Rules | Conrose Minor Baseball

PEEWEE INTERLOCKING PLAY

GAMES

SEVEN INNINGS – one extra inning if tied during the regular season; depending on the light conditions and umpire’s decision. If a full extra inning is unable to be completed then the game will be scored as a tie.
Until August 15th, weekday Games begin at 6:00 PM sharp! After August 15th, weekday games start at 5:45, due to the shorter daylight hours. Players should not assume coaches and/or umpires will wait for them. Players should be present at least 20 minutes before the 6:00 PM game time in order for the coach to set the lineup and have a warm up. No infield warm ups will be permitted after 6:00PM.
FIVE RUN MERCY RULE AFTER EACH INNING - LAST INNING OPEN
TEN RUN MERCY RULE AFTER FIVE INNINGS (four and a half if home team leading)
Wins/losses/ties will be recorded for standings
Rain-outs are considered ties unless made up
WINS will result in two points and TIES will result in one point
Forfeit Games will be scored as a 5-0 loss with 2 points awarded to the opposing team.
Final standings will determine playoff format
Teams tied at the end of the regular season will be determined by:

total wins
if still tied: total games won against each other
if still tied: total runs scored
if still tied: total runs against

**** IMPORTANT **** If HRM declares that the field(s) are not playable then all coaches must adhere to their decision. Coaches who decide to play and/or practice after HRM has declared the fields unplayable will result in the coach be given an immediate suspension.

PEEWEE PLAYING RULES

The following rules are those that govern Peewee play in the Halifax Minor Baseball House League.

RULES

A player may pitch no more than 3 innings in a game, 5 in a day (3 innings of one doubleheader game and 2 of the other) and 7 in a week or championship weekend. Even one pitch in an inning constitutes an inning pitched. If a pitcher throws 5 innings in a day they require one days rest. A days rest is defined at midnight the day that they pitch to midnight the next day."
There shall be a maximum of five (5) warm-up pitches for a pitcher starting an inning, except in the first inning. There shall be a maximum of ten (10) warm-up pitches for a pitcher entering the game mid-inning.
When the catcher in on base with two outs, he/she must come out of the game to put on his/her gear in order to be ready for the next half inning. The catcher is to be replaced on base by the player who made the second out in the inning.
A pitcher who is removed from the game shall not be permitted to return to pitch in the same game, even if the pitcher is retained in the game at another position.
A pitcher who hits 2 batters in an inning or 3 in a game must be removed from the mound, even if the pitch hits the ground first.
Catchers cannot block home plate unless they are attempting to field the ball thrown directly to home plate. When there is a play at the plate the runners are instructed to slide or attempt to avoid making contact with the catcher or another fielder covering home plate. A runner who fails to slide or fails to attempt to avoid making contact with the catcher or another fielder at home plate will be declared out.
Teams not fielding a minimum of eight players forfeit the game.
Coaches must coach from the bench or the coaches’ boxes.
The winning coach is responsible for calling in or emailing the scores and highlights to the Halifax Chronicle Herald/Mail Star Sports Dept. and the league statistician within 24 hours of the game.
Coaches are required to co-operate and give their team’s highlights to the winning coach after the game.

FAIR PLAY POLICY

Coaches are required to have all players play a minimum of three innings each game.

The overall intent is:

THROUGHOUT THE SEASON/YEAR ALL PLAYERS PLAY AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME as all players have paid the same amount to play baseball
To prevent some players from playing every inning of every game while other players are splitting games
Coaches will rotate the batting order during the regular season so that the same players are not hitting at the bottom of the order all year. However, once a batting order is set for a game it must remain unchanged for that game.