LITTLE LEAGUE ALBERTA, DISTRICT 3
1. TEAMS
a)
Will supply 3 game balls (2 new (80cc or equivalent) and
one good used ball).
b)
Will supply a home plate and
base umpire.
c)
Will use first base dugout.
Will give the following information to their respective
co-ordinator:
a) Your league name.
a)
Your division (Junior, Senior
or Big League – include Tier if appropriate).
b)
Your team name.
c)
Game number.
d)
The score.
e)
Full name of pitcher(s),
(Both Teams), age of pitchers (Junior and Senior League only) and number of
innings pitched.
The co-ordinators
can be reached the the following phone numbers:
John
Reitmeier, Junior Co-ordinator 273-9238 ereitmeier@shaw.ca
John
Desmarais, Senior Co-ordinator 295-3102 john.desmarais@shaw.ca
Doug
Stevens, Big League Co-ordinator 202-1725 dsa@shaw.ca
Assistant
District Administrator & Interlock Co-ordinator - Bill Kiff (kiff@shaw.ca)
District
Administrator (District 3) – Denis Wren (drwren@shaw.ca)
In
case of answering machine, please leave detailed message.
The above
information can also be filed using the District 3 Reporting Web Page located
at:
http://www.albertadistrict3.com
The
Umpire-In Chief of each league will attempt to schedule umpires for each game
for all of their teams, but if they are unable to do this, then the manager is
responsible to find his own umpires. Usually the Umpire-In-Chief will find you
an umpire for your home games and the manager will find his own umpire for away
games.
2. PITCHING CONTROL ROSTER
All league teams require a Pitching
Control Roster (supplied with schedule) which must be used and kept up to date.
After each game, each manager will verify and then sign the opposing team's
Pitching Roster.
3. pitching rules (see page 33 of the 2007 Rule Book):
b)
A pitcher remaining in the
game, but moving to a different position, can return as a pitcher anytime in
the remainder of the game, but only once in the game.
c)
The manager must remove the
pitcher when said pitcher reaches the limit for his/her age group as noted
below, but the pitcher may remain in the game at another position:
League Age 17-18 105 pitches per day
13-16
95 pitches per day
Exception: If a pitcher reaches the
limit noted above while facing a batter, the pitcher may continue to pitch
until that batter reaches base or is put out.
Note – Intentional Walk. Before a pitch is delivered to the batter, the
catcher must inform the umpire that the defensive team wishes to give the batter
an intentional base-on-balls. The umpire waves the batter to first. The ball is
dead.
d)
Pitchers aged 16 and under
must adhere to the following rest requirements:
-
if a player pitches 61 or
more pitches in a day, 3 calendar days of rest must be observed
-
if a player pitches 41-60
pitchers in a day, 2 calendar days of rest must be observed
-
if a player pitches 21-40
pitches in a day, 1 calendar days of rest must be observed
-
if a player pitches 1-20
pitches in a day, no calendar days of rest must be observed
Pitchers
aged 17 and 18 must adhere to the following rest requirements:
-
if a player pitches 76 or
more pitches in a day, 3 calendar days of rest must be observed
-
if a player pitches 51-75
pitchers in a day, 2 calendar days of rest must be observed
-
if a player pitches 28-50
pitches in a day, 1 calendar days of rest must be observed
-
if a player pitches 1-25
pitches in a day, no calendar days of rest must be observed
e)
The home team shall provide
an official scorekeeper or pitch count supervisor for each home game to act as
the official pitch count recorder
f)
The official pitch count
recorder must provide current pitch count for any pitcher when requested by
either manager or any umpire. However the manager is responsible for knowing
when his or her pitcher must be removed.
g)
The official pitch count
recorder should inform the home plate umpire when a pitcher has deliver his/her
maximum limit of pitches for the game as noted above. The umpire will inform
the pitcher’s manager that the pitcher must be removed. However, failure by the
pitch count recorder to notify the umpire and/or the failure of the umpire to
notify the manager, does not relieve the manager of his/her responsibility to
remove a pitcher when that pitcher is no longer eligible.
h)
Violation of any section of
Regulation VI can result in protest of the game in which it occurs. Protest
shall be made in accordance with Rule 4.19
i)
A player may not pitch in
more than one game in a day (Exception – Big League pitchers may pitcher in up
to two games in a day)
j)
Pitches delivered in games
declared “Regulation Tie Games” or “Suspended Games” shall be charged against
pitcher’s eligibility.
k) In suspended
games resumed on another day, the pitchers of record at the time the game was
halted may continue to pitch to the extent of their eligibility for that day,
provided said pitcher has observed the required days of rest
TOURNAMENTS
(ALL DIVISIONS)
Normal pitching regulations,
including required rest between games, as described above, will be enforced for
special tournaments.
4. SUBSTITUTION RULE:
a) A
player in the starting line-up, who has been removed for a substitute, may
re-enter the game, once, in any
position in the batting order provided:
i) His or her substitute has
completed one time at bat and;
ii) Has played
defensively for a MINIMUM of 6 consecutive outs
iii)
The starting player cannot
replace the substitute until the substitute has played a minimum of nine (9)
outs and one at bat.
b) Only
a player in the starting line-up may re-enter the game
c)
A starter (S1) re-entering
the game as a substitute for another starter (S2), must then fulfill all
conditions of a substitute (once at bat and 6 defensive outs) before starter
(S2) can re-enter the game.
a)
Any player in the starting line-up, including the
designated hitter, who has been removed for a substitute may re-enter the game
once, provided such player occupies the same batting position as he or she did
in the starting lineup. Note – a pitcher removed from the game may not re-enter
the game as a pitcher
b)
A substitute who is withdrawn
may not re-enter the game.
c)
This provision does not apply
to injury, illness or ejection of the designated hitter or the player, for whom
he or she is batting, in which case the role of designated hitter must be
terminated.
NOTE: If during
a game either team is unable to place nine (9) players on the field due to
ejection, injury or illness, the opposing manager shall select a player to
re-enter the lineup. A player ejected from the game is not eligible for
re-enter.
5. MANDATORY PLAYING
TIME (Junior and Senior)
Every player on a team roster will
participate in each game for a minimum of three (3) COMPLETED CONSECUTIVE
innings.
penalty: The player(s) involved shall start the next scheduled game and
play any previous requirements not completed and the requirements for this game
before being removed. VIOLATION of this rule by the manager shall:
A. First Offense - receive a written warning.
B. Second Offense - a suspension for the next scheduled game
C. Third Offense - a suspension for the remainder of the season.
NOTE: A
forfeiture of a game may not be invoked.
6. TIME LIMIT
When doubleheaders are scheduled, no new inning can start ½ hour
before the start of the next scheduled game unless the inning MUST be played to
make the game official (5 innings or 4½ innings if home team ahead)
7. MERCY RULE
If after 5 innings, 4½ if the home team is ahead, one team has a
lead of ten runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs WILL
concede the victory to the opponent.
8. MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS
A team CAN play a game with 8 players and the 9th
batter is automatically out. If the 9th player arrives, he is put in
the number 9 batting position. If the
game can not start because of less than 8 players or continue because of less
than 8 players, then the team with 7 or less players losses by default.
9. RAIN OUTS
a)
It is the responsibility of each team to reschedule games.
Each league should appoint an coordinator to look after rescheduling of games.
It is not the responsibility of the interlock coordinator to reschedule games.
b)
When games have been rained
out, try and play them during the week they were scheduled.
c)
When games have been rained
out, play your make up games in the order that they occurred on the schedule
(first rain out to last), if possible.
d)
Every effort must be made to
play all rained out games, as games
played is what is used to determine final standings. Rained out games
not played could affect your standing at the end of the season.
e)
If in the opinion of the
Interlock coordinator, one team is refusing to make up a game, the coordinator
can award a win by default to the team trying to make up the game.
10. TIE GAMES:
a)
If a game is tied after 7 inning, the game will continue
until either the game is won or it becomes too dark to continue (Umpire’s
decision), in which case the game will end in a tie.
11. RULE
INTERPRETATIONS
Any rule interpretations must go through your league’s
Umpire-In-Chief for clarification. If your league does not have an
Umpire-In-Chief or the problem is still not solved, then YOU MUST go through
District 3's umpire-in-chief for clarification. District 3's umpire-in-chief
decision is final and binding.
12. TIES
Regular Season and Play-off TIES will be broken as follows:
a)
If two teams are tied, then
the game between the two teams will determine the winner. If the game played between the two teams
ended in a tie, then lowest runs against all teams, after four innings, will
determine the winner.
b)
If three teams are tied:
·
If one team defeated the other 2 teams each time they
played, they will advance, otherwise total runs for minus total runs against,
after four innings, from games played between tied teams will determine the
winner.
·
If teams are still tied,
lowest runs against all teams, after four innings, will determine the winner
·
If teams are still tied,
highest runs for against all teams, after four innings, will determine the
winner
·
If teams are still tied, then
the name of the winning team will be drawn from a hat.
13. MISCELLANEOUIS
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED HEREIN, THE RULES SET OUT IN THE “OFFICIAL
REGULATIONS AND PLAYING RULES” BOOKLET DISTRIBUTED BY LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
SHALL APPLY.
DISTRICT 3 HAS INSTITUTED A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY RELATING TO
INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR BY COACHES, PLAYERS AND FANS. MANDATORY SUSPENSIONS WILL BE HANDED OUT AS REQUIRED. DETAILS
WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH TEAM AND A COPY OF THE POLICY WILL BE POSTED ON THE
DISTRICT 3 WEB SITE.
13. Play-offs
- Information on Playoffs for all
divisions will be distributed by the Co-ordinators when available.