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Baseball Rules
Westurban Juniors 11-12 Rules
Section 1 This group shall consist of 11 and 12 year old teams divided into competitive Divisions.
Section 2 Base distances are 70 feet. Pitching distance is 50 feet.
Section 3 Games shall be six (6) innings in length. Additional innings will be played in the case of a tie score, until a winner is determined after a complete inning.
Section 4 Each player present and eligible to play must play at least two (2) complete innings on defense in a game of four (4) innings or more or one (1) complete inning on defense in a game of three (3) innings. Failure to comply with this rule will result in an automatic forfeit.
Section 5 All players present and eligible to play will bat in rotation.
Section 6 A team scoring five (5) runs in any one inning before three (3)
outs are made will be declared out and sides will change. If the sixth run scores due to an over-the-fence home run, all runs scored by the home run will count.
Section 7 No player may pitch more than a total of seven (7) innings in one day or seven (7) innings in two (2) consecutive days.
1. Three (3) outs shall constitute an inning; two (2) outs, twothirds (2/3) inning; and one (1) out, one-third (1/3) inning game.
2. If a pitcher throws (1) one pitch beyond the pitching limitation, he is guilty of a violation and the penalty shall be forfeiture of the game.
3. If a pitchers allowance expires or he pitches any number of innings in two (2) consecutive days, he may not pitch at all the next day.
4. Penalty shall be forfeiture of game in which violation occurs.
Section 8 If after completion of a teams turn at bat in the fourth (4)
inning , they are behind ten (10) runs or more; or after the fifth (5) inning, eight (8) runs or more; the game shall be terminated and considered a complete game.
Section 9 Unlimited substitution is allowed for all positions except pitcher. Once a starting pitcher has been removed from that position, he may re-enter that position one time in the same game.
Section 10 Infield fly rule and dropped third strike rules shall be enforced.
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Top 40 Baseball Rule Myths
 1. The hands are considered part of the bat.
2. The batter-runner must turn to his
right after over-running first base.
3. If the batter breaks his wrists when
swinging, it's a strike.
4. If a batted ball hits the plate
first it's a foul ball.
5. The batter cannot be called out for
interference if he is in the batter's box.
6. The ball is dead on a
foul-tip.
7. The batter may not switch batter's
boxes after two strikes.
8. The batter who batted out of order
is the person declared out.
9. The batter may not overrun first
base when he gets a base-on-balls.
10. The batter is out if he starts for
the dugout before going to first after a dropped third strike.
11. If the batter does not pull the bat
out of the strike zone while in the bunting position, it's an automatic
strike.
12. The batter is out if a bunted ball
hits the ground and bounces back up and hits the bat while the batter is holding
the bat.
13. The batter is out if his foot
touches the plate.
14. The batter-runner is always out if
he runs outside the running lane after a bunted ball.
15. A runner is out if he slaps hands
or high-fives other players, after a homerun is hit over the fence.
16. Tie goes to the runner.
17. The runner gets the base he's going
to, plus one on a ball thrown out-of-play.
18. Anytime a coach touches a runner,
the runner is out.
19. Runners may never run the bases in
reverse order.
20. The runner must always slide when
the play is close.
21. The runner is always safe when hit
by a batted ball while touching a base.
22. A runner may not steal on a
foul-tip.
23. It is a force out when a runner is
called out for not tagging up on a fly ball.
24. An appeal on a runner who missed a
base cannot be a force out.
25. A runner is out if he runs out of
the baseline to avoid a fielder who is fielding a batted ball.
26. Runners may not advance when an
infield fly is called.
27. No run can score when a runner is
called out for the third out for not tagging up.
28. A pitch that bounces to the plate
cannot be hit.
29. The batter does not get first base
if hit by a pitch after it bounces.
30. If a fielder holds a fly ball for 2
seconds it's a catch.
31. You must tag the base with your
foot on a force out or appeal.
32. The ball is always immediately dead
on a balk.
33. If a player's feet are in fair
territory when the ball is touched, it is a fair ball.
34. The ball must always be returned to
the pitcher before an appeal can be made.
35. With no runners on base, it is a
ball if the pitcher starts his windup and then stops.
36. The pitcher must come to a set
position before a pick-off throw.
37. The pitcher must step off the
rubber before a pick-off throw.
38. If a fielder catches a fly ball and
then falls over the fence it is a homerun.
39. The ball is dead anytime an umpire
is hit by the ball.
40. The home plate umpire can overrule
the other umps at anytime.
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