Long Ball Classic

NCS BASEBALL PLAYING RULES:

NFHS rules will be followed with the following modifications:

FIELD DIMENSIONS:

5u-8u: 40/60
9u-10u: 46/65
11u-12u: 50/70
13u: 54/80
14u-18u: 60/90

GAME TIMES & PAP:

5u-8u:(1:15 or 6 inn) PAP $30
9u-12u:(1:30 or 6 inn) PAP $40
13u-14u:(1:45 or 7 inn) PAP $45
16u-18u:(2:00 or 7 inns) PAP $50

No new inning after time limit has expired.

Game Clock starts at the conclusion of the plate meeting. No Drop Dead Time.
Teams should be ready to play 15 min prior to game time.

HOME TEAM:

Coin Flip in all Pool Play games

Single Elimination Bracket Play Games:

High Seed chooses (Home/Visitor) in all Single Elimination Bracket Play Games INCLUDING the Championship Game.

Double Elimination Bracket Play Games:

High Seed chooses (Home/Visitor) in all Single Elimination Bracket Play games EXCEPT the Championship Game.
The undefeated team chooses (Home/Visitor) in the Championship Game. Coin-flip for “If Game”. 

OFFICIAL SCORE:

Home team keeps official score book.
Visitor team keeps official score book if Home team doesn’t have one.
Umpire(s) keeps official score if neither team is keeping an official scorebook. 

All teams go to umpire with all changes.

LINEUP OPTIONS:

Opt 1: Bat 9. (with or without DH)
Opt 2: Bat 10 with DH and/or EH. *EH can interchange freely to defense.
Opt 3: Bat entire roster; if player is injured or ejected; Automatic out is recorded when that spot comes up to bat. 

BAT RESTRICTIONS:

Wood and/or Non-Wood Bats stamped with any of the following:
(BBCOR .50), (USSSA 1.15 BPF), (USA Baseball).

BAT WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS:

5u-12u:(No weight restrictions)
13u:(-8 max)
14u:(-5 max)
16u-18u:(-3 max)

OFFICIAL GAMES:

5u-12u: 6 INNS Official after 3 (2.5) Inns.
13u-18u: 7 INNS Official after 4 (3.5) Inns.

Weather or other unforeseen could result in a point of interruption of continuance.

RUN RULES (All Divisions):

15 after 3 innings, 10 after 4 innings.
No mathematical calculation to end early.

TIE GAMES:

Pool Play: TIE stands
Bracket Play: NCS Tie-Breaker
1st inning, last batted out from previous inning begins at 2nd base.
2nd inning, loaded bases with last 3 batters.
3rd inning, loaded bases with 1 out.
4th+ innings, loaded bases with 2 outs.
Championship Game will not use speed up.

COURTESY RUNNERS:

Are Allowed. Last batted out if no eligible subs available.

RE-ENTRY:

Allowed for all starters. Teams can play with 8. Forfeit if fall below 8.

DEFENSIVE CONFERENCES:

Three per game.

INTENTIONAL WALKS:

No pitches 

METAL CLEATS:

No metal cleats in 12u and under.
No metal cleats on portable mounds.

CATCHERS HELMET:

All Divisions: One-Piece.

PLAYERS: 

No Jewelry

FORCE PLAY-SLIDE RULE:

In effect. Slide legally or veer away from defense.

MISSED BAGS (APPEALS): 

Must be properly appealed as in NFHS.

MALICIOUS CONTACT:

If umpire judges intent, player is OUT and EJECTED.

EJECTION PROTOCOL:

Remind, Warn, Restrict, and Eject.
Egregious conduct needs no warning.

EJECTIONS:
Any team personnel (including fans) are the responsibility of the manager.
Anyone ejected will leave premises immediately.
Director will review all incidents.

PLAYER ROSTERS:
All coaches are responsible to fill out an online or paper roster with all the player’s information prior to the first game.
Online rosters are frozen the night before tournament at 12 midnight.
Paper Rosters are the last option to add any players but must be done before the first game of the tournament.
You may stop by the director’s table to fill one out.
In not doing so, could result in having illegal or ineligible players and/or forfeit of games.
In the event that a team has no online or paper roster, the umpire's scorecard/lineup cards become the teams official roster.

Please don’t forget to fill out a Player Roster.

Thank you for your help in this matter.

PLAY SAFE, PLAY FAIR, PLAY NCS!