RULES FOR 2024 SPRING
Team managers are responsible for knowing first the GROUND RULES and the SCHEDULING POLICY (see The Co-Op on the Main Menu), and then the PLAYING RULES for their specific division (see below in this section).
ALL CO-OP "ALL-IN" AND "CROSSOVER" GAMES ARE PLAYED BY THESE RULES - THERE ARE NO "HOME FIELD" RULES. Managers should print out the appropriate pages for their division and carry these with them to all games, and ask any pertinent questions at the plate conference with the umpire.
2024 CO-OP PLAYING RULES - All Divisions
- Revised 4/8/2024. 1) Amended Rule 15U 8.g - At the 2024 Spring Meeintg a motion to elimiate the "no head first sliding" rule at 15U was proposed. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously by all organizations present. Rule 15U 8.g was amended to permit head first sliding at 15U. 2) Amended Rule 8U 4.g - At the 2024 Spring Meeting a motion to eliminate subjective wording contained in rule 8U 4.g and leave collision calls up to the umpires was proposed. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously by all organizations present. Rule 8U 4.g was amended to simply state "No head first sliding at any base or plate."
- Revised 5/1/2022. 1) Amended Rule 3.d. under 10U, 12U and 15U & 18U to clarify application of drop dead time limit. 2) Corrected Rule 3.e. under 8U, 10U, 12U and 15U & 18U to state "A Run Limit of 5 runs..." in lieu of "A Run Limit of 5 innings..." 3) Amended rule 4.g. and added Rule 4.h. to permit head first sliding at 18U.
- Revised 4/27/2019. Clarified Rule 2-f in 5U/6U, 8U, 10U and 12U, that in accordance with USA Baseball standards, all solid, one-piece wood bats may be used with or without the USABat stamp.
RULES FOR 2020 FALL
The rules for 2020 Fall will be posted once confirmed. We are not expecting any changes from last year at this time. For reference, below are last year's Rules:
2019 FALL Playing Rules - All Divisions except 8U Machine Pitch
- Updated 9/7/2019 - updated bat rules to match text changes from 2019 spring season.
2018 FALL Playing Rules - 8U Machine Pitch
RULES FOR 2020 SPRING
Team managers are responsible for knowing first the GROUND RULES and the SCHEDULING POLICY (see The Co-op on the Main Menu), and then the PLAYING RULES for their specific division (see below in this section).
ALL CO-OP COMPLETE ("ALL-IN") AND CROSSOVER GAMES ARE PLAYED BY THESE RULES - THERE ARE NO "HOME FIELD" RULES. Managers should print out the appropriate pages for their division and carry these with them to all games, and ask any pertinent questions at the plate conference with the umpire.
We expect the 2020 playing rules to be identical, or nearly so, to the 2019 playing rules, which are linked below for reference, and will be updated to reflect 2020 by April 1, 2020.
2019 CO-OP PLAYING RULES - All Divisions
- Revised 4/27/2109. Clarified Rule 2-f in 5U/6U, 8U, 10U and 12U, that in accordance with USA Baseball standards, all solid, one-piece wood bats may be used with or without the USABat stamp.
RULES FOR 2019 FALL
2019 FALL Playing Rules - All Divisions except 8U Machine Pitch
- Updated 9/7/2019 - updated bat rules to match text changes from 2019 spring season.
2018 FALL Playing Rules - 8U Machine Pitch
RULES FOR 2019 SPRING
Team managers are responsible for knowing first the GROUND RULES and the SCHEDULING POLICY (see The Co-op on the Main Menu), and then the PLAYING RULES for their specific division (see below in this section).
ALL CO-OP COMPLETE ("ALL-IN") AND CROSSOVER GAMES ARE PLAYED BY THESE RULES - THERE ARE NO "HOME FIELD" RULES. Managers should print out the appropriate pages for their division and carry these with them to all games, and ask any pertinent questions at the plate conference with the umpire.
2019 CO-OP PLAYING RULES - All Divisions
- Revised 4/27/2109. Clarified Rule 2-f in 5U/6U, 8U, 10U and 12U, that in accordance with USA Baseball standards, all solid, one-piece wood bats may be used with or without the USABat stamp.
RULES FOR 2018 FALL
The rules for 2018 FALL will likely be the same as from 2017 FALL, with the exception on the age and bat rule changes (see note above). Included for reference below are rules from last fall. Update will be provided about the last week of August.
2018 FALL Playing Rules - All Divisions except 8U Machine Pitch - confirmed at the August 2018 Fall meeting.
2018 FALL Playing Rules - 8U Machine Pitch
RULES FOR 2018 SPRING
Team managers are responsible for knowing first the GROUND RULES & SCHEDULING POLICY (see The Co-op on the Main Menu), and then the PLAYING RULES for their specific division (see below in this section).
ALL CO-OP COMPLETE/ALL-IN AND CROSSOVER GAMES ARE PLAYED BY THESE RULES - THERE ARE NO "HOME FIELD" RULES. Managers should print out the appropriate pages for their division and carry these with them to all games, and ask any pertinent questions at the plate conference with the umpire.
We are using the same rules from last year. If any changes are made, they will be listed here.
CO-OP PLAYING RULES - All Divisions
RULES FOR 2017 FALL
Playing Rules - All Divisions except 8U Machine Pitch - confirmed at the August 16, 2017 Fall meeting.
Revisions:
- 9/5 - removed 8U Machine Pitch references (see below)
Playing Rules - 8U Machine Pitch
NOTE: The bat rules remain the same for the 2017 fall season. We are planning to adopt the USA Baseball Bat Standard for the 2018 Spring season. More details will be provided to participating organizations, and the spring rules will be updated to match.
RULES FOR 2017 SPRING
Recent Revisions
- April 11, 2017 - added that games may end in ties, in all divisions keeping/reporting score (8U, 10U, 12U, 15U/18U).
- March 30, 2017 - fixed more copy/paste errors.
- March 15, 2017 - fixed copy/paste errors.
- March 14, 2017 - added 5U Tee Ball rules, modified 6U and 8U coach pitch rules (previous ones were from the fall), clarified that pitching innings must be consecutive, added Severna Park's drop-dead stop at 2:15, and clarified the bat rules for 15U and 18U.
RULES FOR 2016 FALL
Playing Rules - All Divisions -
* Revised 9/21/2016 - 8U division, rule 5 (Pitching).
* Revised 9/8/2016 - Clinic 6U division, rules 3d, 3e, and 4d.
RULES FOR 2016 SPRING
Playing Rules - All Divisions - revised March 15, 2016.
