New Rules for 2011

Note: Beginning with the 2011 Season, OYBI has changed its primary eligibility placement for players from age  based to grade based. As in the past those players whose age would place them in a higher grade than they are currently in, may elect to play in the grade of their class in school.

New Rules or Regulations that have been added and existing Rules or Regulations that have been changed for clarification and ease of understanding for 2011 are listed hereunder. They are also placed in their proper position in the 2011 Rule Book.

Bold faced typed entries indicate new Rules or Regulations for 2011.

REGULATION IV - FIELD DECORUM

     E. PRE-GAME and GAME PREPARATIONS - Teams will be permitted to warm up players during a game, for hitting with a hitting stick, but with no soft toss or whiffle balls, on the fields in foul territory in the outfield fence areas during their innings of at bat. That means the hitting team will have a batter in the box, one in the ondeck circle and the subsequent hitter in the outfield corner of  foul territory with the hitting stick supervised by a parent/coach.

     All teams are to stay off infields prepared for play. However SCHEDULED teams may use the infield for warm up with no disruption of the lined batting area. Each team will have five (5) minutes of infield warm up time, starting with the visiting team at 15 minutes before game time. The home team will have five(5) minutes of infield warm up at 10 minutes before game time. All pitching and hitting warm up will stay inside the fences, in foul territory on the field, except for warm-up of pitchers on those fields where there are designated bullpen areas outside and adjacent to them. This to insure safety to our patrons.

REGULATION V - PLAYER ELIGIBILITY, DUAL PARTICIPATION and CALL-UP PLAYERS

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

All players must be officially registered with OYBI to be an eligible player. This includes "Guest" players from outside the OYBI league.

DUAL PARTICIPATION

OYBI registered players are allowed to play as either a call-up player or guest player for any team outside of OYBI. Players in OYBI are permitted to be a member of any outside team, league, association, or other baseball affiliation, not conflicting with their primary team commitment, and with the consent of the primary team manager. Violation for using an illegal player(s) will result in forfeiture of the game(s) involved and manager/coach suspension for the next two (2) games for the first offense and removal as manager/coach for the second offense.

REGULATION VI- TEAM FORMATION AND PLAYER DRAFT SELECTION SYSTEM

ROSTER SIZES - Grades K thru 8: 13 players maximum, Grades 9 thru 12: 15 players maximum.

REGULATION XII (RULE 4.06) DISCIPLINE OF TEAM PERSONNEL

B. An ejected player shall remain in the dugout in uniform for the remainder of the game. An ejected manager, coach or other adult assistant(s) must leave the dugout (see also paragraph E.) If the ejected player continues to be a disruption, he shall and his manager will be given a warning. If the disruption continues, the player and manager will both be ejected. The ejected player, manager or coach whall serve an automatic one game suspension during the team's next game. During the one game suspension, the ejected personnel cannot be present at the next scheduled game.

SPECIAL PLAYING RULES, HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR and JUNIOR DIVISIONS LOCAL RULES

      2. GAME TIMES (Note - One year trial times for 2011 season). Game 1 - 6:15pm, Game 2 - 8:30pm

SPECIAL PLAYING RULES, ROOKIE DIVISION (K, 1st and 2nd Grade)

PITCHING LIMITATIONS (K and 1st Grade)

     D. The defensive pitcher (player) must stand within 10 feet of the adult pitcher (coach) but not in front of the adult pitcher, until the ball is hit.