Tri County Baseball League
2021 WBA – RBA-
NJYB RULES (8u, 9u, 10u, 11u, 13u,14-16u-18u)
UMPIRES FEES
Divisions | Umpires | Umpire
Fees Scheduled 6 Innings | Umpires Fee Scheduled
7 Innings | Umpires Fee Scheduled 9 Innings |
8u thru 12u | 1
umpire | $70 / GAME
| $80 / GAME | $100 / game |
13u -16u | 2 umpires | $75
/ GAME | $75 / GAME | $100 / game |
13u -16u | 1 umpire | $100 / game |
$100 / game | $150 / game |
All umpires’ fees are split evenly by both teams and paid before each game. Umpires get full fee
once game starts, even if you throw one pitch and then it rains. In cases of inclement weather, umpires will wait a reasonable
amount of time to try to resume play.
ROSTERS
Your age on April 30 of the current year is your baseball
age for the entire season
·
Rosters are unlimited for league play and 20 for Tournament play. Rosters must be submitted
TBA.. A player may play on more than one team ONLY if the teams are
in separate age divisions
Note We need these rosters
to register in the respective National Organizations. These rosters are the final tournament rosters. You may add players
throughout the season for regular league play.
- 8u: There is
no limit on the number of 7’s and 8’s playing at one time. As long as the player is of legal age they may
play. Any player from 7-8 years old may play.
- 9u: There is no limit on the number of
7’s 8’s or 9’s playing at one time. As long as the player is of legal age they may play. Any player
from 7-9 years old may play.
- 10u: There is no limit on the number of 9’s &
10’s playing at one time. As long as the player is of legal age they may play. Any player from 7-10 years
old may play.
- 12u: There is no limit on the number of 11’s & 12’s playing
at one time. As long as the player is of legal age they may play. Any player from 9-12 years old may play.
- 13u-18u There is no limit on the number of 13’s & 14’s playing at one time. As
long as the player is of legal age they may play. Any player from 11-14 years old may play.
UNIFORMS
All teams must be fully uniformed.
FORFEIT TIME
Forfeit time is 15 minutes after the scheduled
start time. If a doubleheader, 2nd game forfeit time is 30 minutes from the scheduled start of the 1st
game.
LINEUP
· 8u, 9u: You must start and play with a minimum 8 players (we do not want forfeits). Every team must bat 12 players if they have that
many at a game. You may field 10 players, 4 outfielders on the grass, no short-centers over 2nd
base and 2 EH’s. You can always roster bat the entire team (optional).
· 10u,
11u, 12u: You must start and play with a minimum 8 players (we do not want forfeits). Once you tell the umpires your lineup,
you are locked in for the game. If you are batting 9, 10, or 11, using the EH or not, that is the way you must play the entire
game unless there is an injury that forces you to reduce the size of your lineup. Of course, if you start with 8 you can add
to the lineup as the players come
·
13u,-18u: You must start and play with a minimum 8 players (we do not want forfeits). Once you
tell the umpires your lineup, you are locked in for the game. If you are batting 9 or 10 or roster batting, using a DH, EH
or not, that is the way you must play the entire game unless there is an injury that forces you to reduce the size of your
lineup
Note for all divisions: At no time is there ever an automatic out recorded,
even if you lose the EH due to injury or ejection.
BASEBALLS
All league approved baseballs are supplied evenly. Start every game with 3 baseballs from each team.
When playing doubleheaders, each team can supply one game each. Work it out amongst yourselves.
BATS
·
8u, 9u, 10u, 11u, 12u: USA Little League rule approved bats, or Wood or Wood composites.
·
13u: USA STAMPED approved bats, or Wood or Wood composites or BBCOR.5 ( -3 drop )
·
14u: USA stamped , bbcor.5,Wood or Wood composites Bats
· 15u-18u: bbcor.5,Wood or Wood composites
Bats.
In
all these divisions, defensive substitution is UNLIMITED
RE-ENTRY
· ALL
DIVISIONS
·
Any of the starting players may be withdrawn and re-entered AS MUCH AS YOU WISH, providing such
player occupies the same batting position whenever in the lineup. EXCEPTION: If an injury
occurs and a team can not field 9 men, the substitute may re-enter AT ANY SPOT.
INNINGS
- There is no minimum
innings played rule for your players.
PITCHING
ALL DIVISIONS:
A pitcher may not pitch more than 3 innings per game if he pitches in more than 1 game per day.
· SPRING & FALL ONLY:
8u, 9u pitchers may only pitch 3 innings per weekend
·
8u, 9u: Each pitcher may pitch a maximum of 3 innings per game and no more than
6 innings in a week. The week runs from Saturday to Friday. Once he is removed from a game he may not enter that game as a pitcher again. One pitch will constitute an inning.
· pitching distance-42/43 feet -8u,
ONLY
·
We recommend not pitching players of this age on consecutive days. Try to limit
pitches per appearance to an absolute maximum of 65 Pitches.
·
We STRONGLY recommend using the “Rest”
requirements in the Little League Rulebook as a guide. OR USA PTICH SMART
· 10u, 11u, 12u: We will have no pitching
restrictions on your players other than a pitcher can only pitch 6 innings per game and once he is removed, he may not enter
that game as a pitcher again.
·
We recommend not pitching players of this age more than 10 innings per calendar
week and not having kids pitch on consecutive days. Try to limit pitches per appearance to an absolute maximum of 80 pitches.
· We
recommend using the “Rest” requirements in the Little League Rulebook as a guide OR USA PITCH
SMART
· 13u-16u:
No pitching restrictions on innings or pitchers. We trust that all coaches will have the best interest of their players in
mind and will not abuse this rule.
·
We recommend using the “Rest” requirements in the Little League Rulebook
as a guide or USA PITCH SMART
BALKS
· 8u,
9u, 10u, There are never any balks. Illegal Pitches or Quick Pitches will be recorded
as balls.
· 13u:
One balk warning per pitcher, per game until October 15th
·
14-18u: No balk warnings.
TRIPS
TO THE MOUND
·
8u, 9u, 10u, 11u, 12u: 2 trips per inning, the third he must be removed. Once a pitcher is removed
he can no longer pitch in that game.
·
13u,-16u: One trip per inning is allowed. On the second trip the pitcher must be removed from
that position. If he is removed on the first trip to the mound, he may return to pitch provided he had taken a defensive position.
If he is removed, by rule, on the second trip to the mound, he cannot return to the game as a pitcher, but may go to another
defensive position.
SLASH-BUNTING
· 8u, 9u, 10u, Slash-Bunting
is not permitted. Once a player squares around to bunt, he/she must either bunt or take the pitch. If they make any attempt
at swinging they will be called out, regardless of whether contact was made or not.
· 13u-16u Allowed.
SPEED-UP
With 2 outs, running for the catcher only is allowed.
However, it is not mandatory. If you do not use this rule, please have someone ready to warm up the pitcher. You must use
a player not currently in the game, but he can be a player who had been substituted for earlier. If you do not have someone
available, let the catchers run!
STEALING
· 8u,
9u: Only one base per steal attempt and NO STEALING HOME AT ANY TIME! There is no advancing on overthrows from steal
attempts or pickoff attempts. To help clarify if there is a runner on third at the start of a play, he can only score
from a ball put in play or being forced in by a walk or hit by pitch
· all other divisions: No restrictions.
MERCY RULE, RUN RULES, TIME LIMITS
· 8u,
9u: A 6 run maximum each inning until the 6th inning, which is UNLIMITED. If a team is winning by 12 runs after 4 innings
and you played for 90 minutes, the game is OVER. No inning may start after 1 hour and 45 minutes from the start of the game.
· 10u,
11u, 12u: A 10 run mercy rule after 4 at bats by the losing team constitutes an official game. If a visiting team goes up
by 10 in the top of 5th or 6th inning, the entire inning must be finished.
· 13u,-16u: A 10 run mercy rule after 5
at bats by the losing team constitutes an official game. If a visiting team goes up by 10 in the top of 6th or
7th inning, the entire inning must be finished.
·
No inning may start 2 hours after the start of the game during all Saturday & Sunday games
in 10u, 11u, 12u, 13u,14u
·
NO TIME LIMIT for weekday games in 10u, 11u, 12u, 13u, 14u in games without lights
· If game is being played under the lights
and has no other time restriction imposed by the field rules, no inning will start after 2 hrs and 15 minutes
· 9 inning games: 2 hour 45 minute time
limit and a mercy rule of 12 runs after 6 innings or 10 runs after 7 innings
· IN ALL DIVISIONS,
IF THE HOME TEAM IS WINNING AND THE TIME LIMIT IS REACHED WITH THE HOME TEAM BATTING, THE INNING DOES NOT NEED TO BE FINISHED,
THE GAME IS CONSIDERED OVER.
NO CONTACT RULE
All runners must avoid contact with fielders
at all times. If a play is being made he may go in standing but must avoid contact. If there is contact, the runner is out
and if in the opinion of the umpire, it was intentional, the player will be ejected. (THIS IS A NON-CONTACT RULE AND SHOULD
NOT BE INTERPRETED AS A “MUST” SLIDE RULE).
JEWELRY
No exposed jewelry allowed (This is a safety rule!).
HELMETS
Any player at-bat,
on the bases, or in the coaching boxes must wear a double ear-flapped helmet.
ON-DECK CIRCLE
There are no on-deck circles
unless they are in an enclosed, fenced in area and both teams must have access to them.
DOUBLEHEADERS
Each team will be home one game. No one team
should be home both games of a doubleheader. The host team will have choice of which dugout they will use regardless of which
team arrives at the field first. The break between games will not be longer than 10 minutes.
PLAYOFFS
The playoff format will be announced once we know
the number of teams participating.
To be eligible for the playoffs, each player must have played
in 4 games in divisions 8u-12u and 6 games in the 13u-16u divisions
Playoff seeding are usually
determined a week before the end of the regular season or at a designated date and will be communicated to the teams each
season
OTHER
RULES (8u, 9u, 10U ONLY)
- We will use the Little
League Rulebook for all other rules not mentioned above.
·
No head first sliding unless returning to a base.
· No contact at bases.
· Runners may not leave early.
· 11u & 12u
will now play with the dropped third strike rule which Little League instituted recently.
OTHER RULES (13u-16u ONLY)
- We
will use the Major League Baseball (MLB) Rulebook for all other rules not mentioned above.
- The
“3rd to 1st” pickoff move is NO LONGER a balk if the pitcher does
not release from the rubber on the move to 3rd base (FOLLOW THE HIGH SCHOOL RULE)
The website is considered the “Bible”. The umpires will be assigned based on the website.
If you see something that is not correct, speak up.
SCHEDULE CHANGES
New York Teams. Any schedule changes that
take place MUST be made by email to jimo99@aol.com (James O’Gorman) & jtnn@aol.com (John Nesi). Make sure to copy both on all emails. DO NOT CALL. There will be no changes accepted over the phone.
New Jersey teams must email NJYB at NJYBLeague@aol.com or text Bill 201-674-4533
Umpires receive their assignments a
week or more in advance of games. Therefore, we will consider each week to run from Saturday thru Friday and any schedule
changes or cancellations must be made no later than 10pm on the Wednesday of the upcoming week.
CANCELLATIONS
Any team that cancels a game within 48 hours of game time will be charged with a forfeit and must pay
the appropriate umpires fee to the assignor before their next game. The game or games may be rescheduled, but the losses will
remain in the standings and the rescheduled games will be added to the website as additional games. A cancellation will include
any game or games that teams plan on changing from one day to another.
RAINOUTS & WET WEATHER-RELATED CANCELLATIONS
All notifications of rainouts must be made by phone to James O’Gorman at 917-841-0398. Home teams
must also notify their opponents by phone. You can follow up with an email, but it will not be considered proper notification.
If umpires go to a game because you did not notify us properly, they will be entitled to a full games fee for traveling. This
should be done no later than 90 minutes prior to the start of the game.
INSURANCE
All teams must provide insurance, naming the Westchester
Baseball Association as additional insured New Jersey Teams must have New Jersey Youth Baseball ( NJYB PO Box 5044 South Hackensack,
NJ 07606. No team will be allowed to start the season without providing an Insurance Certificate.
STANDINGS
Even though we play extra innings, ties may occur
due to darkness and field time restrictions. Please report all scores within 24 hours to the website along with the team record.
SCORES
All
teams must report all scores within 24 hours to the website or league commissioner.
NY Teams
John Nesi
jtnn@aol.com
914-227-5106
James O’Gorman jimo99@aol.com
718-409-6065 or 917-841-0398
11u & 12u Teams Charlie Avery
Chucker54@aol.com 845-222-6928
All
NJ Teams Bill White
NJYBLeague@aol.com 201-674-4533
FIELD
DIRECTIONS
All teams must submit field directions ASAP in order to update
the league website.
WE
ARE GUESTS OF THESE COMMUNITIES. PLEASE BEHAVE ACCORDINGLY AND KEEP THE BALLFIELDS and DUGOUTS CLEAN!
Rev: 27 June 2021