2019 POSEYVILLE SUMMER SLAM 6U-8U RULES

GAME DURATION AND GENERAL RULES

• UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED IN THE BELOW WE WILL FOLLOW CAL RIPKEN RULES.

• GAMES WILL LAST 6 INNINGS OR UNTIL TIME IS REACHED

• TIME LIMIT IS 1HOUR AND 30 MINUTES BESIDES IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. NO NEW INNING WILL START AFTER 1HOUR AND 30 MINUTES.

• AN INNING WILL END AFTER 3 OUTS OR 5 RUNS ARE SCORED.

• 5 RUNS ALLOWED PER INNING THRU 4 INNINGS AFTER 4 INNINGS WILL BE UNLIMITED.

• THERE IS A 15 RUN RULE AFTER 4 INNINGS OF PLAY AND 10 RUN RULE AFTER 5 INNINGS.

• BASEBALLS WILL BE CAL RIPKEN STAMPED OR EQUILIVANT.

• MAXIMUM OF 15 PLAYER ROSTER.

• HOME TEAM HOLDS OFFICIAL BOOK, THE VISITING TEAM WILL NEED TO SUPPLY SOMEONE TO KEEP SCOREBOARD.

• DELAY OF GAME WILL BE UNDER UMPIRE'S DISCREATION. THE FIRST OFFENSE WILL BE A WARNING NEXT WILL BE AN OUT.

• RAIN SHORTEND GAMES WILL BE OFFICIAL AFTER 4 INNINGS OR 3 1/2 IF HOME TEAM IS WINNING. IF GAMES ARE NOT TO THAT INNING WE WILL START GAMES OVER.

BATTING

•  BATS MUST COMPLY WITH USA BASEBALL BAT STANDARDS.

• ALL PLAYERS MUST BE IN THE BATTING ORDER.

• ALL BATTERS WILL WEAR A HELMET.

• ALL BATTERS WILL RECEIVE 5 PITCHES OR 3 STRIKES.

• IF BATTER FAILS TO PUT THE 5TH BALL IN PLAY THEN THE BATTER WILL BE CALLED OUT.

• NO BUNTING IS ALLOWED.

• IF THE COACH IS HIT BY A BALL IT WILL BE CALLED A NO PITCH.

• ANY BATTER THROWING A BAT WILL BE GIVEN A WARNING, ON THE SECOND OFFENSE THE BATTER WILL BE CALLED OUT. NO RUNNERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ADVANCE.

• A PLAYER MAY BE REMOVED FROM BATTING LINEUP DUE TO INJURY.

• ONE COACH FROM DEFENSIVE TEAM WILL BE BEHIND HOME PLATE TO RETRIEVE BALLS.

FIELDING

• MINIMUM OF 8 PLAYERS NEEDED TO CONSTITUTE A GAME.

• EACH PLAYER MUST PLAY IN FIELD FOR TWO INNINGS.

• 4 OUTFIELDERS.

• YOU MUST FIELD ALL 6 INFIELD POSITIONS FIRST.

• PLAYER PITCHER MUST HAVE ONE FOOT ON THE CIRCLE AND NOT IN FRONT OF THE COACH PITCHER.

• PLAY WILL END ONCE THE LEAD RUNNER IS STOPPED OR THE UMPIRE CALLS TIME.

• NO INFIELD FLY RULE.

• ALL PLAYERS MUST WEAR A PROTECTIVE CUP.

BASE RUNNING

• NO HEAD FIRST SLIDING UNLESS GOING BACK TO BASE.

• IF THE RUNNER IS HALFWAY TO THE NEXT BASE WHEN TIME IS CALLED RUNNER MAY ADVANCE.  UMPIRE HAS FINAL CALL.

• NO STEALING OR LEADING OFF BASE. IF A RUNNER LEAVES BASE PRIOR TO THE BALL BEING HIT THE RUNNER WILL BE CALLED OUT. THERE WILL BE NO WARNINGS.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

• TEWO GAME POOL PLAY WITH A DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT

• TOURNAMENT SEEDING WILL BE BASED ON POOL PLAY RECORDS.

• TIE BREAKER FOR SEEDS:

1. HEAD TO HEAD

2. LEAST RUNS GIVEN UP DEFENSIVELY
3. MOST RUNS GIVEN UP OFFENSIVELY
4. COIN TOSS

NOTE-COIN TOSS WILL DETERMINE HOME TEAM FOR EACH POOL PLAY GAME.  BEST SEED WILL BE HOME TEAM FOR EACH TOURNAMENT GAME.