WHITBY 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 in the event player eligibility is questioned.

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.  These forms will be forwarded to the O.B.A. Tournament Chairperson.

5.                  Managers and coaches are responsible for the conduct of their players and anyone involved with the team, both on and off the field.

6.                  Line-up cards must be presented ten (10) minutes prior to the game.

7.                  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.

8.                  Home field will be determined prior to the start of each game by the flip of a coin with the team traveling the farthest making the call.

9.                  The home team is to keep the official score and hand back the score sheet to the convener at the end of the game with signatures of both team managers.

10.              The decision of the umpire(s) is final.  There will be no protest of judgment calls by the umpire(s).

11.              Any protest will be resolved on the field by the Tournament Protest Committee after submission of a $50.00 fee.  All decisions of the Tournament Protest Committee are final.

12.            In case of rain or other delays, the tournament schedule may be revised.

13.              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.

14.              O.B.A. pitching rules will be strictly enforced.

15.              There will be no infield practice permitted before any scheduled game.

16.              Tournament awards are set at sixteen (16) per team.

17.              Games will be seven innings in length. No new inning will start after 1 hour and 45 minutes has elapsed from the time of the first pitch of the game. No time limit will apply in the Championship and Consolation Championship Games.  The official scorekeeper will record the time of the first pitch and the umpire will announce the time to both teams.

18.              In the event of a tie at the conclusion of 7 innings in the Championship and Semi-Final Games or upon expiration of the time limit in the Semi-Final Games, the game will continue until such time as a winner is determined.  The game will continue with complete innings being.

19.              The ten (10) run Mercy Rule after fifth or sixth inning will be in effect for all games including the Championship Games.

20.              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).

21.              Top 3 teams in each division will advance and then seeded 1-3 as per below.  Next best 3 teams will be placed in seeds 4-6 as per below.  Seeds 1 and 2 will receive bye into the semi-final, while remaining 4 will play in quarter final.  Winners from quarter final will advance to semi finals and play for right to play in Championship or Consolations Championship.  In the event of a tie within the division, the following tie- breaking formulas will be used:

a)                  In the event of a tie between two (2) teams in the same group, the winner of the game between the two (2) teams will advance.

b)                  In all other circumstances (3 or more), the following will be utilized:

i)                    Team with the smallest runs against ratio (Runs allowed divided by the number of defensive innings played).

ii)                   Team with the highest runs for ratio (Runs scored divided by the number of offensive innings played).

iii)                 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 (eg. 4 runs after 4 innings)

22.              In determining the 4 - 6^th seed:

i)                    Number of points earned

ii)                   Team with the smallest runs against ratio (Runs allowed divided by the number of defensive innings played).

iii)                 Team with the highest runs for ratio (Runs scored divided by the number of offensive innings played).

iv)                 Coin Toss.

23.              The Whitby Minor Baseball Association (WMBA) 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.