2014 SEASON
OUT OF TOWN COACHES PACKAGE
WELCOME TO THE 2014 BASEBALL SEASON!!
Enclosed you will find important information relating to the 2014 season. Contact the Division Director if you have any questions.
1.DIVISION DIRECTORS ANDBOARD MEMBERSPage 2
2.OPERATING RULESPage 3
3.OUT OF TOWN TEAM FORMATION GUIDELINESPage 4
4.PROVINCIALS/COACHING CLINICSPage 5
5TOURNAMENT DATES/CONTACTSPage 6
6.GAMES SCORE REPORTINGPAGE 7
7.RAINOUTS/CANCELLATIONSPAGE 8
8.CODE OF CONDUCT/CODE OF DISCIPLINEPAGE 9
9.JUNIOR RALLY CAP FORMATPAGE 11
/2014 SEASON
DIVISION DIRECTORS
AND BOARD MEMBERSDIVISION DIRECTORS
Rally Cap DirectorKim Krywulak 539-4156
Mosquito DirectorWayne Bigalky352-5096
Pee Wee DirectorKaren Linder 737-1330
Bantam DirectorKelly Newman790-8690
BOARD MEMBERS
PresidentLorne Chow
Vice-PresidentColette Davies Eltom
Director of AdministrationAngel Chow
Director of FinanceKeith Hill
See website for further listings.
/ Baseball ReginaOperating Rules
It is essential that all coaches are knowledgeable andfollow BR game rules, some of which are different thanSBA rules. All BR league games must follow BR rulesregardless of the location of these games. Rules,schedules, coach lists and more can be found at:
Especially important forcoaches to know:
All BR League games will follow the Pitch Count rules as
established by the SBA & found listed on the SBA website.
For AA & A teams, there is NO automatic forfeit due to less
than 9 players. The team which has less than 9 has the option
of playing the game or not. If the game is played the final
score is the official score. (There is no automatic out for
missing batters.) For AAA, if a team has less than 9 the game
is forfeited. It can however be played for practice purposes.
Rally Cap, Mosquito A, Mosquito AA, & PW A have specific rules toaccommodate skill level that are different than SBA rules.
Make sure you are aware of them by checking the highlighted
rules on the specific division tab at
Playoff rules for 2014: All teams must play 60% of a full season schedule. If not, Teams will be given a Loss on their record until 60% has been reached. Winning Percentage will still be used to determine standings.
/ 2014 Out of TownTeam Formation Guidelines
Note: Baseball Regina has established the following guidelines for travel within each level forMosquito through Bantam:
“A” level – out of town teams must be within 30 minutes/50 km of Regina
“AA” level – out of town teams must be within 60 minutes/100 km of Regina for Mosquito
and 75 minutes/120 km for Pee Wee & Bantam
“AAA” level – no limits
Any variances to these limits are subject to Baseball Regina approval.
Rookie teams do not generally travel, but exceptions may be granted
by the Board of Directors
Note: Baseball Regina has established the following guidelines for team formation.
Out of town teams will follow the same standard used by Baseball Regina.
- If 3 or more teams are made in one division, there must be an AAA, AA & A team.
- If two teams are being made in one division they are not to both be at the A level.
- When one team is being made we expect a community to place the team in the skill levelmost appropriate for them.
Any variances to this are subject to Baseball Regina approval.
Baseball Regina reserves the right to place a team where appropriate
In addition, at times an out of town team may need to use over age players
to have enough numbers to form a team. If this is the case, request
permission of the BR board. Overage players must be only 1 year older
and cannot pitch or catch and the opposing coach must be made
aware of the overage player.
/2014 Season
PROVINCIALS/COACHING CLINICSTeam rosters for provincials must be in to the SBA office by JUNE 3rd
Only players listed on this form may play inprovincials, and only coaches listed may be in the dugout. Forms can be foundon the SBA website.
Please ensure that your coaching staff has the certification
necessary. Please watch out website for dates, location & registration.
You cancontact the SBA office regarding clinics outside Regina
or check their website at,
Baseball Regina will be offering coaching clinics April 11 -13, 2014.
Coaching Level Minimum Requirements
can be found at
/2014 Season
Tournament Dates/Contacts*********************************************************
***NOTE: TEAMS MUST REGISTER TO BE ENTERED***
Please contact Kevin Meacher regarding all Baseball Regina Tournaments:
775-2255
ALL TOURNAMENTS ARE CASH PRIZES FOR THE TOP TWO TEAMS
Please visit our website at
for full tournament details
/2014 Season
GAME SCORE REPORTINGBaseball Regina game scores and standing will be reported on the Baseball Regina website. In addition standings will be submitted nightly to the Leader Post Sports Section.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ENSURE THE SCORES AREUP TO DATE!
It is the responsibility of the Home Team to report scores immediately following each game. Plus any interesting game information, i.e. winning pitcher, double plays, home runs, etc. Please assign your team manager or a parent to be responsible for this (passwords should be shared only with the designated manager/parent). If the score ismissing and you were the visiting team, please submit.
The Regina Leader Post hasoffered more coverage to us but we must provide them with the game scores from onecentral contact. This means the scores need to be posted each night before 10 PM.
In the event of a makeup game played at a later date, the scores from that gamewould be reported immediately following the game, using the original Game #.
To make the reporting process as easy as possible, please follow the method below:
ON-LINE REPORTING
Report your game results on the Baseball Regina website
You must have the user ID and password. If you have not been given it contact our office at
IMPORTANT: Failure to report game scores within 7 days may result in a team beingineligible to enter league playoffs
**Game score reporting does not apply to Rookie and Senior Rookie Divisions
**Do not report rainout or cancelled games. Only report score once they are played
/2014 Season
RAINOUTS/CANCELLATIONSRainouts
Games will not be called a rainout unless done so by the Park where the game was to be played.
Rainouts will be posted on the Park phone lines by approximately 4:00-4:30 p.m.
PacerPark721-PARK
Lions Park 543-0229
Columbus Park 584-7929
Baseball Regina encourages the attempted rescheduling of games. Rescheduling of rainouts is the home team’s responsibility. Contact the appropriatecoach to reschedule.
*** **** COLD TEMPERATURE RULE
Regina Parks will follow a rule of cancelling games by placing a message
on the park phone, just as rainouts are currently done, for temperatures at
4°C or lower at 4:00 PM as determined by a common website. Do not decide
on your own to cancel a game in Regina due to temperature. CHECK THE
APPROPRIATE PARK PHONE. For out of town games, please contact the
coach you are to play against for a decision between the two of you.
Cancellations
Coaches are to make every reasonable effort to ensure all games scheduled are played,
therefore cancellation of games for any reason except for those cancelled by the parks
(rainouts) is strongly discouraged.
/2014 Season
CODE OF CONDUCT ANDCODE OF DISCIPLINE
CODE OF CONDUCT
Every member* with Baseball Regina is expected to represent themselves, their team and Baseball Regina in an appropriate manner. Any behavior that is determined to be inappropriate is reason for and maylead to expulsion from Baseball Regina without refund of fees for the remainder of the season. Baseball Regina Executive members reserve the right to implement disciplinary measures.
All members are to respect the rules, their fellow teammates, coaches, opponents and officials at all baseball functions in which they are participants.
All parents/guardians are to observe a 24-hour waiting period before contacting coaches, team or league officials with any complaint.
All members are to not use profane language, ridicule or speak in a derogatory fashion or use physical violence at any time while representing Baseball Regina.
All members are to not question the game official’s judgment or honesty, only the head coach has the ability to question an official.
If a conflict arises at the team level between a parent/guardian, athlete and coach that can not be resolved, the first form of resolution will be a meeting between the parent/guardian, athlete and team manager. Should there be no resolution to the issue the parent/guardian, athlete or coach must provide a written complaint to Baseball Regina and request a meeting with the team manager and the Division Director.
All written complaints will be dealt with according to Baseball Regina’s By-Laws.
Unsportsmanlike behavior is taken very seriously by Baseball Regina. Baseball Regina shall utilize the Code of Discipline to manage unsportsmanlike behavior.
* Member includes all players, their families and coaches.
CODE OF DISCIPLINE
a) Applies to all season play.
b) If Baseball Regina finds that the behavior of the player or coach warrants a
more stringent
suspension, they can change the suspension accordingly.
c) Baseball Regina may investigate ejections and as a result of that investigation
determine if
an ejection will count towards the Minimum Suspensions levels below.
d) Coaches are responsible for knowing and following the BR Code of Discipline.
e) All player and coach ejections in league, tournament and exhibition games
must be dealt
with immediately by the coach, and reported to the Division Director within 48 hours of the ejection or before the next scheduled game, which ever is earlier. Coaches failing to notify the Division Director are subject to suspension.
f) Coaches must inform the opposing coaches that a player is suspended. Any
players on suspension are expected to attend the game(s) but are not allowed to interact with their team and must remain in the stands.
g) Failure of a coach to sit a suspended player will result in forfeiture of the game
and suspension of the coach that allowed the suspended player to play.
Minimum Coach Suspensions:
One coach ejection – No action from Baseball Regina
Two coach ejections - Automatic suspension from the next scheduled game*
Three coach ejections – Automatic suspension of the coach for the remainder of
the season**
Minimum Player Suspensions:
One player ejection – No action from Baseball Regina
Two player ejections – Automatic suspension from play at the next scheduled
game.*
Three player ejections - An automatic suspension from play for the next three
Scheduled games.*
Four player ejections – An automatic suspension for the remainder of the
season**
Once a game ejection has been applied the player or coach is on probation. Probation will be for the remainder of the season, including playoffs.
Good Behavior Clause: Should a player or coach go 30 days without ejection from a game, then one ejection is eliminated from their record. For example: If a player gets their first ejection on June 1st and does not get ejected from a game until July 2nd or after, then this next ejection would be considered his first.
* Regardless of whether the next game is during a tournament, a double-header or league game.
** Suspended until further review by Baseball Regina
/2014 Season
JUNIOR RALLY CAP FORMATBaseball Regina is working with Sask Baseball to promote
Long Term Athlete Development
The Junior Rally Cap program will be utilizing modified rules that also requires smaller team sizes (8 players/team)
Refer to our website for full details. All teams participating will be expected to follow the format. Please review the rules at:
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