TOURNAMENT RULES
The rules shall be the "2010" High School Baseball Rules as published by the National Federation
of State High School Associations except where modified.
GENERAL RULES
1) INSURANCE
All teams must provide a certificate of insurance upon entry
into the tournament.
2) AGE GROUPS ARE DETERMINED USING MAY 1 AS THE CUT-OFF.
8 and under: Born on or after 5/1/01
9 and under: Born on or after 5/1/00
10 and under: Born on or after 5/1/99
11 and under: Born on or after 5/1/98
12 and under: Born on or after 5/1/97
13 and under: Born on or after 5/1/96
14 and under: Born on or after 5/1/95
15 and under: Born on or after 5/1/94
16 and under: Born on or after 5/1/93
3) ROSTERS
Teams must bring rosters and photocopies of their birth
certificates to their first game. The maximum number of
players on the roster is 20 though special arrangements
are possible. The roster will be kept by the tournament
officials for the duration of the tournament.
4) PROTESTING A GAME
The only grounds for protesting a game is a decision based
on an interpretation of the rules, or the use of an
ineligible player. The site coordinator will decide the
protest. He may decide to contact the rules interpreter
for a decision provided he feels the protest is not
frivolous or an attempt to delay the game.
5) HOME TEAM
This is scheduled in advance for all pool play.
6) PITCHING RULES
NONE! There are no restrictions on the number of innings
a pitcher can throw.
7) COURTESY RUNNERS
NONE! Pitchers and catchers will run the bases for
themselves.
8) INJURY RULE
If a player suffers and injury such that he cannot return
to the game and the team has used up ALL of their legal
substitutes, the following rules apply:
A) The opposing coach can select an "illegal" substitute
to replace that injured player.
EXAMPLE: A coach has replaced batters 2 through 9 in
the batting order with legal substitutes. Batter 1
gets injured and the team has nobody remaining on the
bench who hasn’t already been removed from the game.
The opposing coach can choose one of the players
already out of the game to substitute for the first
batter.
B) An injured player replaced by RULE A can never return
to the game.
C) A team with only 8 healthy players can complete the
game with an automatic out in their line-up.
NOTE: A team must begin a game with 9 players. A team
cannot finish a game with fewer than 8 players.
ADVANCING TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP POINT
SYSTEM:
A team will be awarded 2 points
for a win.
If a game ends in a tie, each
team will be awarded 1 point. And during pool play – there are no
extra innings so games will end in a tie.
Any division with 8 or more
teams will have the following playoff structure:
VISITOR HOME
GAME 1 4th place
1st place
GAME 2 3rd place 2nd
place
GAME 3 Winners of games 1 and 2
with higher seed as home team.
Any division with 7 or fewer
teams will have the
following playoff structure:
VISITOR
HOME
GAME 1 2nd place
1st place
The following tie-breakers
apply when teams have the same
number of points after pool play.
TIE-BREAKERS:
I Head-to head competition
This applies in the rare event
that only 2 teams are tied and they played each other.
II Run Differential (12 run
maximum per game)
When 3 or more teams are tied
it is extremely unlikely that all of these teams played each other and that 1
team beat all the others. In that case they couldn't be tied. So we use run
differential.
HOWEVER: After we break the
first tie with run differential, we will revert back to head to head to break
the second tie.
EXAMPLE:
3 teams (TEAMS A,B, and C) are tied for 1st place with 6 points each. TEAM A
had the highest run differential so they are awarded first place. TEAM C had
the second best run differential but TEAM B
defeated TEAM C. TEAM B is awarded second place.
III Runs allowed over-all
IV Runs allowed vs common opponents
V Runs scored over-all
VI Runs scored vs common opponents
VII Coin flip
FORFEITS
A team that forfeits a game is
not eligible for the playoffs
If all tied teams were
scheduled against a team that
forfeited, all games against that team will be excluded
from the tie-breaker calculations. If all tied teams
were not scheduled against the team that forfeited, the
forfeit score of 7-0 will be used in the calculation.
TIME LIMIT IS 2 HOURS IN ALL
DIVISIONS. NO NEW INNING SHALL BEGIN
AFTER 2 HOURS HAS ELAPSED.
AGE SPECIFIC RULES
9 AND UNDER/10 AND UNDER
Pitcher's Mound 46'
Bases 60'
Game Length 6 innings
Official Game Losing team bats 4 times
Mercy Rule 12 runs after 4 innings (equal at-bats)
2 EHs are permitted. We do not use a DH. EHs are allowed
to play the field during the game.
Base runners may not leave the base until the pitched ball
has reached home plate. Runners who leave early will be
sent back unless forced to advance by a batted ball, a
hit batter or a base on balls.
Bat allowed: 2 1/4 diameter only
Bats having anything other than straight handles are
illegal.
All aluminum bats must have a handle grip.
Dropped 3rd strike: The batter is out.
Metal Cleats are not allowed.
11 AND UNDER/12 AND UNDER
Pitcher's Mound 50'
Bases 75'
Game Length 6 innings
Official Game Losing team bats 4 times
Mercy Rule 12 runs after 4 innings (equal at-bats)
2 EHs are permitted. We do not use a DH. EHs are allowed
to play the field during the game.
Bat allowed: ANY 2 1/4 diameter; OR 2 5/8 diameter (if it's
minus 10 or less) OR 2 3/4 diameter (if it's
minus 8 1/2 or less)
Bats having anything other than straight handles are
illegal.
All aluminum bats must have a handle grip.
Dropped 3rd strike: The batter is NOT out.
Metal Cleats are not allowed.
13 AND OLDER
Pitcher's Mound 60' 6"
Bases 90'
Game Length 7 innings
Official Game Losing team bats 4 times
Mercy Rule 12 runs after 4 innings (equal at-bats)
Bat Size: -3 in accordance with High School Federation Rules
2 EHs are permitted. We do not use a DH. EHs are allowed
Metal cleats are allowed.