PITCHING RECORDS
1. Each team will be required to complete the official score card for the umpire prior to the game. The official scorekeeper and/or the umpire will record pitching changes.
2. Each team will be required to sign the scorecard at the end of the game making the pitching record final and official.
3. Any scorecard not signed by the coach will become official 1 hour after the end of the game and cannot be changed.
4. Scorecards will be posted on the tournament board for reference by participating coaches. Challenges regarding pitching eligibility are the responsibility of coaches during the game.
RULES OF CONDUCT
Good sportsmanship is expected on and off the field by players and coaches. Un-sportsmanship like behavior will result in removal from the game and the park.
Team manager and coaches must have full control of the players and coaches at all times - on and off the field.
NO ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR BY FANS WILL BE TOLERATED. Teams will be responsible for fan conduct. The head coach will be warned of abusive fan behavior. The head coach may be subject to ejection if abusive fan behavior continues along with the abusive fan(s).
UNIFORMS
1. All players must be fully uniformed, which includes: pants, socks, cap and team shirt with numbers that are more than 3" in height and visible at all times when on the playing field.
2. Appropriate batting helmets are to be worn on deck, at bat, and on the bases.
3. Managers and coaches must wear a baseball cap with team insignia and will be appropriately dressed in matching athletic attire.
4. Protests on uniforms will not be allowed. This will be the tournament director's responsibility.
5. Catchers must wear protective gear: mask, chest protector, shin guards, protective cup, catcher’s helmet and throat guard (if protection is not provided by the helmet style).
LINEUPS
1. All teams will be required to provide both the official scorekeeper and opposing team with a lineup card in batting order containing batters first name, last name, number, starting position and the same of substitutes.
2. Each team will complete the official scorecard for the umpire prior to the game start.
3. USSSA Tournament: Teams will have the option of designating a 10th batter as an Extra Hitter (EH). If a team starts with 10 they must finish with 10. Refer to USSA Rules. AAU Tournaments: Teams will have the option of an Extra Hitter (EH) and/or a Designated Hitter (DH). Refer to AAU rules.
SUBSTITUTION RULES AT ALL-TOURNAMENT PLAYERS PARK
1. ALL SUBSTITUTIONS MUST BE MADE BY THE HEAD COACH TO THE UMPIRE. (All substitutions must be reported on the field not by bookkeepers.) The umpire will only then assure the scorekeeper and the opposing team are informed. Substitutions not reported by the head coach are not official substitutions and are not recorded on the books in the event of a challenge by the opposing team.
2. ALL LINEUP SUBSTITUTIONS IN THE FIELD OR AT BAT MUST BE REPORTED TO THE UMPIRE AT THE TIME OF THE CHANGE.
DISPUTES
In the case of a disputed play or decision only the head coach may consult game officials. Other players and coaches should not become involved in the discussion unless invited to do so by the field officials at the head coach's request.
Umpires have the ultimate decision on the field and will NOT defer to the tournament director. coaches must abide by the umpires decisions or forfeit the game.
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