RULE 11:       GENERAL RULES:

1)      These local rules and regulations may be altered, amended or replaced by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Board of Directors. Each year at the October general meeting the Board will review and approve the local rules for the next year. The calendar year will be on the header of each page.

2)      All players, age 14 and under, are required to play two complete innings and come to bat at least once in a complete regulation game. If a player does not come to bat in a game, he shall start in the next game and play at least two innings, coming to bat at least once.

3)      All teams age 14 and under will bat the entire roster.

4)      Only uniformed players, managers, coaches, umpires and league officials shall be permitted within the confines of the playing field and dugouts prior to and during a game.

5)      Line-up sheets must be furnished to the opposing manager and the official scorekeeper at least five (5) minutes before the scheduled game start time.

6)      A team manager or coach is not required to play a player in that week’s game that has not attended practice or a game without a legitimate excuse. It is the player’s responsibility to advise his manager or coach in advance if he is going to be absent from a practice or game. If the manager has discipline problems with a player, he will not be required to play the player in that week’s games. A player being disciplined for any reason must be reported to the official scorekeeper before each game. In the event a discipline problem arises during a game, the manager may immediately remove the player from the game and advise the scorekeeper. If discipline problems are recurring, the Commissioner may ask the manager to appear before the Board.

7)      Substitutions must be reported to the official scorer when made.

8)      The use of tobacco in any form is prohibited on the field, dugouts or within 100ft of any playing field whether at home or away.

9)      No team shall play another team, or participate in another league outside this Association without Board approval, and may not be franchised to another league in accordance with Dixie Regulations. Players, managers and coaches may participate individually in other youth baseball programs during the Dixie regular season but will be restricted by Dixie regulations regarding “dual participation”. Players may be removed from the league at the discretion of the board, who are regularly absent from practice or league play due to “dual” participation.

10)  No team may practice on fields on game days. Field practice will be scheduled through the Commissioner of that league.

11)  The Home team is responsible for chalking the playing field prior to each game.

12)  The Home team is responsible for providing a competent person to keep the official score book and the Visiting team is responsible for providing a competent person to work the scoreboard during the game.

13)  A game shall be considered a regulation game when one of the following conditions is met:

1. 1.           Six (6) innings have been completed 
   2.           The game time limit has expired as described in Rule 11.t
   3. A team is ahead by ten (10) runs after four (4) innings have been completed
   4. A team is ahead by fifteen (15) runs after three (3) innings have been completed

aNOTE: If the Home team is ahead by ten (10) runs after the Visiting team has batted during the fourth inning or fifteen (15) runs after the Visi  ting team has batted during the third inning, the game will end and the Home team will not bat.

 e.       EXCEPTION: If the score is tied after the completion of six (6) innings and the game time limit has not expired (Rule 11.t), then play is continued until one team has scored more runs than the other in an equal number of innings. If the Home team scores the winning run before the third out in any extra inning, the game shall be ended. When the game time limit expires the current extra inning will be completed and game shall be considered a regulation game even if the score is still tied.