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1. PLAYER
PARTICIPATION
Baseball:
(Mini, Midget, Minor American and Major American) Each player shall
play at least three 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 three (3) innings of
the next game in the field. Penalty: Forfeiture of the game
Softball:
(Novice, Miniette, Minorette,
Majorette and Metroette). Each player shall play at least 2 of the
first 4 innings in the field. In the event that a game is
completed in less than 4 innings, players who did not get 2 innings of
defensive play shall play the first 2 innings of the next game in the
field. Penalty: Forfeiture of the game.
Baseball
and Softball:
Players arriving
after the first pitch of the second inning are considered to be late and
may participate, but are not subject to minimum player participation
rules. Exception: This rule does not apply to Minor National, Major
National, Metro and
Softball Power League.
At least ten minutes
prior to the start of each game, the team manager shall furnish the
official scorekeeper with an official lineup listing all players
currently on the roster showing uniform numbers. The listing shall
include any reason that a player will not participate. It will be the
responsibility of the team manager to assure that the listing is made a
part of the official record of the game. It will be the responsibility
of the team manager to determine that the tabulation on the lineup
reflects the playing time of each player. Any complaint registered
against a manager concerning the playing time rule shall be investigated
by the Board of Directors.
RECOMMENDED PENALTY
1st
Violation: The manager is suspended from the Ken Berry property from
the next League game played by that team.
2nd
Violation: The manger is suspended from Ken Berry property for the next
three League games played by that team.
3rd
Violation: The manger will be suspended from the League and Ken Berry
property, with the right to appeal to the Board of Directors.
2. CONTINUOUS BATTING LINEUPS
This rule shall apply
to all baseball and softball divisions using a continuous batting
order. Every player present must be included in the batting order for
the entire game. Players arriving late are to be added at the bottom of
the batting order. No other changes in the batting order may be made
once the batting order is entered into the official scorebook. Players
injured or leaving early will be removed from the batting order without
penalty unless the number of players falls below the minimum required
official batting order. The player being removed must sit out six
consecutive outs before being able to play. If the player's turn at bat
would occur, the batter would be passed over.
3. RE-ENTRY RULE
a. Any player, after
being removed from the game, may re-enter provided both of the following
conditions are met:
1.
The substitute has played one complete inning (3 outs defensively and 3
outs offensively).
2.
The player does not appear at bat sooner than he/she would have had
he/she not been replaced.
b. A violation of
the re-entry rule is a correctable offense and cannot be appealed. In
order to be corrected, the violation must be reported to the umpire, who
will determine the action necessary, if any, is appropriate to correct
the violation at the point in the game it was detected and reports. The
game will resume at the point at which the violation was reported to the
umpire. No portion of the game is to be replayed.
c. In the case of
player injury requiring attention and removal from the game and no other
substitutes are available, this rule does not apply.
4. FORFEITURE OF
GAME
A game is forfeited
if: (forfeited game: is a game declared ended by the Chief Umpire in
favor of the offended team by the score of 7 to 0, for violations of the
rules).
a. A team is not
ready to play at game time.
b. Any team
personnel refuses to leave the game at an umpire's request.
c. A team plays an
ineligible player (a player not on the team's roster is an ineligible
player).
d. A team is unable
to field a playable team at game time or any time
thereafter.
e. There is a
violation of any of the division rules for pitching.
5. EJECTION
If a player, manager,
coach or fan is ejected from any game sponsored by the League, minimum
penalties will be assessed as follows:
1st
Ejection-- Suspension from the game from which ejected plus the next
game played on KEN BERRY PROPERTY by the team represented at the time of
ejection.
2nd
Ejection-- Suspension from the game from which ejected plus the next
three games played on KEN BERRY PROPERTY by the team represented at the
time of ejection.
3rd
Ejection-- Suspension from the game from which ejected plus automatic
ejection from the League, with the right of appeal to the Board of
Directors.
At the time of
ejection the individual must leave the diamond and immediate area from
which ejected. Immediate area translates into out of sight and out of
sound of game. More severe penalties may be assessed by a committee
consisting of the Division Rep, VP of Baseball or VP of Softball and the
Chief Umpire. If a member of this committee needs to be recused, they
may be replaced by any member of the Executive Committee. This
committee may also take action against other un-sportsmanlike activities
that did not lead to an ejection.
Suspension in this
context means that the suspended person may be present on Ken Berry
League property only as a peaceable spectator.
This person must remain at least
200 feet from either dugout before and during the game or games from
which he/she was suspended.
6. THROWN
EQUIPMENT
Thrown equipment will
not be tolerated. A warning shall be given to the managers in the
pre-game meeting with the umpires. Violations will be enforced as
indicated:
1st
Offense-- A team warning will be given.
2nd
Offense-- Ball is dead; the batter is out.
3rd
Offense-- Ball is dead; the batter is out and is ejected from the game.
Violations must occur
in the same game and must be determined by the umpire. Intentionally
thrown equipment may be cause for ejection at the discretion of the
umpire.
7. PROFANITY
Profanity will not be
tolerated. PENALTY: Player, manager, coach or fan will be ejected.
8. PROTESTS
a. All games shall
be run by umpires under the supervision of the Chief Umpire. The
Baseball/Softball Committee shall be the interpreter of these rules.
b. All protests
regarding a rule interpretation shall be considered only if the protest
is made to the game umpires at the time of the rule infraction. The
official score book shall be marked by the home plate umpire and a
written explanation by the protesting manager, accompanied by a $25.00
protest fee, shall be given to a member of the Board of Directors within
24 hours of the completion of the game. The Protest Committee's
decision shall be final through a written report. In case the protest
is allowed, the protest fee shall be returned and the game shall be
replayed from the point of the protest. The Protest Committee's
decision shall be final upon submission of a written report within 72
hours.
c. During
tournament play, available Board Members shall immediately settle all
protests after a $25.00 protest fee has been posted. In case the
protest is allowed, the protest fee shall be returned. Written or
delayed protests are not allowed during tournaments.
d. In the event a
Board Member is involved in a protest or his/her team would be affected
by a decision, he/she will not participate in the problem resolution.
9.
GAME START TIME
No
league games may start after 10:30 pm with the exception of games in the
Metro and Metroette divisions.
10.
GAME END
If either team
is behind by more runs than can mathematically be scored due to per
inning run limits and the time limit has been reached, the game is
ended. If a batter has received any pitches when the time
limit is reached, he or she shall complete their at bat prior to the
game being ended
11. TOBACCO USE
The use of tobacco products is allowed on
property, but prohibited around the concession stand, dugouts, and
bleachers.
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