North Carolina District 2 Little League
Junior League Baseball Interleague Rules for 2017
Games will be played under official Little League rules and regulations with these local rules.
Players: May be aged 12, 13 and 14.
Equipment:
- comply with the bat rules 1.10 (Composite barrels must meet BBCOR)
- cleats may be plastic, rubber or steel
- for temporary mounds, pitchers should be wearing flat soled athletic shoes
Time Limit/Curfew: Time limit for all games is 2.5 hours. Saturday games will have a curfew of 10:30 pm. All other games will have a curfew of 9 pm. No inning can start after the designated curfew times. The chief umpire should keep official time at home plate. An inning must continue if it begins before curfew. If a game is tied at the time of curfew, the continuation of that game will need to be scheduled by the representatives of each league involved.
Single Games and Doubleheaders: All single games are 7 innings. Doubleheaders will be played in the following manner:
- 1st game will be 5 innings and 2nd game will be 5 innings
- Host league will be home team in game 1 and visitor in game 2
- Host league provides game balls and umpires for both games
Batting Order: All players present shall be in the batting order (continuous batting order) for the entire game (rule 4.04). Free defensive substitution as per rule 4.04.
Ten Run Rule: Rule 4.10 (e) is in effect for all games.
Pitching Rules:
Balks will be enforced during all games.
Rule 3.03c “A pitcher remaining in the game, but moving to a different position, can return as a pitcher any time in the remainder of the game, but only once in the same inning as he/she was removed.”
Clarification: If pitcher does not take or remain in a defensive position, they may not reenter the game as a pitcher.
Pitching affidavits will be carried by each coach to each game and will be signed off by the opposing manager. This will insure that everyone knows who is available to pitch for each game. If pitching affidavits are incomplete it will be assumed that the pitcher has pitched the maximum pitches and is not eligible to pitch. These affidavits must be carried at all times by each coach in our interleague.
Pitchers playing in multiple divisions: pitch count travels with the pitcher - all rest requirements (regulation VI) apply regardless of division they pitch in.
Rule 6.02c is in force: After entering the batter’s box, the batter must remain in the box with at least one foot throughout the at bat.
Pinch Runners: No courtesy runners (3.04). No special pinch runners (7.14) because we are using continuous batting order (4.04). If the umpire determines that a player is injured as a base runner, the last player who made an out will run for the injured player.
Pool Players: We will follow the Little League Regulation V (pool players cannot pitch but can play any other position, bat anywhere in the lineup and must play at least 9 consecutive outs and bat once).
Base Coaches: Two adult base coaches can be used in all games. There must be an adult in the dugout at all times rule 4.05 (2).
