Rules & Tie-breakers

May 18, 2022

Text scores to your age coordinator

Varsity Divison - Ed McKenna 631-478-8463

14U-Ken Kneisel - 347-234-8385

13U- Mike Tehan 516-659-2401

12U- Jay Spahn 631-807-5259

11U-Joe D’Addario-631-766-6979 

9U-Bill Stahlman 631-807-7944

For this tournament H.S. Federation Rules apply with the following below exceptions, if any:

Infield fly rule applies at all ages.  At all ages, ballplayers must slide, or avoid contact. At ages 9-11, there is no head first sliding allowed, only back to bases.  At ages 12-JV head first sliding is allowed.  At all ages, a courtesy runner MAY be employed for the catcher (not pitchers) at any time, the substitute runner is a reserve player not in the game or the last batted out.

There are no pitching restrictions for the tournament.  Please use good sound judgment in caring for your players health, including their throwing arms!

9U age division-the bases are set at  60/46 ft bases/mound.  No stealing home plate  

At ages 9-12, no slashing is allowed (fake bunt/swinging).

At age 11/12 the playing distance is 75/51 ft bases/mound.  

At age 11-13 there is a 1 balk warning, per pitcher.  JV division there is NO balk warning.  

Age 13, 14, and JV division games are 7 innings. Ages 9-12 play 6 innings

This is a wood bat tournament.  WOOD BATS

In Pool Play, home team is decided by coin toss at the pre-game umpires meeting. No extra innings in pool play. 

In finals and consolation games, the higher seed is the home team.

Universal Batting orders are managers choice - unlimited EHs.

JV division the use of "a," meaning one, DH is also allowed, in addition to any EHs.  The DH is wed to the player that he is hitting for, so if the DH enters the game the player for whom he was originally fielding/pitching for must come out of the game & can only be reentered for the DH who is then out of the game for good upon substitution.

Baseball is One hour, 45 minute hr time limit - No inning may start one hour & forty five minutes after the official start time of the game. Ties are allowed in pool play games, no extra innings.  Playoffs games will be played until there is a winner.  There is no time limit in championship games. 

 

NO INFIELD PRACTICE ON ANY DIRT FIELD BEFORE GAMES

Softball has a time limit of One Hour Thirty Minutes

The run rules for all ages are 12 after 3, 10 after 4 (home team still bats) & 8 after 5 innings. Drop dead when run rule reached after 4 innings.  Run rules still apply in all playoff games. 

Teams must email/text scores w/n 1 hr after ea. game is complete.  Scores will be updated on our website. 

Tie- Breakers are: (1) Head to Head, (2) Wins (3) Runs Against, (3) Runs Differential, (4) Coin Flip  A win is worth 4 pts, a tie is worth 2 pts, a loss is worth 1 point  

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There are no metal spikes on Any Turf Field.  Turf shoes or sneakers ONLY. NO SUNFLOWER SEEDS ON ANY TURF FIELD

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Rosters - Rosters should be submitted at least 7 days prior to the beginning of the event by email, mail or fax. Rosters must be submitted prior to tournaments start. No player may be added to the roster once the tournament has begun unless it is approved by the Tournament Coordinator.

Birth Certificates- Birth certificates must be supplied if requested and should be on-hand during the tournament. Any issues regarding a player’s age MUST BE addressed by a team manager prior to or during a tournament game. Questioning a player’s age following the completion of a game is NOT an acceptable form of protest. NOTE: Any team violating this rule will automatically receive a forfeit for such game and any other game (said player) had played in previously. The violating team will also be subject to any other disciplinary actions taken by the tournament director.  Exceptions, are permitted if approved and at the discretion of the Tournament board, particularly in the above age brackets 13-15 & will only be exercised in an effort to create competitive full brackets, as necessary.

Team Insurance- Each team is required to carry its own insurance, naming, the following as additional insureds on certificates of insurance to be provided to the tournament director: (1) Town of Islip, 50 Irish Lane, East Islip, NY11730; (2) East Islip School District, 1 Gariepy Lane, Islip Terrace, NY 11752; (3) Islip Travel Baseball, P.O. Box 132, East Islip, NY 11730  Certificates of insurance, indicating Proof of insurance should be submitted 5 days prior to the start of the tournament, but must be submitted prior to the first game.

Weather Related Tournament Refund Policy


No Games Played: 75% Refund

One Game Played: 50% Refund

Two or More Games Played: No Refund