General Playing Rules
General Playing Rules for Showcase weekend:
4 showcase games
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1 hour 15 minutes, finish the inning.
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Free defensive and courtesy runners for pitcher/catcher (farthest away or sub), you must keep the integrity of the lineup
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You do not need to turn a lineup in to the umpires before game.
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Run rule will be 8 after 5.
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All scores will be reported as is, at the completion of innings. NO REVERT back rule
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Coin flip will determine the home team
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Game balls are provided
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Pool Games can end in a tie
Bracket Games
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Top 2 finishers in each pool will move on to bracket play. (if a pool has more than 5 teams, an extra bracket berth may be given.
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Same rules apply as in the Showcase Games.
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Must have a winner.
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Higher seed has choice of visitors or home team. In the event that two teams are the same seed, then there will be a coin flip.