PLAYERS AGE AS OF APRIL 31.
SIX DIAMONDS WILL BE USED. THERE WILL BE ONE UMPIRE PER GAME IN POOL PLAY.
8 YEAR OLDS WILL USE ALL SIX FIELDS. MAXIMUM: FIRST 12 TEAMS THAT PAY
6 & 7 YEAR OLDS WILL USE THE FOUR FIELDS LOCATED IN THE QUADPLEX. MAXIMUM: THE FIRST 8 TEAMS THAT PAY. BASEPATHS ON 2 OFTHESE FIELDS ARE 60 FEET WITH GRASS INFIELDS; THE OTHER 2 ARE 65 FEET WITH GRASS INFIELDS.
IF 8 TEAMS ENTER, WE WILL HAVE POOL PLAY, THEN A SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNEY. IF 10 OR MORE TEAMS ENTER THE 8 YEAR-OLD TOURNEY, WE MAY SPLIT INTO AN ‘A’ AND ‘B’ DIVISION. THE 'A' DIVISION IS FOR TRAVEL TEAMS AND GOOD ALL-STAR TEAMS. THE 'B' DIVISION IS FOR THE 2ND TEAM FROM A LARGE LEAGUE OR TEAMS FROM SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS. IF LESS THAN 8 TEAMS ENTER, WE WILL PLAY A ROUND-ROBIN TOURNEY. IF LESS THAN SEVEN 6 & 7 YEAR OLD TEAMS ENTER, THEY MAY BE COMBINED AND PLAY A ROUND-ROBIN TOURNEY.
8 YEAR OLDS: EACH BATTER GETS 5 PITCHES OR 3 STRIKES. BATTER KEEPS HITTING IF FOUL BALL ON 5
7 YEAR OLDS: EACH BATTER GETS 6 PITCHES OR 3 STRIKES. BATTER KEEPS HITTING IF FOUL BALL ON 6TH PITCH
6 YEAR OLDS: EACH BATTER GETS 7 PITCHES OR 3 STRIKES. BATTER KEEPS HITTING IF FOUL BALL ON 7TH PITCH.
IF THE 6 & 7 YEAR OLDS ARE COMBINED: 7 YEAR OLD RULES APPLY.
COACH-PITCHER WILL THROW FROM THE 35 FOOT RUBBER. (ONCE PITCH IS THROWN HE WILL BE ROUGHLY 30 FEET AWAY)
MAXIMUM TEAM ROSTER IS 13 PLAYERS. (THIS IS HOW MANY TROPHIES I ORDER.)
THERE WILL BE AN 8 RUN PER INNING LIMIT FOR THE FIRST 4 INNINGS, THEN UNLIMITED RUNS IN THE 5TH AND 6TH INNINGS. 6 & U WILL BE ALLOWED 6 RUNS PER INNING, EXCEPT FOR THE 5TH AND 6TH INNINGS WILL BE UNLIMITED RUNS.
GAMES WILL BE 6 INNINGS IN LENGTH, EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING: * GAMES WILL BE SCHEDULED ONE AND ONE-HALF HOURS APART. THE INNING THAT BEGAN SEVENTY-FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE START OF THE GAME MUST BE FINISHED. EXAMPLE: 5TH INNING STARTS 65 MINUTES AFTER GAME STARTED. VISITING TEAM HAS LEAD AFTER THEY FINISH BATTING. HOME TEAM GETS TO BAT UNTIL THE 3RD OUT IS MADE. IF TIED, 6TH INNING MUST BE PLAYED.
NO TIME LIMIT ON SEMI-FINAL AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.
ROSTERS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN ONE HOUR BEFORE TEAMS FIRST GAME. THEY MAY BE MAILED EARLIER. BIRTH CERTIFICATES (COPIES) WILL BE CHECKED. ANY PLAYER WITHOUT A BIRTH CERTIFICATE CAN NOT PLAY.
TEAMS MUST BAT ALL PLAYERS WITH UNLIMITED FIELD SUBSTITUTION.
EACH TEAM MUST HAVE THEIR OWN SCOREKEEPER. ANY PROBLEMS WILL BE SETTLED BY THE CERTIFIED UMPIRE.
7 AND 8 YEAR OLDS: FIELDERS MUST STOP THE LEAD RUNNER BEFORE TIME IS CALLED. PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THE GAME.
THE BALL IS LIVE UNTIL UMPIRE CALLS TIME.
6 YEAR OLDS MUST STOP THE LEAD RUNNER, BUT GET ONLY ONE BASE PER OVERTHROW.
SIX YEAR-OLDS WILL USE REGULAR BASEBALLS, NOT TEE BALLS.
THERE WILL BE A 15 RUN RULE AFTER 4 INNINGS AND 10 RUN RULE AFTER 5 INNINGS.
ANY BALL HITTING THE COACH-PITCHER IS DEAD. NO PITCH OR STRIKE WILL COUNT AGAINST THE BATTER AND BASERUNNERS WILL RETURN TO THEIR PREVIOUS BASE.
NO BUNTING! NO INFIELD FLY RULE!
NO BIG BARRELL BATS. 2 ¼" BATS ONLY.
BASERUNNERS MAY NOT LEAVE THE BASE UNTIL BALL IS HIT.
RUNNERS MUST SLIDE INTO HOME PLATE IF THERE IS A PLAY! THIS IS THE UMPIRE'S DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT A PLAY IS BEING MADE AT HOME.
PLAYER-PITCHER MUST HAVE ONE FOOT ON THE DIRT PORTION OF THE MOUND.
PLAYERS MUST KEEP HELMETS ON FROM THE TIME THEY LEAVE THE DUGOUT AND UNTIL THEY GET BACK TO THE DUGOUT. EACH TEAM GETS ONE WARNING ONLY.
NO COACH WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE OUTFIELD.
6 YEAR OLD TEAMS MAY HAVE A COACH IN THE FOUL OUTFIELD TERRITORY.
After pool play teams will be divided up between those teams with no losses, teams with one loss, teams with two losses and so on. Run differential will be used to separate those teams. This is the difference between the total number of runs a team scored during the pool play and the runs that same team gave up during pool play. For example: Team A and Team B both had 1 loss each. Team A scored 33 runs and gave up 11 (a +22 run differential). Team B scored 39 runs and gave up 21 runs (a +18 run differential). Team A gets the higher seed over Team B. If two teams have the same number of losses and run differential, then the next tie breaker is least runs allowed.
Tie breaker #1. Number of losses. Tie breaker #2. Run differential. Tie breaker #3. Least runs allowed. Tie breaker #4. Coin fip.
Mail check to James Funke - 3140 W. Co. Rd. 200 S. - North Vernon, IN 47265 – (812)346-8036
THERE ARE TWO CONCESSION STANDS, ONE IN THE CENTER OF THE QUADPLEX AND ONE NEXT TO THE DIAMONDS. THERE IS A BATTING CAGE AND PUTT-PUTT GOLF COURSE ACROSS THE STREET. WE WILL HAVE TOURNAMENT T-SHIRTS, WHICH ARE GREAT FOR AUTOGRAPHS.
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