RULE 10.00 – SPORTSMANSHIP & EJECTIONS

10.01 All managers, coaches, sponsors, spectators and players shall be expected to conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner at all times. Any manager, coach, sponsor, spectator or player whose conduct is unbecoming or abusive shall at a minimum be reprimanded with a warning and if warranted, the offending party shall be ejected from the game at the discretion of the Umpire(s) and / or the League / Tournament Director.

10.02 Any manager, coach, sponsor, spectator or player leaving their position in the field, on base, on the bench or in the dugout, dugout area or grandstands to participate in a fight, brawl or altercation shall be immediately ejected from the game, the venue and shall be suspended. Local law enforcement shall be notified.

10.03 Any manager, coach, sponsor, player or other dugout personnel shall be confined to the dugout for the remainder of a game as an alternative to an ejection at the sole discretion of the Umpire(s).

10.04 Any manager, coach, sponsor, player or other dugout personnel ejected from a game shall immediately remove himself and all personal belongings from the vicinity of the playing field and / or grandstands to the parking area outside the venue and shall remain outside the venue for the remainder of the game ejected from plus one additional game. Under no circumstances shall an ejected individual return to the vicinity of the playing field and / or grandstands upon game completion. An ejected individual returning to the vicinity of the playing field and / or grandstands upon game completion shall be treated as a trespasser by local law enforcement.
Rule

10.04 Comment: Any manager, coach, sponsor, player or other dugout personnel ejected from a league / tournament ending game (i.e.; elimination game, championship game), shall be required to sit out the team’s first game in their next USSSA Sanctioned event.

10.05 Any spectator ejected from a game shall immediately remove himself and all personal belongings from the vicinity of the playing field and grandstands to the parking area outside the venue and shall remain outside the venue for the remainder of the game ejected from. Under no circumstances shall an ejected individual return to the vicinity of the playing field and / or grandstands upon game completion. An ejected individual returning to the vicinity of the playing field and / or grandstands upon game completion shall be treated as a trespasser by local law enforcement. An ejected individual should only return to the vicinity of the playing field and / or grandstands at the start of the affiliated team’s next game.

10.06 Abusive language (cursing) or tactics is unsportsmanlike and shall result in an automatic ejection.

10.07 Throwing of equipment is unsportsmanlike and shall result in an automatic ejection.

10.08 As these rules indicate, the matter of disorderly and / or unsportsmanlike conduct shall be taken seriously. The leagues / tournaments your team will be participating in will include some of the finest baseball teams. The level of competition will be high and at times fierce. Because of this, please remind all players, coaches, managers, sponsors and spectators to be extra aware of good positive sportsmanship.
10.09 If necessary, a team may be forced to forfeit a game and / or be removed from the league / tournament.