Jim Green Tournament 2025
Baseball Tournament - June 13 to June 15, 2025
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Unless noted prior to the event, the Official Major League Baseball Rules will be used with the following notations. The director reserves the right to modify rules and game schedules in the best interest of the tournament.
1. Home Team will be pre determined for pool play and will be required to keep the official book. The higher seed will be home in the playoff rounds. The start time is noted after the Umpire plate meeting.
2. Time Limit. (7u-8u) 6 innings 1hr 45min, (9u-12u) 6 innings 1hr 50 min, NO NEW INNING. The Championship will be not have a time limit. Teams need to record the start time announced by the umpire.
3. Teams may choose Lineup. Must be declared before the start of eachgame with 3 options below. 1. Bat 9 – No DH allowed. All other players are substitutes, subject to NFHS substitution rules. 2. Bat 10 or 11– Re-entry rule applies, 10th referred to as an Extra Hitter (EH) and/or DH. Free defensive substitution among the 10 or 11 players listed on the batting order. All others are subs are subject to NFHS sub rule s (starters reenter into original spot once)
3. Batting Entire Lineup – Free defensive substitutions
4. Mercy Rule. 15 runs after 3, 10 runs after 4, and 8 runs after 5 (6 & 7 inning games)
5. Extra Innings. No extra innings in pool play, game would end in a tie. International rule of extra innings is in effect during playoff games only. Must have a winner. Each team begins its at-bat with a runner on 2nd base (the batter recording the last batted out of the prior inning) and no outs.
6. Courtesy Runners. Can be used at any time for the pitcher and the catcher. Must be someone not in the current lineup. If everyone is in the lineup, then the LAST BATTED OUT can run. A courtesy runner can only be used ONCE per inning.
7. Pitchers. The Manager has 1 free trip to the mound each inning. On the 2nd trip, the pitcher must be removed. Once the pitcher has been removed, they cannot return to the mound in that game.
8. Injury/Sickness. If a player is injured or sick and cannot return to the lineup, the batter will be skipped over to the next batter in the lineup without it being an out. For any other reason, the batter will be an out before proceeding to the next batter.
9. Whenever a Tag is Evident. The runner must slide, go around, or seek to avoid contact with the fielder and/or catcher. Attempting to jump, leap, or dive over the fielder and/or catcher is not an act of avoiding contact. Malicious contact shall supersede all obstruction penalties. Umpire should judge the runner’s intent. If an umpire judges the contact was intentional/malicious, the runner shall be called out and ejected from the game.
10. Teams May Play with 8. If a team plays with an 8-player lineup, an Out shall be declared for the 9th position in the batting lineup for 9u to 12u and 9th/10th position for 7u/8u, each turn at bat. Any player arriving after the game has begun shall be added to the bottom of the batting lineup.
11. Managers Responsible for Players, Coaches, Fans. Managers CAN BE ejected for out-of-control fans.
12. Scorecards. Home Team MUST HAVE VISITING TEAM sign the official scorecard and bring the final signed and updated card to the WBBT Directors Table for entering official scores.
13. Balks. Will be enforced for 9u-12u age groups. 9u-10u to receive 1 warning. As a result, any men on base are awarded the next base, and the pitch (if it was thrown first) is waved off for a dead ball.
14. 8u Coach Pitch Division. Must bat entire lineup. Max of 5 runs per inning or 3 outs. Last inning is unlimited runs allowed. No bunting, no walks. Batter receives a max of 6 pitches or 3 swinging strikes. If the batter fouls off the 6th pitch, he shall continue his at-bat until he either strikes out or puts the ball in play. If coach pitcher is hit by batted ball, it is considered a dead ball and will be“redone”.
15. 9u-12u Division. Open bases in effect, infield fly rule in effect, drop 3rd strikes. 1 balk warning per pitcher before enforcing any balk penalty.
17. Rain Policy. 1 pitch thrown is considered “beginning a game”. If a team is unable to begin their 1st game, team refunds a full refund of entry fee. If a team begins 1st game and weather does not permit team to continue playing, team will be refunded 50% of entry fee. Once a team throws the 1st pitch of the 2nd game for the weekend, no refunds will be initiated.
18. Bats. Ages 8u-12u, bats must be stamped either 1.15 BPF or USA Baseball and will have no weight drop restriction. Alternatively, BBCOR and/or wood bats may be used. BESR stamped bats are illegal and cannot be used. There are no other bat restrictions for the 8u-12u ages.
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Divisions
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7u
- Min Players : 10
- Max Players : 15
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8u Silver
- Min Players : 10
- Max Players : 15
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8u Gold
- Min Players : 10
- Max Players : 15
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9u to 10u
- Min Players : 10
- Max Players : 15
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11u to 12u
- Min Players : 10
- Max Players : 15
