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Puritas Baseball League Early Bird Tournament 2010 Scroll down for tournament schedules, plan of play and rules Tournament Standings
SCHEDULES AND PLANS OF PLAY SCROLL DOWN FOR TOURNAMENT RULES
Plan of Play: One flight. Teams will play each team in the flight once. Team with the most points is the tournament champion.
Plan of Play: Two flights. Teams will play each team in it's flight once. First place team in each flight, based on points, will play in the championship game.
Plan of Play: Two flights. Teams will play each team in it's flight once. First place team in each flight, based on points, will play in the championship game.
Plan of Play: Two flights. Teams will play each team in it's flight once. First place team in each flight, based on points, will play in the championship game. TOURNAMENT RULES Early Bird Tournament Rules and Policies Tournament will be played by the rules of Major League Baseball with the following exceptions: All games will be six innings in length. Mercy Rule will be 8 runs after 4 innings, or 12 runs after 3 innings. Time Limit: · In the 11 and 12 & Under divisions, no new inning will begin 2 hours from the actual starting time. · In the 13 and 14 & Under divisions, the time limits will be as follows: o Friday – 2 hours o Saturday – 1 hour and 40 minutes o Sunday – 1 hour and 50 minutes An official game is 4 innings. A game that is called due to darkness or weather that is not official, will be made up at the next available time and be played from the point the game was called. Games called due to time limit will be considered official regardless of number of innings played. No player may pitch more than 3 innings per game (not day). One pitch constitutes an inning. Violation of this rule will result in forfeit. Teams may choose to use an Additional Hitter (AH). The AH can enter the field. Starters can re-enter the game once, in their original spot in the batting order and can re-enter at any defensive position or AH. When a starter re-enters, the original substitute may not re-enter and cannot stay in the game. Managers may choose to use a continuous lineup with free substitution. The manager must inform the manager of the opposing team if doing so. If one team decides to use a continuous lineup, the opposing coach is not required to do so. (Tournament pitching rules still apply). Metal cleats are permitted in the 13 and 14 & Under divisions ONLY. There are no bat limits. Teams may play with eight players. There is no Courtesy Runner permitted. There will be one balk warning per pitcher in the 11 and 12 & Under divisions. No balk warning in the 13 and 14 & Under divisions. Teams are responsible for paying the umpire fee of $45 per game. (2 umpires/$45 each). League will supply all game balls. Standings will be kept on a point basis: Win + 5 points; Tie + 2 Points; Loss + 1 Point; forfeit; -3 points. Tie Breakers: 1. Head to head game 2. Run differential (runs scored, minus runs allowed) + or - 8 per game max. 3. Fewest runs allowed (+ or - 8 max.) 4. Most runs scored (+ or - 8 max.) 5. Coin toss.
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