basics

Age Qualification

Men must be at least 50 years of age in the year they begin playing. Women must be at least 40 years of age in the year they begin playing.

Residency

You do NOT have to be a resident of Hanover County. 

Pre-Season Practices

We will use some of the fields at Pole Green Park on Wednesday nights prior to the season for practice. Attendance at these practices is strictly voluntary. Just an opportunity to get in some swings before the season begins.

New Player Evaluation Sessions

We need to evaluate the skill levels of all the new players. We will schedule evaluation sessions during some of the Saturday and Wednesday practice times. It is very important for new players to try and make one of these sessions.

Equipment

All players must provide their own gloves and shoes(no metal cleats). All players should provide their own bat but may be able to use a bat belonging to someone else – PLEASE ASK FIRST BEFORE USING SOMEONE’S BAT. The only equipment provided by the league are catcher’s masks and balls.

Location

Pole Green Park

Season

The 2026 season begins on April 8th with a practice night. Regular season games begin on April 15th. Make up games and Playoffs will be on Wed nights after the regular season schedule has ended.

Games

Wednesday nights: 6:30pm and 8:20pm. We play back-to-back double headers each night over 11 weeks, not including the make up games.

Fall League

The Fall League season usually begins in September as soon as the playoffs are finished. 

Teams

We hope to have 12 teams in 2026. HSS forms all new teams each year with the primary focus on trying to equalize the talent on each team.

Players per Team

Each team generally has 10 men and 3 women per team. All teams members are in the batting line up. (Teams must play 2 women on defense at all times.)

Rules

Generally, we play by ASA rules with some special rules to avoid injury. We also use a double bag at first base and a second home plate for the runner to avoid collisions.

Costs

 Annual fees are currently $85.00 per player *subject to change.

Player Moves

 Due to injury/illness or other reasons, it is sometimes necessary to move players between teams to maintain “equity”. We try to keep player moves to a minimum.