PALMETTO FASTPITCH LEAGUE 2025
Palmetto Fastpitch League: Developmental Fall 2025:
Palmetto Fastpitch League (PFL) is proud to announce our Second Annual Fall Developmental League. We are a weekday fall league in the Tri-County (Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester) area during September through November. We base our model on the Diamond Prospect Fall Baseball league. The leagues will provide a local and affordable option for up-and-coming talent, plus established softball players looking to get in some extra work during the school week. Games will only be Monday-Wednesday so as not to interfere with travel ball. We have established our Tricounty League and it is a go. We would love to add to our list of teams (James Island, Oceanside, Lucy Beckham and Wando). If your school is in the Tricounty area and would like to participate in 2025 please see below instructions. If you are outside the Tricounty area and would like to be a commissioner (compensation provided) please do the same.
Coaches:
Coach’s that would like to participate must contact your commissioner ASAP. Please confirm if you would like your field to be a host site and what color jersey(s) for each team.
Contact Commisioner:
Contact Commisioner:
Tricounty: Tripp Hoover- palmettofastpitchleague@gmail.com
- Academic Magnet, Ashley Ridge, Berkeley, Cane Bay, Charleston Math & Science, Fort Dorchester, Goose Creek, Hanahan, James Island, Lucy Beckham, Oceanside, Phillip Simmons, Stall, Stratford, Summerville, Timberland, Wando, West Ashley.
- These schools contact Tripp to participate in the Tricounty Division.
New Divisions: Jeff Pace - jeffpace7777@gmail.com
- Contact Jeff Pace to become a division commissioner.
- Duties would include:
- Coordinating/Communicating with teams in your area.
- Distributing softballs to Coaches/Fields
- Working with myself, Jeff Pace, Lloyd McDaniel (head of umpires) to get schedules finalized.
- Compensation of $200 per team.
THE ADVANTAGE!!
Because we are an outside group, HS coaches have access to their players throughout the entirety of the league to practice, etc. SCHSL returning rules are in play. Below are the rules outlined by SCHSL regarding Outside Competition.
PER SCHSL RULES AND REGULATIONS
Out of Season (Competition Rules)
During the out of season period, no school shall allow competition(s) that involve(s) the coach(es) and/or players except:
- If a coach from a school (including volunteer coaches)is associated with an outside team of an outside South Carolina High School League, no more than the number of allowable starters listed below (Softball = 9) may be on the roster of the outside team. This restriction applies to all students who were included on the school’s certificate of eligibility and dressed for a varsity game during the previous season. Students with no remaining eligibility will not count. There is no limit on the number of students from the same school if there is no coach involved from that school. Also, there is no restriction on baseball or softball during the months of May, June, and July as it pertains to the allowable starters rule.
**Games will be played on weekday nights only – no weekends. The aim is to shoot for Monday - Wednesday with makeup games on Thursday. (rainouts and field availability will determine much of our schedule).**
**Opening week will be no earlier than September 1 and the league will run for 8 weeks with teams playing once a week, perhaps twice. The last week of the regular season will end in the first week of November, possibly the 2nd week in November…that really depends on field availability and weather, as always.**
**Teams will play a minimum of 7 games, however the goal is 8 games. The exact number depends on the eventual number of clubs in a given league, available sites, plus weather.**
**Teams are allowed to have players from multiple high schools**
**Some High Schools may be required to have 2 or more teams depending on how many returning Varsity players and total players sign up for your team. Please be prepared to have multiple teams.**
PFL will:
- Handle all scheduling of games and umpires
- Handle payment of jersey tops, umpires and game balls
- Secure League/Team insurance
TEAMS will:
- Teams will not be included into the master schedule until confirmed participation by coach or Division Commissioner.
- Inform commissioner if your field will be a host site.
- Provide PFL commissioner with two contact names/numbers for your team(s).
- Teams must have a minimum of 11 players, Desired roster is 11-14
- Provide own equipment (BP balls, helmets, catching gear, etc)
- Chase foul balls on your half of the field
- Make sure the field is cut, dragged and lined off
- Have option of running concession stand and keeping 100% of the profit
- Make ruling as to whether a field is playable or not. If a game must be canceled, contact the PFL commissioner for that league.
Rules:
- Each team will have no less than 11 players per team. The desired roster size is 11-14.
- There is no run rule. This league is based on player development
- 2 hour 10 minute time limit on single games; no new inning past that point. Bottom half must be played if home team is trailing
- There will be a limit of seven hitters per inning.
- Pre-game coin flip between coaches will determine home/visiting team
- Free substitution, provided it does not compromise the order of the lineup
- Mandatory courtesy runner for catchers with 2 outs
- Teams are allowed 10 minute pre-game INF/OF if your game is the only game that night at a site. Games must begin on time.
Keep the games moving: catching up pitchers, hustling on/off the field, limiting time on mound visits, arguing calls, etc. The purpose of this league is letting players play as much softball as possible for their development.