SEASON RULES

COACHES,

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GO OVER THE RULES:

1. Player(s) "MUST" played HALF OR MORE games to participate in the playoffs.  Coaches MUST have score books in handy to verify and avoid any conflicts or issues in case of a protest. 

Ex. 10 game schedule, 5 or more games

2. "PLAY" means, physically, play on the field. Placing player(s) as sub(s) does not count.

3. Coaches could add players until the half of the season.

Ex. 10 game schedule, until the 5th game.

Protest:

If an ineligible player(s) is caught, protest could be done as follows:

1. When exchanging lineups, the ineligible player(s) will be taken out from the game, including the manager/ head coach. Due to the fact, he is aware of it.  The game WILL  STILL BE PLAYED.

2. During the game, the game & time will be stopped.  After verifying, the team who protested wins by forfeit due to the damage that has already been done.

3.  After the game is over, the same result, BUT IT MUST BE DONE BEFORE THE CHIEF UMPIRE (PLATE UMPIRE) STEPS OUT FROM THE FIELD.

Protest fee: NO FEE

PLAYER CANNOT PLAY WITH 2 DIFFERENT TEAMS ON THE SAME DIVISION. ONLY IN DIFFERENT DIVISIONS.

Baseball 

1.  55 mins. finish the inning IF NECESSARY 

2. There is NO NEW INNING AT OR AFTER 50 mins. 

3. 4 pitches & 1 on the tee w/ foul ball courtesy 

4. 3 outs or 5 runs per inning 

5. Home & Visitor is based on the PAYPASS schedule

6. Mercy Rule in effect

7. Open LEGAL bats

Pitching distance: 30ft

Continuous batting, NO SUBS

Softball

1. 55 mins. finish the inning IF NECESSARY

2. There is NO NEW INNING AT OR AFTER 50 mins.

3. 4 pitches & 1 on the tee w/ foul ball courtesy

4. 3 outs or 5 runs per inning

5. Home & Visitor based on the PLAYPASS schedule

6. Mercy Rule in effect

7. Open LEGAL bat

Baseball 

1. 55 mins. finish the inning IF NECESSARY 

2. There is NO NEW INNING AT OR AFTER 50 mins. 

3. 5 pitches & 3 strikes w/ foul ball courtesy 

4. 3 outs or 5 runs per inning 

5. Home & Visitor is based on the PAYPASS schedule

6. Mercy Rule in effect

7. Open LEGAL bats

Continuous batting, NO SUBS

Pitching distance: 40ft. (The pitching coach MUST have the foot on

the rubber when pitching)

Sliding: FEET ONLY, NO sliding at first base, if slide automatic is an

out

Softball

1. 55 mins. finish the inning IF NECESSARY

2. There is NO NEW INNING AT OR AFTER 50 mins.

3. 5 pitches or 3 strikes w/ foul ball courtesy

4. 3 outs or 5 runs per inning

5. Home & Visitor is based on the PLAYPASS schedule

6. Mercy Rule in effect

7. Open LEGAL bat

Pitching distance 35ft.

Baseball 

1. 75 mins. finish the inning IF NECESSARY 

2. There is NO NEW INNING AT OR AFTER 70 mins. 

3. 3 outs or 5 runs per inning 

5. Home & Visitor is based on the PAYPASS schedule

6. Mercy Rule in effect

7. Open LEGAL bats

8. Open base

9. One Balk warning to every NEW pitcher. After that, no more warnings to the same pitcher.  The umpire will address the pitcher and the coach about the balk.

Continuous batting, NO SUBS

Softball

1. 60 mins. finish the inning IF NECESSARY

2. There is NO NEW INNING AT OR AFTER 55 mins.

3. 3 outs or 5 runs per inning

5. Home & Visitor is based on the PLAYPASS schedule

6. Mercy Rule in effect

Baseball 

1. 75 mins. finish the inning IF NECESSARY 

2. There is NO NEW INNING AT OR AFTER 70 mins. 

3. 3 outs or 5 runs per inning 

5. Home & Visitor is based on the PAYPASS schedule

6. Mercy Rule in effect

7. Open LEGAL Bats

8. Open Base

9. NO BALK WARNING. The umpire will address the pitcher 

about the Balk.

Continuous batting, NO SUBS

Softball

1. 60 mins. finish the inning IF NECESSARY

2. There is NO NEW INNING AT OR AFTER 55 mins.

3. 3 outs or 5 runs per inning

5. Home & Visitor is based on the PLAYPASS schedule

6. Mercy Rule in effect

Baseball 

1. 90 mins. finish the inning IF NECESSARY 

2. There is NO NEW INNING AT OR AFTER 85 mins. 

3. 3 outs or 5 runs per inning 

5. Home & Visitor is based on the PAYPASS schedule

6. Mercy Rule in effect

7. No Balk warnings

8. Open LEGAL Bats: -5 0r BBCOR -3 (player caught using an illegal

bat, player will be called an out. 

Softball

1. 70 mins. finish the inning IF NECESSARY

2. There is NO NEW INNING AT OR AFTER 65 mins.

3. 3 outs or 5 runs per inning

5. Home & Visitor is based on the PLAYPASS schedule

6. Mercy Rule in effect

Baseball 

1. 105 mins. finish the inning IF NECESSARY 

2. There is NO NEW INNING AT OR AFTER 100 mins. 

3. 3 outs or 5 runs per inning 

5. Home & Visitor is based on the PAYPASS schedule

6. Mercy Rule in effect

7. Bats: Open LEGAL bat -5 or BBCOR -3 (player caught using an illegal

bat, player will be called an out.

Softball