CABL Rules" Shall Mean All Rules, Regulations, and Procedures Stated Herein
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Final 2020 Rules OFFICIAL BY LAWS, RULES & REGULATIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH AMATEUR BASEBALL LEAGUE 1. Definitions 1.1. "CABL" shall mean the Commonwealth Amateur Baseball League. 1.2. "CABL Rules" shall mean all rules, regulations, and procedures stated herein. 1.3. "Board of Directors" or “BOD” shall mean the administrative body described in CABL Rule 2.4. 1.4. The League President shall mean the person designated as President in the CABL Articles of Organization. The League Vice President shall mean the person designated as Vice President in the CABL Articles of Organization. The Secretary and Treasurer shall mean the person designated as those officers in the CABL Articles of Organization. 1.5. "Team" shall mean the baseball member teams approved by the CABL BOD to participate in CABL activities. All Teams agree to abide by the rules, regulations, bylaws and guidelines of CABL. The number of Teams per season is capped at 16. 1.6. "League Fees" shall mean the fee each Team shall be required to pay to the BOD. The amount of the League Fee shall be determined prior to each season. 1.7. "Team Manager" or “Manager” shall mean the individual(s) who possess executive control over the on and off-field activities of a Team. The Team Manager shall have all rights, title and interest in the Team. 1.8. "Captain" shall mean the person designated by the Team Manager to assist the Manager in the fulfillment of his duties. A Captain may also be called a Co-Manager or Assistant Manager. 2. Administration 2.1. League President 2.1.1. The League President shall act as commissioner of CABL. 2.1.2. The League President shall confer with the BOD as to matters concerning the administration of CABL. 2.1.3. The League President reserves the right to remove a Team Manager, at their sole discretion, for failure of the Team Manager to fulfill their responsibilities to CABL. 2.1.4. The League President has the authority to take what preventive, remedial or punitive action appropriate to remedy actions not in the best interests of CABL. 2.2. League Vice President 2.2.1. Should the League President be unavailable, the League Vice President shall perform as acting League President with all the rights and responsibilities of the League President. 2.3. Team Managers, & Captains 2.3.1. Each Team shall maintain a designated Manager at all times. 2.3.2. A Team Manager may also serve as the Captain. 2.3.3. Responsibilities of the Team Manager are as follows: a) Ensure the Team meets the minimum required number of players (15) on the roster at all times. b) Ensure the Team has no more than 25 active players on the roster for any game. c) Ensure that the Team's League Fees are timely paid to CABL. 1 Final 2020 Rules d) Ensure that the Team has secured 11 field permits for home games. e) Ensure the eligibility of all players on the Team roster. f) Ensure that, before a player participates in a Team game and the Code of Conduct has been agreed to and the Insurance Waiver has been signed. g) Enforce the League Code of Conduct and Social Media Policy at all times. h) Participate as voting representatives of the Team when called upon by the BOD or the League President. Each Team shall have only one vote. i) Adhere to CABL Rule 8.1.2 regarding certifying and maintaining the accuracy of line-up cards for each game. j) Maintain accurate Team Statistics and ensure that such Team statistics are entered on the Team's website within 72 hours of completion of each game. 1) If an emergency arises and a Team cannot enter its statistics within 72 hours, the BOD must be notified. 2) If a Team does not enter its statistics within 72 hours, the players participating in that game will not receive postseason eligibility credit. a. Players missing stats will not be eligible to receive mid or end-of-year awards. Managers who fail to enter stats in a timely manner will be not eligible to nominate, vote for, or receive end-of-year awards, and chronic lateness may result in manager suspension. 3) The minimum to be qualified as a regular season statistical leader is 2.1 plate appearances (batting) and 1 inning pitched (pitching) per scheduled game. k) Ensure that recaps of each Team game are entered on the Team’s website within 72 hours of completion of game. l) For each game, provide: 1) Team catcher's equipment. 2) At least 5 batters helmets. 3) Solid Wood (including ash, maple, birch, and bamboo) bats. Wooden composite bats are allowed, but they must not be hollow and must be made of a one-piece, wood construction. 4) Game balls (home team only). The league will provide 5 dozen baseballs for each team for the regular season. After those are depleted the manager is responsible for purchasing approved baseballs from CABL for game use. a. Practice baseballs or non-approved baseballs are not allowed in official league play. b. CABL will provide baseball for the playoffs. 5) Bases (home team only). 6) Umpire’s payment ($85 by each team) a. CABL will provide umpires for the playoffs. 7) Provide the opposing Team with a complete and accurate line-up card prior to the start of the game. m) Enforce the CABL Uniform Policy. 2 Final 2020 Rules n) Ensure the Team is prepared to begin the game, pursuit to CABL Rules 2.3.3(l) and 9.9, at the scheduled game time or run the risk of suffering a forfeit. 1) A 15-minute grace period will be allowed after the scheduled start time of the game before a forfeit will be declared. Following the grace period, a declaration of a forfeit, or any extensions of the grace period, will be solely at the discretion of the umpire. 2) In the event of a forfeit, the forfeiting team will be charged an amount sufficient to cover the full umpire and any applicable field expenses. 3) If a team forfeits 2 or more games in a season, Team Manager will be required to present to the BOD for appeal to remain in the league. 4) During the regular season if an emergency situation arises which prevents a Team from being ready to play at a scheduled date and time, a team may submit in writing to the League Officials 5 days prior to their scheduled game to request the game be rescheduled. This is not applicable during the playoffs. If a team requests more than 3 games moved they may be subject to review by the BOD. 5) If within 72 hours of the scheduled game time, CABL changes the starting time of the game by more than two hours and/or the location of the game by a distance of no less than 10 miles, the forfeit rule will not apply. o) Both managers must arrive at the field a hour prior to the game. If field is potentially unplayable, the teams must call the President or a BOD member immediately. The BOD will decide whether to postpone the game after consultation. 1) In certain cases, local town or field officials may independently make the decision whether to postpone a scheduled game. 2) For weeknight or playoff games, or when a team is traveling a long distance, every effort will be made to make a decision as early as possible. 2.3.4. The Team Manager must designate at least one Captain for each Team game to serve as the Team representative and fulfill the Team Manager's responsibilities if the Team Manager is unable. 2.3.5. A Manager may protest a game due to an umpire's decision which allegedly misinterpreted or misapplied the CABL Rules. The protest will not be recognized unless the umpires are notified at the time the play under protest occurs and before the next pitch is made or runner retired. Notice of the protest must be noted in each scorebook. A Team's protest must follow the procedure presented in CABL Rule 2.4.7. 2.4. Board of Directors 2.4.1. The Board of Directors ("BOD") shall consist of six (6) BOD Members, including the President. 2.4.2. Each BOD member shall serve a three-year term, unless said BOD member resigns prior to completion of that term. a) The BOD terms shall be staggered such that no more than two BOD seats are up for reelection at any time. 3 Final 2020 Rules 1) The initial BOD terms shall be staggered as follows: a. The terms of BOD seats initially occupied by Michael Carpentier and Kevin LeBlanc shall end following the 2016 season (Term A). b. The terms of BOD seats initially occupied by Timothy Antonellis and Alex Samaras shall end following the 2017 season (Term B). c. The terms of BOD seats initially occupied by Nicholas Bennett and Jim Rooney shall end following the 2018 season (Term C). b) There shall be no term limits on participation on the BOD. c) BOD members do not have to be a player, coach, or manager in CABL to be eligible to serve. d) Should a BOD seat become vacant prior to the completion of the term, an election shall be held at a time and date to be determined by the President for a person to serve the remainder of the vacated term. 2.4.3. Each Team may cast one vote during Board of Director elections.