MODE AND RULES

Depending on numbers, junior baseball tournaments are played in groups of 5. Within the group, all play all – i.e. four games per team. Finals and play offs depends on the number of teams playing.

 

The tournament will be held according to the rules of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF).

 

 

PITCHER

  • Age group 12-13 year olds: the pitcher can play no more than 5 innings per day.

  • Age group 14-15 year olds: the pitcher can play no more than 7 innings per day.

  • Pitchers who have played at least 4 innings in a game have to take a time-out of 24 hours.

  • 1 thrown ball counts as a whole inning for every pitcher.

 

PROTECTIVE GEAR

  • All players are obliged to wear a jockstrap!

  • Additionally catchers are obliged to wear a helmet with mask, chest protectors and shin guards.

  • Batters and Runners are obliged to wear a suitable helmet with ear protectors.

  • Age group 14-15 year olds will play from a mound.

  • Metal studs are not permitted for age group 12-13 year olds!

 

SUBSTITUTION

Every team is permitted to substitute as often as they wish.

 

PITCHING DISTANCES

U15 : 27m base distance / 18m pitching distance

U13 : 18m base distance / 12m pitching distance

 

WALK OVER

A team that fails to appear to a game for no valid reason (power of decision resides with the tournament officials) forfeits the game with 0:10. If a team is excluded from the tournament, all previous games are annulled.

 

Nonattendance of a team does not influence the preliminaries of the other teams in the group, unless changed by tournament officials.

 

BAD WEATHER

If the tournament cannot be continued due to bad weather, decisions about further procedures are down to the tournament committee. For example: In case an entire day is cancelled, the committee may choose to make up for it the next day, even if this implicates that some teams have to play twice the amount of games planned.


Throughout the tournament, the tournament committee has the right to interrupt or end games prematurely.

 

Throughout the tournament, the tournament committee has the right to cancel all games due to bad weather conditions. Due to the ever present risk of bad weather, the committee or organiser cannot be held financially accountable.


General tournament rules

Next to the official rules, the general tournament rules apply to Baseball too. You can read up on them HERE.