| GENERAL PARK RULES | We do not allow smoking in our facility. This is for the health and safety of all the players as well as the comfort of others watching the games from the stands. We encourage anyone who would like to smoke to go out to their vehicle in the parking lot and smoke there.
No wheels in the park.
This means no:
Bikes
Skateboards
Shoes with wheels in them
Skooters
Skates
No profanity:
We have players from age 4 thru 15. Please use appropriate language and be reminded that the use of inappropriate language or gestures is a criminal offense.
Please abide by all the league rules as they are in place to provide everyone with the most enjoyable time while visiting our park.
Thank You,
LHBRB
|
| INSTRUCTIONAL LEAGUE RULES AND REGULATIONS |
|
| T-BALL LEAGUE RULES AND REGULATIONS |
|
| ROOKIE LEAGUE RULES AND REGULATIONS | Lakeland Highlands B.R.B. Association
General Playing Rules
13.3 Rookie League:
g. Balls out of the strike zone, regardless if the batter swings or not will be called a "no pitch" unless the ball is hit into play. No base on balls will be awarded. An umpire will not call a no pitch until the ball has passed the batter.
h. On the first pitch to travel thru the strike zone and not be swung at, the umpire will state “that was a good pitch”. Thereafter, the umpire will call strike or no-pitch. Each batter will only receive 4 pitches.
i. The ten run mercy rule is in effect after four complete innings have been played unless the home team is ahead after three-and-a-half innings.
j. No new inning may be started after one hour thirty minutes from the start of play or once 6 complete innings have been played unless the home team is ahead after five-and-a-half innings. The umpire should note the starting time in the official score book and inform each manager. The official clock will be maintained by the umpire or, if necessary, by the official scorekeeper.
If a team does not have a minimum of 8 players, ten minutes after the scheduled start time of a game, a forfeit will be declared.
Official line-ups must be turned into the home team scorekeeper at least 5
minutes prior to the scheduled start time of a game. Once an official line-up has been turned in, no changes in the order can be made. Players that show up late are added to the end of the line-up.
k. Suspended games will be played, if necessary, and will resume at the point of suspension if the score is tied after two complete innings have been played
according to the official score book. If less than two innings have been played,
the umpire shall declare it a “no game” and the game, if necessary, will be replayed as a new game.
l. All teams will bat a maximum of ten players per inning. When the tenth batter enters the batters box, two outs will be assumed.
A batter that slings the bat will be given a warning and then called out on each subsequent offense.
m. Defensively, each team should have no less than eight players on the field, of
which no more than seven can be positioned in the infield until the batter makes contact with the ball.
n. If a player is listed on the official line-up and is not able to bat when it is his/her turn to bat, it will result in that batter being called out. If a player is injured and forced to leave the game and not return, he/she will be removed from the official line-up and will be skipped in the line-up instead of being called out. Once a player is removed from the official line-up they can not be placed back into the line-up for that game.
o. Offensively, all players on the team roster must bat in the order they are listed on the official line-up. If a batter bats out of order he will be called out. It is the responsibility of each Team Manager to make appeals to the umpire about a batter batting out of order. All appeals must be made prior to the first pitch to the next batter.
p. Stealing bases or leading off is not allowed. A base runner may not leave any
base until the ball is hit into play. If a base runner leaves a base before the
ball is hit into play, a “delayed dead ball” will be signaled, the base runner
that left early will be called out. All other base runners return to the last
base occupied and can only advance if forced. If a runner leaves a base early but the ball is not hit into play, there is no penalty.
q. Bunting is permitted. Defensive players may not cross the hash mark until the ball leaves the pitching machine. The pitcher must remain behind the front legs of the pitching machine until the ball is put into the machine. If a player presents a bunt position and then takes a full swing at the ball on the same pitch, the batter will be called out. This is for the protection of the defensive players.
r. A player can not request time from the outfield. The ball must be in front of the lead runner or the lead runner must stop advancing, before a player can request time. Players can continue to advance at their own risk until the umpire has granted time.
s. An overthrow occurs when a fielder throws the ball to any base in an attempt to retire a base-runner and the throw is not caught or touched by the receiving defensive player. All runners may only advance one base, at their own risk when an overthrow occurs at any base.
t. If a batted or thrown ball hits the pitching machine, the ball will remain live and in play. *** If a ball is hit and strikes the pitching machine, it is a fair ball regardless of where the ball goes after striking the pitching machine.*** If a ball is hit and lands under the pitching machine, the batter
will be awarded first. No other runners will advance unless forced. If the ball
is thrown by a defensive player and lands under the pitching machine a “dead
ball” will be called and all runners will return to the last base occupied.
u. The pitching machine will remain set at 44 MPH for all games.
v. No adjustments to the pitching machine will be made during any inning unless approved by both managers.
w. The home team will be responsible for setting the pitching machine up prior to
the scheduled start time of a game. The visiting team will be responsible for
putting the pitching machine up after the game is over.
x. The only person on the field that can address the umpire during a game is the
team manager.
y. No big barrel bats are allowed. The barrel of a bat can be no greater than 2¼ inches.
z. All teams will be seeded according to their record for the park tournament. The highest seed will play the lowest seed using a bracket format.
The winning manager of the park tournament will have the option of managing the A or B team for all-stars.
The second place manager of the park tournament will have the option of managing the other team for all-stars or finding a replacement to manage for him.
|
| MINOR LEAGUE RULES AND REGULATIONS |
|
| MAJOR LEAGUE RULES AND REGULATIONS |
|
| PREP LEAGUE RULES AND REGULATIONS |
|
|
