This division uses the 11” softball which is a hard ball. Players will be taught basic fundamentals to play the game of softball and the rules and strategy of the game. This is a 100% player pitched league with walks. Stealing is allowed after the ball crosses home plate, one base at a time but not home, to teach baserunning and to teach catchers how to throw out base runners.
Practices will begin mid/late Auguts with games starting in late August and finishing up in mid Oct. There will be 5 home and 5 away games.
Though this is not a travel league we partner with surrounding towns to put on the season which will require "travel" for games. Practices take place at DYC fields. Games may be played at DYC, Westmont, Woodridge, BRW, and/or Downers Grove fields. We are always looking to add partner towns so this may change but we try to stay close to Darien.