Bring the Heat TOURNEY RULES

 

1. 3 Game Format per team: Flight pools, followed by a single elimination Championship Round

 

a) This is a pool/ flight tournament

 

b) Teams are guaranteed 3 games.

 

c)

 

ALL BRACKETS ARE POSTED ONLINE AT

 

WWW.LEAGUELINEUP.COM/PARMAHEAT.

 

d) An attempt will be made to play all games during the weekend in case of inclement

 

weather. Format may be altered to get the Tournament in.

 

e) Therefore any team must be available to play at any time during the weekend of the

 

tourney to accommodate inclement weather.

 

f) Eligibility - Any player who before May 1st, reaches the next highest age

 

classification, shall not be eligible to play in the lower age group.

g) No Metal Spikes Allowed- (13u and 14u metal spikes are permitted)

 

H) 14u BBCOR BATS ARE ONLY PERMITTED or -5 drop only

 

2. If games are cancelled the following return policy will be utilized:

 

a) If a team plays 0 or 1 game they will be refunded $125. Teams that were early registration will be refunded $75

 

b) If a team plays 2 or more games they will be refunded $0

 

c) Refunds will only be made to teams if games are canceled by the tourney director’s

 

discretion.

 

d) If a team forfeits a game, they will not be refunded any of their entry fee

 

e) No refunds if a team cancels 30 days before the tourney.

WE FOLLOW OHSAA RULES. UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE

 

3. INNINGS

 

a) All games will be 6 innings

 

b) Games ending in a tie after the time limit or 6 innings will be determined by using the

 

Texas Shootout Format

 

c) 18. Tie-Breaker System: If a game is tied after all innings have been completed,

 

tie-breaker rule will go into effect. Each team puts the batter who is scheduled to

 

bat last in that respective half of the inning on second base and plays

 

out a full inning. This happens until the tie is broken and the game is complete.

 

d) A 2 hour Time-Limit will be used. No new inning may start after 2 hours except the

 

Championship Game.

 

3a. Tiebreakers

 

a) Head to Head

 

b) Runs Allowed

 

c) Total Runs Scored

 

d) Run Differential

 

e) Coin Toss

 

If three teams or more have the same record, the first tiebreaker would be Runs allowed.

 

3b. All Forfeit scores are 10-0

 

Mercy Rules.

 

a)10 runs after 4 innings, 8 runs after 5 innings and a 15 run after 3 innings will be in effect

 

4. Home Team

 

a) Will be determined by a coin toss during flight play. The higher Seed in the Tournament

 

format will be the Home Team

 

5a. Teamsa)

 

TEAMS MUST BE WARMED UP AND READY TO PLAY AT 20 MINUTES BEFORE

 

THEIR START TIME. THERE WILL BE NO INFIELD PRIOR TO YOUR GAME. HAVE

 

YOUR PITCHERS READY TO GO.

Teams can start with 8 players and if the 9th player shows to the game after the start he goes to the end of the lineup.

 

6. Additional Hitter

 

a) Will be used in this tournament

 

b) This will give a team a ten (10) player line-up that must be declared before the start of the

 

game and used the remainder of the game. The player in the AH position, while not actually

 

playing a defensive position, will be treated as such for substitution purposes.

 

c) All players can move freely in defensive positions – the AH is considered a defensive

 

position.

 

d) You can complete game with 9 players if an injury occurs. An out will be recorded when

 

the injured players spot in the lineup is up…

 

7. Re-entry

 

a) Is allowed for Starters Only

 

7a. Continuous Batting Lineup will be permitted must be declared before the game, if any

player gets hurt or for any reason must leave the game the player’s spot in the lineup is

 

an automatic out when he comes up to bat

 

 

8. Bases

 

8U (43’mound - 60’ bases).

9U & 10U (43’mound - 65’ bases).

11U & 12U (50’mound - 70’ bases).

13u (54’mound – 80 bases)

14u (60’ mound – 90 bases)

 

Pitching Rules for all age groups

 

a) If a pitcher leaves the game for a pinch-hitter or pinch-runner, he may not pitch again

in the game, but may re-enter in a non-pitching position.

 

b) Once the pitcher is taken out of pitcher position he cannot go back in to pitch that

 

game!!!

 

c) BALKS there will be 1 warning per pitcher in ages 10u-12u and no warnings for 13u

 

and 14u

 

d) THERE IS NO INNING OR PITCHING RESTRICTIONS

 

10. Protests

 

a) THERE IS NO PROTESTS IN THIS TOURNAMENT.

 

11. Official Score

 

a) Home team will be official scorekeeper.

 

. TEXT AND CALL 440-487-4233 if no one is available to take your score, include

 

age group score and both teams in text.

 

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10a. Official Game

 

a) An official game is 3 1/2 innings if the home team is winning or 4  innings if the visiting

 

team is winning. Games stopped due to weather or darkness prior to an official game will

 

be considered suspended and continued from that point of play. Games stopped during

 

the inning due to weather or darkness after it's an official game, will revert back to the

 

last completed inning, unless doing so would take away a win or tie from the home team.

 

12. Speed Up Rule

 

a)Speed up rules may be used for the catcher at any time. The last batter that made

 

the out may run for your catcher at any time, but it is not mandatory

Teams may use a courtesy runner for the catcher of the previous inning. tthe The runner

 

must be the last batted out. only used 1 time per inning.

 

13. Profanity or misconduct by a player, coach or manager will not be tolerated and may result in

 

his or her ejection from the game and dismissal from the tournament.

 

14. Rosters

 

a) AN OFFICIAL ROSTER with the player’s number, first name, last name, and birth

 

date, MUST BE TURNED IN BEFORE THEIR FIRST GAME

 

b) Birth Certificates should be present with the coach at all times during tournament

 

play.

 

c) Teams must have a copy of Team Insurance.

 

15. AMENDED RULES FOR 9 YEAR OLDS

 

a)In addition to the attached tournament rules, the 9-year-old division will follow these

 

special amended rules: No Balks

 

No leadoffs. Stealing is allowed after the ball crosses home plate. If a player leaves the

 

base early, he will be sent back and a warning will be given to the team by the umpire. Future

 

infractions by the team will result in the player being called out without a warning.

 

1. Dropped third strike: The batter is automatically out and may not run to first base.

 

If there is a runner on base, he may advance to the next base except on the third

 

out, which would end the inning. You can’t score from third base when a dropped

third strike is the third out of the inning.

 

16. Amended Rules for the 8u KID PITCH Division

 

a) 8U Division is NOT permitted to steal any base.

b) Infield fly rule is in effect.

c) Continuous Batting Order is Permitted

 

 

17. Amended Rules for the 8u Coach PITCH division

 

Teams will use the batting orders as stated earlier in the rules. Bat 9 or 10 or continuous batting.

 

Batting ends after 3 outs are made or 6 runs are scored. Batters are permitted 3 strikes (a strike is called

 

when a player swings at a pitched ball); a second 3rd strike foul ball is considered an out. Each batter is

 

allowed only 5 pitches. The ball is considered dead when in possession of the pitcher, or player within the

 

pitching circle, or when a fielder intentionally throws the ball to the pitcher (regardless of whether the pitcher

 

catches the ball). If a runner is more than half way to a base before the ball enters the circle, then the runner

 

can finish running to the base. Six runs or 3 outs constitute an inning. Teams must exchange batting lineups

 

before games.

 

16. The adult pitcher must pitch from the pitching rubber, with no exceptions. This was changed for safety

 

reasons. The kid pitcher must stand to the side of the adult pitcher and in the circle. The adult pitcher is not

 

allowed to field the ball. If the adult pitcher fields the ball the batter will be called out and the base runners

 

must return to where they started. The adult pitcher is only allowed to defend him/herself and is expected to

 

move out of the way if at all possible. All boys coach pitch pitchers must pitch over-hand

 

THERE SHALL BE 3 OUTFIELDERS AND MUST BE POSITIONED 10 FEET

 

BEHIND THE INFIELDERS.

 

 19. Leading off and stealing are not permitted. If a base runner is called out the runner must return

to the dugout and is not allowed to run the bases. A team whose batter slings a bat will

 

receive on the first incidence a warning. The second incidence by any batter will

 

be an out, and the ball is dead with no runners advancing.

 

On a hit ball that is in fair territory, runners cannot advance once the ball is thrown back to the

 

pitching circle.

 

6. A runner that is halfway toward the next base will be awarded that base. This halfway rule will

 

be the judgment of the umpire

 

COACHES

 

 Offensively, only base coaches and the coach pitcher will take positions on the

 

playing field during a game. The base coaches only may instruct the base runners,

 

THE COACH/PITCHER IS NOT ALLOWED TO INSTRUCT BASE

 

RUNNERS.

 

 Defensively, a coach may be positioned on each foul line in the outfield-coaching

 

box. An outfield-coaching box must be marked half way from the outfield fence

 

and third base. The outfield coach in confined to coaching the outfielders only. A

 

coach in violation of the coaching box rule will be confined to the dug out in

 

violation of this rule. At no time may the coach step onto the playing field except

 

in case of obvious injury.

 

 Base Coaches may not have physical contact with runners while the ball is alive

 

and in play. Penalty is runner is out.

 

SPEED UP RULES

 

 Speed up rules may be used for the catcher at any time. The last batter that made

 

the out may run for your catcher at any time, but it is not mandatory

 

16. Decisions: Tournament Director shall have final decision on all tournament

 

questions, and has the authority to change the format in case of weather.