2007 Cardinals 15U Baseball Classic

[Willie]

Tournament to be played at Spring Hill High School

 

If interested contact me at coachglw@bellsouth.net

 

1st and 2nd Place Trophy Awarded

 

Pitching rules:

15U 8 innings in one day. No more then 12 innings in two consecutive days.

One pitch will count as one inning

Each Team will have pitching tracking sheet for both coaches to track the pitching for each game. The pitching sheets must be signed by both coaches from each team.

Pitching Violation: Forfeit of game.

 

Batting and Re-enter:

Teams elect to bat 9 players, bat 9 players with a DH or bat 10 as EH. Starters may re-enter only one time in original batting order.

 

Time Limits:

Teams will play 7 innings with no new inning after 1 hour 50 minutes.

No Time limit in the Championship Games

Extra inning in Pool Play and Playoffs.

The tournament will use the International Tie Breaking Rules. Start the next inning with the batter who made the last out on 2nd base. Each team will get a bat until we have a winner. The home team always gets their last bat.

Championship games will not use the International rule. The game will be played until we have a winner.

 

Run Rule:

12 runs after 3 innings, 10 runs after 4 innings, and 8 runs after 5 innings. Home team always will get last bat if they are behind in the ball game

 

Home Team Determined by:

Pool Play coin flip.

Play Off higher seed.

Championship game higher seed.

Dugout. First come, first serve.

Home Team has official book and will maintain tournament official book.

All changes must go through home plate umpire.

 

Protest:

Protest will be ruled on immediately by tournament director and chief umpire. Rules can be protested, not judgement calls. $75 fee is required for protest! Will be returned if call is changed.

 

Intentionally walk a batter:

Coach must tell home plate umpire and point to first. No pitch has to be thrown.

 

Courtesy Runner:

For pitcher and catcher. First eligible player not in game, then last out. Same runner can not run for pitcher or catcher in same inning.

 

Ejection:

Coaches or Parents, Spectators ejected from a ball game will be suspended for 1 game. Suspended for next game played and cannot be within 300-feet of your game. Can be asked to leave the park.

Parents causing problems can forfeit your game.

 

Game Baseballs:

Each team will provide 2 game baseballs per game.

Baseballs will be returned after game. Please have your player's shag baseballs that go out of play!

Backup baseballs must be provided by teams playing.

 

Playoff seeding in the following order: Head-to-head, Runs Allowed, Runs Scored, Coin Flip. If three or more teams are tied after pool play, then the first tie breaker will be runs allowed.

 

Cost: $250.00

 

Minimum Games Guaranteed: 3

 

Maximum Teams Allowed: 8