Minor League (10 Year Old) League Rules
Revised 2/27/2023

All  USSSA Rules will be followed for league play with the following exceptions/additions: 

1.    No new inning will start after 1 hour and 20 minutes or six (6) innings.  

Post Season Ties: If the game is tied at the end of regulation during the regular season, that tie will stand.  During post-season we must play until there is a winner.  For extra innings in the post-season, the team at-bat will start with the bases loaded and no outs.  The last player to bat will go to 1st base, the previous batter in the lineup will go to 2nd base, the second previous batter will go to 3rd base.
There is NO penalty for placing runners on base if a team is playing with fewer than 9 players.  No bases will be left empty and no outs will be given to start the inning if a team only has 7/8 players.  Just place runners on base as they are listed in the lineup disregarding the absent 8th/9th batters.  An out will still be given like usual for the missing 8th/9th place batter if they come up to bat.

2.    A team may score a maximum of 6 runs per inning.

3.    All league pitching rules apply. If a pitching rule is violated, the game may be protested by the head coach to the head umpire immediately upon the infraction. If the protest is upheld, the game will be ruled a forfeit.

4.    Any defensive timeout called by a coach will be charged as a visit to the mound except for an injury or equipment repair timeout.

5.    The infield fly rule is NOT in effect.

6.    Teams play with four (4) outfielders.  And they must be lined up like true outfielders, not one as a rover. 

7.    This league will play with closed bases; no leading off.  A runner cannot leave the base until the ball crosses the plate. If a base-runner is deemed to have left early a dead-ball is called, they will be called out, all other runner(s) return to their base(s).

8.     Coaches are to make sure a catcher has on a protective cup. If the catcher is not wearing a protective cup, they will be prevented from catching until they are wearing one.

9.     If one of the teams is more than 6 runs behind when time expires (1 hr and 20 minutes) the game is over immediately.

10.  Refer to our General League Rules for bats that are or are not allowed in our league as well as other general rules, including forfeit rule.  https://www.fybaseball.com/content/11689/General-League-Rules