2025 Fall Season General Information

🍂Fall 2025 Season Beginning Soon

The Fall 2025 season is scheduled to begin on August 11. This year, we anticipate having six locally drafted teams and one out-of-area team. All games will be played on Monday mornings at Big League Dreams in Perris, CA, at 9:00 or 10:30 am.

If you are interested in playing this season, please send an email to mvudsssoftball@gmail.com

Managers: We are still seeking a couple of managers. If you’re interested in leading a team, please let us know.

HAPPY 14th ANNIVERSARY!
MENIFEE VALLEY UPPER DIVISION
SENIOR SOFTBALL

APRIL 11, 2011 – APRIL 11, 2025

Not Pictured: Palm Springs team and Hemet team

 

Congratulations to the 2025
Spring Season Championship Teams !!!

2025 MVUDSS Spring Season LEAGUE Champions

 

Greyhounds

2025 MVUDSS Spring Season TOURNAMENT Champions

2025 SSUSA Rule Changes

Several rule changes/clarifications were approved by the SSUSA Rules Committee that occurred on December 4-6, 2024.  Effective as of December 6, 2024.  MVUDSS will review the following changes and determine if it will adopt them into its 2025 Spring and 2025 Fall Seasons:

§1.29 • BATTERS BOX AND §7.3 • BATTING POSITION “The batter must take an initial position with his back foot no further forward than a line defining the front edge of home plate. The batter will be called out if he hits the ball when the back foot is completely further forward than the line defining the front edge of home plate. NOTE: All other illegally batted ball infractions regarding the side and rear lines of the batter’s box, along with stepping on home plate, remain in effect.”
• PASSED: 5-1-4  Not adopted by MVUDSS.

§3.4(4) • ALTERED EQUIPMENT – Proposal to ban the use of bat warmers was presented, adopting the USA Softball rule that states: “[T]he characteristics of any approved equipment cannot be unnaturally changed. Examples include icing, cooling, or heating of any equipment. In addition, approved bats shall not be rolled, shaved, or modified to change their characteristics from those produced by the manufacturer. Warming devices for bats are not approved.”
• PASSED: 9-1-0  Not adopted by MVUDSS.

Rules & Policies Additions / Changes

The following league rules were added/clarified/modified for the 2025 Spring and Fall Seasons:

  • Rule 8.c. Pickup Players for Tournament Play
    A missing full-time local player rated a 1, 2, or 3 cannot be replaced by a “pickup player” with a higher draft “number” (1-72) than the missing player.
    There will be no change in picking up players for missing players rated 4, 5, or 6.
  • Rule 21. Pitching Screen – clarification

The following policy was added for the 2025 Spring and Fall Seasons:

League Fees

$70/player league fee for the 2025 Fall Season.  Due on opening day.
Payable to Edward Rushing (not MVUDSS).

Pitching Screens

The Monday league board of directors has unanimously agreed that pitching screens are to be used only for Monday league games, batting practices, and other league-sanctioned events.
They are not to be used for any purpose other than the intended use.