TOURNAMENT
RULES & REGULATIONS
MINOR
BANTAM – MAJOR BANTAM
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 Baseball
Ontario 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 all games by the flip of a coin with the team travelling the
farthest making the call in all games.
9.
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.
10.
The
decision of the umpire(s) is final.
There will be no protest of judgement calls by
the umpire(s).
11.
Any
protest will be resolved on the field by the Tournament Convenor. All decisions of the Tournament Convenor 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.
Baseball
i)
Baseball
ii)
Where
the Tournament Host does not provide an “Official Pitch Counter”
for a game, the Official Scorekeeper will designate and inform the Home
Plate umpire of the “Official Pitch Counter” for both teams prior
to the start of the game.
iii)
Pitch
Counts of the “Official Pitch Counter” will be the only numbers
used by the Umpires during a game regardless of what numbers (Pitch Counts) any
coach or spectator may have – no appeal or protest of the numbers recorded will
be permitted.
Note: It is recommended
that coaches check the Pitch Count of a pitcher as recorded by the “Official Pitch Counter” at the
conclusion of each inning.
iv)
Coaches
shall sign the Official Game Sheet immediately following the conclusion
of the game acknowledging the Pitch Counts of the pitchers used during that
game. In the event of a discrepancy in numbers, the Pitch Counts of the “Official
Pitch Counter” shall stand. In the event a coach fails to sign the
Game Sheet, the Pitch Counts recorded will be considered official and no appeal
or protest of the numbers will be allowed at a later time.
Note: It is recommended
that coaches initial the pitch count of a pitcher as recorded by the “Official Pitch Counter” immediately
upon a pitching change.
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 two hours have
elapsed from the time of the first pitch of the game however, once started an
inning will be completed. 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.
18.
In
the event of a tie at the conclusion of 7 innings and/or upon expiration of
the time limit in any Quarter-Final, 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.
19.
An
eighteen (18) run mercy rule will apply after 3 innings (2 ˝ if the home team
is ahead) and a ten (10) run mercy rule will apply after five innings (4 ˝ if
the home team is leading) or six inning will be in effect for all games including the Championship and Consolation Championship games.
20.
Official
Game: A game shall
be official if curfew is reached and the home team is leading after 3 ˝ innings
or the visitors are leading after 4 complete innings. In the event that the game is suspended prior
to curfew and prior to 4 innings being completed then the game shall be resumed
from the point of suspension. The
defensive team must resume their exact positions on the field. The count, if any, on the batter will be
unchanged and the batting order must be the same upon resumption of the
suspended game. If the home team is batting and leading or scores the
winning run when curfew is reached, the game will end immediately and be
considered official at that point and the score and offensive and defensive
innings recorded at that time (full innings will be assigned to the offensive
and defensive teams).
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.
In
the event of a tie, the following tie- breaking formulas will be used:
a)
In
the event of a tie within the
division, the following tie- breaking formulas will be used:
i)
The
winner of the head to head game between the two (2) teams will advance.
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.
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 (e.g. 4 runs after 4 innings).
23.
The