2009 Bronco
Rules – 11 and 12 Year Olds
- Team & Fields
- Home team is responsible for setting up the field. Both teams are responsible for post-game
field maintenance and clean up around the bleacher and bench areas. Home
team is responsible for umpire and will provide two (2) new game balls.
- Make-up games are required – time and weather permitting. Games not played will
count as a tie in the standings. Each team will receive ½ win and ½ loss.
- The scorebook is the official record of pitching and will be initialed by the opposing
manager.
- Play is governed by “PONY Baseball Rules and Regulations” and “Official
Rules of Major League Baseball” with the following exceptions, which are necessary in a youth program.
B.
Pitching Rules
1. Pitchers shall not pitch in more than seven (7) innings on the same calendar day.
2. Pitchers shall not be allowed to pitch more than then (10) innings in a calendar
week. A calendar week begins at 12:01 AM Monday and ends at 12:00 midnight the
following Sunday.
3. Pitchers, after pitching four or more innings in a calendar day, shall have 40 hours
of rest before pitching again.
4. A pitch constitutes an inning.
5. Once removed from the mound, a pitcher may not pitch again in that game.
6. Each pitcher in a game will receive one warning on a balk until June 1st.
7. A pitcher shall be removed from the mound after hitting two (2) batters in an inning
or three (3) in the game.
8. Violation of pitching rules will result in forfeiture of the game and a 1 game suspension
for the manager.
C.
Participation
1. Continuous batting order will be used.
2. No limit on number of runs per inning. Ten
run lead after five innings or fifteen run lead after four innings will constitute a slaughter victory and the game is over.
3. No inning shall begin after 2 hours and 15 minutes from
the start of game (umpire will record official start time – a new inning begins as soon as the last out is made in the
previous inning).
4. Free substitution and courtesy runner will be used for the catcher with two outs. The runner shall be the player making the second out of the inning.
5. Suspended games shall resume from the point of curtailment.
6. Teams with fewer than nine (9) players at game time may borrow up to two (2) players
from the opposing team, the last two outs of the previous inning. Their spots
will be automatic outs in the batting order. (A team may choose to borrow only
1 player if they have only seven for the game).
7. When a team has 12 players, each player shall play 3 defensive innings by the 6th
inning.
8. When a team has 13 players, each player shall play 3 defensive innings by the 7th
inning.
9. When a game is tied at the end of regulation length, it shall go into extra innings
until decision is reached or the game is called by the umpire. In the event a
game ends in a tie, it will count as ½ win and ½ loss for each team.
10. If a game is called for any reason, it shall be a complete game if five innings
have been completed, or if the home team has scored more runs in four innings or four and a fraction innings than the visiting
team has scored in five complete innings.
11. Any players “called up” from a lower league to fill anticipated absences
will bat last and may only field an outfield position. Call-ups will play a minimum
of 3 defensive innings per game.
12. “Runner” Slide Rule:
“If there is a play at second
base, third
base
or home plate, runners must slide to avoid contact with
the
defensive player. A runner on the baseline is out if he/she
does not make an attempt to get around a fielder who has the ball
and
is waiting to make the tag.
13.
No metal spikes allowed.
14. No razzing or clapping of hands to distract the pitcher,
by the base runners. If a player continues after warning from Umpire, the
Umpire may declare the lead runner out and the
player must vacate base. This is not to preclude defensive
chatter of a positive nature. Sportsmanship is the Key.
15. The
respective league presidents will judge any game protests
16. Play will be stopped at the first sight of lightning.
