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Prep Baseball Report Tournament Playing Rules

Prep Baseball Report and the on-site tournament director reserves the right to amend these rules at any time for specific tournament play. NFHS rules will be enforced with the following exceptions. All teams and coaches need to review their event rules prior to the start of each tournament.

Rosters: 

• All rosters should be submitted prior to the start of the tournament. 

Mercy Rules:

• 15 runs after 3 innings
• 10 Runs after 4 innings
• 8 Runs after 5 innings

Coin Flip: In Pool Play home team is determined by a coin flip. The home team will be the official book and will record game start time when announced by umpire. All teams need to be prepared to start 15 minutes prior to their official start time.

Time limits:

• 2-hour time limit with no new inning starting after two hours. If a game is tied after complete 7 innings, then the game will end in a tie. In the case of a tie, each team will receive ½ a loss and ½ a win.
• Time will begin on First Pitch

Pre-Game Infield/Batting Practice:

• No pre-game infield or batting practice on the field will be allowed during any tournaments unless noted by the tournament director.

Intentional Walks: 

• Head Coach needs to inform the umpire of the intentional walk and the hitter will be awarded 1st Base. No pitches need to be thrown.

Courtesy Runner: 

• Courtesy runner is optional for pitcher/catcher of record at anytime. 

Pitching: 

• The MLB balk rule will be enforced and will be LIVE, not a dead ball. 
• 3rd to 1st pickoff move is ILLEGAL.
• Coaches are allowed a total of TWO (2) mound conferences per pitcher, on the third conference the pitcher must be removed.
• The second conference of an inning, a pitcher must be removed.

All teams in PBRT events are strongly encouraged to follow the USA Pitch Smart guidelines that are displayed below. PBR Tournaments officials will not police these, they are simply guidelines to take care of your pitchers arms.

Sportsmanship:

• It is required that all teams, coaches, and fans comply with all tournament and facility rules. Team managers/head coaches MUST have full control of their players and parents at all times. This means “on” and “off” the field. Tournament directors and hosts have the authority to eject a player, fans or team anytime during the tournament for threatening with physical harm, physical attack, abusive language, destruction of property, or failure to pay. The tournament committee reserves the right to eject any person from the site for unruly or unsportsmanlike behavior. Any physical altercation between two teams before, during, or after a contest could result in the removal of both teams from the remainder of the event and future events.

Ejections: 

• Any player, coach, manager, spectator and fan that is ejected from a game shall be suspended and removed for the remainder of that game only. Any individual ejected must leave the complex and exit to the parking lot. *If a team is hitting a continuous lineup, the ejected player’s spot in the lineup will remain and his team is forced to take an out. Any player or coach that acts maliciously or performs an act with intent to injure, the tournament committee has the final say in the penalty for that individual(s). Any individual that gets ejected for a second time in a tournament shall be removed and eliminated from participating in the remainder of that tournament.

You will have three lineup options:

1. Hit 9 hitters with a DH or no DH. We will honor the High School DH Rule.
2. Use one EH and hit 10 with or without a DH
3. Use one EH and XH and hit 11 with or without a DH.

Bats:

• 14u - 18U BBCOR 
• Some events are Wood Bat ONLY - please see event description for bat types allowed
• Baum Bats are legal

Skunk in the Outfield Play - 

• Play where the runner on 1st creates his own path in the baseline by backing up in the outfield WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. Runner must take a lead with a direct line from 1st base toward 2nd base.
• First Offense, Umpire will call time and issue an official team warning putting all players back to their starting base.
• Second Offense, Runner will be declared out and any pitch or action by other runners will be nullified.

Refunds:

1. If Zero Games are played 75% of entry fee will be returned as a credit for a future event run by PBR Tournaments
2. If 25% of your guaranteed tournament games are played 50% of entry fee will be returned as a credit for a future event run by PBR Tournaments.
3. If  33% of your guaranteed tournament games are played 40% of entry fee will be returned as a credit for a future event run by PBR Tournaments.
4. If you play 2 or more of your scheduled games, that is considered a full tournament.
5. Credits are valid for 12 months from the time of the cancelled event.

Gate Fees are non refundable. PBR Tournaments will do everything we can to play all scheduled games.

Teams that pull out after an event is sold out will not receive any refund or credit.

Teams that pull out with 90 days of an event will not receive any refund or credit.

Teams that pull out prior to the 90 days of an event will receive a refund minus their deposit.

* In the case that an event is cancelled due to COVID-19 all paid teams will receive a 100% credit valid through the 2021 season. All credits will be issued as organization credits.