BPA Tournament Rules
1.
Current Team
Roster completed with ALL parent signatures (available on website)
2. All teams MUST provide copies of Original Birth Certificates for EACH PLAYER
3. All teams MUST provide current proof of Team Insurance at Check-In
Age divisions:
2.
Age cut-off
is April 30th. To determine your team's tournament age:
1. Find your oldest player on the team
2. What will his age be before May 1, 2008 ?
3. This is the age division you are eligible to
play.
Players may play up in age division,
not down!
BPA RULES/NATIONAL FEDERATION RULES SHALL APPLY.
MODIFICATIONS LISTED BELOW
Bats: Age Divisions 15U and older must use high school approved
equipment.
Steel Cleats: 13U and up may use steel cleats.
Pitching
rules:
9U through
10u
6 innings in one day. No more then 8 innings in two consecutive days.
11U through 12u 6 innings in
one day. No more then 10 innings in two
consecutive days.
13U Through
15U
8 innings in one day. No more then
12 innings in two consecutive days.
One pitch will count as one inning
Each Tournament 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, or bat 10 as EH or use a DH or bat entire roster! Starters
may re-enter only one time in original batting order.
Time
Limits:
9U-12U will
play 6 innings with no new inning after 1 hour and 30 minutes.
13U-14U will
play 7 innings with no new inning after 1hour and 45 minutes.
15U-18U will
play 7 innings with no new inning after 2 hours.
No Time limits in the Championship Games
Extra
inning in Pool Play and Playoffs
The tournament
will use the International Tied 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 served.
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.
Check-in one hour before first game.
Be ready to play 30 minutes before any of your games.
this tournament will not allow teams to warm up on the field before games. Please stay off the infield and warm up in the outfield.