4/14/08

Alexandria Little League Junior Division Local Rules

The following rule changes apply to the Alexandria Little League, Junior Division. They are effective as of 5/10/08 as approved by the ALL Board. Except for these changes, play will be governed by the "Official Regulations and Playing Rules" as published by Little League Baseball.

1) Games may be started and/or continued with eight (8) players on a team. An out will NOT be recorded when the ninth batting position is reached in the line-up if a team is playing with only eight (8) players.

If a team playing with 8 has a player arrive late, that player shall be inserted into the lineup immediately and shall bat in the open position in the batting order the next time that position is reached, even if the player has not played in the field. This is a modification of rules 4.16 and 4.17.

2) A courtesy runner may be used for the catcher when there are 2 outs. A player who has not appeared in the batting order shall be used. After all players have appeared in the batting order, the courtesy runner will be the player, not currently on base, whose next turn in the batting order will come latest in the lineup. Modification of rule 3.04.

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3) No new inning may begin more than 2 hours and 10 minutes after the start of the game. The game will end when the visiting team completes its half of the inning if the home team is ahead, when the home team completes its half of the inning if the visiting team is ahead or the game is tied, or when the home team scores the winning run. This is a modification of rules 4.10(a) and 4.11 (a), (b), (c). No game may exceed 2 hours and 20 minutes when another game is to follow and 2 hours and 30 minutes when there is no game following. If the game has not completed the required innings to be a regulation game, and there is no game following, no city curfew or other circumstances except the imposition of the 2 hour and 30 minutes drop dead rule, ALL encourages the umpire –in-chief for such game to confer with the team managers, and to use his discretion and judgment, to allow the game to continue to be played until it is a regulation game under Little League rules (5 innings or 4 and 1/2 innings if the home team holds the lead) and no later. If the time limit is reached and the game is called during an incomplete inning follow rule 4.11 (d).

4) With rain delays, the game continues to regulation. The game clock will run through rain delays and we will observe the drop dead rule in (3) above. If the game does not get to regulation in that time it will be rescheduled and resumed at the point where halted.

5) No slaughter rule. Rule 4.10 e 2 The local league may adopt the option of not utilizing this (slaughter) rule.

6) A pool will be established of players from ALL junior teams who would be interested in being a substitute player for another team. A manager who will have less than nine players for a game, may select a player or players from the pool to use in a game. A player or players selected from the pool can not be used a pitcher. Minimum playing rules – 2 innings on defense and 1 at bat must be observed.

7) Pitch counts as required by Little League rules (Regulation VI Pitchers) will be maintained by home team’s scorekeeper for both the home and visiting team.