Celebrate Autism Awareness Event

1-1-2023 thru 6-15-2023

Rules subject to change based on player and our game's needs.

NCS Player Classifications will be used 1st. If a player is not classed by NCS we will use the highest classification found using ssusa, utrip, nsa, spa. Up to 5 year look back. Player Classification are fluid. Changes made by regional director can be made at any time. (Mistakes are made, decisions may be made the moment the mistake is found) 

1&1 No Courtesy 

Pitch height 6ft to 10ft

50min games plus buffet 

Clock showing less than a min, we will not go to a new inning. 

3 pinch runners per inning 

Pinch runner may run multiple times in the same inning. 

Pinch runner can not be subbed for. 

Pitching Screens are optional 

Screens are provided by director

Decision to use screen or not is made at coin flip. You have to finish the game how you start, Decision is final. 

Pitcher using the screen has to toe the rubber. Cannot move screen after inning starts. Screen has to be clearly touching rubber. 

Pitcher CANNOT field any ground balls or linedrives. They can however field obvious pop flies. 

If a pitcher touches a ground ball or linedrive on purpose or not, all runners move up 1 base.  

Pitcher not using the screen. Pitcher must wear protective head gear. Pitcher may use second rubber.  

Pitcher must present the ball, make one fluid motion back and forth and release ball. Zero pump faking, deception, hiding the ball, hesitation, etc... any deviation will result with umpire calling a ball. 

Pitcher has 5 seconds to pitch once the batter has entered the box. Not doing so, can result in a called ball. 

Approved Asa, utrip 220 240, and ssusa approved bats are allowed for play with NCS. 

Any bat found to be altered will result in player suspension 

(1 month minimum)

Director has the ability to bump teams/players at any time. Before, during, or after tournaments. 

Players will be classed based on individual abilities. Appeals must go through director, and approved by regional director. 

All things are considered when classing players.... team played with, age, ability, position played, etc...

Players may not play with two teams with in same age division tourney regardless of classification. NO TEAM JUMPING

You check in with one team and must play with that one team all day. 

 I.e. Major players playing as a bump on a AAA team must play on that AAA All day and cannot play on a major team. Same goes for all divisions. 

* Only exception may be benefit tourneys. 

If there is a 50s and a separate 40s tournament being played at the same complex, players may play both. 

If a team is found to have a player who has played with another team that same day, director will make call on discipline for player and team. (Know who is in your dugout) 

Underage players. Any team caught using an underage player will be suspended. (Minimum 3 events)

Know who is in your dugout 

1983 is the minimum date of birth for 2023 season. 2024 starts November 1st 2023. 

Homeruns

AA 3hrs (no 1up)

AAA 5hrs (no 1up)

Major 7+1up

Major plus 9+1up

Additional hrs are outs

Home team cannot go 1up in the buffet 

Ties

Extra inning play

Start extras with last batter out at 2nd, start with 1 out, and repeat limited run inning. 5 or 7 run inning (No 1 pitch) 

AA AAA & MAJOR Will play 5 runs an inning. 

Only 7 runs an inning will be MP vs MP. 

If MP plays Major, we will play 5 runs an inning. Hr limit used will be the higher class. 

Equalizers 

*see below

AA vs AAA 5 runs or 11 Fielders

AAA vs Major 3runs + 11 fielders

Major vs Major Plus 5 runs or 11 fielders 

*based on teams entered in any given tourney, equalizers may be tailored specifically for that event.

AA 

1 Coyotes 

2 GOATS 

3 Kaos Kings 

4 Next Level

5 Texas Prime

6 Bud Light Mafia 

7 Yo Mama's Team 

8 Evil Savages

9 To Old For This

10 Murtaughs 

11 Lower Class 40s 

12 

AAA 

1 Undisputed Truth 

2 Texas Homies

3 Mafiosos 

4 All The Smoke

5 Texas Rush 

6 214 

7 Da Bears 

8 TSP

9 Gunline

10 Caribes De Frisco

11 Mid Life Crisis 

12 Short Bus

13 V40s

14 Enough Said

15 Ominous 

16 NTX Dad Bods 

AAA (Major watch list)

1 Rage

2 Players Only 

3 ETOG 

4 La Storm 

5 Dirty Dozen

6 Bullets

7 CMB

8 SBSC AAA

9 TX Connexion 

10 Living Legends 

11 Original 40s 

Major (* Major plus watch

1 Silverbacks *

2 GI40 *

3 Bad Company *

4 SA Canes

5 MANAC

6 Ronoco

7 Hard Knox

8 GGC 

9 Dirty Ballers

10 Not Done Yet *

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-----VIVID 50s-----TBD

Major Plus 

1 Homeworks

2 RCM 

3 FrontRow

4 Vivid 40s 

5 Suncoast/Flat Creek 

Protest

$75 

Money will need to be paid to the director before the end of 3rd inning. The team's roster protesting will be checked first. Then the opposing team's roster will be checked. Director's will try to workout a solution to the protest between the team's. If that cannot be done, then the director make a decision and that will be final. 

Home book will be required. If no home book is kept, the umpires record of the game will be used and final. Home book must be complete, and records kept correctly to be valid. 

Game Changer can also be used a valid book. 

January 1st to June 15th 2023