Oakville Minor Baseball Association
TOURNAMENT RULES & REGULATIONS MINOR PEEWEE
1. Ontario Baseball Association (O.B.A.) Constitution and Official Rules shall apply, subject to exceptions as indicated in the following rules and regulations.
2. Payment of the entry fee will apply as an appearance bond and will not be refunded.
3. A team roster approved by the O.B.A. Affiliate Registrar must be available if asked for.
4. Prior to participating in any game of a sanctioned tournament, all players and coaches must sign the approved O.B.A. Tournament Sign-in Form. Teams must provide their team roster number and call-up roster number. These forms will be forwarded to the O.B.A. Tournament Chairperson.
5. Permission from the Affiliate in which the team plays is required to participate in this tournament.
6. Managers and coaches are responsible for the conduct of their players and anyone involved with the team, both on and off the field.
7. Line-up cards must be presented ten (10) minutes prior to the game.
8. Games will commence promptly on time as per the schedule. Any team unable to field nine (9) eligible players at the scheduled game time will default the game. The other team will be scored a 7 to 0 win.
9. Home field will be determined prior to the start of each game by the flip of a coin with the team travelling the farthest making the call.
10. The home team is to keep the official score and hand back the scoresheet to the convenor at the end of the game with signatures of both team managers.
11. The decision of the umpire(s) is final. There will be no protest of judgement calls by the umpire(s).
12. Any protest will be resolved on the field by the Tournament Convenor. All decisions of the Tournament Convenor are final.
13. In case of rain or other delays, the tournament schedule may be revised.
14. Ejection from any tournament game will result in an automatic suspension from the next scheduled game and/or the balance of the tournament depending on the circumstances.
15. O.B.A. pitching rules will be strictly enforced.
16. There will be no infield practice permitted before any scheduled game.
17. No shoes with metal spikes will be allowed. Helmets with chinstraps are mandatory.
18. Games will be seven innings in length. No new inning will start after 2 hours have elapsed from the time of the first pitch of the game. No time limit will apply in the Championship Games. The official scorekeeper will record the time of the first pitch and the umpire will announce the time to both teams.
19. In the event of a tie at the conclusion of 7 innings and/or upon expiration of the time limit in any
Semi-Final or Championship Game, the game will continue until such time as a winner is determined. The game will continue with complete innings being played.
20. The ten (10) run Mercy Rule after fifth inning will be in effect for all games including the Championship game.
21. Standings will be determined by the number of points earned (2 points for a win; 1 point for a tie &
0 points for a loss).
22. The team in each division with the most points will advance to the semi-finals.
In the event of a tie(s) within the division, the OBA tie- breaking formulas will be used.
a) Winner of head to head game will be awarded the higher standing within the division.
b) Team with the smallest runs against ratio (Runs allowed divided by the number of defensive innings played).
c) Team with the highest runs for ratio (Runs scored divided by the number of offensive innings played).
d) Coin toss.
Note: In the event of a forfeit during the Round Robin, a score of “7-0” will be recorded with
1 run being awarded per inning to the winning team (e.g. 4 runs after 4 innings).
23. The Oakville Minor Baseball Association and its officials accept no responsibility for the loss or damage to any equipment and/or injuries to any player, team officials or any other persons in the park during the tournament.