Regulations - City Championships
ROOKIE LEAGUE CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS may be held at the option of that league’s board and with consent of the Commissioner.
REGULAR SEASON RULES APPLY EXCEPT AS SHOWN IN THIS REGULATION
A. No pitcher shall be allowed to pitch in more than six (6) innings (Minors and Majors), seven (7) innings (Juniors and Seniors) in any two (2) successive tournament games.
B. No pitcher in tournament play shall be allowed to pitch in more innings in one game than allowed during the regular season play.
C. Games in which an ineligible pitcher or player has been used shall be declared forfeited.
D. Trips to the mound by a manager or coach may not exceed one trip per pitcher in any one inning. The second trip shall automatically result in the removal of that pitcher from the game.
E.A pitcher, once removed from the mound, cannot re-enter as a pitcher.
F. The same run rule and time limit as used in regular season will apply. In the event a game is called before completion, due to weather or light failure, it shall be completed from the point of discontinuance, with respect to the run rule and remainder of time. EXCEPTION: In all age groups 9 and up, the time limit will not apply to the Championship game or games. (This may cause two games to be played under this exception, if the loser bracket team wins the first championship game).
G. Umpires and umpire supervisors cannot settle a protest unless they are a Board Member not involved in the game.
H. A Protest Committee of at least a League President or one board member shall be present at turnament games. A manager must immediately claim a violation of a rule, at which time play will be suspended until the Protest Committee has made its decision, based upon information received fom managers and umpires and the Committee's observations. The Protest Committee's decision will be final. No protest, except on player’s eligibility, will be honored after a game has been completed. Due to time limits the $100.00 fee will be waived in City Championships, as a City Championship game must be stopped and play resumed only after the protest has been settled.
I. No byes shall be allowed in tournaments after the first round of play.
J. No tournament team shall play in more than two tournament games per day.
K. The placement of teams for tournament play will be as follows:
1. Each division will have one, two or three flight tournaments within that division, each flight played to a championship.
2. All teams, all ages, all divisions will be seeded based on regular season records.
3. In the event there are an uneven number of teams, byes will be awarded to the highest seeded teams to the extent needed for good bracketing.
L. In all Divisions, the regular season league schedule will have preference for completion before the start of City Championships. City Championships will be double elimination, unless time constraints dictate they be single elimination.
M. MANDATORY PLAYING RULE: In the Senior Division each player will play a minimum of 2 innings in the field, and one at bat. In all other Divisions, the regular season rule will apply. In the event of an injury or ejection, when all of a team's subs have been played, the opposing manager will be allowed to select any player off that team's bench to fill the empty spot. Any violation of this rule will end in forfeiture of the tournament game.
L. Call-up players will be used as outlined in Call-up Player rules, for City Tournaments as in regular season.
M. Home Team will be decided by a flip of a coin and shall be in the First Base Dugout, except in the championship game in which the higher seeded team shall be the home team (i.e., the team advancing from the winner’s side of the bracket). If a second championship game is needed, the home team of the first game will be the visitor team and vice-versus.
N. At no time will a registered Tournament Team play in City Championships in any age group, unless there are 6 or more Tournament Teams and the Tournament Teams pay for Umpires and field prep.
O. At no time will brackets be arranged to let a team play in OYBI City Tournament and an outside tournament.
P. All managers must notify their league president of their intent to participate in the City Tournament by the Friday closest to the 24th of June. Standings will be used from all games completed by the Sunday prior to the start of the City Tournaments. All City Tournaments shall start on or about the Friday following the 4th of July.
