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Official League Rules - 2005 Spring League
*Offensive Rule Additions (see date next to rules - 4/17/05) |
| Alcohol/Smoking: |
There is NO alcohol or smoking of any kind allowed inside the fence at the Boys & Girls Club. |
| Rosters: |
There are (2) roster requirements:
1. An opening day roster - due February 19.
2. Tournament roster - due May 1.
1. The reason for the tournament roster is because of injuries and players not being able to participate on a consistent basis during the Spring League. This will prevent teams from loading up teams prior to the tournament. NOTE: for a player to be eligible, for the tournament, a player MUST play in at least 5 league games - NO EXCEPTIONS.
(4/17/05)
2. Players CANNOT play on 2 different teams in the same age division. Players can play up an age division.
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| Bats/Spikes: |
Big barrel bats are allowed. Softball bats are not allowed. Metal Spikes are allowed for 12u league only. |
| No EH/ DH Optional: |
Teams may bat 9 players, 10 players or their entire line-up. However, for teams electing to bat their entire line-up, if a player leaves the game for sickness or injury his team will NOT BE
penalized an out when this players turn to bat comes up. If a player is ejected and his turn
comes to bat, his team WILL BE penalized with an out. Teams electing to hit 9 or 10 player lineups must maintain that number for the entire game. The DH may be used for any player. |
Defensive
Substitutions: |
Players must be in the offensive line-up to play defense. Then defensive substitutions are
unlimited. |
| Coin Flip: |
A coin flip will be done to determine home team for all league and tournament games. |
| Home Team: |
Will be the official book. |
| Re-Entry: |
Starter may enter one time to the same spot in the batting order. |
| Sliding/
Base Runners: |
Must slide or avoid when the defensive player has the ball or is ready to make a play. Failure to do so, in the umpires’ determination could result in an ejection from the game. No sliding
headfirst into home plate. If a player slides headfirst into home plate, he will be declared automatically out. |
| Speed up Rule: |
A courtesy runner may be used for the pitcher or catcher with less then 2 outs.
A mandatory runner must be used for the pitcher or catcher with 2 outs. |
| Offensive Changes: |
Must be reported to the home plate umpire. |
| Meetings: |
Eliminate all team meetings before going out to play defense. This will be enforced. |
| Ejections: |
If a manager or coach is ejected from a game, they will receive an automatic 1 game suspension. The ejection will be reviewed. Upon review a longer suspension could be imposed. If a parent is ejected for any reason, they will no longer be allowed inside the fenced in area at the Boys & Girls club. If a player is ejected for any reason, that player will receive an automatic 1 game suspension. The ejection will be reviewed. Upon review a longer suspension could be imposed. |
| Pitching Rules: |
a) Once a pitcher is removed from the game, he may not re-enter that game as a pitcher.
b) Coaches must remove the pitcher upon his 2nd trip to the mound in the same inning.
c) Use good judgment.
d) No warning on balks. |
Dropped 3rd Strikes/
Leads: |
(4/17/05)
Runners may run unless first base is occupied with 1 or less outs. If 1st base is occupied with 2 outs runners are allowed to run on a dropped 3rd strike. Lead-offs are allowed. |
| League Play
Tie Breakers
For Seedings: |
Best record, head to head, fewest runs allowed, and coin flip. *TIES WILL BE ALLOWED. |
| Suspended-Completed Games: |
A game shall be ruled as official and complete if it is called by the home plate umpire due to rain, inclement weather, lighting failure or other reasons beyond our control - provided 4 or more complete innings have been played. If 4 innings have not been completed, the game shall be suspended, and resumed from that point, when safe play can be resumed. If a game is ruled a complete game but the next full inning has not been completed, the final score will revert back to the end of the last completed inning. |
| Time Limits: |
No new inning will begin after 1:45 for all ages. NOTE: Because of the *3 out/6 hitter rule for the 1st half of the season, if time remains, teams may continue their game until the 1:45 minute no new inning rule goes into affect. The same time rule will apply for the 2nd half of the season when the *one time through the line-up or 5 run rule occurs. If games end in a tie after 6 innings, they may be played out until time limitations occur - 1:45. |
Pitching/Base
Distances & Innings: |
12u - Pitching 50’, Bases 70’ and 6 inning games.
11u - Pitching 50’, Bases 70’ and 6 inning games. |
| Batting Cages: |
Cages will be available to teams 1 hour before your scheduled game. You must be out of the cages ½ hour before your scheduled game time. Teams must share cages. No infield between games. Coaches may hit ground balls to players on the outside of the foul lines before games. |
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| Game Format Rules: |
| Offensive Rules |
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| Run Rules: |
12 after 3 innings, 10 after 4 innings and 8 after 5 innings - Tournament games included. |
| Rule - (1A) |
During the 1st half of the season the following will be used for offensive teams:
1. Teams are limited on offense to 6 hitters an inning or 3 outs which ever comes first. |
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a. *If the 6th hitter is walked, hit by a pitch or there is catcher’s interference, that hitter will be allowed to take his base. An additional 7th hitter will be allowed. If the same circumstances occur to the 7th hitter the above mentioned rules will also apply. The above rules will be allowed until a ball is put into play or that hitter makes an out regardless if it is the third out or not.
(4/17/05)
b. In using the speed up rules for the season the following will be allowed: if a run/runs score without the 3rd out being recorded all runs that score will count. |
| Rule - (1B) |
During the 2nd half of the season the following will be used for offensive teams:
1. Teams can hit through their line-up 1 time or score 5 runs which ever comes first.Once a team scores 5 runs or hits through the line-up that offensive inning is over and the teams switch from offense to defense. |
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a. *If the last hitter is walked, hit by a pitch or there is catcher’s interference, that hitter will be allowed to take his base. And the lead-off hitter will be allowed to hit. If the same circumstances occur to the lead-off hitter the above mentioned rules will also apply. The above rules will be allowed until a ball is put into play or that hitter makes an out regardless if it is the third out or not.
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b. In using the speed up rules for the season the following will be allowed: if a run/runs score without the 3rd out being recorded all runs that score will count. |
| *Close
Game Rule: |
If the two competing teams are within 5 runs of each other going into the last inning (6th inning only), Rules (1A) & (1B) will be waived. Offensive teams will be allowed to hit until 3 outs are recorded. This rule will only apply if teams have reached the 6th inning (ONLY). |
