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2019 10U FUTURES INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT AND PITCHING RULES

TOURNAMENT RULES sentatives. The Technical Committee shall then in effect until a winner is determined. • To be eligible for the 2019 Futures Invitational, decide what penalty, if any, shall be applied to • The time will begin at the -con players must be born January 1, 2008 or later. that person or team. The additional penalty clusion of the plate meeting. The umpires will • Penalty: If physical evidence is presented or a may include suspension from a subsequent keep the official time. team admits to using an illegal player (born game(s), suspension from the tournament all If the score is tied when the 2 hour time limit is before January 1, 2008), all games in which the together, or team forfeiture resulting in a 7-0 reached, regardless of , the game will result illegal player participated shall be forfeited. loss. in a unless it is a semifinal or championship • The National Federation (NFHS) rules • A tenth hitter, or extra hitter, hereby known as round game. will be used the “EH” may be utilized by any team. The use • All team rosters must have a minimum of 13 of an “EH” is optional and is not mandatory. TOURNAMENT FORMAT players and 2 coaches with the player maxi- If one team elects to use an “EH” it will not • Pool Play – (Thursday and Friday) mum being 20 players. be required that the opposing team also us an • Teams are divided into four pools of four • The only permitted bats to be used are those “EH”. The extra hitter must be indicated in the teams each that coincide with guidelines defined by USA line-up as the “EH”. The “EH” will be treated • Each four-team pool plays a round-robin Baseball which can be found on as any other starter and cannot be eliminated (three games) www.usabaseball.com. For the 12U age group, during the course of the game. The “EH” can • After three games, the teams are seeded there is no specific weight/length ratio limit exchange positions with other defensive players within their pool based on W-L record and and both wood and metal bats are allowed. in the lineup. A player that starts the game then the tie break rules listed above Non-wood and multi-piece wood bats must as an “EH” or becomes an “EH” at any time • Championship Round (Saturday and Sunday) be USABat certified. The bat may be no longer thereafter, is not required to remain solely as • The first place team from each pool are than 32 inches in length. Barrel diameter for the “EH”. The starting order must be placed together in a Championship Bracket. any bat may be no larger than 2 5/8. following in order. Changing of the “starting The 2nd place team from each pool will be • All players must wear rubber spikes as metal ” once the game begins is strictly placed together in a new pool (consolations). spikes will not be permitted. prohibited. The 3rd place team from each pool will be • The field dimensions will be 46 ft. from mound placed together into a new pool (consola- to home and 65 ft. between the bases TIE-BREAKER RULES tions). Finally, the 4th place team from each • The USA Baseball Coaches Code of Ethics will (For seeding purposes only; in order of use) pool will be placed together into a new pool be used 1. Head-to-head competition provided all (consolations). • Coaches must wear a helmet to be on the field. teams have played each other • Day One (Saturday) A hard helmet is required; no flap, flap, 2. Fewest runs allowed (overall) • Consolation round (one game per team) and flap helmets are permitted, while 3. Overall Differential (overall) • Semifinals of Championship Bracket (one “skullies” and cap inserts are not permitted. 4. Coin flip game per team) • Coaches must remain in the coach’s box until a • Day two (Sunday) passes the coach’s box. EXTRA INNING RULE • Consolation round (one game per team) • Games shall be six (6) in length or 2 If the game is tied after six (6) innings and they • Bronze and gold medal games hours, whichever comes first. If the time limit have not exceeded the 2 hour time limit, teams is reached in the middle of an inning, play will will play until the 2 hour time limit continue through the end of that inning but is reached. The following procedures will be a new inning cannot be started. If a team is implemented during extra innings: losing by 10 or more runs after having batted in • Each team will begin the 7th inning (and any at least four innings, the game will be ended at subsequent necessary extra innings) with a that point player on first and second, no outs. • In the case of inclement weather, the Champi- • The lineup will continue as in any other inning. onship Bracket will be given priority treatment For example, if the 6th inning ends with the #8 to finish games, followed by allowing the teams hitter having the last (PA), the in the consolation bracket to play an even 7th inning begins with the #9 hitter and number of games. This will be done to the best the runner at second base is the #7 batter and of USA Baseball’s ability. Any games that are the runner at first base is the #8 batter in the rescheduled due to inclement weather may be lineup. played at an off-site facility. • “Official Rules of Baseball” per the NFHS rule • USA Baseball reserves the right to end book and “Futures Invitational Tournament non-championship games in a tie if it is Rules” will remain in effect during extra in- deemed in the best interest of the health of the nings required to determine a winner. athletes and the event. • No player re-entry is permitted during extra • Any participant (player, coach, fan, etc.) ejected innings. from a game shall have the circumstances of • The traditional system of the visiting team - his/her ejection review by the Technical Com- ting in the top of the inning and the home team mittee made up of three USA Baseball repre- hitting in the bottom of the inning will remain

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“Keeping pitchers healthy DAYS OF REST REQUIREMENTS should be a common goal of (“days off” refer to the day(s) following an appearance): Age Daily Max Required Rest (Pitches) everyone in baseball. Pitch (Pitches in Game) Smart is a great example 0 Days 1 Day 2 Days 3 Days 4 Days of the entire baseball com- 9-10 75 1-20 21-35 36-50 51-65 66+ 11-12 85 1-20 21-35 36-50 51-65 66+ munity, professional and NOTE: If a pitcher reaches the daily max (pitches in a game) threshold (85) while facing a batter, the amateur, coming together to pitcher may continue to pitch until any one of the following events occur: 1. That batter reaches base; 2. That batter is retired; 3. The third is made to complete the half-inning. make our game better.” games on that day (i.e., rest during a postponed or PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF resumed shall not be deemed to PITCHER USE LIMITATION RULES -- ROB MANFRED satisfy a mandatory rest day if there is a subse- If a pitcher is found to have exceeded his allowed COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR quent game on the same day). (For example, a numbers of pitches during a game, the illegal pitcher who is in the game at the time the game pitching situation will be rectified immediately LEAGUE BASEBALL is suspended and who has thrown 21 or more and the incoming pitcher will be permitted as pitches in that game may not pitch in either the many warm up pitches as the umpire deems nec- In accordance with USA Baseball’s integration of resumption of the suspended game or any subse- essary prior to resuming the game. The Technical Pitch Smart guidelines, the Futures Invitational quent game that day.); Committee will review the infraction and reserves will abide by the following pitching rules. A pitcher who remains in at the resumption of the right to suspend the for the next the suspended or postponed game may not pitch game if the infraction is deemed a purposeful REPORTING in any subsequent game that day. (For example, a breech of the rules. The Technical Committee will USA Baseball official scorers will be responsi- pitcher who is in the game at the time the game be comprised of the USA Baseball Tournament ble for the official pitch at each field. An is suspended and resumed the next day may not Director, 12U National Team Manager and one aggregate report for all teams in the tournament pitch in the subsequent regularly scheduled game member of the USA Baseball Task Force. will be distributed electronically at the comple- that same day.) If a pitcher is found to have exceeded his allowed tion of each day’s games to the team contact on pitches for a game after the game is completed, record. The monitored and kept in DOUBLEHEADERS the manager may be suspended for the next the tower is the only official pitch count that will The second game of a scheduled tournament game. The Technical Committee will be used. Managers or coaches pitch counts are will not serve as a rest day for pitchers having review the infraction and reserves the right to NOT official, but they are welcome to periodically thrown in the first game of the day. (For example, suspend the manager for the next tournament check with the to ensure their count a pitcher who has thrown 21 or more pitches in game and one additional game if the infraction is is correct. The official scorekeeper will commu- the first game of the day may not pitch in any deemed a purposeful breech of the rules. nicate the pitch count at the beginning of each subsequent game that day and is subject to the In either case, the pitcher in question will not inning or as needed. appropriate number of rest days based on the receive any direct penalty, but will be made to total pitches thrown.) adhere to the prescribed days of rest based on the SUSPENDED GAMES A pitcher who has thrown 1-20 pitches is eligible number of pitches at the time of the infraction. For purposes of applying the pitcher use limita- to throw in any subsequent game that day, The team in question will not receive any direct tions in the event a team plays twice on a single however, he will still be limited to the daily max penalty (beyond penalization of the manager), day because a prior game was either postponed or of 85 pitches on the day. (For example, a 9U/10U but will continually be made to adhere to the suspended, the following rules apply: pitcher who has thrown 10 pitches in game one prescribed pitch count rules for the remainder of The per-game total pitch maximums (but not may pitch in the second game that day, but is lim- the event. mandatory rest) shall be deemed to be “reset” ited to only 65 pitches in that given game. At that for the resumption of the suspended game. (For point, the pitcher will be subject to the appropri- example, a pitcher who has thrown less than 20 ate number of rest days based on the total pitches pitches when a game is suspended may remain in thrown that day, which in this case would be 4 the game and is not required to be removed prior days (66+ pitches).) to 85 pitches the next day; Due to the nature of the tournament format, A player who is a team’s pitcher at the time a the USA Baseball Operations Staff will provide game is suspended and then becomes subject to each coach with an updated pitch count sheet as a mandatory rest day at the time the suspended soon as possible prior to the start of their second game is resumed shall be removed from the game game of the day on days where a doubleheader is at the time the game is resumed. (For example, a scheduled. pitcher who is in the game at the time the game is suspended and who has thrown 21 or more pitch- es in that game may not pitch in the resumption of the suspended game the next day.); A pitcher who must rest for a day must rest for all

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