GIL HODGES 11UA & 11UAA PEE WEE REESE 12UA & 12UAA League Rules (Revised 2018 ( Season)

Gil Hodges 11 AA Refer to White Handbook Pee Wee Reese 12 AA Refer to White Handbook

Note: all regular season games may alter from white handbook after the VP and coaches meeting, but all nonwhite handbook rules will be presented to the executive board for approval. But all AABC/CABA qualifying events will be white handbook. The following rules are for A and AA.

Any game cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice will result in a $125 fine, if fine is not paid before next scheduled field practice or game, said team will be suspended until fee is paid.

Umpires: There will be a zero tolerance for fans or coaches yelling at umpires. The umpire will throw the manager out for misconduct to him if it be from the fans or coaches. Should this become an issue with a team’s fans or coaches the umpire in chief should notify the VP.

Roster: Note: FABC would like to keep the AA roster to 10+, this will allow most teams that want to be AA the opportunity to fill a team, and keep others from stacking. (10 players for an AA team is acceptable)

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese A Each Team will be comprised of 10+ players. 2 of these players will be protected (optioned players). All others will be blind draft. Teams with 9+ returning players may keep their teams together as they move up. However, if a team is dominating in league and city tournament, they will follow natural progression and be moved to AA ball.

Gil Hodges and Pee Wee Reese AA Each Team will be comprised of 10+ players. (optioned players only) 12u players may register in 12 and 13, 12u has to be the priority. If this becomes an issue between the coaches the league will move the player back to 12u. White book must be used for deceleration of play by July 1st.

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese Blind draft from appropriate age group, Kids may opt to play up. 2nd year teams have the option of staying together. Parents have the option to opt out

Division Designation

Gill Hodges & Pee Wee Reese Teams designated by age division shall be defined as follows: 12-year-old teams will be classified as teams which contain one or more 12-year olds on a roster. 12-year olds shall be defined as a player who by date of birth, will move to the next league (Sandy Koufax) the following year. An 11-year-old team will consist of all first-year classification players and defined as a team of players who by date of birth, will remain in the Pee Wee Reese league for the current playing season and the next.

Note: See handbook or website for proper age classification.

Levels of Play

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese Inter-division play to be approved by league VP. For all AA and single A teams.

Team Dugout Designation All Divisions Third base dugout is reserved for the home team and the first base dugout is reserved for the visiting team. Except for tournament play, first come first serve.

Score Keeping

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese

All coaches should get a login and build their team on fabc.us and report wins and losses to VP.

Home team shall keep the official book and pitch count. Visiting team shall run the score board. Both team mangers shall sign the official book and the Pitcher Eligibility Tracking form at the conclusion of the game. The official scorekeeper shall remain neutral and not divulge information unless asked to do so by the umpire or either coach. Note: This is the back up to not having an official scorer. However, in the case of question of official scorer error, home team book will be used to settle the error. Equipment All Leagues Home team is responsible for providing the game balls. For Rod Carew Game balls will be Bownet or Diamond.

Note: If an A team needs equipment (Coaches helmets, batting helmets, catchers gear, T, gear bag) a request must be put in with coach’s application (This will allow FABC to buy the proper amount of equipment needed). There is no guarantee that the color of equipment will match your team colors. If equipment is not returned after the season the coach will be sent an invoice for replacement cost. If equipment is not returned or payment is not met, that coach may be ineligible to coach.

Participation Rules

Note: In “A” ball play every effort should be made to allow all players the opportunity to play at every position.

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese (11 & 12 A) All players will bat in the lineup. There is a free substitution rule, but all players will play 2 defensive innings a game during regular season play so that all players get a chance to play in every game.

Line Up/Game Roster/Substitutions

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese (A) All team members shall bat in the order submitted to the official score keeper. All team members present for games shall be placed on the lineup card. Players that arrive late will be placed at the end of the batting list. At the coach’s discretion, any player may be omitted from the batting order for or in the case of injury or illness before game time. Should a player not be able to bat in the order turned in, the opposing team will be awarded an out during that at bat and not for any future at bats where he/she would have appeared in the lineup. Note: A player may come back in his/her order at any time. If any player present is not participating in the game, the opposing coach must be notified. Defensive substitution excluding the pitcher is allowed only at the middle or end of an inning unless an injury, illness or another circumstance warrants a change (restroom break).

Batting Order (AA)

Coaches are free to use the line-up of their choosing: - straight 9 - designated hitter in place of one of the nine defensive players - extra hitter as the tenth batter in the lineup - line-up of all players present. The batting order must stay consistent throughout the game. Any player who leaves and then returns to the batting line-up must occupy the same place in the order. If a team does not have 9 players in the line-up, an out will be called for the ninth missing batter. Or for any empty spot if batting all.

Free defensive substitutions are allowed apart from pitchers A pitcher who starts a game and leaves the field after a defensive substitution may not return as a pitcher. All other players may enter and exit a game without penalty if the batting order remains the same.

Courtesy Runners

Courtesy Runners may be used for the CURRENT pitcher or catcher. The “current” pitcher or catcher is the player who last assumed that position in the previous inning. Any player not in the batting order may be used or the last out of the previous inning may be used as the courtesy runner. The spirit of the courtesy runner is to speed up the game, not gain an advantage in speed.

Pitch Count Tracking

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese The official scorekeeper shall be responsible for tracking each of the team’s pitch counts, either through the use of the scorebook or the pitching count chart/counter. Each pitcher’s pitch count is computed by adding the number of balls and strikes, the number of foul balls hit with two strikes, and the number of fair batted balls. Coaches will also keep track of pitch counts, but at no time shall supersede the official scorekeepers count. It is recommended that coaches track pitches and confer with the official scorekeeper after each half inning. A clicker counter is recommended.

Pitch Counts and Pitching Rules Gil Hodges (11 A & AA) Pee Wee Reese (12 A & AA)

Note: if a coach is found to be guilty of over pitching during the game, the coach will also be suspended for the following game. If a coach does it on a 2nd offense, he will be suspended for 3 games. On the 3rd offense a board meeting will be held during his 5-day suspension on if he will be allowed to coach on FABC for the following year.

When interleague is in play the older age pitch count will be observed.

Once a player is removed from the mound for pitch count total, the pitcher may not return to the mound. It is also encouraged to not allow a pitcher to catch after max pitch count has been met

The pitching mound will be 50 feet 6 inches from home plate.

USA BASEBALL PITCH SMART IS BEING OBSERVED WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS

A player may pitch in more than one game in a day. if a pitcher throws in a second game on the same day, the total pitches for the day will be calculated and total pitch count shall be calculated per totals listed above. A PITCHER CAN NOT PITCH 3 DAYS IN A ROW, REGARDLESS OF 19 OR LESS RULE All pitch count rules shall apply regardless of game outcome via rain delay to a new day or suspended games. Unless proper days’ rest has been met.

Time limits/Length of Play

Gil Hodges and Pee Wee Reese Games shall be 7 innings unless one hour and 45 minutes have been played. In the event that a coach calls time with 10 minutes or less on the clock, the clock will be stopped. Games will revert back to previous inning vs drop dead in the event of time, UNLESS Home team is ahead when clock stops.

Defensive Play and Dugout Rules

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese (A) play only Coaches may be on the first base coach’s box and third base coach’s box while their team is batting. One coach may be outside of the dugout on a bucket while their team is on defense. All other coaches must remain in the dugout. Any coach outside of the dugout will wear a helmet.

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese (AA) play only Coaches may be on the first base coach’s box and third base coach’s box while their team is batting, with coach’s helmets. All other coaches must be on a bucket or in dugout

Mercy Rule

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese A 20 after 2 innings. 10 run advantages after 4 innings, (3 ½ if the home team is ahead by 10 runs) or an eight-run advantage after 5 innings (4 ½ if the home team is ahead by 8 or more runs) shall complete the game. If the game is tied after 6 innings then the game will continue until the tie is broken or time is up.

Terms of Play

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese(A) Each half inning shall consist of 3 outs Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese (AA) Each half inning shall consist of 3 outs.

Visits to the mound

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese A coach may make one trip to the mound per pitcher without having to make a pitching change. A coach may also make a visit to check on the welfare of a pitcher in the event there is a reasonable cause to check the welfare of a pitcher because of suspected injury as a result of play. Note: This only applies during regular season play. The AABC handbook shall apply during tournament and post season play. Note: In the event that the coach makes the decision to make a pitching change while the batter has a current ball/strike count and the batter is walked by the new pitcher, the pitcher who was replaced will be charged with the at bat.

Overthrows

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese Play is dead if the ball that is overthrown leaves the playing field, enters a dugout, or another player not currently involved in the play interferes with play. Each runner shall advance one base beyond the base earned prior to stopping the play. It is at the umpires discretion to the base earned prior to the stoppage of the play.

Infield Fly Rule

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese (AA) The infield fly rule will be in effect

Base running

Gil Hodges and Pee Wee Reese White Handbook Rules

Speed of Play (All Leagues) Coaches should make every effort to speed up play in all leagues whenever possible. This means the teams should be taking the field quickly. Umpires will also carry ball bags to ensure faster speed of play on a passed ball or if a wild pitch is thrown with no runners on first and second.

Warm up Pitches (All Leagues) Each Pitcher entering the game for the first time will be granted eight initial warm up pitches and five pitches when returning to the mound after the end of half inning of play.

Infield Pregame infield may be taken as long as both teams have 10 minutes and infield is completed five minutes before game time. Home team takes infield first.

Post Season Play

Gil Hodges & Pee Wee Reese (AA) A division qualifying city tournament will be played to determine the regional qualifier. The seeding for this tournament will be based on head to head competition then record vs like opponents and then to runs. Any team who has no plans on going to AABC/CABA post season most notify the VP in writing 2 weeks prior to tournament, that they will not be moving on, should they win. It will then be decided if that team will be eligible for city. Note: Any single A team can participate in the city tournament for Regional play. All single A leagues will have an end of year tournament played by white handbook rules. Note 2: Season for A or AA does not need to end just because we had a tournament for teams to play in regional events.

AABC Rule Precedence Any rule not covered in the above content will then revert to the AABC Handbook of Rules and or/Major League Baseball. Consult post season rules beyond the city tournament for more information on AABC rules.