. If two teams have previously matched up in pool play, lower seeds may be switched to provide teams with new opponents for the first round of bracket play. Here's the Pitch Stats Mature arms have to pitch a ball 60 feet, 6 inches from the plate on a mound 10 inches high. AGE DIVISION ONE DAY MAXIMUM TO PITCH At any time, the offensive team may use a courtesy runner for the pitcher and catcher of record from the previous inning on defense. If not, the individual can be suspended from USSSA activities for using or owning an altered bat. The objective of USSSA Rec Baseball shall be to organize and promote youth and adult baseball, to perpetuate the interest and love of the game. Pitching Circle: There shall be a ten (10) foot diameter circle with the front edge at forty-two (42) feet from the rear point of home plate. In age divisions 13U and older, traditional metal baseball spikes shall be permitted. Replacing the grip, adding tape or adding a build up to the handle is not considered altering a bat. Uniform numbers cannot be protested. Director reserves the right to enact pool protection at their discretion. An imposed Mercy (run) Rule shall be used to complete a regulation game when one teams margin of lead is greater than or equal to the listed run differential in the corresponding listed start inning. Outs recorded during a game that ends in forfeit shall count towards a pitchers innings limits. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL CONCUSSION LAWS: USSSA, as a sanctioning body of athletic events, shares the concerns being raised on a national and local level regarding concussions and concussion symptoms in participants, coaches/managers and umpires/referees in USSSA sanctioned activities. Adopted Spring 2022 . If at any time, a courtesy runner is determined to be ineligible, a proper replacement pursuant to these rules (if available) shall be used without penalty. %PDF-1.7 6/13 - Pool protection was used on the following seeds: The following are the only wood composite bats allowed: AAA Pro Maple Baum Bat (Gold & White editions), AAA Pro Ash Baum Bat (Gold & White editions). If an end plug has come out or the knob has come off, the only way that such bat is legal in USSSA play, is if the knob or end cap is replaced by the manufacturer. The Panther Baseball Club 7U. It will be posted on our website: eabaseball.com Championship games will be played with regular extra innings through the time limit. Protests will be heard and ruled on by a tournament committee. A player that is found to be illegal due to an age violation during or after a league or tournament game, shall result in the offending team losing the game(s), team and player being ejected from the tournament, team being placed last in the standings and forfeiting all awards, points, sponsors travel money, and berths that would have been or have been awarded. Championship Round/Playoffs: 12.01.C. Both head coaches and the umpire will have a brief meeting before the game to discuss/review any rules and/or answer any questions. cannot be resumed it is a regulation game if: For a six (6) inning game, if three (3) innings have been played or if. A regulation game consists of six (6) innings for age divisions 4U 12U and seven (7) innings for age divisions 13U and older, unless the game is: Extended because the score is tied after the completion of the regulation number of innings, in which case, play shall continue until the visiting team has scored more total runs than the home team at the end of a completed inning, or the home team scores the winning run in an uncompleted inning. All pitchers must adhere to the pitch count rest requirements before pitching in another tournament game. The DH must be listed next to or under the player he is batting for in lineup. A player, spectator, fan or coach ejection carries removal from that game only. Players, coaches, managers, fans, spectators, or sponsors threatening an umpire, tournament official, associate director, or associate officer with physical harm. Pitching mound visits will remain 2 coaches visits per inning, with the second coaches visit to the same pitcher in the same inning resulting in a pitching change. Pitch Smart | Guidelines | MLB.com Any player, coach, manager, sponsor or spectator leaving their position or base, in the field, on the bench, in the dugout area or grandstands to participate in a fight, brawl or altercation shall be immediately ejected from the game and may be disbarred / suspended. equipment rules. A protest may be filed at any point after the pitcher in violation records any out beyond his legal limit AND while the pitcher in violation is in the game as the pitcher of record. Safety Arc: There shall be a thirty (30) foot arc drawn from first (1st) baseline to third (3rd) baseline in front of home plate. If a game is stopped, the game must start within 1 hour of the stop in play. Players who turn 8 prior to May 1 of the current season are not eligible. Rule 8.20 Comment: When a runner stands off a base and jukes or feints back and forth, this is to be interpreted as not attempting to advance and Time shall be called. Doubleheaders - Each team will be home one game. Shortened because the home team needs none of its half of the last inning or only a fraction of it to win. The tournament director can extend the 1 hour if there are extenuating circumstances, i.e. Any coach, manager, sponsor or spectator ejected from a game shall immediately remove themselves from the vicinity of the playing field and / or grandstands for the remainder of the game. A runner is out for leaving the base before the ball is hit or reaches home plate. Time shall be called as soon as the lead runner is not attempting to advance. In the event any item is not covered in these rules or NFHS rules, the tournament committee will make the fairest possible ruling and that ruling will be final! If necessary, a team may be forced to forfeit a game and / or be removed from the league / tournament. ONE DAY MAXIMUM TO PITCH THE NEXT DAY: The maximum number of innings a player can legally pitch in one (1) day and still pitch the next day. Whenever a tag play is evident, a runner must slide or seek to avoid contact with the fielder and / or catcher. The Shamrock Spectacular III (7:00 AM - 4:00 PM) is a USSSA Fast Pitch event in Wilkes Barre, PA and will be held from 03/12/2023 to 03/12/2023 These policies, if any, shall be recognized and enforced during USSSA events. Local facilities may have stricter policies prohibiting tobacco from facility and parking areas. You may bat 9,10,11 players or bat your entire roster. Players who turn 15 prior to May 1 of the current season are not eligible. You must declare at the start of the game, and once the first pitch has been thrown the lineup is locked, and the number of batters may not be changed. PDF Top Gun Baseball Rules The owner and / or user may either: Withhold the bat from inspection and accept an immediate two-year (automatic life time for second time offenders pursuant to USSSA Rule 13.02.C.1 and / or 13.02.C.2) suspension from USSSA sanctioned activities with no right to appeal; or, 13.02.C.1(b). All players must be listed on the official roster prior to the first game. These Tie Breakers will be for all events: Qualifying, State and World Series. Any spectator, coach, manager, or player who is ejected for the second time during the tournament will be eliminated from participating for the remainder of the tournament. The game is over, when the opposing team is mathematically eliminated from scoring enough runs to win or tie the game. A player who is in violation of the USSSA Constitution or the Official Baseball National By-laws & Rules shall be an illegal player. Once the player has appeared in a game, the player may NOT participate with another team in the same weekend, regardless of age division or classification. Games that for any reason extend past midnight (12:00 AM) or start late at night, past midnight (12:00 AM) and are completed before the teams take the night break, shall count as being played on the scheduled day. For example, while bats shall surely get dirt on them under normal use and may have pine tar added to the grip, if the dirt or pine tar obscures Key Graphic Information or adds to the thickness of the bat, such bats cannot be used in USSSA play until the dirt or pine tar has been removed to the extent necessary to make all such Key Graphic Information readable and the bat not have increased thickness. In addition to the player being suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct, coaches of youth teams may also be so suspended when their players attempt to bat with such bats. The bat has had the surface of the barrel or the taper changed in any way such as by addition of graphics, painting, repainting, removal of bat material or paint by any means including but not limited to sandpapering or applying a solvent to the surface such as fingernail polish remover or by any other means. If the last pitch is fouled, the batter gets an additional pitch. For example, even if the only graphics that have worn off are not Key Graphic Information and are only items such as the patent no., a manufacturer logo, or the approval mark of another association, the bat should be removed from play for being too worn. If both parents are suspended, the player even after his suspension has ended pursuant to USSSA Rules 13.02.C.1 and/or13.02.C.2 cannot participate in USSSA sanctioned activities until the suspension of one of the players parents has also ended or until the player reaches the age of eighteen (18) years old. It shall be the League / Tournament Directors responsibility regarding uniform legality. ONLYTWOschool grade exemptions per team will be allowed for players who are in the 3rd grade who turn 10 years old before May 1st, 2023. The batter shall receive a maximum of six (6) pitches or three (3) swinging strikes. Youth Player Altered Bats: The parents or legal guardians of a youth player suspended pursuant to USSSA Rules 13.02.C.1 and / or 13.02.C.2 may be suspended for any time period, including life, from all USSSA sanctioned activities. All offensive players shall use a double ear-flap batting helmet whenever at bat, on deck, on base or any other time outside of the dugout and the ball is live and in play. 2023 10U PGBA MARCH BATTLE OF THE BATS (AA) Event Schedule | Perfect Game All leagues and tournaments played under the jurisdiction and administration of USSSA Baseball shall utilize Umpires who are registered with the Association. 14U-18U Divisions The DH can bat for any defensive player (not just the pitcher, as in some leagues). Teams may start and end a game with no less than 8 players. school grade exemptions per team will be allowed for players who are in the 2nd grade who turn 9 years old before May 1st, 2023. Please view the Pitching Report on the event page to see what pitching rules are being for events. All players have full pitching eligibility beginning at each level of tournament competition. In enforcing this rule, the home team shall not bat if they are winning and the mercy requirement is met prior to the start of the bottom half of the listed inning. <>/Metadata 1146 0 R/ViewerPreferences 1147 0 R>> ONE DAY MAXIMUM: The maximum number of innings a player can legally pitch in one (1) day. The Protest fee shall be $100.00 CASH. 10U Division- Players who turn 11 prior to May 1 of the current season are not eligible unless they are in the 3th grade. If the act continues after the warning, the offending teams manager shall be ejected. If the Manufacturer or the USSSA Altered Bat Committee Chairman determines that the bat has been altered, the Altered Bat Committee Chairman in consultation with the Director who inspected the bat at the USSSA facility may suspend a first-time offender for up to five (5) years from USSSA play. All USSSA marked bats made by a USSSA approved manufacturer must be available to the public for purchase. However, those players must be born on/after January 1, 2016 to be eligible, THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCOUTING ORGANIZATION. 13U: Games will be be played on 54x80 or 60x90 as specified per event, 14U: All Core events (Red Flag) will be played on 60x90. Such pressure would include, but is not limited to, compressing the bat, rolling the bat, vicing the bat or hitting the bat against an object such as a tree or pole. , the following bats may not be used in Perfect Game events: 2017 Demarini CF Zen Zero Dark 2 3/4" (-10)**, Louisville Slugger Blue Meta Composite (33/30 model only), 2018 Dirty South Kamo BB KA 8 (30/22, 31/21, 32/22, 31/23, 32/24 only), (Easton) Ghost X (30/20 only - USA Baseball Marked), 2022 Stinger Missile 2 - (33/30 model only). A suspended game will resume where the game was halted. The bases are 70 feet apart in the Majors division for players 12 and under. For the season, Keith Hagman set the record for the highest average in College Baseball with 551 points. Fair Ball Arc: There shall be a twenty (20) foot arc drawn from first (1st) baseline to third (3rd) baseline in front of home plate. Shamrock Spectacular I ( 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM) (2023) - USSSA 13.02.C.9(c), No bat is legal for USSSA sanctioned play, if the paint has been worn through and the actual bat material is showing. Without a written medical written clearance from a licensed medical doctor to return to play, such persons will not be allowed to return to the USSSA playing field in a USSSA sanctioned event. Players born on/after May 1, 2013are eligible. If such violation is the last recorded out of the game, the protest MUST be filed prior to the Umpires and the protesting team leaving the field of play. A player ejected while roster batting will result in the team losing that player for the entire game. Protests for pitching limitations are permissible for non-DiamondKast events only. ONLYTWOschool grade exemptions per team will be allowed for players who are in the 4th grade who turn 11 years old before May 1st, 2023. Please double check your events specific bat restrictions as some events have stricter bat restrictions. Leagues may have multiple All-Star teams in any age division. Whenever a tag play is evident, a runner must slide or seek to avoid contact with the fielder and / or catcher. Official USSSA Baseball National By-Laws and Rules. (Run Rules still apply). We feel as though coaches are responsible for kids arm safety not OTC Sports. Upon becoming aware that a participant, coach/manager or official/umpire/referee has received a suspected concussion (or has been struck in the head area with any significant force), a USSSA official/umpire/referee or director will have that person removed from the playing field of any USSSA sanctioned event. PDF MINORS (9u/10u) RULES and/or enhancement to the rules - SportsEngine If Key Graphic Information about a bat cannot be read, the bat should not be used in USSSA play. Umpires shall work to settle all situations on the field. This organization shall be known as USSSA Rec Baseball. The ball is dead and the runner is called out. If such violation is the last recorded out of the game, the protest MUST be filed prior to the Umpires and the protesting team leaving the field of play. 8u Machine Pitch Specific Rules; 8u Kid Pitch Specific Rules; 7-8u Coach Pitch . The use of ANY tobacco or any electronic smoking devices such as e-cigarettes, vape pens or atomizers shall be prohibited by all participants (including but not limited to players, manager, coaches, umpires) within the confines of the playing field and dugouts. Players on a regular season team may pitch in any game during the regular season subject to limitations. 2 0 obj Daily Limits 7U-8U: Daily max is 15 outs OR 50 pitches. A team will take an out in the absent 9. A player that pitches more than three (3) innings in one day MUST rest the next day. Withhold the bat from inspection and accept an immediate two-year (automatic life time for second time offenders pursuant to USSSA Rule 13.02.C.1 and / or 13.02.C.2) suspension from USSSA sanctioned activities with no right to appeal; or, Withhold the bat from further examination by the USSSA Altered Bat Committee Chairman or Manufacturer and accept an immediate two-year (up to life time for second time offenders pursuant to USSSA Rules 13.02.C.1 and / or 13.02.C.2) suspension from USSSA sanctioned activities with no right to appeal; or, Allow the Director to send the bat to the USSSA Altered Bat Committee Chairman and / or Manufacturer for a determination as to whether or not the bat is altered.