Fall Ball - SSLYBA QUICKBALL

Game Concept 

Quickball is a fast-paced, high-repetition variation of baseball designed to maximize development and engagement. Unlike traditional 9 vs. 9 baseball, Quickball is played with three teams of 5 players rotating through batting, infield, and outfield, ensuring constant action, minimal sitting, and more opportunities to hit, throw, catch, and run.

Perfect for fall baseball, practices, or skills clinics, Quickball helps players finish their season stronger and better prepared for off-season development.

***Bring your 5-player team or a team can be found for your player.

Team Setup

3 teams of 5 players rotate through each role: Batting, Infield, Outfield - Suggested positions: Pitcher (P), Catcher (C), 1B, 2B, SS, 1–2 OF (adjust per team size) - Teams rotate roles after every 3 outs - Continuous batting order across innings.

*There may be instances where coaches pitch to help with pace of the game depending on age/skill level. There may also be instances where a 9-hole pitching target may be used in place of having a catcher*

Game Format

Each game lasts 5 innings (each team bats 5 times) - OR 1.5-hour time limit (Hard stop), whichever comes first. No new innings after 1hr 15min. When the batting team records 3 outs, OR scores 5 runs, teams rotate: - Batting team to Infield - Infield team to Outfield - Outfield team to Batting.

Pitching and Hitting Rules

*Coaches or game facilitators will pitch for Peewee/Minors/Boys majors games.

• Batters will receive 5 pitches and can foul off the 5th pitch multiple times
• Minors & Boys majors players can only swing and miss 3 times before it is a strikeout.
• Peewee players have the option to use a tee on the 5th pitch. This is to help with the speed of the game and confidence for players at this age level.

*Players will pitch for Girls Majors & Boys JR Thurman games.

• Batters will start with a 1-1 count.

Fielding Rules

Play continues until the pitcher has the ball in the mound/circle area. Standard force outs and tags apply, no infield fly rule. 

Scoring

1 run per player who reaches home. Teams accumulate runs across innings. Score is tallied for all 3 teams. 5 run rule per inning with the last inning having unlimited runs. 

Season Schedule

Program runs for 8 weeks on Saturdays

Dates: Aug. 23, 2025 – Oct. 11, 2025 

*Games will tentatively be played starting at 12pm / 2pm / 4pm*

*Arrive early to warm up - games will start on time*

Player Grouping & Registration

Division Breakdown

Divisions are classified by the age of players by 9/1/2025:

Peewee – 7 and 8

Boys Minors – 9 and 10

Girls Minors – 9, 10, and 11

Boys Majors – 11 and 12

Girls Majors – 12, 13, and 14 

Boys JR. Thurman – 13 and 14 

*If a player wants to play up in age division, prior approval will be needed. Contact Jeremiah@sslyba.org to setup a time to discuss before registering*

Cost

Peewee/Minors/Boys majors - $60 for 8 weeks, paid in advance.

Girls Majors/Boys JR Thurman - $75 for 8 weeks, paid in advance.

*Registration will be open from 7/16/2025 - 8/9/2025*

Please contact jeremiah@sslyba.org prior to registering/paying if you have 3+ players in your household to register. We offer a discount.

Where

Our home facilities, Volunteer Fields, are located at 4840 Oster Rd. in Sheffield Village. Practices will be held at our home fields but may also take place at James Day Park or Ferndale Park.

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