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2011 UMYBL General Baseball Playing Rules
Every player on the team roster must participate in each game. No player may sit out defensively more than one consecutive inning. Each player present at the beginning of the game shall be entered into a set batting order, and will remain in that batting position for the remainder of the game. Players arriving late will be placed at the end of the batting order.
Any player on the roster may pitch. A player once removed, as a pitcher may not pitch again in the same game.
The 10-Run Rule applies to all league games. The rule applies when at least 3 ½ innings of play have been completed and the trailing team has batted at least 4 times. This rule cannot be waived.
No metal spikes or metal cleats (12 years of age and under).
No new inning may be started after two [2] hours from the actual start time with the exception of playoff games. Even if the game is the last of the day on the field and no other games follow, this rule should be followed.
Any game that has completed one full inning of play and is not official, for all other reasons except time or darkness, will be played as a suspended game with all records, including pitching, counted for the week. Games called because of darkness or time will stand as a complete game regardless of number of innings completed.
If a game cannot be played because of the inability of either team to place nine players on the field before the game begins, this shall not be grounds for an automatic forfeit, but shall be referred to the board of directors for a decision. Our board has pre-determined that games will be started and or completed with eight [8] players. We should use players from a pool of players from the division below to make sure that 9 players could be fielded (i.e. American League can draw from the Rookie League for players).
Protests must be filed in writing within 24 hours of the completion of the game. The written protest must be submitted to a designated member of the rules committee. Please include both teams names, date of game played, coaches’ names, contact telephone numbers and description of protest. If possible, please state name of official umpiring game.
In the event of game cancellation, a designated league official shall have the responsibility of rescheduling the game and notifying coaches as to the time and field.In the event of a tie score, the game shall be recorded as a tie. For playoff seeding purposes only, please observe the following:
Assign league point system for determining best team record. A win is awarded two points, tie is one point and a loss is 0 point. Standings will be determined based on the following:(Points Earned) / (Potential Points Given # Of Games Played By Each Team)In the event of a tie, the team with the greatest winning percentage will be the higher seed.
Referring to the PONY /Cal Rule book, a manager or coach may have two defensive timeouts per inning. The third timeout in an inning requires removal of the pitcher. A manager or coach may only visit the pitcher three times in a game with the fourth visit requiring removal of the pitcher. Managers or coaches may not cross the foul lines during a defensive time out. No manager or base coach may touch a base runner. Referring to the PONY/Cal Rule Book, the umpire rules the play dead. The touched base runner is ruled out and other base runners must return to their original bases. Base coaches must stand in designated coaches’ boxes.All travel players must play their in-house games in order to be eligible for travel games. Any travel manager playing an ineligible player will be suspended for one game on first offense, and permanently suspended on second offense.
