| Henderson PCMA, Youth Baseball | ||||||||||
| 10 Year Old Division | ||||||||||
| Tournament Rules | ||||||||||
| Play is conducted under the rules of the Official Babe Ruth Baseball Rule Book, | ||||||||||
| and the following overlays & / or clarifications: | ||||||||||
| Games: | - | No new inning wll start after 1 hour & 45 minutes | ||||||||
| Runs per inning Rule: | - | All games will have a five (5) run per inning rule for innings one (1) through five (5). | ||||||||
| Does not apply to the sixth inning. | ||||||||||
| Slaughter Rule | - | All games will have a ten (10) run rule. Games will end when the game becomes | ||||||||
| official and either team has a ten (10) run lead. | ||||||||||
| Playing Time: | - | Each team will play nine players on defense, BUT BAT THE ENTIRE LINEUP. | ||||||||
| - | Each player will play a minimum of three (3) consecutive outs & bat at least one (1) at bat | |||||||||
| in each game. | ||||||||||
| - | Each team must have eight (8) players to start an official game | |||||||||
| - | No player may be added to the roster after the first pitch of the third inning. | |||||||||
| - | Should a player, for any reason other than injury, leave the game & no substitute is | |||||||||
| available, that player must remain in the batting order & is recorded as an out each time | ||||||||||
| that at bat occurs. | ||||||||||
| Batting: | - | In innings one (1) through five (5), should the 5th run be recorded without the batter | ||||||||
| completing the at bat, that batter will be the lead off batter for that teams next at bat. | ||||||||||
| Pitching: | - | A pitcher may pitch a maximum of three (3) innings in a game. | ||||||||
| - | Pitchers may only pitch three (3) innings and then must have three (3) innings off. | |||||||||
| - | A pitcher may pitch a maximum of six (6) innings per day. | |||||||||
| - | A pitcher removed from the mound on the first visit or between innings, may return to the | |||||||||
| - | mound as a pitcher in the same inning or subsequent innings as long as that player remains | |||||||||
| - | in the game. | |||||||||
| - | A game in which an ineligible pitcher is used will be declared a forfeit immediately and | |||||||||
| play is ended. | ||||||||||
| - | Intentional walks are not permitted. | |||||||||
| - | Should a manager or coach direct a pitcher to intentionally walk a batter, they will be | |||||||||
| removed from the game immediately. | ||||||||||
| - | Should the same pitcher hit three (3) batters in an inning or five (5) in a game, that | |||||||||
| pitcher will be removed from the mound for the remainder of that game. | ||||||||||
| Stealing Home: | - | Runners may 'ONLY' steal home on a pass ball, wild pitch or a wild throw from the catcher | ||||||||
| back to the pitcher that the pitcher cannot catch. | ||||||||||
| - | Applies ONLY to the runner on 3rd base. | |||||||||
| - | Should any defensive player make or attempt to make a play on this runner or any other | |||||||||
| base runner's, the ball is live and play is in. | ||||||||||
| Sliding: | - | No head first sliding will be allowed. Diving back to a base head first is permitted. | ||||||||
| Throwing Equipment: | - | No throwing of equipment will be permitted either accidently or intentionally | ||||||||
| - | A player, manager or coach, once warned and repeats the act, will be removed from | |||||||||
| the game. | ||||||||||
| - | A batter throwing the bat after hitting the ball, will be given a warning. Should that | |||||||||
| batter repeat the act, that batter will be called out. | ||||||||||
| Ejection from Game: | - | Any Manager, Coach or Player ejected from a game, must serve a one (1) game | ||||||||
| suspension, which would be the next scheduled game. | ||||||||||