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MAJOR'S BASEBALL
EQUIPMENT
- The bat shall meet high school standards with the following exceptions: the bat shall not be less than 25 inches or more than 34 inches in length, the barrel can be a maximum of 2¼ inches, and it must be approved for little league play. No wooden bats.
- All catchers must wear a protective cap made of the same material and padding approved for the batter’s helmet, as well as a mask, throat protectors, chest protector and shin guards. Protective cups are also recommended.
GENERAL
- A full game will be seven (7) innings or 120 minutes.
- A full team will be nine (9) players in the field. A team may play with 7 without having to forfeit.
- Each player present at the game and eligible to play will be in the batting order.
- All players will bat and play at least two innings in the field.
- After 9 batters in a single inning (seven if only 7 are playing), the side shall be retired even though three (3) outs have not been achieved. Both teams shall bat the same number of players up to 9 in an inning (i.e. seven if one team has only 7, eight if one team has only 8, etc.). Play continues until the third out is made or all runners have crossed home plate.
- When the nineth/final batter comes to the plate, if he receives ball four, the strike count will remain but the ball count will return to zero. If a pitch hits the final batter, the batter will take a base and the next batter will come to the plate as the final batter in the inning.
- The playing order roster will also be the batting order for the entire game unless a player becomes sick or injured during the game. (i.e. any player from the playing order roster may not substitute for R1 unless R1 becomes sick or injured.). The umpire and scorekeeper of the opposing team must have batting order of all players present at the beginning of each game.
- A player or players may be freely substituted when a team takes the field. Substitutions do not have to be given to the umpire or opposing team scorekeeper during the game.
- The starting pitcher’s name and number should be given to the opposing team’s scorekeeper at the beginning of the game. All pitcher substitutions must be given to the opposing team’s scorekeeper.
- Coaches on the baselines may be two (2) eligible players in uniform wearing protective helmets, or assistant coaches.
- The catcher shall be required to catch the third strike, except for a foul tip. If the 3rd strike is dropped, the batter must be put out. When there is a runner on 1st and fewer than 2 outs, the batter/runner is automatically out.
- In each game, teams shall be entitled to no more than three (3) defensive time-outs to confer with players, without penalty. On the fourth time, it is required that the pitcher be removed from the mound, but not the game.
- One time-out shall be allowed on offense to talk to a batter during the same time at bat. Any other requests will be denied.
- Bunting is allowed.
- The infield fly rule will be called at all games.
THE RUNNER
- When a pitcher is in contact with the pitcher’s plate with the ball in his possession, and the catcher is in the catcher’s box in position to receive the pitch, all runners shall be in contact with their bases until the pitch has reached home plate. Base stealing will be allowed once the ball reaches home plate. If a runner leaves the base before the pitch reaches home plate, the runner shall be declared out and the play declared “no pitch.†The ball is dead. All other runners shall return to bases occupied at the time of the pitch. The count on the batter returns to what it was before the runner left the base.
- Sliding feet first will be allowed with the stipulation that this skill is taught by the coach of each team. Sliding headfirst is not allowed. A warning will be issued for the first offense, the second offense and the runner will be called out.
- Running into a player in order to knock the ball loose from the other player is an automatic out for the runner. Sliding under the play is not charging.
THE PITCHER
- A pitcher shall not pitch in more than 3 innings of any game. Any part of an inning pitched shall constitute a full inning.
- A pitcher who is removed from the mound may return to the mound one more time during the game, but not in the same inning.
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