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 1. Home teams shall be responsible for setting up fields for play, removing all equipment following games, pre-game lining of the fields, and post-game dragging and watering of fields. 

2. Each team shall have no more than three designated managers or coaches on the field at any time. (Field includes dugout.) Exception: Pee-Wee and Deb Girl Divisions where the maximum number is four. Any umpire assigned to a particular game may, at his or her discretion, enforce this rule. 

3. Only the manager or coach acting in his or her absence is authorized to carry on a discussion with the umpires or scorekeeper. Scorekeepers shall only record scores and answer questions of umpires and managers on the field and shall have no direct contact with team personnel in the dugouts. It is the responsibility of managers to recognize discrepancies in opposing line-ups, etc. and to approach the umpire who will check with the scorekeepers. Adults only shall coach from the coaches boxes. 

4. No player shall be disciplined for lack of ability. In those instances where a player is being disciplined, prior notification must be given to the appropriate Division Manager, or appropriate Vice President in his or her absence. Parents of the player being disciplined should be notified in advance of the disciplinary action, if possible. 

5. Each child must play a minimum of three innings each game. Playing requirements are listed under Divisional Rules. In the event a child is not playing for disciplinary reasons, the manager must inform the scorekeeper and the opposing manager prior to the beginning of the game. If a child does not play the required three innings and it is not recorded in the official scorebook, the game is a forfeit. If, for any reason, a player does not play three innings, with the exception of games not played to completion or called because of darkness, he or she must start the next game. However, if a player arrives late to a game, innings missed can be counted as innings played at the discretion of the manager. Such actions shall be noted in the official scorebook. 

6. If innings pitched and innings played are not properly recorded in the official league scorebook or if play has not been properly recorded, decisions regarding play will be based on interpretation of league official(s) upon reading the scoresheet. Visiting and Home Teams shall each provide a scorekeeper for each game. Home Team scorekeeper shall be designated official scorekeeper, with the Visiting Team Scorekeeper acting as monitor and record the pitch count, in divisions where appropriate. It shall be the responsibility of the Home Team Scorekeeper to ensure that innings pitched and innings played are recorded on the official league scoresheet for both teams. All scoresheets shall be signed by both managers prior to submission to the league office at the conclusion of the game. 

7. Prior to the season opening, there shall be no more than three mandatory practices per week. After the season opens, no combination of more than four mandatory practices and games total per week shall be allowed. No mandatory Sunday or holiday practices allowed. Weather and conditions permitting, a minimum of two practices per week shall be held prior to the start of the season. Split-squad workouts shall constitute one practice. During the season, at least one practice shall be held. 

8. All players shall be notified in advance of all practices and games. Managers must be notified in advance if a player will not be present at scheduled practices or games. A player may be benched for unexcused absences not to exceed one game at the discretion of the manager. Prior notification must be made to the appropriate division manager and vice president. Parents of the player should be notified in advance of the disciplinary action, if possible. 

9. There shall be no co-champions in a division without prior Board approval. Championship formats for all divisions will be established and published in writing prior to the start of the season. League finances permitting, one set of first-place trophies and one set of second-place trophies per division will be awarded at the end of playoffs with all team members in all divisions receiving participation pins. Second-place trophies shall not be awarded in divisions having less than four teams. 

10. No alcoholic beverages shall be allowed on the complex. No glass containers shall be allowed on the complex. No food shall be allowed in the dugouts or on the playing fields. No smoking or tobacco products, of any kind, including e-products, shall be allowed in the dugouts or on the playing fields. No animals shall be allowed on the complex. 

11. Interference from parents during games or practices shall be strictly prohibited. 

12. All teams must clean up their respective field areas (dugout, bleachers, fence lines) following each game, including emptying garbage barrels in the vicinity of their dugouts. 

13. Players whose parents refuse to help when called upon can be dropped from the League. Teams may be penalized by point deductions in the standings for failure to fulfill their snack-shack duty, scorekeeping duties or failure of the team to respond to clean-up day or pre-season assignment. Missed assignments, with the exception of snack-shack duty, may be worked off at the discretion of the Executive Committee. Failure to fulfill snack-shack assignment can result in game forfeiture. Teams who do not fulfill their team assignments may be excluded from the playoffs. 2021 Page 3 of 30 2021 

14. A posted schedule shall be worked out among all members of the board so that at least one of the executive committee members shall be on the complex and in charge of the league office/complex at all times during which games are in progress. 

15. A week shall run from Monday through Sunday. 

16. Schedules shall be made up in such a manner that all teams shall play at least one weekday game and one Saturday game, whenever possible, or where scheduling does not permit, two games a week. All schedules shall be drawn up in such a manner as to equalize as closely as possible all elements of the schedule, including but not limited to, equal number of home team/visitor assignments, pitching requirements and Saturday and weekday game times. Schedules will take into account travel team schedules, if appropriate. In the event it is not possible to reschedule make-up games on Saturdays or weekdays, games will be scheduled on Sundays. 

17. Regularly-scheduled games shall start on opening day and, if possible, extend up to the last Saturday of the season which shall be awards day. All divisions shall schedule an awards ceremony for all teams to receive participation awards. 

18. Age cut-off dates shall be as follows: All boys divisions: May 1 (age on April 30) All girls divisions: Age on prior December 31 

19. Age limits for divisions shall be as follows: 

Pee-Wee 4 – 6                                       Debs 4 - 6 

Valley 7-8-9                                            8 & Under 7-8-9

If used:

Minors 9 - 10                                         10 & Under 9 - 10 

Majors 11 - 13                                       12-14 & Under 11 - 14 

Babe Ruth 13-15                                   14/16 & Under 13 - 16 

Sr. Babe Ruth 16 – 18

In those instances where a child is playing in a division younger than his/her age, he or she may not pitch or play at key positions in certain divisions (pitcher’s position/first base) and is not eligible for an all-star team. Exceptions to these age brackets shall be allowed for medical and/or physical handicap reasons only and shall require the approval of the appropriate Vice President, the President, and the two involved Division Managers. In years where lack of enrollment forces a deviation from the above age groupings, exceptions to this rule shall be submitted to and approved by a committee consisting of the Boys Vice President and all boys' Division Managers in cases involving any boys' divisions and the Girls Vice President and all girls' Division Managers in cases involving any girls' divisions. The number of exceptions granted by these committees shall be held to an absolute minimum and should be granted only in cases where a child is endangered by remaining in his/her appropriate division. In those instances where it is felt that a child is not capable of playing even in a lower division, a full refund will be issued and that player will not be eligible to play in either division. The decision to disallow the child from playing will be made by the appropriate Division Manager, appropriate Vice President, and the President. 

In situations where a player wishes to advance to a higher age bracket than he/she would normally play in, a final decision shall be obtained from the two Division Managers involved and the appropriate Vice President. Consideration shall be given to whether or not that particular child has the necessary skills to enable him/her to advance to a higher division without harming the child's progress. 

20. Written ground rules for each division shall be approved by the Board of Directors prior to the start of the season and shall override any conflicting league rules. 

21. A parent or responsible adult other than a manager or coach shall be present at all games and practices.  

 1. Rules followed in the various divisions are: 

• A. Major League Baseball Rules/Sr. Babe Ruth Rules and Regulations for Local League Play shall be followed in the Sr. Babe Ruth Division. 
• B. Major League Baseball Rules/Babe Ruth Rules and Regulations for Local League Play, as modified by the League, shall be followed in the Babe Ruth Division. 
• C. Cal Ripken Division of Babe Ruth Rules and Regulations for Local League Play, as modified by the League, shall be followed in the Pee-Wee, Valley, Minor and Major Divisions. 
• D. Babe Ruth Softball Rules - Fast Pitch, as modified by the League, shall be followed in the Deb, 8 & Under, l0 & Under, l2-14 & Under and l4/l6 & Under Divisions. Babe Ruth Softball Rules and Regulations shall be followed for Babe Ruth Softball Tournament play. 

2. PITCHING:  

• A. In all divisions, one pitch constitutes an entire inning pitched and shall count towards determining the number of innings pitched with a day's rest to mean a calendar day. (Clarification: once a pitcher steps on the mound he/she is required to throw to one batter until the batter is out or reaches base. Once throwing a pitch, the pitcher is charged one inning.) 
• B. Allowable number of innings pitched per week shall be determined separately as to regular season play and playoffs; innings pitched shall not be continuous as to the end of regular season play and the start of any playoffs. 
• C. In divisions where more than three innings pitched per day are allowed, this rule applies only to rescheduled games added to the end of the regular season to determine the divisional winner. Three extra innings per pitcher are allowed for the extra scheduled game. Because of the lack of time necessary to accommodate unscheduled games, the intent of this rule is to ensure that all teams shall start the divisional playoffs on an equal basis, pitching wise. 
• D. If a pitcher pitches more than the allowable number of innings in a game, game is a forfeit. 
• E. In all pitching divisions, pitcher shall be removed as a pitcher after the second trip to the mound in the same inning (a second trip to the same batter during a time at bat is prohibited). F. If a division has the potential of being short pitchers, a Division Manager/Vice President shall have the option of limiting the number of innings each pitcher can pitch to two per game to force development of pitchers. g. Pitch counts will be followed in certain divisions – Valley/Minor/Majors. See division rules for exact procedures. 

3. Make-up, ties, protested or rained-out games: 

• A. Saturday games which would result in a tie shall continue until completion of the inning or until a winner is determined. 
• B. Played at the next available date. In the event it is not possible to reschedule make-up games on Saturdays or weekdays, games will be scheduled on Sundays. 
• C. Where timing does not allow the games to be played prior to the scheduled end of the season, they shall be played as quickly as possible to allow playoffs to proceed as closely to schedule as possible. 
• D. Incomplete, make-up, protested and rained-out games do affect divisional standings and must be played to determine divisional winners. Tied games shall be considered tied games in the standings. A win shall be awarded two points, a tie shall be awarded one point and a loss shall be awarded no points in the standings. 
• E. Pitching: Boys: innings pitched will count when should have been played; exception Major Division when actually played Girls: innings pitched will count when actually played 

4. Incomplete games shall be played at a later date from the point of suspension. In the event of a protested game, it shall be played from the point of protest should the protest be upheld. 

5. First base side shall be designated as home team and third base side shall be designated as visiting team. 

6. Courtesy runners shall be provided for injured players only. Players removed for a courtesy runner shall be removed for the remainder of the game. For safety reasons, players in casts shall not be allowed to play. 

7. Field preparation shall be completed thirty minutes prior to game time. Visiting teams shall take the field for infield practice at twenty minutes prior to game time and home teams shall take infield practice ten minutes prior to game time and remain on the field for the start of the game. A late-arriving team shall forfeit its right to infield practice. Should the home team not complete field preparation in sufficient time for the visiting team to take the field for infield practice at twenty minutes prior to game time, the home team shall forfeit its infield practice. Likewise, should the visiting team not complete its infield practice ten minutes prior to game time through no fault of the home team, the visiting team shall forfeit its infield practice. 2021 Page 5 of 30 2021 

8. Games shall start promptly at the scheduled times unless a previously scheduled game is in progress in which event games shall start immediately upon completion of the prior game. A team unable to field eight players shall be permitted a fifteen-minute maximum delay before a forfeit is called. Official time shall be determined by the plate umpire's watch. In the event a game is played with only eight players, the ninth position shall be an automatic out. All provisions of this rule shall apply to playoff games also. In the event of other divisions having less than full teams, required number shall be governed on a division-bydivision basis. Divisions drafting eleven or twelve players per team will need eight players in order to avoid a forfeit; teams drafting ten or less players, need seven to play to avoid a forfeit, with one out. DURING THE WEEK OF SPRING BREAK, NO TEAMS WILL RECEIVE A FORFEIT FOR NOT HAVING THE REQUIRED NUBMER OF PLAYERS, BUT WILL STILL TAKE ONE OUT. MANAGERS WILL NOT AGREE AMONGST THEMSELVES TO CHANGE THESE RULES. 

9. Game times: 

• A. All evening games shall begin promptly at 5:30 P.M. 
• B. All games will be over immediately upon completion of play in progress upon announcement over the public address system that "All Games Are Over" which will be repeated twice. (Once a pitcher starts his/her windup, play is in progress.) Games shall be called due to darkness from the office over public address system. 
• C. Any inning not concluded at the time of the announcement shall immediately cease and the game shall be called and the score revert to the score of the last complete inning unless the game is in the bottom half of the inning and the home team is tied or ahead in which case that inning shall be considered complete. 
• D. Saturday games shall be played to completion, except in those divisions having time limits. 
• E. Saturday games in the Valley (youth pitch), 8 & Under and 10 & Under Divisions shall be governed by a time limit which shall prohibit the starting of a new inning after games have been in progress for two hours - all innings started before the two-hour time limit shall play to completion. Incomplete games shall continue until a winner is determined or the game is considered a complete game. There will be no time limits for playoff games. 
• F. All game times and time limits shall be set in such a way that games shall start promptly at their scheduled times wherever possible. 

10. In a six-inning game, the game shall be over if at the end of five and one-half innings, the home team is ahead. In a seven-inning game, the game shall be over if at the end of six and one-half innings, the home team is ahead. 

11. Six-inning games shall be considered complete after three and one-half innings if the home team is ahead and four innings if the visiting team is ahead. Seven-inning games shall be considered complete after four and one-half innings if the home team is ahead and five innings if the visiting team is ahead. 

12. All games in progress shall be uniformly suspended due to rain by the Chief Umpires in conjunction with the highest ranking League official present. Rules determining complete games shall apply. 

13. Ghost or fake tagging will not be allowed in any division. l4. Rule clarification: Boys Divisions: Play stops when pitcher is on the pitching rubber and the catcher is ready to receive the ball. Catcher can be crouching or in a standing position in the catcher's box. 

15. In the interest of time, batter must keep one foot in the box when taking signs from the coach. Reminder: there is one offensive conference in an inning. Should there be two outs, and the catcher of record is on base (caught the last inning), manager has the option of having the last out run for the catcher. 

16. At no time are parents or spectators allowed in the dugouts. No photographers are allowed on the field of play. 

17. Face masks are mandatory on all batting helmets in the Valley Division and girls’ divisions with the exception of the Deb Division. 

18. Jeering or harassing of any team, player or umpire from the stands or from the dugouts in the form of bat-banging, fence-climbing, shouted insults or obscenities shall not be permitted. Good sportsmanship will be expected. Excessive noise from horns, noise makers, clappers or any other similar type of instrument shall be prohibited. Plate umpires shall be in charge of and control all games. Umpires shall be responsible for determining the effects of excessive or abusive noise upon the game and actions to prevent such unwarranted disruptions shall be taken at his/her discretion. The discipline of spectators at a game shall be the primary responsibility of the manager or acting manager of the team with whom the spectator is associated. If no action is taken by such manager, the discipline of such spectators shall be by the umpires. The degree of the infraction will determine the severity of the discipline, which can range from a minimum of a warning to a maximum penalty of expulsion from the League compound. 2021 Page 6 of 30 2021 

19. Dress Code: During any regularly-scheduled or post-season play, all players shall be properly dressed in complete uniform issued them by the League and shall wear such uniforms appropriately in the manner intended, including hat to be worn with bill forward and uniform jersey tucked in. Failure to do so shall result in that player being ineligible to play until they fully comply with this rule. This rule applies to manager/coaches also. Hats must be worn forward and manager/coaches shall be attired in team colors as they will be expected to act as role models, including attire, for their players. 

20. An umpire, chief umpire, Division Manager, Vice President and/or President may take appropriate action in those instances where they believe there is deliberate stalling or otherwise abuse of the time-limit rule. 

21. Metal cleats will not be allowed in any division, with the exception of Babe Ruth and Sr. Babe Ruth Divisions. 

22. In divisions batting the rotation, late-arriving players shall be added to the bottom of the rotation. Should a player leave early, the line-up merely slides up. Only in those instances where eight players (a lesser number if a division allows for fewer players) remain does the ninth position take an out. If a team has fewer than eight players, a forfeit shall be called. When playing with eight players, automatic out cannot be waived. In special circumstances where seven players are allowed for a particular game, there is one out per rotation. In divisions batting the line-up, late-arriving players are treated as substitutes. 

23. Batter cannot refuse to take first base when hit by a pitched ball. 

24 Bat throwing: Team warning will be given after a first instance in a game; automatic out will be called for subsequent bat throwing. Ball is dead; runners cannot advance. This rule applies to all divisions. 

25. New Cal Ripken Bat Standard as of 2018: All non-wooden bats must have USABat logo imprinted on it. Barrel Maximum: 2 5/8”; Pee-Wee/Valley Divisions– 2 ¼” barrel, no big barrel, no composite bats.