be NO doubleheaders for each of the local teams in the initial schedule; however, this may change and/or the season may even be extended a week or two to make up games due to rainouts/cancellations.
Tournament Format (when less than 15 regular season games)
- All teams will be seeded based on the SSUSA seeding criteria.
- All teams will play an end-of-season 1-day single-elimination tournament.
- Teams may pick up players from the league players, the waiting list, or the player pool
- The higher seed will have its choice of home or visitor.
- Separate awards will be presented to the regular season and tournament champions.
Refer to the Rules-Fall 2024 file (Rule 22.) on the Rules & Policies page.
2025 SSUSA Rule Changes
Several rule changes/clarifications were approved by the SSUSA Rules Committee that occurred on December 4-6, 2024. Effective as of December 6, 2024. MVUDSS will review the following changes and determine if it will adopt them into its 2025 Spring and 2025 Fall Seasons:
§1.29 • BATTERS BOX AND §7.3 • BATTING POSITION “The batter must take an initial position with his back foot no further forward than a line defining the front edge of home plate. The batter will be called out if he hits the ball when the back foot is completely further forward than the line defining the front edge of home plate. NOTE: All other illegally batted ball infractions regarding the side and rear lines of the batter’s box, along with stepping on home plate, remain in effect.”
• PASSED: 5-1-4
§3.4(4) • ALTERED EQUIPMENT – Proposal to ban the use of bat warmers was presented, adopting the USA Softball rule that states: “[T]he characteristics of any approved equipment cannot be unnaturally changed. Examples include icing, cooling, or heating of any equipment. In addition, approved bats shall not be rolled, shaved or modified to change their characteristics from that produced by the manufacturer. Warming devices for bats are not approved.”
• PASSED: 9-1-0
Rules & Policies Additions / Changes
The following league rules were clarified/modified for the 2024 Spring and Fall Seasons:
- Rule 2. Altered Bat Rule
- Rule 7. Late Roster Arrival
- Rule 8.c. Pickup Players for Tournament Play
A missing full-time local player rated a 1, 2, or 3 may only be replaced by a “pickup player” with a lower draft “number” (1-72) than the missing player.
There will be no change in picking up players for missing players rated 4, 5, or 6.
The following policy was added for the 2023 Fall Season:
- Forfeiture Penalty Policy
League Fees
$TBD/player league fee for the 2025 Spring Season. Due on opening day.
Payable to Steve Baranick (not MVUDSS).
Pitching Screens
The Monday league board of directors has unanimously agreed that pitching screens are to be used only for Monday league games, batting practices, and other league-sanctioned events.
They are not to be used for any other purpose.
Batting Practice
* We will be having batting practices at Wheatfield and Lago Vista Parks.
* NO 9:00 am Wednesday BPs at BLD/Perris.
* NO pre-game BPs on empty fields; only on area behind Anaheim Stadium.