Holiday Tournament Rules

PORT HOPE “HOLIDAY” TOURNAMENT RULES

1. Basic ASA Rules apply.

2. All bats must be ASA approved.

3. Good sportsmanship and respect for others is expected by everyone.

4. No foul language.

5. No alcohol or tobacco on playing field or bench.

6. 4-ball/3 strike Mat Ball Tournament, 3^rd strike foul is out.

7. Time Limit: 1 hour, 15 minutes

8. Teams are expected to be at the game site & ready to play 30 minutes prior to game time.

9. Home Team Scorebook is the official book for games.

10. Fifteen (15) run mercy after 3 innings.

11. Twelve (12) run mercy rule after 5 innings.

12. NO discussion with judgment calls (balls, strikes, fair, foul, safe, out). Umpire decision is final!!

13. 5-Home Run limit per game. Any Home Run over 5 is an automatic out! Base runner only needs to advance to the next base on a homerun.

14. Any 10 ball players may play defense, (unlimited substitution for defense).

15. Each team can bat 10 plus an extra player, for a total of 11 hitters.

16. Pitcher gets 3-warm up pitches to start game & 1 between innings.

17. NO infield warm up ball between innings.

18. Batter-runner MUST use orange part of 1st base (to avoid/prevent collisions). If failure to do this and there is a collision the batter will be out.

19. LAST OUT courtesy runner (1 per inning). Additional runners will be allowed to prevent further injuries. Both teams will get this opportunity. Umpires decision.

20. If “dead meat” at any base… you are expected to slide and/or take yourself out of the play. Failure to do so could result in player disqualification. Umpire decision.

21. Tie Breaker: The last batter from the previous inning is placed (starts) on 2nd base. The game will continue for each full inning until a winner is determined.

22. Everyone is responsible for maintaining the “spirit & intent” of the rules and the purpose of this tournament.

23. Players play at their own risk. The tournament committee and property owners are not responsible for any injuries/death to anyone.

24. In the event of inclement weather the games may be suspended and/or a reduction of game time maybe instituted by the head umpire or the Tournament Director.

25. The games will continue at the point of interruption after the delay. Game time is forfeit time once play is resumed.

26. The manager of each team is responsible for any schedule changes. Please see Tournament Director.

27. If the tournament is cancelled due to weather, possible make-up dates will be determined by tournament director.

Gene Schuett Michael Bowman

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