Ark City Top Gun Baseball Tournament Rules

  1. Coaches must check in & submit roster before first game… rosters must have all players listed that will be participating in any tourney games. Copy of birth certificate required if challenged, Age as of May 1 of current year. NBC teams required to sign roster@ check in, prior to first game
  2. No team registration refunds will be given after schedules have been sent out. Exception: In the event tournament is cancelled due to inclement weather full refund or credit will be given, if no games have been played. If tournament is cancelled after 1 day due to inclement weather ½ refund or credit will be granted
  3. Flip of coin before game will determine home team for pool games. Home team for bracket play will be team with highest seed after pool play. If 2 teams equal seeds, home team will be determined by coin flip
  4. Home team will keep official scorebook
  5. All rules will be official baseball and NBC rules, except for listed specified rules
  6. Game balls; Each coach will furnish 3 new quality game balls for each game
  7. Sportsmanship will be enforced for all players, coaches and spectators. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated and could result in disciplinary action (including suspension)
  8. Games: Teams need to be at fields ready to play 30-minutes prior to game:
  9. 8U, 10U & 12U (6-innings) with 1-hour 30-minute time limit
  10. 13U & 14U (7-innings) with 1-hour 45-minute time limit
  11. No new inning will start after time has expired. If visitors have started to bat, inning will be played out.
  12. Run Rules:
  13. 10U thru 14U; 20 runs / 2 innings, 15 runs / 3 innings, 10 runs / 4 innings, 8 runs / 5 innings
  14. 10U division… max of 6-runs per inning
  15. Field dimensions: 8U @ 43/60, 10U @ 46/65, 12U @ 50/70, 13U @ 54/80, 14U @ 60/90
  16. Infield fly rule enforced & 3rd strike rule enforced
  17. Free substitution rule
  18. Coaches must let umpire, opposing team & head score keeper know when making substitution
  19. Player must occupy same batting position as player they are subbing for
  20. Courtesy runner allowed for pitcher or catcher… if team only has 9 players or batting entire line-up, then player who made last out may become courtesy runner
  21. Pitching limitations:
  22. 10U & 12U – Pitcher may not throw more than 6-innings in 2 consecutive games
  23. 13U & 14U – Pitcher may not throw more than 7 innings in 2 consecutive games
  24. 1 pitch per inning constitutes 1 inning
  25. Coaches responsible to keep track of innings pitched
  26. Team may bat entire line-up, bat 9 or bat 9 with EH… whichever line-up team starts with they must let umpires, opposing team and scorekeeping know. No change after game starts
  27. Pool play:
  28. Pool play tiebreaker criteria… 1. Win/loss record 2. Head to head 3. Fewest runs allowed 4. Coin flip
  29. If pool play game tied after time limit expired… game will be considered tie
  30. Initial tournament information will be posted on our website Tuesday afternoon
  31. Updated information during the tournament will be posted on our facebook page which is Ark City Rec (this will include updates on pool play, bracket play and any rain situations)
  32. Steel cleats for ages 13 & older - exception: no steel cleats allowed on portable pitching mounds
  33. A manager, coach or player ejected from a game in progress, will be suspended for the remainder of that game and the subsequent game of the tournament.