Spring Training Warm-Up Tournament Rules March 14-15, 2015 ROSTER

Spring Training Warm-Up Tournament Rules March 14-15, 2015 ROSTER/RELEASE FORM: All!teams!MUST!complete!and!turn!in!a!Team!Roster/Release!form!during!check"in!time!and!teams!shall!check"in!at!least!1HR!before!their! scheduled!first!game!time.!It!is!the!manager’s!responsibility!to!carry!and!provide!player!documentation!(Birth!Certificates)!if!requested.!

AGE DIVISION We!will!use!the!May!1!cutoff!date.!Example!in!7u!cannot!turn!8!before!May!1,!2015.! Players!may!play!up!in!age!but!may!not!play!down.!Players!are!permitted!to!play!on!one!team!only,!no!exceptions.

Major!League!Baseball’s!Sporting!News!rules!shall!apply,!along!with!these!SGV!Hustle!rules.!

BAT REGULATIONS !!Bats!must!have!the!new!USSSA!1.15!BPF!permanent!stamp!on!its!tapper. !"OR!Be!a!Qualified!BBCOR!Barrel,!OR!Be!a!Wood!Bat! If!caught!using!an!illegal!bat!before!the!ball!is!put!in!play,!the!batter!will!be!allowed!to!switch!out!the!bat.!If!the!infraction!is!caught!after!the! ball!is!put!in!play!the!batter!will!be!called!out.!

PITCHING Pitching!restrictions!for!2015!tournaments!are!as!follows:! !"7U:!3!innings!per!game,!6!innings!in!a!day,!9!innings!for!the!tournament.!If!the!pitcher!throws!a!pitch!it!will!be!considered!an!inning.! If!a!pitcher!throws!a!pitch!it!will!be!recorded!as!a!complete!inning.!!Once!a!pitcher!is!removed!from!the!mound,!he!may!not!pitch!again!in! that!game.!!Violation!of!pitching!restrictions!will!result!in!the!automatic!ejection!of!the!offending!Manager!and!player.!All!pitching!logs!are! to!be!maintained!by!the!managers.!It!is!the!manager’s!responsibility!to!obtain!signatures!from!the!umpire!along!with!the!opposing! manager.!If!you!cannot!justify!your!pitching!log!at!any!time,!you!will!be!forced!to!forfeit.!No!exceptions.! Pitching!Distances!for!all!SGV!Hustle!baseball!tournaments!are!as!follows:! !"7U:!40!ft.!mound,!60!foot!bases! To!intentionally!walk!a!batter,!a!coach!simply!needs!to!inform!the!umpire!and!point!to!first!base.!! No!pitches!are!thrown.!

LENGTH OF GAME !"7U:!Play!6!innings!with!no!new!inning!after!1!hour!25!minutes!

SGV!Hustle!11u!reserves!the!right!to!modify!the!length!of!games!due!to!issues!involving!limited!visibility!or!park!curfew.!Every!effort!will!be! made!to!finish!the!tournament!but!in!cases!of!rain,!darkness!or!other!acts!of!God,!the!tournament!director!reserves!the!right!to!shorten! games!or!modify!schedules!in!order!to!finish!the!event.!

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MERCY RULE ARE AS FOLLOWS: 6 inning game: !"20!runs!after!1!inning! !"15!runs!after!2!innings! !"10!runs!after!3!innings! !"8!runs!after!4!innings! There!will!be!a!5!run!rule!per!inning:! 7u:!!innings!1,2!&!3!5!run!max!innings!4,!5!&!6!open!

TIES WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED IN POOL PLAY. Tie"Breakers!are!as!follows:! 1.)!Record! 2.)!Head!To!Head!(Only!if!all!tied!teams!played!each!other)! 3.)!Runs!Allowed! 4.)!Run!Differential!(+8!max)! 5.)!Runs!Scored! There!will!be!no!ties!in!playoffs.!If!the!game!is!tied!at!the!end!of!the!time!limit,!the!California!tie"breaker!will!be!implemented.!There!is!NO! time!limit!in!championship!games.!The!game!must!conclude!and!a!winner!must!be!awarded.!Mercy!rule!will!be!in!effect.!

BASE RUNNING Teams!in!the!7U!division!may!not!lead!off!or!steal!home.!Home!plate!is!dead.!Runners!from!3rd!base!may!only!advance!on!a!hit!ball!or!when! forced"in!by!a!walk.!Runners!may!steal!after!the!ball!crosses!home!plate.!Bunting!is!allowed.!The!ball!is!dead!when!the!pitcher!has!the!ball! in!area!of!mound!and!is!the!umpire’s!discretion.!The!infield!fly!rule!is!in!effect.!Courtesy!runners!will!be!allowed!for!the!pitcher!or!catcher!at! any!time.!The!courtesy!runner!must!be!a!player!not!currently!in!the!game!or!if!the!team!has!no!players!on!bench,!the!last!out.!A!courtesy! runner!may!only!run!one!time!per!inning.!It!is!the!base!runners!responsibility!to!avoid!contact!with!the!fielder!when!he!has!the!ball.!Slide!or! avoid!is!in!effect!at!all!times!when!fielder!is!in!possession!of!ball.! Intentionally!running!into!a!fielder!who!is!in!possession!of!the!ball!are!grounds!for!ejection.! ! HITTING Teams!may!also!bat!their!entire!roster.!If!a!team!bats!entire!roster!or!has!no!subs!when!a!starter!is!injured,!an!out!is!recorded!each!time!the! injured!player's!spot!comes!up!to!bat.!Once!a!player!is!removed!from!a!game!due!to!injury,!he!may!not!return.!Starters!may!re"enter!only! one!time!only!in!their!original!spot!on!the!line"up.! ! RAINOUT/TOURNAMENT CANCELLATION POLICY In!the!event!of!tournament!being!cancelled!by!weather!or!any!other!unpreventable!occurrence,!every!effort!will!be!made!to!complete!the! tournament.!In!the!event!of!a!rainout!with!no!make"up!tournament!scheduled,!we!will!offer!all!teams!a!credit!based!on!the!following! criteria:! 1.!A!full!rainout,!meaning!no!games!were!played,!a!credit!will!be!issued!for!the!entire!entry!fee.! 2.!If!one!game!was!played,!a!team!will!receive!credit!for!½!of!the!entry!fee.! 3.!If!two!games!are!played,!no!credit!will!be!given.! All!credits!must!be!used!in!SGV!Hustle!11u!tournaments.!If!a!tournament!is!rained!out!while!in!progress!and!a!make"up!is!scheduled,!there! will!be!no!refund!or!credit!for!teams!that!do!not!play!the!make"up.!The!tournament!director!has!the!right!to!alter!schedules,!adjust!time! limits,!or!adjust!the!number!of!playoff!participants!in!order!to!complete!the!tournament.!The!tournament!director!also!has!the!right!to!alter! the!amount!of!the!credit!issued.

MISCELLANEOUS Home!team!will!be!determined!by!a!coin!flip!in!pool!play.!In!the!playoffs,!the!higher!seeded!team!will!be!the!Home!team!including!the! championship!game.!Each!team!must!provide!a!scorekeeper!all!changes!must!go!through!the!home!plate!umpire. All!conversations!with!an! umpire!should!be!conducted!after!a!time"out!has!been!called!and!be!handled!in!a!calm!and!professional!manner.!Verbal!abuse!of!the! umpire!will!not!be!tolerated!and!may!result!in!ejection!from!the!game.!Any!manager!or!coach!ejected!from!the!game!is!required!to!sit!out! the!next!game!also.!After!being!ejected,!a!manager!or!coach!must!vacate!the!premises!of!the!current!game!and!the!next!game!in!which!he! is!suspended.!Any!manager!caught!continuing!to!coach!after!being!ejected!or!suspended!will!be!suspended!for!an!additional!period!of!time.! Any!player!ejected!from!a!game!is!subject!to!a!one!game!suspension!at!the!tournament!director's!discretion.!!Managers!are!responsible!for! the!conduct!of!his!players!and!fans!at!all!times.!Managers!are!subject!to!ejection!if!his!players!or!fans!are!out!of!control.!To!protest!a!game,! the!umpire!must!be!informed!that!the!game!is!being!played!under!protest.!Once!the!protest!has!been!made,!you!must!get!a!ruling!from!a! tournament!director!immediately.!Do!not!continue!the!game!under!any!circumstances.!Once!the!next!pitch!is!thrown,!both!teams!have!lost! the!right!to!protest.!Any!team!forfeiting!a!game!may!not!advance!to!playoff!round!if!it!is!determined!that!it!is!beneficial!to!that!team!with! regards!to!runs!allowed/differential!etc.!SGV!Hustle!11u!reserves!the!right!to!change!locations!of!tournaments.! !