Tennessee Dixie Boys & Dixie Majors would like to wecome the new District 8 Boys Director:

Wesley Woodby

107 Skydome Rd. Lot #6

Sweetwater, Tn 37874

423-519-8697

wes1164422@yahoo.com

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Notice: There is a change in the Dixie Majors Districts, we are gaining new teams in the western side of the state and will add a new district. New Directors have all ready been selected. Mike Burton and Jeff Pusser.

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Dickon, TN was awarded the bid to host the 2012 Dixie Pre-Majors & the 2012 Dixie Majors.

Starting date will be July 13th to allow for the High School Dead Period.

Games will be played at the Dickon Park

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Dyersburg will host the 13 and 14 year old state again this year.

Starting date will be July 1th

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THIS APPLIES TO DIXIE MAJORS DIVISION ONLY

I have received some inquiries regarding enforcement of the 2012 bat rule in regard to Dixie Majors Baseball and the BBCOR (

Bat-Ball Coefficient of Restitution) standard. My first inclination was that a non-conforming bat, example a bat labeled in 2011 as BESR (Ball Exit Speed Ratio) would be removed at time of discovery and play would continue without penalty. My thought was that umpires would conduct a pre-game check of bats in the dugout and that it would then be mentioned at the pre-game discussion at home-plate. Both Managers should be requested to confirm that their team is properly equipped for play. Hopefully this would have and will continue to be sufficient.

After further consideration, I have concluded as a matter of interpretation and rule enforcement that managers and players have a responsibility to adhere to the rules as written in the book. Failure to understand & follow our rules is a matter of choice and as such the use of a non-conforming/illegal bat must have a penalty attached. Therefore the following rule will apply regarding the use of a non-conforming/illegal bat.

Illegal Bat Penalties

Before the batter steps into the box:

Under our rules, if detected, the umpire can direct the player to switch to a legal bat. There is no penalty.

The batter is in the box but has not seen a pitch:

Under our rules, the batter is considered to have used the non conforming/illegal bat as soon as he steps into the box.

Penalty:

The batter is out and all runners return to the base occupied at the start of the at-bat. Any runner advance that did not come as a result of the plate appearance (balk, stolen base, etc.) is permitted. The illegal bat must be discovered before the first pitch to the next batter.

The penalty for use of an altered bat is adequately defined by rule. We will have zero tolerance for anyone found to have knowingly used an altered bat!

In conclusion, everyone associated with Dixie Boys Baseball has an obligation of insuring that all play is conducted within the official rules. It should be our intent as program leaders to work together and prevent situations that would led to the enforcement of illegal bat penalties.

J. Sandy Jones

Dixie Boys Baseball - Commissioner/CEO

Notice: Effective 2/17/12 the Marucci 33 inch Cat 5^2 BBCOR bat is not approved. Details may be found in the documents of:

NCAA, NFHS.

We have new leagues and new District Directors, In the next few days I will have completed the updates and the new information on this site. Please bear with me. Dyersburg will again this year host the 13 and the 14 year old age group State Tournaments.

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State Meeting Notes, all Board members were re-elected.. The office of State Media Director was removed from the board as the National is now sending out media information to all leagues.. I have cleaned up the By-laws and State Constitution to reflect this and deleted only the items that were redundant, no changes were made.

Special Invitation to Schools: Dixie Boys allows schools in our eleven states to franchise a school based team. Many local communities are seeking ways for their youth to be involved in wholesome activities during the summer.
With State Director approval, a JV school team can franchise as a school based team. All players must meet the age requirements for a 13-14 year old participant. The school based franchise allows students to participate together in Dixie including league and tournament play.
Another significant rule change allows 17 years olds to remain part of Dixie Pre-Majors Baseball. Many schools are forming a school based team from the age group of 14-17 year old as now allowed.
Visit website at www.dixie.org/boys for more information!

2012-2013 Rule Changes

Rule 0:34 DB

allows for a school based team to franchise within a boundary of an existing franchise if they so choose. It would require the approval of the State Director and careful consideration should be given, prior to granting this approval as it will impact the local program.

Most importantly a franchise can be created for a school based team in any area where Dixie Boys isn't played.

THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD RATHER ACCOMPLISH AND THIS IS THE REAL REASON FOR ALLOWING THE FORMATION OF THE SCHOOL BASED TEAMS.

A school based team in Dixie Boys Baseball is considered a franchise in and within itself and must be comprised of only players that attend that particular school without exception.

In Dixie Majors beginning with the 2012 year, a school can bring a school based team into an existing franchised league. This was a rule change that was approved separately.

As to 6:90 it was our rule that allowed a coach to talk to each batter and it led to stalling tactics and much delay. It is mentioned in High School rules and it isn't found in the Major League Rules. We will as such make the change to our Rule 6:90 and place it in our rulebook.

It will read as follows:

6:90 While on offense, each team is limited to one charged conference per inning to permit the coach or any of that team's personnel to confer with the base runners, the batter, the on-deck batter or other offensive team personnel. The umpire shall deny any subsequent offensive team requests for charged conferences.

Note: As a reminder; if a defensive conference is being held, the offense can meet as long as the meeting is concluded at the same time that the defensive conference has ended. This would not count toward the one charged offensive conference.

APPROVED RULE CHANGES FOR: 2012-13

September 14, 2011

THE LEAGUE AND LEAGUE ORGANIZATION

-TEAMS-

(Current rules found on pages 13-14)

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0:22 DM: Local leagues shall have the option to form their local league regular season roster as they see fit composed of any eligible league age player. All teams must have an equal opportunity in the selection of players with an exception granted for those players that are part of a single High School team. Reasoning: Local league would be allowed to keep team together comprised of a single HS while all others would be drafted on to a team. No restrictions.

-LEGAL PLAYERS-

(Current rules found on pages 14-15)

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0:31 DM: Any player seventeen and under is eligible to compete and complete the current Dixie Pre-Majors season. No player under league age 14 may participate in a Pre-Majors program. Reasoning: Allows option and is attractive to school based teams with players still having High School eligibility.

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0:33 DM: Delete: Note rule deleted and requirement to be added to rulebook that would require that any college age participant return to last official (bona-fide) address prior to enrollment in college.

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0:34 DB: Added: Reasoning: Allows organization to have school based Dixie Boys programs as long as they are a separate one team franchise. The Dixie Boys teams would have the option of playing on a regulation field!

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0:35 Delete all references: Player Releases: Reasoning: No legitimate reason exists to grant releases!

-SELECTION OF PLAYERS-

(Current rules found on pages 17)

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0:43 REWRITE No player, under any circumstances, shall be permitted to play on another amateur team during Dixie Boys/Majors tournament play. A player shall be allowed to play with another amateur team between Dixie Boys/Majors tournaments should their all-star team advance.

-PENALTIES-

(Current rules found on pages 18)

0:81 (c) ADD

The manager will be ineligible to participate in the team’s next game.

Reasoning: The rule found on Page 18 will include the penalty for the manager as currently found in rule 8:96 of local league & tournament pitching rules. (See page 29 & page 38). Rule will include editorial change to include “upon discovery.”

-EQUIPMENT-

(Current rules found on pages 22-23)

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1:10 DB Note: Bat standards will be determined after all testing is completed by USA Baseball!

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1:10 DM: BBCOR will be used as the approved standard for all Pre-Majors & Majors participants. Reasoning: The HS Federation is adopting this standard for 2012 play. All older age youth programs will be moving in this direction.

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1:10 E: Added: Any player found to have used a bat that has been altered (shaved, rolled, etc.) will be immediately disqualified from further play and is subject to permanent dismissal from the program. Reasoning: Knowingly using illegal equipment is poor sportsmanship at its worst and increases the risk of injury from a batted ball.

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Point of Emphasis: The penalty for the use of a non-conforming bats (1:10) is found in a MLB RULE.

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1:16 DB Use of a facial protection device is optional for both local league and tournament play.

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1:93 -Delete: Reasoning: Removes mention of protective helmet for the adult base coaches as it is a MLB RULE!

-THE BATTER-

(Current rules found on pages 28)

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6:90: One charged conference per inning to permit the coach to confer with base runners. MLB RULE.

-THE BATTER- (Current rules found on pages 28)

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6:90: One charged conference per inning to permit the coach to confer with base runners. MLB RULE.

-THE PITCHER-

(Current rule found on pages 28-29)

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8:96 ADD No game will be forfeited because of the violation of one of the pitching rules. If however, an ineligible pitcher is used during the course of a game, he shall, upon discovery be immediately replaced on the mound by an eligible pitcher, etc. Reasoning: An editorial change to use the word “upon discovery” instead of upon the protest of the opposing manager. (Also see current pages 18 & Page 38).

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TOURNAMENT RULES

-OBJECTIVES OF THE GAME- (TOURNAMENT PLAY)

(Current rule found on page 34)

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1:09 (b) The PENNANT – P300-DB is the “Official Dixie Tournament Baseball” and must be used for all levels of tournament competition.

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1:16 DB It is mandatory that batters and base runners wear pressure type helmets. Batters helmets must carry the NOCSAE Stamp of Approval. Any player who does not comply with the rule shall be warned by the umpire. For second and subsequent offense, in the same game, he shall be called out. Use of the facial protection device is optional in tournament play.

-THE PITCHER- (TOURNAMENT PLAY):

The following pitching regulations apply to tournament play only.

8:91-8:92-8:93-8:95

Remain the Same! (Current rule found on page 37-38)

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8:94 (c): ADD: A pitcher after having pitched two consecutive days must have one day of complete rest even if he were to remain eligible under any other section of the tournament pitching rules.. Reasoning: Concern regarding the multiple appearances occurring during a limited number of tournament days.

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8:96 ADD No game will be forfeited because of the violation of one of the pitching rules. If however, an ineligible pitcher is used during the course of a game, he shall, upon discovery be immediately replaced on the mound by an eligible pitcher, etc. Reasoning: An editorial change to use the word “upon discovery” instead of upon the protest of the opposing manager. (See pages 18 & Page 29).

-LEAGUE PLAYERS- (TOURNAMENT RULES)

(Current rule found on page 40)

13:10 Tournament players must: DELETE SECTION 13:10 (3)

Reasoning: Removes the rule in its entirety and allows everyone to participate as long as they aren’t playing in our tournament at the same time.