3. A base runner is not allowed to leave the base before the pitched ball crosses home plate.

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1 The Diamond Dust SPRING BALL - April 6th, 2013 Riviera Little League Fun Facts about Little League 1. The distance between the pitching mound and home plate is 46 feet. The distance between bases is 60 feet. This is 14 and 30 feet, respectively, shorter than a Major League baseball diamond. 2. A regulation Little League game is 6 innings long. Of course, extra innings are possible to break ties. 3. A base runner is not allowed to leave the base before the pitched ball crosses home plate. 4. Playing in Little League does not necessarily lead to a career in pro ball. Less than 1% of all Major Leaguers ever played Little League. Ex-Little League pros include Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, Carl Yastrzemski, Mark McGwire and George Brett. 5. Danny DeVito was not small for his age when he played Little League. Other famous Little Leaguers include Tom Selleck, Bruce Springsteen, Kevin Costner, Huey Lewis, Dave Barry, Bill Bradley and George W. Bush. 6. The country that has won the most Little League World Series is the US (28 championships), followed by Taiwan (17 wins). In 1997, Taiwan withdrew from Little League entirely because it disagreed with Little League recruitment rules. Non-US teams have been World Champions 30 times. 7. An umpire can officiate only once in his lifetime at the Little League World Series. 8. Because of its size, California is the only state divided into two halves, Northern and Southern, for the purpose of state tournament play. On the other hand North Dakota and South Dakota are combined at the state level.

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4 Snack Shack Corner! If you haven t made your way over to the RLL Snack Shack your missing out on some great food and refreshments. Come on over and try one of our great Slush Puppie flavors. Slush Puppies taste even better with a nice warm pretzel Don t forget the Cheese! It helps if the hitter thinks you re a little crazy. -Nolan Ryan Stump the Ump Learning the Rules of Little League Situation: The batter hits a ball into deep centerfield. While the batter-runner is rounding first base he/she collides with the first baseman knocking down the batter-runner. The umpire immediately calls Time and awards the batter-runner second base. Is the umpire correct? (Answer on last page)

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8 Dear Riviera Little League Families, Each week RLL puts out The Diamond Dust. The Diamond Dust is available at the Snack Shack on Saturdays and for download on the RLL web site in full color. We re on the Web! Special Thanks to Gale Cardenas, Diane Adams and Mike Hirsh for contributing pictures to this weeks Diamond Dust! In order to produce the newsletter each week we need your help. We are looking for article and picture submissions. Without your help we can not produce The Diamond Dust. Please us pictures of games your watching. It s a great way to get YOUR team into The Diamond Dust. Good articles include great games, team events and other RLL activities. Remember when writing articles to keep them in the spirit of Riviera Little League. Articles about games should be positive and include information about both teams. We may edit submissions for content and length or reject inappropriate articles. Please send your submissions, pictures, and suggestions. The deadline is each week on Wednesday by noon to be included in that weeks Diamond Dust. Thanks for your time and help! Your Diamond Dust Team Kirk Adams Gale Cardenas Mike Hirsh sixadams1@yahoo.com Stump the Ump (Answer) Situation: Wrong Rule 2.00 Obstruction & 7.06 (b) - The obstructed runner was NOT being played on, so the play should have stayed live until either the obstructed runner was played on or all other play was finished.