Baseball Division Rules
Minor Division - Ages 11-12
1. Base length will be 70 feet, pitching distance 50 feet and home to second or first to third will be 99 feet.
2. Seven innings or 2 hours shall constitute a complete game.
If the umpire calls the game due to rain, darkness or other cause which makes further play impossible, a game shall be considered complete provided 5 innings have been played or 4 and one half innings have been played if the home team is ahead.
A ten run lead constitutes a complete game at the end of 5 innings or 4 and one half innings if the home team is ahead. A fifteen run lead constitutes a complete game at the end of 4 innings or 3 and one half innings if the home team is ahead.
3. Each half inning is complete after 3 outs or 10 runs, whichever occurs first. EXCEPTION: All runs scored by a home run over the fence shall count.
4. A pitcher may pitch a maximum of six (6) innings in a two-day period, but no more than four innings per day. One pitch in an inning constitutes a full inning for purposes of this rule. This includes all practice games.
5. Balks will be enforced as follows:
1st Offense per pitcher-- A warning, the ball becomes dead at the time of the balk and no runners may advance or be called out as a result of the balk.
2nd Offense per pitcher-- KSHAA rules will be enforced.
6. All players will bat in the Minor Division regardless of whether or not they are in the field. Playing time in the field will determine compliance with the Player Participation rule.
7. National League Rule Only -- Extra Hitter (EH) Rule
a. The team must declare its intent before the game starts. The EH may not be inserted in the lineup after the game starts.
b. When the EH is utilized, a coach may insert any 9 of the 10 players listed on the legal lineup in the field at any one time.
c. After the game has started, with the EH Rule in effect, a team may revert to a 9-position lineup only in the case of an injury of one of it's players and an eligible substitute is not available. Note: The re-substitution rules are not enforceable in the case of an injury. The batting position of the injured player is eliminated at the time of the injury and the lineup reverts to a 9-position batting order. All such changes must be immediately reported to the umpire and official scorekeeper.
8. American League Only - Each player shall play at least 3 of the first 5 innings in the field. In the event that a game is completed in less than 5 innings, players who did not get 3 innings of defensive play shall play the first 3 innings of the next game in the field. Players who have not shown up prior to the first pitch are excluded from this rule but are still subject to Ken Berry General Rule #1 concerning player participation.
9. For post season tournament games in the winner's bracket finals, loser bracket finals and championships, the run rule is extended to 15 runs after 5 innings or 7 innings with no time limit.