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FARM LEAGUE RULES
A. The Home Team shall keep score.
The Home Team shall obtain the bases and cones before the game and remove them after the game.
B. A side is retired or half-inning is completed upon the first occurrence of any of the following:
1. Three (3) outs are made; or
2. All Players eligible to bat in the half-inning have had a turn at bat. Under this rule, the play continues until the third out is made or play is stopped by the confinement of runners to bases. In the event that the teams have different numbers of players eligible to bat, the number of batters allowed for each team in each half inning shall be the greater of the two numbers. For example, if Team A has 10 eligible players while Team B has 11 eligible players, the maximum number of batters allowed to either team during any half inning shall be 11 (the larger of 10 and 11). In this case, the first batter for Team A in any half inning may bat twice as the first and the eleventh batter.
3. No new inning shall commence after 1 ½ hours.
C. Live Ball:
The play shall become dead when an infielder is in control of the ball in the infield, as determined by the Fielding Manager making the calls in the field. Once the ball is dead, all runners who have not advanced more than half way to the next base shall return to the prior base. All doubts will be resolved in favor of returning the player to the prior base. A batted ball that hits the pitching coach before any defensive player touches it shall be an automatic single and all runners may advance only 1 base. Any offensive player that is hit by a batted ball before it is touched by a defensive player shall be out. A batted ball is live if it rolls past the cones. The play is not dead until an infielder has control of the ball in the infield. If a throw is made after an infielder has control of the ball in the infield, the play is still dead and the runner proceeds at his or her own risk. If an out is made on the throw, then it is an out. If the out is not made, then the runner returns to the prior base. A batted ball that lands past the cones on a fly is a homerun.
The fielding team shall have shall have no more than 2 coaches in the field and shall make the calls in the field (i.e., outs at bases, fair or foul balls, etc.)
D. Batting:
There shall be no bunting in Farm. A batter bunting a ball shall be out. The official batting order will be the complete roster of the team as supplied by the Manager to the official scorekeeper prior to the start of the game. The batting order cannot be changed once the game is in progress. (If a player arrives late, they are placed last in the batting order) The larger number of players present for either team will determine the maximum number of batters either team may bat per inning. If the last batter hits the ball into play, the play shall continue till the ball is dead, as determined by these rules. A manager or coach for the batting team shall pitch, and shall call balls and strikes. If a batter is hit by a pitch or if catcher’s interference occurs, the batter does not proceed to first base. They continue their at bat.
E. Substitutions:
1. Teams shall consist of the number of players assigned by NSLL. Ten (10) players shall play defensively in the field at one time. The regular baseball defensive positions (pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, third baseman) shall be occupied with the addition of a fourth outfielder so that the outfield positions are: left fielder, left-center fielder, right-center fielder and right fielder. Outfielders shall be required to position themselves at least 20 feet beyond the bases.
2. No player shall spend more than one inning on the bench until all players have sat on the bench for one inning |
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