2014NWAACCSOUTHERNREGION
BASEBALLStandardOperatingProcedures
(Lastupdated2/26/14)
I.
Members
A.
MemberswillincludeHeadBaseballCoachesfromtheSouthern
RegionoftheNWAACC;Clackamas,Clark,Chemeketa,Mt.Hood,Lane
andSWOCC.AssistantCoachesmayrepresentaheadcoachfroma
memberschool.Passed5/30/13;Effective7/1/13
B.SportsChairassignedtoBaseball,alsoincludedasmembers.
C.
ThecurrentNCAABaseballrulebook,NWAACCcodebook,
andSpecialSouthernRegionregulationsfoundintheS.O.P.willgovern
leagueplay.
II. Schedule(2014;weplay22Dates)
A.
ParticipatingcollegeswillbemembersoftheNWAACCand
SouthernRegion,orinvitedcolleges,asneededtofulfilltheplaying
schedule.
B.
Eachinstitutionshallbeallowedatotalof12weeksforFall
baseballandpreseasonpracticewhichmaybeutilizedbetweenthe
datesofSept.15ththroughNov.15thandJan.15ththroughFeb.28th.The
scheduleofwhenthe12weekswillbeutilizedmustbereportedtothe
NWAACCofficebyAug.30th
B.
FallPlayingSeason
Eachinstitutionshallbeallowedatotalof12weeksforfallbaseballand
pre‐seasonpractice,whichmaybeutilizedinbetweenthedatesof
September1throughNovember15andJanuary15through
February28.EachinstitutionwouldreporttotheNWAACCofficeby
August30thetimeperiodsinwhichthe12weekswouldbeutilized.
Passed5/31/13;Effective7/1/13
C.
FallPlayingSeason‐Scrimmages
Thefallandspringbaseballprogramsmayincludescrimmageswith
outsideteams.Amaximumoffour(4)scrimmagedatesmaybesplit
betweenthefallandspringprograms,andmustbeplayedpriortoa
team’sfirstcontestinthespring.Passed5/31/13;Effective7/1/13
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D. PlayerswhoareselectedtoplayintheFallshowcasegameswill
alsobeallowedtoparticipateinthefour(4)scrimmagedatesduring
thefallpracticetimes.
E.
Theleaguescheduleshallconsistof30gamesandtheSix(6)
teamswillplayeachotherthree(3)Doubleheaderstoconcludethe
season.S.R.DH=9inning/7inninggames.
PlayedonFriday’sandSaturday’sPassed8/8/13;Effective3/1/1
F.
Ateammayenteramaximumoftwo(2)DoubleEliminationor
SingleElimination/ConsolationRoundRobinTournamentsduringthe
season.Eachtournamentshallcountastwo(2)datestowardsthe
maximumtwentytwo(22)dates
G.
ThelastregularseasongameswillbescheduledontheThursday
(7days)priortotheNWAACCtournament.
H. Iftheschedulecannotbecompleted,leaguerecord(winning
percentage),iftiesoccurthenheadtoheadwillbeusedandifstillnon‐
conclusive,thenumberingsystemwillbeusedtodetermine
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tournamentseeding(1st&2nd).
I.
Rain‐outs:Itistheresponsibilityofthevisitingbothcoachesto
callforaweathercheckbeforeleavingonatripandtheresponsibilityof
thehomecoachtocommunicateanyschedulechangesordelayswith
thevisitingcoachassoonaspossible.Telephonenumberstobecalled
mustbeincludedontheschedulesmailedtoopponents.Iftheweather
isquestionable,callthedaybeforethescheduledgame.Whenpossible,
gamesitesshouldbereversed.Ifanearlierroundisreversed,thenext
roundshallbereversedfromtheoriginalschedule.Rainoutsshouldbe
madeuponthenextplayabledate.Passed2/25/14;Effective3/1/14
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J.
TheRegionscheduleandPlay‐offsmustbecompletedbythe
MondayprecedingtheThursdaystartoftheNWAACCBaseball
championshiptournament.
K.
TheSouthernRegionscheduleshallbepresentedtotheSouthern
RegionCommissionersforfinalapprovaleachyear.
III. Umpires
A.
UmpiresforALLgamesshallbeassigned,governed,andevaluated
bytheNorthwestCollegiateUmpiresAssociationonagreementperour
SouthernRegionCommission.
B.
TheHeadoftheUmpiresAssociationshallmeetwiththeRegion
Commissionerspriortothestartofthebaseballseason.
IV. TournamentSeeding
A.
Leagueplaywilldetermine1stand2ndplaceteams.
B.
The1stplaceteamwillbetheSouthernRegionTopSeed
intheNWAACCtournament.The2ndplaceteamwillbethe
SecondTournamentSeed.
C.
Incaseofties,HeadtoHeadcompetitionwilldetermine
seeding;ThengoestotheTiebreakerformula.(CheckApp1)
D. TeamswillNOTbeeliminatedbyHeadtoHeadorbythe
TiebreakerFormula.AgameMustbeplayed. *
V. SquadSizes
A.
TheMaximumnumberofplayersonatravelingsquadshallbe24
ALLseason.
B.
TheMaximumnumberofplayersforHomegamesisUnlimited. C.
PreseasonisUnlimitedtravelnumber.AddaBullpen
CatchercanbeaddedfortheTournament;Penonly.*
VI. RegionPlayersoftheMonthprocess(N/Aatthistime)
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VII. ALL‐SouthernRegionTeams,ALL‐Stars,andCoachoftheYear
A.
6HeadcoachesvoteontheFirstandSecondteamAll‐stars.
AnAssistantcoachcanrepresenttheHeadcoach.
B.
6HeadcoachesvoteonCoachoftheYear.(orAssistant)
C.
FreshmenandSophomorescanbechosentotheAll‐stars.
D. VotingwillbedoneattheendofSeason;Maymeeting
E.
AtthistimeweselecttheReturningplayersforthe
SophomoreShowcase. *
(weneednewalternateplayerlanguageHERE)
F.
NWAACCAll‐ConferenceTeamselectionswillbeconducted
attheFridaymorningBaseballbusinessmeetingduringthe
NWAACCBaseballTournament.Headcoachesinattendance
willvoteon1stand2ndNWAACCteamsandMVP.
VIII Committees
TheNWAACCBaseballcommitteeshallconsistofOneAthletic
Commissioner(theChair),andOneBaseballCoach,theyshallbe
appointedbycoachesattheendoftheseasonmeeting.
ResponsibilitiesofCommittee:
A.
TheAthleticCommissionerwillbetheChairandwill
organizeallmeetingsoftheBaseballCoaches.
B.
TheChairandtheCoachwillberesponsibleforthe
agendaateachcoachesmeetingandsendonetoCoaches.
C.
ReviewandReviseS.R.Baseballscheduleasnecessary.
D. RepresenttheSouthernCoachesattheAnnualMeeting*
Commissioner:RichardMagruder;PortlandC.C.
BaseballCoach:NatePratt;ChemeketaC.C.
SouthernRegionS.O.P.shasbeenupdatedto2014.S.R.Coachesneedto
updateeverytwoyearstostaycurrent. *
APPENDIX1
BASEBALL–SouthernRegionChampion&2nd
place/Tiebreaker/PlayoffScenarios
Thenumber1andNumber2teamsintheSouthernRegionfinal
standingswillberepresentativestotheNWAACCTournamentwithfinal
leaguerecorddeterminingseedingandplacementintotheNWAACC
Tournament.
Tie‐Breakers
Decisionsarebasedonthefollowingcriteria:
HeadtoHeadcompetitionofteamsinvolvedinthetie.
SouthernRegiontiebreakernumberingsystem.
Situations
1–Twoteamstieforfirstplacebyleaguerecord.Theywillgoas
Number1andNumber2,withtheHeadtoHead/Tie‐breaker
Formulatodetermine.
2–Threeteamstieforfirstbyleaguerecord.Determine1,2and
3byHeadtoHead.Iftied,gototiebreakerformula.TheNumber1
teamwillhostwhileNumber2playsNumber2inasingle9‐inning
game(loserout).ThewinnerplaystheNumber1team(Hometeam)in
asecond,9‐inninggame.TheWinnerofthisgamewillbethenumber2
seedfromtheSouthernRegiontotheNWAACCTournamentandthe
losingteamistheNumber2seed.TheNumber1(hostteam)is
responsibleforofficialswhileNumber2andNumber3willsplitthe
gameballsforbothgames.
3–Fourteamstieforfirstbyleaguerecord.Usethetiebreaker
formulatoplace1,2,3and4.Number1hosts4while
Number2hostsNumber3forone,9‐inninggame.Winners
GototheNWAACCTournamentwiththehighestseedwinner
beingthenumber1representativefromtheSouthernRegion.
OtherTies
1–Twoteamstieforsecond.Hostteamandsiteisdetermined
byHeadtoHeadcompetition.Ifstilltied,usethetiebreaker
formula.Aplayoffgamewouldbeone,9‐inninggamewith
thewinnerbecomingtheNumber2seedfromtheSouthern
Region.
2–Threeteamstieforsecond.Determine1,2,and3byHead
ToHead.Ifstilltied,usethetiebreakerformula.Team1will
HostwhileteamNumber2(Home)playsteamNumber3
inone,9‐inninggame(loserout).Thewinnerwillplayteam
Number1(Home)ina9‐inninggamewiththiswinnerbeing
thesecondseedtotheNWAACCTournamentfromthe
SouthernRegion.SplitgameballsbetweenteamNumbers2
and3withteamNumber1coveringgameofficials.
NWAACC,othernotes:
L.O.I.canbeofferedonJanuary15th
TalentGrants/Tuitionwaiverslimitis33
Recruitingarea;Alaska,BritishColumbia,California,Hawaii,Idaho,
Montana,Nevada,Oregon,&Washington:8States&B.C.
November/DecemberareConditioningonly.Coaches4&1orTwo
hoursaweekwithteam;Eitherchoiceneedstobedocumented.