1.       CATCHERS HELMETS :

Ø   ALL CATCHERS HELMENTS MUST HAVE FULL EAR PROTECTION (DUAL EAR FLAPS).

2.       METAL CLEATS :

Ø   Metal cleats are allowed in age groups U14. Teams who feel they need metal cleats are encouraged to purchase playing shoes with changeable studs (plastic, metal): NOT ALL TOURNAMENTS AND LEAGUES HAVE THE SAME RULES AS TO WHEN METAL CLEATS ARE ALLOWED.

3.       FIELD DIMENSIONS :

                                                Bases                Pitching

10/Under division:      65 feet              46 feet

12/Under division:       70 feet              50 feet 6 inches

4.       BAT RESTRICTIONS:

Ø   There shall be no weight or length restrictions applied to bats in any age or division.

5.       INNINGS:

                                                Game Length

10/Under division:      6 innings or one hour and forty five minutes absolute     

12/Under division:       6 innings or one hour and forty five minutes absolute     

6.       BATTING YOUR ROSTER :

Ø   ALL TEAMS shall bat their entire roster.

7.       COURTESY RUNNERS :

Ø   Courtesy Runners should be used for the catcher or pitcher only when there are two outs.   The player who was last called out shall be used as a courtesy runner.

8.       PLAYER BASE COACH :

Ø   A player base coach is required to wear a batting helmet.

9.       TOBACCO :

Ø   Use of tobacco or tobacco-like products within 250 feet of the dugout is prohibited for all players, coaches, spectators and team personnel (scorekeepers, attendants, etc.)

10.   TIME LIMITS:

Ø   A new inning may only start prior to completing one hour and forty five minutes.    

11.    MERCY RULES :

There will be a maximum of 8 runs per inning, regardless of how many outs a team has.

12.     CALLED GAME:

Ø   FORFEITED GAMES:

Ø   A game shall be forfeited to the offended team by the umpire when a team: Is unable to provide at least eight (8) players to start a game.

Ø   Can start with 8 players and finish with 7, with an out awarded in position of departed player.

Ø   Games will also be forfeited if a team fails to show up to a scheduled game.

13.     PITCHING RESTRICTIONS:

Ø    One pitch equals one (1) inning.

Column A: The number in this column represents the most innings a pitcher can pitch in one (1) day.   Example: In the 10U division, a pitcher may throw a maximum of five (5) innings in one (1) day.

            Division            A

            10U                  5          

            12U                  5          

14.   Defensive & Offensive Timeouts:

Ø   The LBL Fall league is an instructional league.   The coach may enter the field at any time to instruct the team.   A team has unlimited offensive and defensive time outs as long as in the time outs are instructional time outs.

15.   Balks:

Ø   A pitcher who commits a balk will be given two warning and counseled by the umpire regarding his mistake for 10/U and 12/U divisions.

10/Under division:      2 warning per pitcher              

12/Under division:       2 warning per pitcher

16.   Miscellaneous / Clarification Rules:

Ø   If a pitcher hits 3 batters during the same game, the pitcher must be removed as a pitcher for the rest of the game.

Ø   Noisemakers that may interfere with the playing of the contest are strictly prohibited. Drums, cowbells, whistles, megaphones, similar noisemakers, air horn, and noise making activities are prohibited.

Ø   Players will be encouraged to slide on close plays. If there is, in the umpire’s judgment, more than incidental physical contact on a play at a base the runner will be declared out. This is an “avoid contact” rule, not a “must slide rule”. Thus a player will not automatically be called out simply for making contact with a fielder.

17.   PRE-GAME WARM-UPS :

Ø   No warm-ups will be allowed on the infield.  

The following league ejection and suspension policies will be in effect for all games.

DEFINITION OF TERMS:

EJECTION: A penalty for un-sportsmanlike conduct or other violation penalized by ejection as outlined by NFHS baseball rules. An ejection is served during the game in which the ejection occurred.

SUSPENSION: A penalty for un-sportsmanlike or other inappropriate conduct. The

League Competitive Committee governs suspensions. A player, coach, or other person associated with a team may be suspended even if they haven’t been previously ejected.

SUSPENSIONS & EJECTIONS:

COACH: A coach or other person associated with the team, who is ejected from any league game, will be suspended for a minimum of one (1) additional game.

PLAYERS: All players who are ejected from any league game will be suspended for a minimum of one (1) additional game.