2013 “B” Recreation
Tournament Rules
& Regulations
All J.O. ASA Rules apply with these exceptions and additions
1.
Home Team: Will be determined by coin toss at
end of pre-game meeting.
2.
Forfeit
Time: Game time is forfeit
time. Please be ready to play.
3.
Game Time: Games will start at the scheduled
time or 10 minutes after end of the previous game.
4.
Time
Limits:
·
Pool Play
Games: No new
inning can begin after 1 hour & 20 minutes.
·
Elimination
Games: No new inning can begin after 1 hour & 20 minutes.
·
Championship
Games: 7 innings or no new inning after 1 hour 20 minutes.
5.
Ties in
Pool Play: If game is
tied after 7 innings, or if time expires and the inning in progress is
completed, it will remain a tie score.
6. Pool Play Games: In pool
play games only, the Coach may elect to bat all players in
attendance (Bat the Bench). If batting
the bench, the last out may be used as a courtesy runner for pitcher or
catcher. If a player scheduled to bat
has left the game, an out shall be declared for each turn missed. Elimination game substitutions will be
governed by ASA rules.
7.
Tie
breaker for Championship seeding:
a) Head to Head b) Runs Allowed c) Runs
Scored d)
Coin Toss
8.
International
TieBreaker: In Elimination &
Championship Play will begin after 7 innings or 1 hour & 20 minutes.
9.
Run Rule: 12 runs after 3 innings
10 runs
after 4 innings
8 runs after 5 innings
10.
Run Limits:
10U & 12U Only: 4 runs per
inning in innings 1, 6 runs in innings 2 & 3.
The side is retired when the run limit has been reached or 3 outs have
been recorded.
11.
Protests: Protests
of rule interpretations must be made prior to the next pitch and protest of
illegal substitutions must be made while the player is still in the game. A $50.00 protest fee must accompany these
protests. If the protest is upheld by
the UIC the fee will be returned. If
the protest is denied the $50.00 fee is forfeited. Player eligibility protest must be made before the end of the
game or before the officials leave the playing field (no protest fee is
required). Any team guilty of playing
an ineligible player will forfeit the current game.