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“Getting Back To Basics”
Special
NC USSSA Baseball Rules
- Protest Fee: $100 cash (on rule
interpretation).
- Game Time: Starting time is forfeit time,
unless delay is created by USSSA. Game time starts after completion of
coin toss.
- Home team will be determined by coin flip
during pool play, and the home team will be required to keep the official
book. In bracket play home team will be higher seed until championship
game.
- Championship games: No Time Limit. Run
Rule is still in effect. Home team will be determined by coin flip
- Pitching Rules: Please refer to “USSSA
Baseball Playing Rules” for specifics
- Scorecards must be
signed by both team managers to eliminate inning validation problems.
(Managers are responsible for meeting the umpires immediately following
the game at the pitchers mound.)
- If pitching rules are
violated and the infraction is detected, the situation will be reviewed.
Consequences may include elimination of a team from the event and
suspension for the following year, coaches and/or players ejection.
- All teams can use a designated hitter and extra hitter in all ages
13U and above in
- All games will have time limits set by the director.
- All NC USSSA Baseball tournaments will use a pool play
format. Tournament director will furnish baseballs.
- Adverse weather or rain: The
USSSA Baseball Tournament will be played in adverse weather conditions.
The format may be changed to lesser time limits or fewer innings only to
complete tournament. Coaches and players accept these conditions when
entering the tournament.
- Tournament director shall
have final decision on all tournament questions.
Players on teams that quit playing until spring will
be able to play on another team. They will be allowed to go back to their
original team in the spring. This is being done so players that want to
play baseball in the fall while the rest of their original team is doing
soccer, football will not be penalized.
NC USSSA BASEBALL TIE-BREAKER RULES
In Pool Play Games that are tied after regulation innings or time limit
the game will be official.
Teams are credited with 1/2 win and 1/2 loss.
The following rules will determine the order of
finish after pool play.
- WIN-LOSS RECORD
- HEAD TO HEAD
- FEWEST RUNS ALLOWED
- HIGHEST RUN DIFFERENTIAL– Determined by taking total runs scored
minus total runs allowed. The maximum run differential per game is +8 or
–8.
- USSSA Points
- Coin Flip
A.R.1 - The score of the game at the time of a forfeit, if the losing
team forfeits, shall be the score of record for purposes of this rule.
A.R.2 - If the winning team forfeits, the score the score of record
shall be 1 run per inning for that game in favor of losing team. If in a 6
inning game score will be 6-0. If in a 7 inning game score will be 7-0.
A.R.3 - When three or more teams are tied fewest runs allowed in all
pool play games will be used in determining all 3 places. If there is still a 3
way tie highest run differential shall be used to determine who shall advance.
A.R.4 – If when a 3 way tie is broken 2 teams are still tied with runs
allowed go to highest run differential in all games, if still tied use USSSA
Points, if this is a tie go to a coin flip.
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Age Group |
Time Limit |
Mercy Rule |
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8U |
1hr 15 min time limit 6 innings |
15 runs after 3 innings and 8 runs after 4 innings |
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9U,10U,11U,12U |
1 hr 45 min time limit 6 innings |
15 runs after 3 innings and 8 runs after 4 innings |
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13U, 14U, 15U |
2 hr time limit on 7 innings |
15 runs after 3 innings, 12 runs after 4 innings,
and 8 runs after 5 innings |
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16U, 17U, 18U |
2hr 10 min time limit on 7 innings |
15 runs after 3 innings, 12 runs after 4 innings,
and 8 runs after 5 innings |