2. Any game not legally completed because of inclement weather or other unforeseen developments shall be a suspended game and play shall be resumed from the point of suspension; any game legally completed shall be subject to Rule 4.12(a) of the Official Baseball Rules. (Rule 214)

4. In all Stan Musial, Connie Mack, Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax and Pee Wee Reese games, games are scheduled for seven innings, but will be terminated after 5 innings if a team has an eight run lead. (Four and a half if the home team is ahead.) (Rule 203).

All Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente games are scheduled for six innings, but will be terminated after 4 innings if a team has an eight run lead. (Three and a half if the home team is ahead.) (Rule 203).

5. The batter must wear protective headgear, with double flaps, both while at bat and while running the bases; and the catcher must wear protective headgear, cup and protector (or mask with built in throat guard) while catching. The umpires have been instructed to rigidly enforce these requirements, without exception, and deviations will NOT be permitted. A catcher’s mask, cup and helmet must also be worn when warming up a pitcher on the field or in the bull pen. (Rule 221(b)(c)).

6. Coaching staff must be uniformly dressed. No one other than the 24 players (Musial) or 20 players (all other programs), 1 manager, 2 coaches and 1 scorekeeper are permitted in the dugout or field area.

7. Dates, time and/or sites of tournament games are subject to change at the discretion of the designated Tournament Director. (Rule 201(g)).

8. In tournament play, no team shall be permitted to play more than two (2) games in one calendar day without direct permission from the national office. (Rule 202 and 217).

9. Players must sign the Tournament Team Roster in the presence of the Site Director. If player is not present at initial registration, he must register before he plays. Signatures must match original roster.

10. No player may be added to the roster after initial certification except as provided in national rules.

11. All rules of the AABC Official Handbook are to be strictly followed and the burden of understanding the rules is on the team manager. This includes, but is not limited to, the pitching rules for number of innings for Connie Mack (Rule 804), Mickey Mantle (Rule 903), Sandy Koufax (Rule 1003), Pee Wee Reese (Rule 1102), Willie Mays (Rule 1202), Roberto Clemente (Rule 1302) and pairings (Rule 211).

12. Protests on rule interpretation are decided by the Tournament Committee (or its representatives) on the field. Appeals must be made immediately (before the next pitch is thrown) to the Site Director after the play in dispute and citation to the specific rule from the AABC Official Handbook or Major League Rule Book being protested. The protest will not be considered without a citation of a rule.

13. Batting practice: Regulations will differ at various Tournaments; consult your designated Tournament Director and/or the Tournament Committee.

14. All teams in tournament must present original birth certificates, or a legible copy of same, and a roster of all their players to the Tournament Director. Also, all players must sign on day of play before the first game a tournament team roster in order to be eligible to play in the tournament.

15. All teams competing in tournament play must be fully covered by both Medical & Liability Insurance. A copy must be submitted and kept on file with the Tournament Director.

16. Any runner is out when the runner does not slide legally or attempt to avoid a fielder who has the ball and is waiting to make a tag or is in the process of fielding the ball. The ball is dead and no runners shall advance. If the runner’s slide or collision is flagrant, the runner shall be ejected from the contest.

17. Trips to the mound will follow the Major League rule. A pitcher who is removed from the mound to play another position may return as a pitcher if he was not removed because of trips to the mound (Rule 201(b)). In those divisions in which re-entry is allowed, a starting player who pitches at any time and who is removed from the mound to the bench may re-enter as a pitcher if he was not removed because of trips to the mound.

18. If a player or coach is ejected he must sit the next game. If he is ejected a second time, he will not be permitted to appear in the balance of the tournament. If a coach is ejected or suspended he must leave the field and the stands. He cannot be viewable from anyone on the field or in the stands. If a player is ejected or suspended and he is not deemed a disruptive influence by the site director he may remain on the bench so he can be supervised by the coaches.

19. There will be no degrading cheering or chanting. If the umpire or Site Director determines a violation there will be one warning. Thereafter players or coaches will be ejected.

20. All players and coaches must remain in the dugout or in the bench area unless they are playing or coaching. They may not sit on the dugout steps or the area around the dugout or bench. They also may not stand against or near the backstop. If there is a violation, one warning will be issued. Thereafter players or coaches will be ejected. If an argument or fight breaks out on the field any player leaving the dugout or bench area will be ejected.

21. If there are problems with the weather the Tournament Director has the sole discretion to decide who is declared the Champion (appeals may be made to the State President only if the rules are not applied properly). First he will eliminate all teams with a loss if there is/are undefeated teams. (If only one team is undefeated that team will be declared the winner).

Next the AABC Official Handbook ‘POOL PLAY’ Rule 212 will apply if all the teams left have played each other.

If all the teams left have not played each other, the following will apply:

            1. Least total runs given up;

            2. Most total runs scored;

            3. Net runs;

            4. Draw.

Please note with regard to 1, 2 and 3 the number of games is not a factor to consider as the schedule (the number of games) is by luck of the draw.

22. All tournaments must make every effort to be done by the Sunday night prior to the start of the Regional Tournament. No game may start after 9:00 P.M. on Sunday. Exceptions can only be granted by the State President at the request of the Tournament Director.

23. The bat rule as per Rule 221 applies as indicated.  

24. Formal complaints have to be submitted in writing to the President of the CABC.

25. Under no circumstances may a player compete in Tournament competition at more than one age group Division, as specified in the AABC Official Handbook.

26. In the event a team which plays in more than one League qualifies for a Tournament from more than one League, it must declare for which League it will compete in Tournament play. This declaration must be made June 1^st of the current year.

27. If a player refuses a valid request to play as an extra player for a team, he shall be deemed to be suspended and shall be ineligible for all further post-season play.

28. In the event a team plays in more than one League and does not qualify for Tournament play from any such League, priority for drafting players listed on that team’s roster shall be given to teams in the League which that team declared it would compete for in Tournament play.

29. In the event a team does not participate in a Regional Tournament/World Series for which it has earned the right to advance, the following sanctions shall be imposed: