Single Points Event

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

Hilario Salas

COASTAL BEND OCTOBER SLUGFEST

Oct 26-27, 2024

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MODIFIED NCS RULES

MODIFIED NCS CENTRAL REGION BASEBALL RULES:

  • NCS Central Region Baseball Rules will be followed with the following below modifications.  NFHS Rules shall apply on all divisions for any rules not specifically listed on neither.

NO PITCHING COUNT LIMITS:

  • This Tournament DOES NOT Have Any Pitch Count Limitations.

NO METAL CLEATS ALLOWED:

  • No metal cleats in teams 12u and under.

  • No metal cleats on portable turf mounds.

  • No metal cleats on any turf fields &/or surfaces.

MODIFIED Rule 6.01 BATTING RULE:

All teams (4U-18U) may elect to bat the following in a lineup:

  • Straight 9 with a least 1 substitute 

  • 9 with a DH with at least 1 substitute

  • 10 with an EH with at least 1 substitute

  • Entire rostered players present at the field (entire lineup)

OFFICIAL LINE-UP/SCORECARD:

  • An OFFICIAL LINE-UP/SCORECARD must be filled out and turned into Home Plate Umpire at or before Home Plate meeting before the beginning of each game. 

  • All players participating in the game must be entered on the OFFICIAL LINE-UP/SCORECARD to be eligible to participate in the game. 

  • Any player arriving after the start of a game must be listed on the OFFICIAL LINE-UP/SCORECARD that was turned in to the umpires prior to the start of the game. 

  • Late players may be added to the OFFICIAL LINE-UP/SCORECARD at any time during the course of the game. However, they must be added before they are eligible to play.

  • All players on OFFICIAL LINE-UP/SCORECARD must be active online to be eligible to play.

  • PENALTY (For Player Not On The Official Line-Up/ScoreCard):

  • BATTING:  The player will be called out and must be added to The Official Line-Up/ScoreCard as a substitute.

  • DEFENSE: No penalty and must be added to The Official Line-Up/ScoreCard as a substitute.

ORGANIZATIONAL PROTECTION:

  • No two teams from the same organization will match-up in their first bracket playoff game unless the game is affected by a bye.

POOL PLAY PROTECTION:

  • Director reserves the right to enact pool protection at their discretion. If two teams have previously matched up in pool play, lower seeds may be switched to provide teams with new opponents for the first round of bracket play.

TIE GAMES:

  • Pool Play: TIE stands.

  • Bracket Play & Championship Games:  Loaded bases with the last 3 batters and 1 out, batter’s count 0-0.

MERCY RUN RULES IN ALL DIVISIONS:

  • 15 runs after 3 complete innings of play.

  • 10 runs after 4 complete innings of play.

  • 8 runs after 5 complete innings of play.

BAT WEIGHT LIMITATIONS:

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

  • 4u-12u: (No weight restrictions)

  • 13u: (No bats lighter than -5 max)

  • 14u-18u: (No bats lighter than -3 max/BBCOR ONLY)

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 Double Elimination Bracket Play games EXCEPT the Championship Game.

    • The undefeated team chooses (Home/Visitor) in the Championship Game. Coin-flip for any “IF” Games. 

(4u-6u) T-BALL/COACH PITCH MODIFIED, (7u-8u) COACH PITCH/KID PITCH RULES. NCS CENTRAL REGIONAL BASEBALL RULES APPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS:

  • Teams DO NOT need to bat roster.

  • Teams can play with 8 players. 

  • Only the 9th player will be called out. 

  • The 10th player is not called out.

BEHAVIOR AT THE EVENTS:

  • NCS has a zero-tolerance policy towards disrespectful and adverse behavior.

  • Any fan, parent, player &/or coach will be banned from the event for adverse behavior towards anyone in general.