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Official Rules of the
Kansas State High School Athletic Association supplemented by the
following rules shall govern play and conduct of players and team
officials in all League games. In case of conflict between the Kansas
State High School Athletic Association rules and those of the Ken Berry
League, the league rules will prevail. These rules have been adopted in
accordance with the purposes and aims of the Ken Berry League as set
forth in its Constitution, and have, as their basis, the teaching and
development of good sportsmanship and fair play. The Rules Committee
shall be the interpreter of these rules.
1. BASEBALLS
a. Baseballs used
shall be:
--Boys Instructional Division--R.I.F. 10 shall be used (Reduced Injury
Factor)
--Mini, Midget and Minor Divisions--Little League or equivalent. No
synthetic covers allowed.
--Major and Metro Divisions--Kansas High School or better. No
synthetic covers allowed.
b. Each team shall
furnish one new ball and one acceptable ball at game time. This rule
shall apply to regular season play and post-season tournament games.
2. PLAYER AGE
DATE
Age is determined by
how old the player is on April 30th.
3. FULL AND
PLAYABLE TEAMS
A full team shall
consist of ten (10) boys in the Mini Division and nine (9) boys in all
the other divisions.
A playable team shall
consist of eight (8) boys in the Mini Division and seven (7) in all the
other divisions.
Missing players are
automatic outs when their turn at bat comes up in the batting order.
EXCEPTION: Mini does
not take an automatic out with nine (9) players. A player must be
inserted into the lineup as soon as he arrives if a vacant position
exists.
4. PLAYERS
EQUIPMENT
All batters and base
runners shall wear batting helmets with earpieces. All catchers shall
wear a protecting helmet under a mask with a throat protector. All
players should wear supporters and catchers should wear support with
cup. A player may not participate without required equipment.
All players MUST
wear a catchers mask when taking warm-up throws from a pitcher while on
the field of play and for all warm-up areas.
Use of Official
Aluminum or Magnesium bats is optional.
For Metro Division
all KSHAA rules for bat
dimensions will apply.
5. GAME TIME
a. Weekday game
start times will be 6:15 pm and 8:30 pm in all divisions EXCEPT Mini
division will have starting times of 6:15 pm and 8:15 pm, unless
otherwise noted. Weekend times will vary.
b. Games will be
played in their entirety, regardless of starting time.
c. Game time begins
immediately prior to the first pitch to the first batter in the top of
the first inning.
d. The home team
scorekeeper will make note of the actual starting time in coordination
with the home plate umpire.
e. Each new 1/2 (half)
inning shall begin no more than three minutes from the last recorded out
of the prior 1/2 (half) inning. The scorekeeper, in conjunction with the
home plate umpire, shall advise the home plate umpire when the three
minutes has expired. Upon the expiration of three minutes, the home
plate umpire shall commence the next 1/2 (half) inning. If the pitcher is
not prepared to pitch at the time the home plate umpire commences the
new 1/2 (half) inning, the umpire shall award the batter a called ball
every five seconds until said pitcher is ready to commence. If the
batter is not in the batter's box prepared to receive pitches at the
time the home plate umpire commences the new 1/2 (half) inning, the umpire
shall award the pitcher a called strike every five seconds until said
batter is in the batter's box.
6. PRE-GAME
WARM-UP
No
players or teams will be allowed to practice on any infield prior to
scheduled pre-game warm-up time once the fields are prepared for
scheduled games.
a. Visiting team
will warm up from 5:50 pm to 6:00 pm, home team from
6:00 pm to 6:10 pm. It is the
manager's responsibility to see that their team begins on time.
b. When games run
over the time limit each team of the following game will be allowed 7
minutes for infield warm-up after the field has been cleared from the
preceding game. The second game may not start ahead of schedule unless
approved by both managers and the umpires.
c. In order to
ensure proper starting time for each game the home plate umpire shall be
at the prescribed diamond at 6:00 pm. The home plate umpire for the
succeeding game will return to the diamond to make certain the following
game begins 15 minutes after the field has been cleared from the
preceding game.
7.
POSTPONED GAMES
The
baseball scheduler shall reschedule all postponed or rained out games
for each division. The official notification of rescheduled games
will be posted on the website
www.kenberryleague.com. They will also be posted on the bulletin
board in the breezeway by the concession stand. It is the
responsibility of each manager to check the website or bulletin board
for rescheduled games. Games may be postponed by mutual agreement of
the Managers involved, with the approval of the VP of Baseball and
President of the Board, if given 14 days notice.
8.
DESIGNATED HITTER AND COURTESY RUNNER
The
designated hitter rule does not apply. In order to afford a catcher
adequate time between innings to put catcher's equipment on and take the
field in a timely manner when there are two (2) outs, a team may use a
courtesy runner for catchers only. The use of a courtesy runner does
not determine compliance with the Player Participate rule, nor does it
constitute an at bat for the courtesy runner.
The courtesy runner must be a legal substitute, or in the case of teams
using continuous batting lineup, the courtesy runner must be the player
who made the last out.
9.
FAKE TAGS
Fake tags
are
defined as obstruction of runner in KSHAA Rules and shall be enforced as
such.
10.
OBSTRUCTION
An Obstruction is
the act of a fielder, who, while not in possession of the ball and not in
the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.
11.
COLLISION RULE
A
runner will be called out for failing to slide or avoid contact with a
defensive player when
a. A defensive
player has the ball waiting to make a tag on a base runner.
b. Any other
instance in which the umpire deems contact could have been avoided
without unfair advantage to the defense.
Note: Any defensive
player taking advantage of this rule and setting up in the base path
without the ball will be called for obstruction.
12.
MALICIOUS CONTACT
Malicious
contact by any player will result in immediate ejection from the game.
13.
PITCHING RULE VIOLATION
The
game is forfeited if a pitcher is returned to the mound after being once
removed from the mound during a game.
The game is
forfeited if a pitcher exceeds any of the division rules for pitching.
All games (practice, Babe Ruth and Legion) shall apply for the purposes
of this rule.
A pitcher may return
to the pitcher's warm-up area for additional warm-up throws while his
team is at bat without any pitching rule violation.
14.
PLAYER PARTICIPATION IN ANOTHER LEAGUE OR TOURNAMENT
Any
player in any baseball division determined to have missed a regularly
scheduled game at Ken Berry to participate in any other baseball
association or tournament will be disciplined in the following manner:
1st
Occurrence-- Suspended from the next 2 games they were to participate
in.
2nd
Occurrence-- Suspended for the remainder of the season and must petition
the S.Y.A.A. Board of Directors to be eligible to participate in any
subsequent seasons at this complex.
THIS
RULE WILL NOT APPLY TO NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYERS AND TEAMS IF THE PLAYER
OR TEAM (S) HAVE PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE DIVISION REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR
THE VP OF BASEBALL.
15.
PLAYER RELEASE
If
a player does not wish to remain with his team, he may request a
release, in writing, from the SYAA Board of Directors by September 1
stating his reasons for the request. If the Board of Directors grants
this release, the player will be placed into the player pool.
16.
PLAYER MOVE-UP PROCEDURE
A
draft system will be used for all move-ups except for the Mini 7- to Mini
8- and the Midget 9- to Midget 10- year old move-up. The Division
Representative will conduct the draft on a date of their choosing.
The
player protection for the Mini, Midget and Minor American Division
has changed for the 2008 season. A manager is now allowed to
protect eight (8) players in these three divisions, as is already in
place in the Major American Division. Mini and Midget will
still play with the same team for two years. Any questions
regarding this change should be directed to the Division Representative
or VP of Baseball.
Only Board approved
managers for their respective divisions and/or a representative that
already has a player on that team may attend the draft.
A manager, who has
sons eligible under the draft and wishes to draft them, must so state in
writing to the Division Representative prior to the draft. If so stated,
the manager is required to select their son in the third round of the
draft.
Any family with a
player already assigned to a team having a brother becoming eligible
through the move-up draft, may request the brother option on the new
eligible brother. This request must be submitted to the Division
Representative, in writing, prior to the draft. The brother must be
taken in the fifth round.
If by the April 1
deadline for submitting team rosters the pool has been depleted and
there is still a team that does not have a complete roster, the manager
may then go outside the League to seek new players. The SYAA Board must
approve any such new player.
17.
PLAYER TRADES ARE NOT ALLOWED
Should
a manager be discovered to have overlooked or discouraged a player from
remaining on a particular team, it shall be considered cause for
possible suspension from the League.
18.
PARTICIPATION & SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
All
players not receiving a placement award will receive a participation
award in the Mini, Midget and Minor American Divisions. A
sportsmanship award will be given in addition to any other awards
received in all Baseball Divisions.
19.
NATIONAL LEAGUE POLICY
a.
Applications to manage a team need to be received by the league
Representative on or before, July 15th of each year. A
$75.00 team deposit is due with the application. This deposit will only
be refunded to unsuccessful applicants. All money will be credited
toward team league fees for the following year.
b. Board approval
and notification to all applicants will be completed prior to August 15th.
c. An official team
roster will be issued to the manager on October 1st and is
due back with a minimum of 10 players'- and parents' signatures by the
early registration deadline date.
A
league fee of 12 x the current early registration fee is hereby imposed
on each National League team.
A
league fee of 12 x the current late registration fee is hereby imposed
on each National League team registration received after the early
registration deadline.
Said
fee is imposed in lieu of separate player registration fees and shall be
credited as such.
Player's
signatures bind that player to the Ken Berry National League team whose
roster they have signed. If the player chooses to be released after
signing the roster, they cannot play on another National League team for
that season and can only enter into the American League player pool.
d. Minimum roster
size will be 10 players.
e. National league
players are NOT GUARANTEED a spot on any team roster for the following
year. Each year team rosters are at the discretion of the approved team
managers. Any player that knows they will not be playing in the
National league the following year is responsible for contacting the
League Representative if they wish to play in the American League.
These players will be placed at the top of the waiting list in the order
of notification to the appropriate League Representative.
f. All national
League teams will be responsible for paying sanctioning fees for the
Associations that are affiliated with the Ken Berry League.
g. Player
participation requirements do not apply to the National League.
h. The extra hitter
rule may be used. A
manager may, at his own discretion, use a continuous batting lineup if
he chooses to.
i. Re-entry rule
will be used per Ken Berry book General Rules #3
j. Pitching rules
will be the same as outlined for each division.
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