CRAWFORDSVILLE YOUTH BASEBALL
ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT RULES
12 & Under
1.
A
player must be 12 years old or younger as of July 31, 2005.
2.
Players
must have participate din the league they are representing at this tournament.
3.
All
games will consist of six innings. No
inning shall begin after 1 hour and 45 minutes
of play. Inning
begins as soon as the 3rd out of the previous inning is made. Umpire’s watch is official. There will be no time limit on the
championship game.
4.
All
Players must be in full uniform and have a number of their shirt.
5.
Bases
are 70 feet.
6.
Pitching
distance is 48 feet.
7.
Lead-offs
by base runners are not allowed. A runner may leave his base after the ball
has crossed the plate.
8.
Batters
may run on a dropped third strike by the catcher provided that first base is
unoccupied or there are two outs.
9.
Each
starter may re-enter the game one time in his original batting position. Substitutes may not re-enter.
10.
Coaches
may substitute at their own discretion.
11.
Base
runners must slide or give themselves up on close plays at any base. If a runner runs over or collides with a
fielder in order to reach a base safely he will be called out and may be
removed from the game. No head first
slides allowed.
12.
A
pitcher is allowed two innings pitched per
game. A pitcher may not re-enter the
game as a pitcher. One pitch
constitutes an inning.
13.
A
game is considered complete when the team trailing has batted four times in the
event of weather, darkness, field conditions, time limit, or is trailing by 10
or more runs.
14.
A
game called because of weather, darkness, or field conditions and is not yet a
complete game will be restarted at the point of interrupted play (suspended
game).
15.
The
infield fly rule will be in effect.
16.
The
tournament director will handle all protests on the spot. There shall be no protests on judgment
calls. Excessive arguing by a coach
will not be allowed and may result in their removal from the game and premises.
17.
A
team will be in jeopardy of forfeiting a game if the conduct of their coaches
and/or fans gets out-of-hand. Be sure
that parents are aware of this rule.
18.
A
coin toss will take place 30 minutes prior to each game to determine the home
team. The home team gets choice of
dugouts.
19.
Each
team will then be allowed 10 minutes of infield/outfield pre-game practice time
(as long as it does not jeopardize the scheduled start
time of the game). No batting
practice is allowed on the fields at any time.
The home team shall go first (unless the coaches agree otherwise)
20.
A
pitcher is allowed five warm-up pitches or 1-1/2 minutes between innings. Eight pitches are allowed for a new
pitcher. Please hustle on and off the
field.
21.
A
coach is allowed two mound visits per inning.
A third visit must result in a pitching change.
22.
No
metal spiked allowed.
23.
Maximum
barrel size for bats is 2-1/4” (official Little League size).
24.
Tie
Breakers are as follows:
Head to head competition, if team you have played
Total runs allowed
Total net runs, runs scored minus runs allowed.
***No tobacco use on the diamonds or dugout area
***No alcoholic beverages are allowed on the
premises
June 22, 2005
