*Each schedule entry lists 2 teams for a 3 hour block of time. The first team listed has the facility (field or cage) for the 1st hour and a half of the time. (ie: for a 5:00pm start, Team 1 has it from 5pm to 6:30pm and team 2 will take it from 6:30pm to 8pm)
Major 60' Basic General Rules
MANDATORY RULE AT ALL LEVELS:
Starting in 2007, All Managers and Coaches are required (mandatory) to be Cal Ripken Certified and have a background check performed by the State of New Hampshire. No adult will be allowed on the baseball fields in a coaching capacity without BOTH of these certifications
Major 60'
A high level of Cal Ripken Baseball, recommended for 10 - 11 & 12 year-old players. Cal Ripken baseball is played under Official Baseball Rules, but implements some special rules as necessary for health development of this age group. The game is played on a 60-foot diamond with a pitching distance of 46 feet. To encourage our league to train more pitchers, Cal Ripken Baseball has rules that regulate the maximum number of innings a pitcher may pitch in a calendar week. Regulation games are six innings or four innings if a game is called. Minimum of four innings for ten-run rule to apply. Special base running rules apply.
Free substitution.
No cell phone use by coaches or managers on the playing field during games.
A pitcher may pich six (6) innings per calender week (Monday through, and including Sunday). A pitcher who delivers one (1) pitch in an inning shall be charged for one (1) inning pitched. A pitcher must have two calender days rest between pitching assignments-if the pitcher pitches in more than two (2) innings in any one game.
Pitching rules become "tournament pitching rules" during playoffs.
All batters bat in order, regardless of defensive play (11 players=11 man bat order).
Umpires will inforce in field fly rule. Also, if a player is caught slash bunting player will be ejected from that game by the umpire.
*If a team at Roger Allen has a game that is on the Major A or B fields, and will have a night game following, the last inning of the 5:30 PM game must not start after 7:00 PM. even if ending in a tie. This helps the league eliminate late night games that may start after 7:30 PM, and end after 9:30 PM. For the 7:30 PM start game, no new inning may start after 9:45 PM. even if ending in a tie. These restrictions will not apply once playoffs begin.
*Umpires will enforce game start times! Pitchers must be ready to start, and are given four warm up pitches to start the game, and three between innings. Infield warm-up allows eight minutes per team, with visitors taking field first, and home last while staying on the field to start the game.
Thanks, John Creteau
*Prior to playoffs, coaches must use judgment to control the score. When a team is winning by eight runs or more, conservative base running & play is encouraged, and a courtesy that a coach extends to the team he or she is playing.
Our regular season is a time to try players in positions that they may be unfamiliar with. Coaches try players in unfamiliar positions in hopes that their team will better in time for playoffs. Once playoffs start, play becomes more intense, with teams using players at positions that are most benefit able to the team winning!
Lastly, if a game needs to begin before playoff season with a team lacking a nine player roster (not enough players have shown up prior to start), please either start with eight players, or extend the team lacking nine players one of your players, so that games can be played.
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