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PSSG Baseball Rules

PSSG

Pure Stats Sports Group

Tournament Rules

* National Federation High School Rules will be followed with the

following additions.

General

1. Age Requirement: May 1^st will be the designated date to determine all age groups.

Photocopies of birth certificates are required and will be in the possession of the

Head Coach / Team Manager at all times during the tournament.

EXAMPLE: to play for a 9U team, a player can not turn 10 before May 1^st.

2. Roster: 14 players maximum. Rosters turned in at registration are FINAL no revision

and or additions will be allowed. Birth Certificates will be reviewed at registration, and

there needs to be one for every player, if for some reason you do not have one for a

particular player this player will not be allowed to participate. Sorry but no exceptions.

3. Insurance: All teams are required to have their own coverage. You will need to show

a copy of this at registration.

4. Players can only play on one team during a tournament.

5. Uniforms with numbers are required. No duplicate numbers allowed. Players use the

same number throughout the tournament to help keep accurate pitching logs.

6. Protest Fee: $100. cash ( Rule interpretation only ).

7. Home Team : Will be determined by coin flip during Pool Play. There is no

particular dug out required. When games are done by seeding

(Playoffs and Chamipionship Game), higher seed will always be Home Team.

If teams are the same seeding during playoffs and or Championship Game a

Coin toss will determine Home Team.

8. Game Time : Start time is forfeit time. Umpire will determine Start Time and record it

with the Official Score Keeper.

9. Home Team is the Official Score Keeper.

10. Player Minimum : Teams must start a game with nine players or forfeit. They can

finish with less due to an injured player unable to play, taking outs in the vacant batting position.

11. Length of Games : Pool Play, and Playoffs (Bracket Play)

9U thru 12U play six innings and no new inning after 1:45 minutes.

13U thru 18U play seven innings and no new inning after 2 hours.

12. Tie Games : Extra innings are played if there is time still on the clock. If time expires

and the game is still tied, game is called a tie. Counts as ½ win and ½ loss in Pool Play only.

Bracket play is played out as a normal inning, No California Tie Break Rule.

13. Championship Games : No time limit, Mercy Rule in effect.

14. Mercy Rule : All games and all divisions – 20 runs after 2 innings, 15 runs after 3 innings

10 runs after 4 innings and 8 runs after 5 innings.

15. Metal Cleats : 11U thru 18U only. Metal Cleats will not be allowed for Pitchers

when Temporary Mounds are being used.

16. High School Bats : 15U - 18U The -3 weight/length differential rule will be followed

Penalty for use of illegal bat will be an out. Second offense will result in ejection of

player.

17. Extra Hitter (EH) : 9U thru 12U teams may choose to bat 10 players with the tenth

player being an EH. The EH is considered a defensive player and may switch in and out

defensively. Teams may elect to bat their entire line ups with free substitutions . If teams

elect to bat 9 or 10 Starters may re-enter one time only in their original spot.

18. Designated Hitter (DH) : 13U thru 18U teams can only bat 9 or 10 utilizing the

DH and or EH rules.

19. Courtesy Runner (CR) : NEEDS TO BE A SUBSTITUTE IF ONE IS

AVAILABLE IF NOT USE LAST OUT .

A CR will be allowed for the pitcher and or the catcher . The CR will be a substitute

player not currently in the game . A CR may run only one time per inning. If there is

an injury to a batter or runner last out will be able to run if there is no substitutions.

20. Pre-Game Infield : None. All teams are encouraged to warm up as much as possible

outside the game field where there is room.

21. Umpires : All conversations with an Umpire should be after a time out has been

called. Any conversations should be done in a calm and professional manner.

Verbal abuse will not be tolerated and may cause a manager/coach to be ejected.

Cursing and throwing of equipment will be cause for immediate ejection.

22. Ejections : Any Manager/Coach or player ejected from a game will sit out the

next game also. Manager/Coach are responsible for the conduct of their fans also.

23. Any team using illegal players and players that were not originally

recorded on the original roster shall be subject to disciplinary action

ranging from forfeiting a game, removal from the tournament and

possible suspension from all PSSG Tournaments for 1 year.

24. Bad Weather : PSSG Tournaments could be played during wet weather conditions.

Games could be shortened and the format may change. Managers / Coaches will be

made aware of any changes before games start.

25. Refunds : Rain outs = 1 game played we refund 50% of the entry fee. 2 games played

there will be no refund. Cancellations = 14 business days before the tournament a full

refund will be given, 13 businesses days or less a credit of the full amount will be applied

towards a future PSSG tournament.

26. No Shows : Any team that doesn’t show up for their games will forfeit their entry

fee. This may also cause them to be suspended from future PSSG Tournaments.

27. Tournament Director will make final decisions on all tournament questions.

28. Mandatory Slide or Avoid Rule will be in effect at all age levels. A player wll be

called out when he does not slide or make an effort to avoid a collision when the

defensive player has the ball and waiting to make a tag. If in the opinion of the umpire

the act is deemed to be malicious, the runner will be ejected from the game.

Runner are not allowed to go after a defensive player to break a play at any base.

29. Flagrant collision: Any player, in the judgment of the umpire, flagrantly colliding with

any fielder that has the ball and trying to dislodge the ball (especially the catcher) is subject

to immediate ejection. The player must slide or aviod.

This is for the safety of all players.

Please talk to your players about this ruling as it is universal with all organizations.

Dimensions

Division Bases Pitching Distance

9U – 10U 60ft- 65 ft. 46 ft.

11U – 12U 70 ft. 50 ft.

13U 80 ft. 54 ft.

14U – 18U 90 ft. 60 ft. 6 in.

Pitching Rules

NEW FOR 2009

1. Tournament Innings : 9U – 12U will start with 8 innings per player (max 6 in a day),

13U and 14U will start with 9 innings per player (max 7 in a day)

and 15U – 18U will start with 9 innings per player (max 7 in a day).

Each player will receive 1 additional inning per game played after the teams 4^th game.

2. One pitch thrown is considered an inning pitched.

3. Eight warm-up pitches to start, five pitches thereafter.

4. Intentional Walk : Manager / Coach will inform umpire and point to 1^st base.

No pitches need to be thrown.

5. Mound Visits : Each team is allowed three charged visits to the mound during a game

A charged visit is a trip to the mound by a Manager / Coach and the pitcher is not

removed. After the third charged visit to the mound, every visit to the mound will result

in the pitcher being removed. An uncharged visit is when the Pitcher is removed from

mound. Visit are cumulative for the entire game.

6. Scorecards must be signed by both team Managers / Coaches after the game to

verify the score and innings pitched. Coaches Please make sure all information

on the card is correct in regards to the score and pitching count.

NEW FOR 2009

Pitching logs will be posted after every game recording what is on the score card

managers are responsible to check the posted pitching log before each game. No

changes will be able to be made after your next game starts. This is why is it very

important to check and sign your game card after every game.

7. If pitching rules are violated and the infraction is detected, the situation will

be reviewed by the Tournament Director. Consequences may include elimination

of team from the event and suspension for the following year, the coach and/or

player will be ejection from the game. The game may revert back to the start of

the inning (or when violation of the player occurred in that inning) if the infraction

was detected in that inning.

8 Year Old Rules:

1. Pitching distance = 40 feet Bases = 60 feet

2. Pitching Restrictions = 6 innings per tournament

3. Each player will recieve 1 additional inning per game played after the 4th game
Once a pitcher is removed from mound, he may not return to pitch in that game.
4. The batter is considered out on a dropped third strike.
5. No lead-offs. Players cannot leave base until after ball crosses home plate.
6. Stealing is allowed. Runners may advance once the ball is passed home plate

at their own risk. If a player leaves early he is out. If ball is hit, it is a dead

ball and batter returns and hits again unless there were already 2 outs (inning is over).

7.Bunting is allowed.

8. Stealing home is not allowed.
9. Runner may advance to home only on hit ball, when forced in by a walk,

or when hit by pitch.
10. The ball is considered dead once the pitcher has possession of the ball

near the mound area.
11. 8 & Under has a 10 run max per inning until the last designated inning.
12. No new inning after 1 hr and 30 minutes.
13. Each game shall be considered an official game regardless of the number

of innings played.
14. Mercy rule: 20 runs after 2 innings, 15 runs after 3 innings, 10 runs after

4 innings, 8 runs after 5 innings.
15. Intentional walks: Coach or fielder just needs to inform umpire and point to

first base. No pitches need to be thrown.
16. The Infield Fly Rule does not apply in the division.

17. 8U has a single umpire

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