HENDERSON BASEBALL ASSOCIATION

LOCAL RULES

 

COACH PITCH

 

LITTLE LEAGUE RULES APPLY WITH FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:

 

(1)               COACHES ARE ALLOWED OUTSIDE DUGOUTS DURING THE GAME.  HOWEVER, THEY WILL BE CALLED FOR INTERFERENCE WHEN APPLICABLE.

(2)               A TEAM IS ONLY ALLOWED A MANAGER AND 3 COACHES ON THE ROSTER. ONLY 2 COACHES ALLOWED IN THE OUTFIELD AND NO COACHES ON THE INFIELD EXCEPT THE PITCHER.

(3)               COACH PITCH FROM 46’ / WILL BE ABLE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THE MOUND TO ASSIST THE BATTER IN HITTING THE BALL, HOWEVER, DURING THE YEAR END TOURNAMENT YOU MUST STAND ON THE RUBBER.

(4)               NO WALKS

(5)               SWINGING STRIKOUTS ONLY / NO CALLED STRIKES

(6)               MAXIMUM 6 PITCHES PER BATTER / BATTER IS OUT IF THE BALL IS NOT PUT IN

PLAY ON SIXTH PITCH. THIS IS MANDATORY

(7)               5 PLAYERS BAT, THEN WHEN THE 6TH BATTER COMES TO THE PLATE, THERE ARE AUTOMATICALLY 2 OUTS. UPON THE THIRD OUT BEING MADE, THE INNING CONCLUDES.  A TEAM MUST BAT THEIR ENTIRE LINE UP.

(8)               1 HOUR 45 MINUTE TIME LIMIT / NO NEW INNING WILL BEGIN AFTER TIME LIMIT EXPIRES / NO GAME WILL GO BEYOND 2 HOURS / GAMES WILL BE STOPPED IN PROGRESS AFTER 2 HOURS / FINAL SCORE WILL BE DETERMINED BY LAST COMPLETED INNING

(9)               A PLAY STOPS WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS NO RUNNER CAN ADVANCE.  THE PITCHER DOES NOT HAVE TO HAVE THE BASEBALL TO CREATE A STUATION WHERE THE RUNNERS MUST REMAIN AT THE BASE THEY ARE CURRENTLY OCCUPYING WITHOUT A REASONABLE CERTAINTY OF BEING PUT OUT

(10)           OPEN DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

(11)           10 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS WILL BE USED / THE 10TH PLAYER MUST BE AN OUTFIELDER / THE OUTFIELDER MUST BE STATIONED EQUALLY TO THE OTHER OUTFIELDERS / IF IN THE DESCRETION OF THE UMPIRE, THE 10TH PLAYER IS PLAYING CLOSER TO THE INFIELD THAN THE OTHER OUTFIELDERS, A GROUND RULE DOUBLE MAY BE AWARDED

(12)           ON DECK BATTERS ALLOWED, HOWEVER, THEY MUST BE ON THE OUTFIELD SIDE OF THE DUGOUT.

(13)           ANY PLAYER ATTEMPTING TO BUNT WILL BE CALLED OUT AND NO RUNNER MAY ADVANCE

(14)           ANY COACH EJECTED WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM NEXT GAME, AND CIRCUMSTANCES PERTAINING TO EJECTION WILL BE REFERRED TO THE BOARD TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON

(15)           IF A TEAM MISSES A REGULARLY SCHEDULED GAME, THAT TEAM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE LEAGUE

(16)       HBA WILL ALWAYS USE YOUNG PEOPLE TO UMPIRE THESE GAMES.         WE FEEL IT

             SERVES TWO PURPOSES. IT ALLOWS OLDER KIDS WHO DO NOT WANT TO PLAY A

             CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE, AND ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO MAKE A LITTLE MONEY.

              THESE KIDS ARE LEARNING, JUST LIKE YOUR PLAYERS, SO WE EXPECT TOLERANCE

               FROM OUR COACHES. IF YOU VERBALLY ABUSE ONE OF THESE KIDS, YOU WILL BE

        SUBJECT TO A PENALTY, WHICH COULD INCLUDE A PERMANENT BAN FROM HBA. IF                        

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THEM; CALL US IMMEDIATELY AND WE WILL                  DEAL WITH IT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HANDLE THE SITUATION YOURSELF.