***ABSOLUTELY NO TOBACCO OR ALCOHOL, OF ANY KIND, IS ALLOWED ON TOURNAMENT PREMISES. INCLUDING PARKING LOTS. THANK YOU.***

TEAM INSURANCE

All teams must bring a copy of their team insurance (including the action to include Linfield Christian as "additionally insured") to the tournament in order to play. By showing your valid team insurance you understand and agree that The Tournament assumes NO responsibility for ANY damages or injury to any players, coaches, umpires, family members/fans, personal belongings, automobiles, etc.

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MANDATORY TEAM CHECK-IN and MANDATORY ARRIVAL TIMES

At least one hour before your first game, please find the On-Site Tournament Coordinator, and provide them with:

-Valid team insurance.

***Teams MUST be on-site one-hour before each scheduled game time and be prepared for EARLY start times***

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GAMES

Each team will play in a minimum of three (3) games.

-Two pool play games on Saturday.

-At least one game on Sunday.

--Single elimination, playoff bracket format.

--Two semi-final games (#2 v. #3, and, #1 v. #4).

--When there are 5 teams in a tournament (#4 v. #5 (winner plays #1), and, #2 v. #3)

--One championship game to follow the semi-final match-ups.

*Tournament Director reserves right, when daylight dictates, to change Sunday formatting, ensuring all teams at least one Sunday game, committing to the third game of the weekend.*

HOME TEAM DETERMINATION

During Pool-Play:

-Coin Flip

-Umpire's decision between "clicker flip" or "odd-even inning clicker guess"

During Bracket-Games:

-Higher Seed

SEEDING WILL BE DECIDED BY:

-Overall win percentage

-Head-to-head record

-Run differential

-Runs allowed

-Runs scored

-Coin flip

OFFICIAL SCORE KEEPING AND SCORE REPORTING

Recommend both teams have a scorekeeper. Home team will be designated as Official scorer. If home team does not have a scorekeeper, then the visiting team will be designated as Official scorer.

After game, scorekeepers should get together and ensure the score is accurate, then, report the score to the On-Site Tournament Coordinator.

Home Plate Umpire will also keep score. Again, it is recommended to have BOTH teams provide a scorekeeper.

GAME LENGTH AND TIME LIMITS

*subject to change at all times based on weather, daylight, unforeseen circumstances outside our control.

**Sunday/Bracket games will use the CALIFORNIA TIE-BREAKER for any extra inning games that begin after No-New Time. League Director reserves the right to make any immediate changes needed in order to find a game-winner and keep the tournament moving/on-time.**

High School Division will play traditional 7 inning games.

All Saturday/pool-play and Sunday/bracket games will have the following rules in effect:

High School Division: no-new-inning 1 hour 50 minutes | drop-dead 2 hours (score reverts to last full inning played)

ALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES will have a no-new-inning 2 hours. No drop-dead.

RUN RULES

All games will have the following run rules in effect:

-12 runs after 3 innings. 10 runs after 4 innings. 8 runs after 5 innings.

PLAYER EQUIPMENT

-Bats

--Wood bats or -3 BBCOR bats only

---Any batter caught in the act of using an illegal bat will be called Out. Bat will be marked and removed from game. Second offense of using any illegal bat by a team in the same game will result in a forfeit of that game (Loss, 7-0). Third offense within same tournament, will result in complete forfeiture of present tournament.

Loose jewelry NOT allowed. *Umpire discretion*

ILLEGAL PLAYERS

Any team using an illegal player or players will forfeit that game (Loss, 7-0). Any previous games, won or lost, will be forfeited (Loss, 7-0). And, will forfeit any remaining games (Loss, 7-0). No refund will be provided to team/program.

FLAGRANT CONTACT

If there is a collision between a runner and a defensive player possessing the baseball, the umpire will judge whether or not the collision was avoidable. If it is decided the base runner intentionally attempted to dislodge the ball, he will be declared Out; the ball will be called Dead; any other base runners will be returned to the last base they touched at the time of the interference. A flagrant collision is subject to ejection. *Umpire discretion*

SLIDE OR AVOID RULE

All base runners must slide or avoid contact with any defensive player that already has possession of the ball or is declared, in the umpires' opinion, to be in the act of possessing the ball.

If the judgement of the umpire is the runner did not legally slide nor attempted to avoid contact, the runner will be declared Out.

If the umpires' opinion is the contact made was malicious, the player will be ejected.

When in doubt, slide Straight at the base, do NOT slide Beyond/Through the base, stay Down/do NOT Pop-Up at the base. When in doubt, after already being forced out at the base, deliberately peel out of the way of the continuing play.

COURTESY RUNNERS

Courtesy runners are allowed at any time for the pitcher and catcher. Courtesy runners MUST be used for the pitcher and catcher with 2 outs in an inning. If you are batting 9 or 10 batters, and have at least one player on the bench, that/those bench player(s) must be used as the courtesy runner(s). If you are batting you entire roster, the last batted out must be used as the courtesy runner. If the last batted out is the pitcher or catcher, then, it goes to the last batted out before them.

"THIRD-to-FIRST" PICKOFF

Legal at all levels in all games!

UMPIRES and CONDUCT

High School Division will always have at least 1 umpire per game. Most likely, there will be 1 umpire for Saturday/Pool-Play games, then, 2 umpires for Sunday/Bracket games.

Head coaches are responsible for themselves, their assistant coaches, their players, and their fans. Please be respectful to your umpires, opponents, and on-site coordinator. At the end of the day, we're all just trying to get competitive reps and aggressive/malicious behavior isn't necessary.

If a player is ejected, they will be removed, sight and sound, from the current game. It will be determined by the on-site coordinator if the player will return in the very next game, after serving a full-game suspension, or will not return at all.

If a coach or parent is ejected, they will be removed, sight and sound, from the current game. They will not be allowed to return for the remainder of that game as well the next game the team plays. It will be up to the on-site coordinator if the parent will return after serving their suspension, or will not return at all.

DIMENSIONS and EQUIPMENT

New game balls provided for each game.

LINE-UP, PLAYING TIME, PITCHING LIMITATIONS

A team may bat 9 batters, 10 batters (utilizing an "Extra Hitter" (EH), or, all their batters.

-The Designated Hitter (DH) may be used in any age division.

There is no playing time minimum.

There are no pitching limitations. Coaches, please use common sense and discretion for player safety when making pitching decisions.