GRD Softball | Granville Recreation District

Spring 2023 Picture Schedule: TBD

Game Schedules: TBD

Opening Day: TBD

Central Ohio Girls Fast Pitch League Rules: Click Here For All Levels (updated 3.13.22)

Process of Team Selection

6U division t-ball/softball teams are appointed by GRD staff.

8U, 10U, 12U divisions select teams by draft process.

8U, 10U, 12U Player Evaluation Prior To Draft

To gauge each child we will conduct an evaluation on Saturday or Sunday, 3/5 & 6, at the GIS. Specific evaluation times will be emailed to parents prior to evaluations.

If your child is:

New to our league
Entering a new age division of play.
Has received GRD permission to be redrafted onto a new team

Your child will be scheduled to participate in one of these evaluation dates. Children will be expected to throw/catch, hit, field ground balls, catch pop flies. More details will follow.

Petition To “Play-Up”

We segment the playing development process by league age. We recognize that children have unique emotional and physical developmental rates and therefore the GRD does offer parents of children who are both emotionally and physically capable to request permission to “play-up” one level.

“Play-up” Options:

6U to 8U
8U to 10U
10U to 12U

“Play-up” Petitions

1. Must be in writing

2. Must be sent to Youth Sports Director via email at ajgaul@granvillerec.org by Monday, February 22, 2022.

3. Child must attend their evaluation appointment in order to be eligible to play up.

-The “play-up” petition will be approved or declined by the GRD after the “play-up” division coaches provide an assessment of the child’s optimal division of play.

6U SOFTBALL:

Practices will be one day each week for 1-hour . Practices will be held during the week at RVP. A specific practice day and practice location will be assigned to each team. 6U softball games will be played each Saturday (May – June ) at RVP. There will be no games on Memorial Day weekend. Games will be for 1-hour. 6U softball teams will play Granville 6U baseball teams. If you prefer that your daughter play within the 6U baseball program, you are free to register her within our 6U T-baseball program.

6U softball players will receive a team shirt and hat.

8U (Machine Pitch/Softball):

Our 8U softball teams participate within the Central Ohio Girls Fast Pitch League (COGFP), which includes many of our surrounding communities. Some incorporated rules from this organization include strike-out (3-strikes OR 4 machine pitch maximum) and 3-out rule. Games are 7-innings in length (2-hour maximum). Game score is recorded. All team members will appear in the batting order without regard to participation on defense. All participants will play defense for a minimum of 6-outs.

Games will be held according to the assigned COGFP schedule. Regular season will begin in April and continue to late June. Once teams are drafted, coaches will communicate their team’s practice and game schedule. Teams are expected to participate in a post-season tournament that may extend into July.

10U (Softball):

Our 10U softball teams participate within the Central Ohio Girls Fast Pitch League (COGFP), which includes our many of our surrounding communities. Some incorporated rules from this organization include opponent player as pitcher, the strike-out (3 strikes or 7-pitches), limited base stealing. Games are 7-innings in length (2-hour maximum). Game score is recorded. All team members will appear in the batting order without regard to participation on defense. All participants will play defense for a minimum of 6-outs.

12U (Softball):

Our 12U softball teams participate within the Central Ohio Girls Fast Pitch League (COGFP), which includes our many of our surrounding communities.