Wenatchee Valley Season Opener FM Sports

10-12u = 6 innings or 1:45 hour time limits; finish inning unless home team is winning. Ties allowed in pool play. 20 after 2, 15/3, 10/4, 8/5.

13-14u = 7 innings or 2 hour time limits; finish inning unless home team is winning. Ties allowed in pool play. 20 after 2, 15/4, 10/5, 8/6.

SEEDING PROCEDURE (First factor is Win-Loss record)
Two Way Tie
1. Head to Head between tied teams
2. Total Run differential
3. Runs Allowed
4. Runs Scored
5. Actual run differential in last pool game
6. Coin Flip

Three (or more) Way Tie
Note: When 3 or more teams are tied and there is not a common opponent amongst all tied teams, run differential is the first tie breaker.
1. Head to Head (if sweep)
2. Total Run differential
3. Runs Allowed
4. Runs Scored
5. Actual run differential in last pool game
6. Coin Flip

RA=Runs Allowed
RS=Runs Scored
LAD=Last Actual Differential

IMPORTANT: Run differential maximum
1. Forfeits will be scored 7-0
2. Maximum run spread per game is 7 regardless of score.

Note: When 3 or more teams are tied and there is not a common opponent amongst all tied teams, run differential is the first tie breaker.

Concessions will be available @ Morris Little League, Eastmont Park, Walla Walla Park, Sterling Park, and Cashmere HS. You are welcome to bring your own at other locations. Please make sure your families clean up the bleacher areas and dugouts after use, THANK YOU!

We will have dry-fit shirt sales at Morris Little League and Sterling Park.....some limited hats

Pitching Rules: Innings allowed per tournament through first 4 games played.
-7's = 6 innings
-8's = 6 innings
-9's = 6 innings
-10's = 6 innings
-11's = 6 innings
-12's = 6 innings
-13's = 7 innings
-14's = 7 innings
-15's = 8 innings
-16's = 8 innings
-18's = 8 innings

*Each player on the roster gets (1) additional inning per game played starting in a team's 5th game played, 6th=1 more inning, 7th=1 more inning, etc.

*No limit on number of appearances.

*A mound appearance resulting in any single pitch (warm-up pitch or game pitch) being thrown or a play will be considered an inning pitched.

*Eight warm-ups to start, five thereafter. Umpires reserve the right to limit the warm-up time to a minimum of 1 minute regardless of the number of pitches thrown.

*If pitching rules are violated and the infraction is detected, the situation will be reviewed and a MINIMUM of the head coach ejection will be enforced. Additional consequences may include the player ejection from game, player and head coach from the tournament, forfeiture of game and elimination of team from the event.

*Scorecards must be signed by both team managers to eliminate inning validation problems. (Managers, please help with this process.)

Visits to the mound: As per NFHS rules, each team is allowed three charged visits to the mound within a game. A charged visit is a trip in which the manager or coach does not remove the pitcher. After the three charged visits are used, every trip to the mound will result in the pitcher being removed. A visit is not charged when the manager removes the pitcher from the mound. Remember, charged visits are cumulative for the entire game (visits are not tracked per pitcher). No restrictions on visits per inning.

Lineup/Batting order: Teams 14U and younger may bat any number of players and retain subs but must remain at the same total number of batters they started with throughout the game: Example 11 batters and 3 subs must finish with 11 batters. Batters not listed defensively will be extra hitters (EP or EH) and may rotate anywhere on the field like any other starter. If a team finishes the game with less players than they started, the team must take outs in the vacant positions (NO EXCEPTIONS). 15u and older, as well as 14u and younger, may choose to bat 9, 9 + EH, 9 + DH, or 9 + EH and DH.

Courtesy Runners: As per NFHS rules, a courtesy runner may be used for the pitcher or catcher. The courtesy runner must be a substitute player that has not been in the game. A courtesy runner may run for either the pitcher or catcher, but not both. Two courtesy runners (one for pitcher, one for catcher) may be used if the team has eligible substitutes for both roles. However, there's an optional (not mandatory) allowance for the catcher only - if the team doesn't meet the NFHS rule (eligible substitute), the last batter out may run for the catcher.

For those Triple Crown baseballers in town Friday, you are invited to attend the Playoff game between the Wenatchee Wild and Kelowna Rockets at Town Toyota Center, 7pm. Tickets are available at the venue.

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**TC tie-breaker: If a game is tied after all innings have been completed (or at time limit), tie-breaker rule goes into effect only in playoffs (pool play allows ties). Each team puts the batter who is scheduled to bat last in that half of the inning on 2nd base (no outs, no count) and plays out the inning. This happens until the tie is broken and the game is complete.

Championship Games: No time limit. No Tiebreaker. Run rule still in effect.