Southern Youth Baseball

Rookie RULES

• 90 MINUTE GAME TIME LIMIT, INNING STARTED WILL BE COMPLETED TO END GAME
• BAT ROSTER
• FREE SUBSTITUTION
• BATTERS CAN BUNT
• 5 PITCHES OR 3 SWINGS = OUT
• IF 3^RD STRIKE IS FOULED, BATTER CAN CONTINUE TO BAT UNTIL BALL IS PUT INTO PLAY OR 3^RD STRIKE IS RECORDED
• 7 RUNS PER INNING OR 3 OUTS
• 1 PITCHER – PITCHER MUST HAVE ONE FOOT IN DIRT OF PITCHER’S CIRCLE AND BEHIND PITCHING MACHINE
• PITCHER MUST WEAR HEART PROTECTED SUPPLIED BY LEAGUE
• DEFENSIVE TEAM SHOULD HAVE 6 INFIELDERS AND 4 OUTFIELDERS, OUTFIELDERS MUST BE IN GRASS
• COACH FEEDING PITCHING MACHINE CAN’T COACH BASE RUNNERS
• 4 COACHES THAT ARE CAL RIPKEN CERTIFIED
• TIME WILL BE CALLED OR PLAY IS DEAD WHEN LEAD RUNNER IS STOPPED
• NO COACH WILL BE ON PLAYING FIELD WHEN TEAM IS ON DEFENSE
• 1 COACH MUST STAY IN DUGOUT AT ALL TIMES
• LEAGUE WILL PROVIDE A GAME PITCHING MACHINE FOR EACH GAME
• STANDARD CAL RIPKEN BASEBALL RULES WILL GOVERN GAME OTHER THAN LISTED ABOVE

Addendum to Rules April 14, 2010

•  ALL TEAMS WILL PROVIDE (1) COACH THAT WILL SHAG BALLS WHEN THEIR TEAM IS ON DEFENSE.  COACH THAT IS SHAGGING BALLS CANNOT COACH WHILE IN THAT POSITION. COACH THAT IS SHAGGING BALLS SHOULD BE POSITIONED CLOSE TO HOME PLATE AND AGAINST THE FENCE.

•       A BATTED BALL THAT HITS PITCHING MACHINE OR COACH IN FIELD, WILL BE A DEAD BALL AND THE BATTER AWARDED ONE BASE. IF THERE ARE RUNNERS ON BASE THEY WILL BE FORCED TO ADVANCE ONE BASE. IF THEY ARE NOT FORCED, THEN THEY WILL REMAIN AT CURRENT POSITION ON BASE.

•   WHEN TEAM IS ON DEFENSE, COACHES THAT ARE NOT SHAGGING BALLS SHOULD BE IN DUGOUT OR JUST OUTSIDE OF THEIR DUGOUT IN FOUL TERRITORY NOT BEYOND 1^ST OR 3^RD BASE ON THEIR RESPECTIVE SIDE.

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