| Henderson PCMA | ||||||||||
| 9/10 Year Old League | ||||||||||
| Ground Rules Regular Season | ||||||||||
| 1. Time Limit of Game: | Time starts when the first batter steps into the batter's box. | |||||||||
| - | No new inning will start after 1 hour & 30 minutes has elapsed from the start time. | |||||||||
| - | Umpire is responsible for keeping the official time of the game. | |||||||||
| 2. Slaughter Rule: | All games will end if either team has a ten(10) run lead at the end of an official game. | |||||||||
| 3. Batting: | All players shall be entered in the batting line up. | |||||||||
| - | A teams at bat ends when three (3) outs are recorded or five (5) runs are scored. | |||||||||
| - | The five (5) runs per at bat applies to the first five (5) innings only. | |||||||||
| - | Play continues in the sixth inning until three (3) outs are recorded or home team takes the lead. | |||||||||
| 4. Fake Bunt | There will be no 'fake bunting' allowed (batter squares around to show bunt then pulls the bat | |||||||||
| back and swings) | ||||||||||
| - | Any batter faking a bunt and then swinging will be called out and ejected from the game. | |||||||||
| - | The Coach of the ejected player 'Must' meet with the Board immediately following the game to | |||||||||
| explain the actions of his player. | ||||||||||
| 5. Player Requirements | Each team must have eight (8) players for a game to begin. | |||||||||
| - | If requirements are not met the game is a forfeit. | |||||||||
| - | Once game has begun, a team may continue even if the number of player falls below eight (8). | |||||||||
| - | Players leaving due to illness or injury are not considered an out in the batting order. | |||||||||
| - | Players leaving for any other reason are considered an out in the batting order. | |||||||||
| - | Players arriving after the start of the game must be added to the bottom of the batting order. | |||||||||
| - | No player may be added after the first pitch of the third (3rd) inning. | |||||||||
| 6. Playing Time: | Each player will play a minimum of three (3) consecutive outs & at least one (1) at bat, each game. | |||||||||
| - | There is Free substitution | |||||||||
| 7. Pitching: | Pitchers may pitch a maximum of three (3) consecutive innings per game. | |||||||||
| - | Pitchers may pitch a maximum of six (6) innings in a calendar week. (Monday thru Sunday) | |||||||||
| - | 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 remained in the game. | ||||||||||
| - | A pitcher removed from the mound on the second visit in the same inning cannot return to the | |||||||||
| to the mound as a pitcher during that game. | ||||||||||
| - | Games in which an ineligible pitcher is used, is declared a forfeit immediately and play is ended. | |||||||||
| - | Intentional walks are NOT permitted. | |||||||||
| - | Should the same pitcher hit three (3) batters in one (1) inning or five (5) in a game, that pitcher | |||||||||
| will be removed from the mound for the remainder of that game. | ||||||||||
| 8. 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. | ||||||||||
| 9. Throwing Equip: | Players intentially throwing equipment will be given a warning for first offense. | |||||||||
| - | Second offense in the same game will result in ejection from the game. | |||||||||
| 10. The Coach: | Must not enter the playing field (cross either foul line), at ANY time without first being given | |||||||||
| a time out by the umpire. | ||||||||||
| - | Should a coach enter onto the field (crossing either foul line) without first being given | |||||||||
| a time out by the umpire, the coach will be automatically ejected from the game. | ||||||||||
| 11. Ejection: | Any coach or player ejected from a game will serve a one (1) game suspension, which will be the | |||||||||
| next scheduled game. | ||||||||||