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PORT HOPE “OLD-STARS” TOURNAMENT RULES 1. If age of player is challenged: Player must have proper I.D. to confirm age (driver license). If under age player is discovered; Penalty: Player disqualification from the game and tournament… w/possibility team could forfeit the game. 2. Basic ASA Rules apply. 3. 4-ball/3-strike Mat Ball Tournament. Due to time restraints the 3/2 count maybe instituted. 4. Teams are expected to be at the game site & ready to play 30 minutes prior to game time. 5. Home scorebook is the official book games. 6. NO NEW inning can start after 1-hour and 10-minutes. 7. MERCY RULE: fifteen (15) runs after 3 innings and ten (10) runs after 5 innings. 8. NO discussion with judgment calls (balls, strikes, fair, foul, safe, out). Umpire decision is final!! 9. Foul Ball Rule: Third strike foul and the batter is out! 10. 5-Home Run limit per game. Any Home Run over 5 is an automatic out! All bats must be ASA approved. Base runner only needs to advance to the next base on a homerun. 11. Each team may bat 13 players. 12. Any 10 ball players may play defense, (unlimited substitution for defense). 13. 3rd base line will have a 30 ft. commit line from 3rd base. If a base runner steps on or goes past this line they may not return to 3rd base… they must proceed to home plate line. 14. 1st base line will extend past home plate for a home plate line and the base runners will be required to use this line and not home base/mat. If the defensive player or catcher has possession of the ball while contacting home plate after the runner crosses the commit line the runner will be automatically forced out. Runner is expected to avoid contact with the defensive player. 15. NO metal spikes. 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 (2 per inning). Additional runners will be allowed to prevent further injuries. Both teams will get this opportunity. Umpires decision. 20. Relaxed/Courtesy step will be allowed for all base runners. 21. If “dead meat” at any base… you are expected to slide and/or take yourself out of the play. 22. 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. 23. Good sportsmanship and respect for others is expected by everyone. 24. Everyone is responsible for maintaining the “spirit & intent” of the rules and the purpose of this tournament. 25. Players play at their own risk. The tournament committee and property owners are not responsible for any injuries/death to anyone. 26. 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. 27. The games will continue at the point of interruption after the delay. Game time is forfeit time once play is resumed. 28. The manager of each team is responsible for any schedule changes. Please see Tournament Director. Tournament Directors: Gene Schuett: Cell:989-670-6200 WWW.PORTHOPEMICH.COM |