9U/10U WINTER BASEBALL RULES

1. No leadoffs

2. Stealing is allowed after the ball crosses the plate

3. No dropped third

4.  Pitchers can pitch no more then 5 innings per day(tournament rules will differ)

5. Big barreled bats are allowed

6. 7 runs max per inning. 6 innings or an hour and 15 minutes finish the inning

7. Can bat your  entire roster up to 12 players

8. Free substitutions

9. DH rule

10. On a second conference with pitcher, that pitcher must be removed from the game.

11. Bunting is allowed

12. All other rules are high school

13. Remember this is baseball in the winter. Have fun, Show good sportsmanship and set good examples for the kids. Players and/pr coaches can be dismissed fro the facility if deemed necessary.

14. 7 runs per inning

8U BASEBALL RULES

• 1. Five pitches or 3 strikes. Player can foul off the 5^th pitch until he hits or strikes out.
• 2. Coach pitchers must pitch from 30 feet and have at least one foot on the line before the pitch.
• 3. Batters are not awarded a base if hit by a pitch.
• 4. Coach pitchers must do everything they can to remove themselves from the play after the ball is hit.
• 5. Any ball that hits a coach pitcher is a dead ball and the pitch counts against the 5 pitch total.
• 6. No lead offs or stealing
• 7. No dropped third
• 8. Big barreled bats are allowed
• 9. No bunting
• 10. You can bat your entire roster
• 11. Free substitutions
• 12. 6 players in the field at a time
• 13. 6 innings or an hour and 15 minutes time limit finish the inning
• 14. Any batted ball that hits any of the net markers for 1b,2b,3b, and Hr without hitting a player in the field, will be awarded the appropriate hit. Any ground ball that hits the net is a live ball(runners run at own risk)
• 15. If the above batted ball hits a player before hitting a net marker, then it is a live ball and runners run at own risk.
• 16. If a ball hits the line between markers, the batter is awarded the higher of the two possible hits.
• 17. If the ball hits the ceiling it is a dead ball/foul ball
• 18.Remember this is baseball in the winter. Have fun, show good sportsmanship and set good examples for the kids playing. Coaches or players can be dismissed from the facility at any time if deemed necessary.
• 19.  7 Runs max per  inning
• 20. Player must be inside the baselines to call time.
• 21. Coin flip for home team

BLUE CHIP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL FIELD RULES

•1.     ANY BATTED BALL THAT HITS THE CEILING NET IN FRONT OF THE INFIELD MARKER WILL BE CONSIDERED A FOUL BALL.

•2.     ANY BATTED BALL THAT HITS THE CEILING NET BEYOND THE INFIELD MARKER IS A FAIR BALL AND IS AN OUT IF CAUGHT IN THE AIR AFTER HITTING SUCH NET.

•3.     RIGHT FIELD MARKERS

-ANY BATTED BALL THAT HITS THE LINES MARKING SINGLE, DOUBLE OR TRIPLE WILL BE AWARDED THE HIGHER OF THE THREE.

- ANY BATTED BALL THAT GOES ABOVE THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES MARKING  DOUBLES, WILL BE CONSIDERED A FOUL BALL

- ANY BATTED BALL THAT GOES ABOVE THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES MARKING HOMERUN WILL BE AWARDED EITHER A HOMERUN OR JUST A FAIR BALL ( AT THE UMPIRES DISCRETION) I.E... IS IT STILL GOING OUT?

- IF SAID BALL HITS THE LINE THEN THEY ARE AWARDED THE DOUBLE OR HOMERUN. (UMPIRES DISCRETION)

•4.     PLAYERS MUST WEAR TENNIS SHOES OR TURF SHOES.....NO CLEATS

•5.     THE BALL CAN NOT BE CAUGHT FOR AN OUT OFF OF THE FOUL TERRITORY NETS.

•6.     ALL OTHER NSA RULES FOR SOFTBALL AND HIGH SCHOOL RULES FOR BASEBALL  (12U+ ONLY) APPLY .

12U BASEBALL RULES

• 1. 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTE TIME LIMIT(FINISH THE INNING) OR 6 INNINGS
• 2. PITCHERS CAN PITCH NO MORE THEN 5 INNINGS IN A DAY OR 10 INNINGS IN 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
• 3. BIG BARRELLED BATS ARE ALLOWED
• 4. TEAMS MAY BAT THEIR ENTIRE ROSTER
• 5. FREE SUBSTITUTIONS
• 6. GAMES ARE 8 ON 8
• 7. 7 RUNS PER INNING PER TEAM MAX.
• 8. ON THE SECOND CONFERENCE WITH A PITCHER WITHIN THE SAME INNING, SAID PITCHER MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE GAME.