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A: The President shall not be permitted to either manage or coach a League team during the term in office. B: Divisional Directors shall not be permitted to manage a League team in the division which they direct uniless otherwise authorized to do so by the Executive Council. C: The general membership of the League shall annually determine the status and/or amount of the player operational fee. D: The President shall be empowered to submit a proposed operating budget to the general membership of the League by September 30 of every year. E: The general membership of the League shall annually determine the League's affiliation with local and/or national organizations. F: Team managers and coaches shall be at least sixteen years of age by August 1 of the current calendar year prior to approval by the Executive Council. G: The President shall be responsible for determining the schedules of games in all divisions of the League. H: The President shall be empowered to recommend the
appointments of all team managers to the Executive Council for approval. ARTICLE 2 -- PLAYERS A: The general membership of the League shall annually determine the minimum and maximum playing ages of eligible League players. B: League players refusing selection by any League team shall not be permitted to compete in the League during that playing season. C: League players not selected in a divisional player selection process may be reassigned by the Executive Council to a lower division of the League. D: League players resigning from the League for any reason during a playing season shall not be permitted to return to the League during that same playing season. Said players may return to the League during the following playing season or in any succeeding playing season, but shall be subject to the established player registration and tryout regulations of the League. E: League players ejected from a game by a game umpire for any reason on two separate occasions during the same playing season shall be immediately suspended from further competition and shall be referred to the Executive Council for disciplinary action. F: League players, with the consent of the Executive Council, shall be permitted to simultaneously compete in two divisions of the League during the same playing season. G: Player replacement processes for all divisions of the League shall be annually established by the general membership of the League. H: Player candidates for the Bronco Division and Pony Division of the League shall be required to attend at least one-half of the annually scheduled and conducted tryout sessions for said divisions prior to obtaining full eligibility for player selection. Exceptions to this regulation (i.e. players unable to attend for appropriate reasons) shall be granted only by the President. I: At the discretion of the team manager involved, League players who are absent without prior notification or appropriate reason from three successive playing activities (practices and games) shall be prohibited from participating in the next League game involving their teams. At the discretion of the team manager involved, League players absent without prior notification or appropriate reason from four or more successive playing activities shall be immediately referred to the Executive Council for disposition.
A: The size of team rosters in all divisions of the League shall be annually determined by the President. B: A League team failing to field at least eight players within ten minutes following the scheduled starting time of a game shall automatically forfeit said game. (See specific rules for your division for rules governing eight players) C: In the event that both teams fail to field at least eight players within ten minutes following the scheduled starting time of a game, the chief umpire shall declare said game to be "No Game" and said game shall be rescheduled for a later date during the same playing season. D: In any instance in which a League team fails to have an eligible substitute for a player who is unable to continue play because of illness, injury, or ejection, the manager of said team shall be permitted to replace said player at the time of illness, injury, or ejection. E: In the event of ties in divisional standings at the completion of regular season play in any year, the following priority criteria shall be established in order to resolve championship positions for the current playing season and/or drafting positions for the following competitive season:
A: All-Star teams in all divisions of the League shall annually consist of no more than fifteen players. B: Selection of All-Star teams in all divisions of the League shall be annually determined by vote of team managers in each division of the League. C: Selection of team managers for all All-Star teams in all divisions of the League shall be annually determined by vote of team managers in each division of the League. D: Unless otherwise specified in these Rules & Regulations, ALl-Star teams of the League shall consist of no more than one manager and two coaches. The team managers shall be empowered to select their own team coaches. E: The League membership shall annually determine the entry of All-Star teams from the League in local and/or national tournaments and competitions. F: The League membership shall annually determine the age compositions of all elected League All-Star teams.
A: All League games shall be played according to the established playing rules of the Major League Baseball, Inc., with the exception of any and all modifications adopted by the general membership of the League or by the team managers in any division of the League. Said modifications shall be determined by May 1 of every year. CLICK HERE for a complete list of rules by division. B: Unless otherwise specified in these Rules & Regulations, all League players shall be required to participate in at least three complete innings of play and in at least one full at-bat appearance in every complete League game at which they are present. League games that are decided by the 10-Run Rule (see below) or which are terminated prior to completion on a legal basis according to the established playing rules of the Major League Baseball, Inc., or by the established playing rules modifications of any division of the League, are exempt from this regulation. C: Team managers in the League shall be permitted to waive Section B of this Article only in the event of player illness, player injury, player ejection, or appropriate disciplinary action. In the event of managerial disciplinary actoin, the team manager invoking said action shall immediately notify the opposing team manager and the chief umpire of said action. D: Failure to adhere to Section B and Section C of this Article shall result in game forfeiture upon protest by the opposing team manager. E: The 10-Run Rule shall be in effect in the Mustang Division, Bronco Division, and Pony Division. This rule states that if a team is leading its opponents by at least ten runs at the point when a game is considered official, and both teams have been permitted an equal number of opportunities to bat, that game shall be immediately terminated.
F: A League game terminated prior to its full completion for any reason shall be considered as an official game according to the following regulations:
G: An official League game that is terminated with the score tied shall be declared a suspended game and shall be replayed to its completion from the point of suspension at a later date in the same playing season. H: The calendar week for the League shall be established as commencing on Monday and concluding on the following Sunday. I: A team manager or coach shall be permitted to confer with the same pitcher during the same inning during a dead ball on one occasion only without penalty. The second conference by a team manager or coach with the same pitcher during the same inning during a dead ball shall require the immediate entry or a new pitcher. This Section shall be waived only in the event of illness or injury to a pitcher or at the discretion of the chief umpire. J: Play during any League game shall be immediately halted when an umpire determines that a player has been potentially injured. Prior to resumption of play, the chief umpire shall determine the final progress of all baserunners affected by this situation. K: Players who failed to attend games that were suspended and that were then completed at a later date shall be permitted to participate (at the discretion of the team manager) in said completed game even if their participation does not conform to the League's or to their division's minimum playing regulations. L: No full inning of play in a League game which was scheduled to start prior to 6PM shall be permitted to commence beyond 8PM prevailing time as determined by the chief umpire. No full inning of play in a League game which was scheduled to start after 6PM shall be permitted to commence beyond 10PM prevailing time as determined by the chief umpire. A full inning commences immediately following conclusion of the preceding inning of play. M: League players shall be required to slide into any base when a defensive player possesses the ball and is prepared to tag out a baserunner. Failure to adhere to this regulation shall automatically result in the baserunner being declared as "OUT" and the ball being declared as "DEAD". At the discretion of the chief umpire, any baserunner failing to adhere to this Section may also be ejected from the game. At the discretion of the chief umpire, this regulation need not be enforced for action during a League game at first base. N: Section M of this Article shall not apply to games played in the Instructional Division and Pinto Division.
A: Pitchers shall be prohibited from pitching in more than three innings in a Mustang Division game and more than seven innings in a Bronco or Pony Division game. B: Mustang Division pitchers shall be prohibited from pitching in more than four innings during a calendar week. Bronco Division and Pony Division pitchers shall be prohibited from pitching in more than seven innings during a calendar week. This regulation shall apply only during calendar weeks in which League teams play either one or two games. C: During a calendar week in which a Mustang Division team shall be required to play three complete games, all pitchers on said team shall be permitted to pitch in no more than six innings in that week. During a calendar week in which a Bronco Division or Pony Division team shall be required to play three complete games, all pitchers on said teams shall be permitted to pitch in no more than ten innings. D: As soon as a pitcher delivers one pitch to a batter, or as soon as the defensive team records an out, that pitcher shall be considered as having pitched in one inning. E: A pitcher in any division of the League shall be required to pitch to at least one batter in a complete at-bat appearance prior to removal from the game as a pitcher. The only exceptions to this Section shall be in the event of illness or injury to said pitcher; in the event of ejection of said pitcher; or in the event that the defensive team records an out prior to a pitch being thrown. F: Pitchers shall be prohibited from returning as pitchers during any League game in which they have been previously removed as pitchers.
G: When a suspended game in any division of the League is completed during a later calendar week, the following regulations shall be enforced:
H: When a suspended game in any division of the League is completed during the same calendar week, pitchers shall be prohibited from pitching in more innings than established in the preivious Sections of this Article. I: Mustang Division players who pitch in three innings in one calendar day shall not be permitted to pitch during the following calendar day. J: Bronco Division and Pony Division players who pitch in seven innings in one calendar day shall not be permitted to pitch during the following calendar day.
A: Team managers desiring to submit game protests of any League game shall be required to do so in writing within twenty-four hours following the completion of said game. Submission shall be made to any current member of the Executive Council. Upon receipt of a game protest, the Executive Council shall convene within seven days to render final decision. APPROVED RULING: In the absence of the team manager, any team coach shall be permitted to file a game protest. B: A team manager (or, in absence, a team coach) who withdraws a League team from the playing field under any circumstances prior to the official completion of a game shall forfeit all rights to protest for that game.
A: The player selection process for all divisions of the League shall be established as a Player Draft, with teams selecting in reverse order of their competitive finishes during the preceding playing season. B: In determining selection order for the Player Draft, team records from the previous regular season competition only shall be established as the sole determinant factor. All pre-season and/or post-season games shall not be considered in determining said order process. C: Team managers shall be permitted to automatically select all eligible offspring and/or brothers and/or sisters on the forfeiture of their teams' third round selection in the Player Draft. D: Team managers shall be permitted to automatically select all eligible brothers and/or sisters of team members on the forfeiture of their teams' third round selection in the Player Draft. E: Team coaches who have served in such capacity on the same team in the same division for at least two full playing seasons shall be permitted (with the consent of the team manager) to assign all eligible offspring and/or brothers and/or sisters to their teams on the forfeiture of their teams' third round selection in the Player Draft. F: Player candidates for either the Bronco Division or Pony Division of the League with either brothers and/or sisters currently members of a team in said divisions may be selected (with the consent of the team manager) by said team on the forfeiture of the team's third round selection in the Player Draft. G: Player candidates in all other divisions of the League with either brothers and/or sisters currently members of a team in said divisions shall automatically be selected by said team on the forfeiture of the team's third round selection in the Player Draft. H: In the event of a League team acquiring multiple selections during a Player Draft according to the established Sections of this Article, the team managers of that division shall be empowered to determine the additional forfeiture of draft choices. I: In the event that a division of the League shall be required to stock either one or more expansion teams during a Player Draft, the President, Divisional Director, and team managers in that division shall be empowered to determine the procedure by which said team(s) shall be stocked.
A. Protective batting helmets shall be required of all batters, on-deck batters, and baserunners. Team players employed as base coaches shall also be required to wear protective batting helmets. B. Catchers shall be required to wear protective cups during all League games. C. While warming up pitchers at any time, players shall be required to wear a catcher's mask. D. The use of metal spikes on playing footwear shall be permitted only in the Pony Division. E. Offensive players shall remain inside the team bench area during all League games with the exception of players permitted to leave said confines by their team manager or coaches. F. Defensive players shall be governed by the same provisions of Section E of this article. G. Spectators shall not be permitted within the confines of the playing field and/or team bench area during any League game.
A. Permanent Honorary Membership in the League shall be granted by the League membership to persons whose contributions to the League merit such consideration and who no longer qualify for membership in the League. B. Proposals for granting Permanent Honorary Membership in the League shall be accepted at any regular or special meeting of the League membership. Final votes on all proposals shall not be conducted until the next scheduled meeting of the League membership. C. Proposals for granting Permanent Honorary Membership in the League shall be accepted only by a two-thirds favorable vote of the current membership of the League present and voting at a meeting of the League membership. D. Individuals failing to receive the required approval of the League membership as Permanent Honorary Members of the League in any fiscal year shall not be proposed for said membership against until at least the following fiscal year. The fiscal year for the League shall be established as extending from September 1 to August 31 of the next following years. E. Permanent Honorary Members of the League shall be granted full and immediate membership in the League upon approval by the League membership. Said membership shall be extended to said individuals until either their resignations from said membership or upon their deaths.
A. Proposals to amend these Rules and Regulations shall be accepted at any regular meeting of the League membership. Final votes on all proposed amendments shall not be conducted until the next scheduled meeting of the League membership. B. These Rules and Regulations shall be amended only by a majority favorable vote of the current membership present and voting at any regular or special meeting of the League membership called for that purpose. C. Any amendment to these Rules and Regulations, once adopted or rejected by the current membership of the League, shall not be acted upon again until at least the following fiscal year. The fiscal year for the League shall be established as extending from September 1 to August 31 of the next following year. D. The League membership shall be notified in writing in advance by no less than fourteen (14) days of the scheduling of any regular or special meeting of the League membership during which proposals to amend these Rules and Regulations shall be considered. Go Back to Rules & Regulations Main Page
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