EQUIPMENT

1. The bat shall meet 2020 and prior national high school standards (USAA); the barrel shall be a maximum of 2 ⅝ inches. No wooden bats allowed.
2. 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.
3. Players may wear steel/metal cleats, rubber cleats, or tennis/athletic shoes. Pitchers should not wear metal cleats when pitching on artificial surfaces.

GENERAL

1. A full game will be seven (7) innings or 120 minutes.
2. A full team will be nine (9) players in the field. A team may play with 7 without having to forfeit.
3. Each player present at the game and eligible to play will be in the batting order.
4. Teams bat the entire roster of players at the game and each player must play at least two innings in the field.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Coaches on the baselines may be two (2) eligible players in uniform wearing protective helmets, or assistant coaches.
9. The catcher shall be required to catch the third strike, except for a foul tip. If the 3^rd strike is dropped, the batter must be put out. When there is a runner on first and fewer than 2 outs, the batter/runner is automatically out.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. A defensive player shall not block a base from a runner without first having possession of the ball.
13. Bunting is allowed.
14. The infield fly rule will be called at all games.

THE RUNNER

1. When a pitcher is in contact with the pitcher’s rubber with the ball in his possession, and the catcher is in the catcher’s box in position to receive the pitch, runners are allowed to “lead off”.
2. Sliding head first and feet first will be allowed with the stipulation that this skill is taught by the coach of each team.
3. 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

1. A pitcher shall not pitch in more than 10 innings in any one-calendar week. Any part of an inning pitched shall constitute a full inning.
2. 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.
3. The hidden ball trick shall be illegal. Any attempt at the hidden ball trick will result in a balk.
4. A pitcher can pitch no more than 105 pitches in a day. If the pitcher reaches 105 pitches while facing a batter, he may finish the at bat before being removed from pitcher.
5. Pitchers must adhere to the following rest schedule
   • If a pitcher throws 85 or more pitches, he cannot pitch for three (3) calendar days
   • If a pitcher throws 71-84 pitches, he cannot pitch for two (2) calendar days
   • If a pitcher throws 56-70 pitches, he cannot pitch for one (1) calendar day
   • If a pitcher throws 55 or less pitches, he can pitch the next day

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Below is the number of days rest a pitcher is required based on the number of pitches thrown on Monday. The black shaded days are days not available to pitch