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BaseballGamePlayRules
1.
TournamentissanctionedbyandwillbegovernedbyUSSSArules.Allteamsmustbe
registeredwithUSSSA.
2.
Coachesmustcheckinpriortotheirfirstgame.
AllteamsmustturninacopyoftheofficialUSSSAroster,signedbyallplayers,andproofof
insurance,bothofwhichareforwardedtotheUSSSAoffice.Therearenoexceptions.All
teamsmusthavecopiesofbirthcertificatesavailabletoproduceuponrequest.
3.
Teamsmustbereadytoplay30mins.priortoscheduledtime.
4.
Teammanagersmustmaintaincontactwithtournamentdirectoratalltimes.LSSCreserves
therighttoalterthetournamentformatduetoweatherorunforeseencircumstances.
5.
Nosofttossintothefences.
6.
BracketseedswillbedeterminedbyallpoolgamesthruUSSSAISTSonlinesystem.
7.
Cointosswilldeterminehometeamthroughoutentiretournamentwhenclassesaremixed.
InClass,StateandNationaleventsareperUSSSArulebook.
8.
Hometeamwillbetheofficialscorekeeper.Scoresshouldbeverifiedevery1⁄2inningbythe
visitingteamwiththeplateumpire.
9.
Championshipgametimeswillbethesameasrestoftournament.
10. Anyforfeitedgamesshallbescored7-0.
11. RunRules-15runleadafter3innings,8runleadafter4inningsfor6inninggames.7inning
gameswilluse15runleadafter3innings,12runleadafter4inningsand8runleadafter5.
12. Gameguaranteesarealwaysweatherpermitting.
13. Refundpolicy-30daysbeforedeadline-100%,Onceschedulereleased-Nogamesplayed95%,1
gameplayed-50%,2gamesstarted-0%
14. FieldDimensions-
AgeBasesPitching
8u
9u&10uA*
60’
40’
60’
42’
AgeBasesPitching
9u,10u 65’
46’
11u,12u 70’
50’
*Noleadoffs-canstealonceballcrosseshomeplate
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15. LengthofGame-
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8u-12u-6inninggamesor100min.timelimit.
13u-14u-7inningsor110min.timelimit.
ITB,InternationalTieBreakerruleaftertimelimithasexpired,orafterofficialinnings
havebeencompleted.Lastcompletedatbatwilltake2ndbasetobegininning.
16. Classifications-EachagegroupisdividedintofourdifferentUSSSAclassifications-
AAAAAAMajor.Noclasswillbemergedunlessnecessaryfortournamentnumbers.
17. CourtesyRunner-Anylegalplayernotofficiallyinthegameorthelastmadeoutmayrunfor
pitcherorcatcher.
18. Batting-Teamsmaybata9(nine)playerlineup,a10(ten)playerlineupusingtheEH(extra
hitter)orbatcontinuouslineupofpresent,eligibleplayers.Lineupmustbedeclaredbefore
thestartofthegameandusedtheentiregame.
19. Pitching-Aplayerremovedfromthepitchingposition(startingorotherwise)willnotbeable
toreturntothatpositioninthatsamegame.
Umpirewillrecordpitcherofrecordforeveryinningandturnincardtodirectorwithscorecard
fordisplayatbracketboard.
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OneDayMaxtoPitchNextDay-
7u-14u-Apitchermaythrownomorethan3inningsinoneday
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OneDayMaximum-
7u-12u-Apitchermaythrownomorethan6inningsinoneday.
13u-14u-Apitchermaythrownomorethan7inningsinoneday.
Ifapitcherreachestheselimitstheywouldbeineligibletopitchthefollowingday.
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ThreeDayMaximum-
7u-14u-Apitchermaythrownomorethan8inningsina3dayconsecutivestretch.
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MandatoryDayofRest-
i. Aplayerthatpitchesmorethan3inningsinonedaymustrestthenextday.
ii. Aplayerthatpitchesmorethen8inningsintwoconsecutivedaysMUSTrest
thenextday.
iii. AplayerthatpitchesthreeconsecutivedaysMUSTrestthenextday.
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IntentionalWalks-Pitchermustpitchtobatter.
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20. Violatingpitchinglimitsshallresultofforfeitureofthegameandifviolationoccursduring
PoolPlay,offendingteamwillnotbescheduledintoChampionshipbracket.
Sportsmanship-
LSSCisaZeroToleranceFacility-
Sportsmanshipisabehaviorandattitudefromplayers,umpires,coaches,parents,andfans
thatdemonstratemutualrespect.AnypersonatanLSSCeventthatdemonstratesbehaviorthatis
detrimentaltothatmutualrespectwillberemovedfromtheevent.Detrimentalbehaviorincludesany
action;verbalorotherwisethatabusesplayers,coaches,spectators,umpires,orLSSCStaff.
ü Anycoachejectedfromagamewillberemovedfromthefacilitytilafterthenextgameis
completedbytheirteam.Coachmissesgameejectedfrom,plusone.
ü Anypersonremovedbyanumpireordirectorwillbesubjecttoremovalfortheremainderof
thetournament.
GeneralParkInformation-
LSSCwillbecompletingconstructionthroughoutthisseasonbutwhilethefinalcomponents
getcompletedwelookforwardforyourteamsbeingabletobethefirsttoplayatLSSC.Rightnow,
concessionsarelimitedwithnobleacherseating.Portablerestroomfacilitieswillbeusedifneededat
thetimeofthetournament.
Pleaseinformparentsandfansthattheywillneedtobringtheirchairswiththem.
-Therewillbenogatefeescharged.
-Warmupareaswillbedesignatedwhenyougethereforwarmupbeforegames.
Pleaseremindallofyourparentsandfanstostayoutsideanyropedoffareasandstayon
pavedsurfaces.Pleasedonotretrievefoulballsinropedoffareas!
LSSCappreciatesyourparticipationaswellasyourcooperation.Weapologizeforthe
inconveniencesrightnowandhopeyourteamreturnsagainsoon.Continuetocheckourwebsitefor
thefallscheduleof2016andamazingopportunitiesin2017.
Goodluckwithyourseason,seeyouSaturday!
JoeBolen
LSSCTournament&Operations
www.SluggerPeoria.com
[email protected]
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