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                                                     Nations Baseball Rules

• Due to Insurance Regulations, only Game Officials, Coaches & Players on the team’s official Nations Baseball roster are allowed on the playing field during the game. Bat Boys need to be put on the official team roster, or without a protective Batting Helmet are not allowed on the playing Field ,  Photographers without written consent from the director, etc., are prohibited from being on the playing field and should be outside of the team dugout.

 • Keep in mind there is no free defensive substitutions in Nations Baseball and a DH is only available in the 15u and above program, otherwise, if the player is in the game he must bat.

•  Infield – There will be no infield practice prior to any games on any field unless there is an open field outside of the scheduled field assigned for play.

• ** Teams have the option to bat their entire lineup if they choose: in the event they choose to bat more than 10 players they must bat their entire roster with no subs left on the bench. If a player gets hurt, we will skip that at bat and not penalize the team with an out.  Once the batter has been declared ineligible by the plate umpire due to injury or sickness, the batter may be skipped in the batting lineup without penalty of an out and the batter may not return to the game, however, if the player gets ejected and since the team has no subs it will be an out !! As a courtesy to both teams, please notify the plate umpire immediately so that the scorekeeper has this change. Courtesy runner for pitcher or catcher will either be the last out or last batter in the lineup in the first inning.

• ** Intentional Walk - in efforts to speed up the game due to time limit restrictions either the pitcher or team manager will announce to the plate umpire to walk the batter to 1st base.

• Pitching Rules – 14U will use official Nations Baseball rules in all events and all innings are kept in 1/3.  A player who pitches and does not record an out will not be charged with a 1/3 out, only if the player records an out. Tournament Pitching allowed is 30 outs or 10 innings this weekend; the most in one-day is 21 outs or 7 innings.

Pitching Rules – 12U will use official Nations Baseball rules in all events and all innings are kept in 1/3.  A player who pitches and does not record an out will not be charged with a 1/3 out, only if the player records an out. Tournament Pitching allowed is 27 outs or 9 innings this weekend; the most in one-day is 18 outs or 6 innings.

Pitching Rules – 10U will use official Nations Baseball rules in all events and all innings are kept in 1/3.  A player who pitches and does not record an out will not be charged with a 1/3 out, only if the player records an out. Tournament Pitching allowed is 24 outs or 8 innings this weekend; the most in one-day is 18 outs or 6 innings.

• Courtesy Runner for Pitcher or Catcher:

a.    Subs will be used first and in the event you don't have subs you will go to the 

      last out.

• Mercy Rules –

a.    (6) Inning Games - 20 after 2 Complete Innings, 15 after 3 Complete Innings,

8 after 4 Complete Innings.
b.   (7) Inning Games - 20 after 2 Complete Innings, 15 after 3 Complete Innings,  

12 after 4 Complete Innings 8 after 5 Complete Innings.

c. Mercy Rules in effect for all games including Championship Game.

• Seeding -

a.    Teams will be seeded for Championship Round by current tiebreakers and

the higher seed on Monday will have the choice of Home or Visitor including

the Championship Game.

b.    Seeding for Pool play game will be decided by the director in qualifying events.  State Tournament events will be seeded by current Nations Baseball   Points.

c.    Pools will normally be drawn by points, if possible.  Teams traveling farther

Distances will be given the option to play later.  Special request to play later

Should be noted in the request column or by email prior to the cutoff, otherwise teams will be put in pools at random.  

• Score Cards - only used for pitching and final score.  It is the manager’s responsibility to verify pitching & final score after the game.  All other items on the card considered a correctable error, such as subs, etc.

• Time Limits –

(6) Inning Games - No new inning after 1:45 – The game is over after completion of inning.

(7) Inning Games - No new inning after 1:50 – The game is over after completion of inning

c. Championship Game - No time limit.

• Inclement weather - Director reserves the right to change time limits after the event has started in the event of possible inclement weather in efforts to finish the event.

a.    (6) Inning Games - 3 Complete Innings is considered a complete game. In

the event inclement weather and will revert back to the last completed inning.
b.  (7) Inning Games - 4 Complete Innings is considered a complete game.  In

the event inclement weather and will revert back to the last completed inning.

c. Teams must be ready to play 60 minutes prior to their next game.

• Extra Innings – will use International Tiebreaker Rule

a.    Pool play games - due to pitching restrictions teams will play 1 extra inning

      after time has expired or complete game which ever comes first.  In the event

      the game still ends in a tie after the extra inning period, it will be considered a

      tie and will go to the next tiebreaker as a result for seeding for Championship

      Play on Sunday.

b.    Championship Play on Monday - after time has expired or complete game, 

(which ever comes first), team will play until a winner is decided after the complete inning.

** MD NATIONS BASEBALL modified playing rule.