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| Terry B
May 14, 2014
9:53:59 PM
Entry #: 4125809
| Here are few rules that came up this week that everyone should be aware of.
In all girls softball and minor boys, if you play 10 players you must have 4 outfielders. By PONY rules all girls and minor boys only play 9 players. In order to get more kids playing our by-laws allow teams to play 10 players. The only stipulation in our by-laws for playing 10 players is that the teams MUST play 4 outfielders. The 10th player cannot be stationed anywhere in the infield.
In T-Ball, the rover must be designated before each inning. If the rover is an infielder they must be stationed in the infield. If designated as an outfielder they must be in the outfield. On most of our T-Ball fields the infield is designated by the grass line. If a game is on a field that Major boys play on the infield must be designated by a chalk line that is 50' from the 48' pitching rubber. A player being behind 2nd base can still be in the infield.
In T-Ball, an outfielder can make an out on the infield. This could be running a ball in and touching a runner or touching a base for a force out. The only thing and outfielder cannot do is run to the infield and hold a ball up to stop a play.
In a 6 Inning game for a game to be official, it must go 3 1/2 innings with the home team winning or at least 4 complete innings with the visiting team winning. In 7 Inning games for a game to be official it must go 4 1/2 innings with the Home team winning or 5 complete innings with the visiting team winning. Any game that does not make it to regulation length as stated above must be picked up at the exact spot it was canceled.
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| Terry B
May 19, 2014
1:04:17 PM
Entry #: 4126583
| Here a few more rule issues that came up last week.
Cheerleading in the Dugout
A few years back the cheering in the dugouts got to the point where it was totally annoying to everyone involved in the game. Most teams were not using it to cheer their team or players on it was used to distract and annoy the opposing teams players, especially the pitchers and batters. Many of the cheers got totally out of hand and the games got to be more of a cheerleading camp than a ball game. Cheers got to the point where they were quite often insulting to other players or teams and the tactics for using them were very unsportsmanlike. Players couldn't hear coaches, coaches and players couldn't hear the umpires and the umpires had difficulty making calls while stuck between two teams trying to outscream each other.
In an attempt get everything back to playing ball and allowing everyone involved to do their job, the league ruled that there would be no more organized cheers or chants allowed. The rule book states the following:
Players, coaches, managers or other members will not make disparaging or insulting remarks to or about opposing players, officials or spectators, or commit other acts that could be considered unsportsmanlike conduct.
Can you root your teammates on? Yes.
Can you chatter to your pitcher? Yes.
It cannot be done as a group chant or cheer and nothing can be directed toward anyone from the opposing team. Screaming or becoming overly loud as a pitch is delivered to rattle the pitcher or batter is unsportsmanlike. The umpire has the right to stop the game and warn the offending team or teams. If the warning is ignored, the umpire has the right to end the game and award a forfeit.
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NO EH, EP, DH
While it states in the PONY rule book that the EH, EP, DH can be used. It is in our by-laws that none of these will be used in our league. Here is why.
A few years back, we did allow these to be used. Coaches used the rule to keep players off the field. Since our league requires every player to play at least 2 innings, coaches would put players in as EH, EP, or DH for 2 innings and then put another sub in for 2 innings etc, and consider this the 2 innings the players played despite never getting on the field. This went on for a full year by numerous coaches resulting in kids never stepping onto the field in a game other than if they got to hit. It became a real problem with players and parents. To be fair to all players and to stop coaches from abusing the rule we had to eliminate all of these in our league.
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Lineup
Players cannot be moved around in the lineup once the game has started. If taken out of the lineup for a sub and then re-entered, they must go back into the batting order in the same spot. Likewise, a sub who is put into the lineup, cannot be moved anywhere else in the lineup. The only exception to this rule is if an injury occurs and all subs have been used. The last player removed from the lineup can be moved to that position if the starter is not available to go back in.
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