Little League Baseball- California District 44
California District 44 Leagues
District 44 News
Welcome to the all new Little League California District 44 Website. In Little League, local leagues are organized into Districts. District 44 is comprised of the 14 leagues listed. The role of the District is to provide administrative services and council to the leagues assigned to it. This website will hopefully serve as a resouce center for the Presidents their officers and their general members in California District 44.
California District 44 Boundry Map
Courtesy of Cupertino National Little League
2012 District 44 Staff
District Administrator- Matt Allen
ADA/ Information Director- Mark Chase
Umpire in Chief- Mark Teagle
Safety Director/Treasurer- Ben Gikis
Advanced Age Baseball Director- Dan Green
Baseball Operations Director- Joe Mitchner
Challenger Division Director- Amy Jasper
Member At-Large- Mark Phillips
IMPORTANT DATES
4/18: D44 Presidents Meeting: 7:30pm
MARCH 15, 2012:
SANTA CLARA, CA- This past weekend, several leagues in CA-District 44 kicked off their 2012 Little League Season with their Opening Ceremonies. All three Santa Clara leagues, Mountain View, Sunnyvale National and Southern and Cupertino National all opened up this past weekend. The weekend was highlighted by emotional tributes of fallen Little League volunteers at Santa Clara Westside and Homestead. Leagues also used the opening day festivities to raise their new banners as leagues celebrated their accomplishments on the field from the 2011. Moreland Little League kicked off a yearlong celebration that honors the 1962 World Series Winners.
This weekend also marked the kickoff of the Challenger Division. Below is some video of the Awesome Moreland A's vs. The Berryessa Pirates. To learn more about the Challenger Division, please check out our Challenger page.
Other leagues opening this month:
March 17th: Campbell, Cup American, & Metro.
March 18th: Los Altos Little League
March 24th: Serra Little League
Feb, 2012: Little League Bat Regulations for 2012
Little League has announced the 2012 bat rules - for additional information please go to www.littleleague.org
Little League (Majors) and below: it shall not be more than thirty-three (33) inches in length nor more than two and one-quarter (2¼) inches in diameter. Non-wood bats shall be labeled with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.15 or less; EXCEPTION: For the 2011-2012 Little League (Majors) and below, for regular season play and Tournament, composite bats are prohibited unless approved by Little League International.
A list of approved and licensed composite bats can be found on the Little League website at www.littleleague.org.
Junior League: it shall not be more than 34 inches in length; nor more than 2 5/8 inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30”) at its smallest part. All composite bats shall meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard, and such bats shall be so labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark. The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.
Senior/Big League: it shall not be more than 36 inches in length, nor more than 2 5/8 inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30”) at its smallest part. The bat shall not weigh, numerically, more than three ounces less than the length of the bat (e.g., a 33-inch-long bat cannot weigh less than 30 ounces). All bats not made of a single piece of wood shall meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard, and such bats shall be so labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark. The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color. Aluminum and composite bats shall be marked as to their material makeup being aluminum or composite. This marking shall be silkscreen or other permanent certification mark, a minimum of one-half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.
In all divisions, wood bats may be taped or fitted with a sleeve for a distance not exceeding sixteen (16) inches (18 inches for Junior/Senior/Big League baseball) from the small end. A non-wood bat must have a grip of cork, tape or composition material, and must extend a minimum of 10 inches from the small end. Slippery tape or similar material is prohibited.
