2018 Senior A Provincial Championships

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1 Baseball Manitoba 2018 Senior A Provincial Championships August Clearwater Tournament Chairperson Host Chair: Gord Arbuckle 1 (204) Baseball Manitoba Rep: Ross Tycoles UIC TBD s Reston Ebb and Flow Clearwater Wawanesa *First named teams will be home team. Friday, August 10 4:00 p.m. Reston vs. Wawanesa 6:30 p.m. Clearwater vs. Ebb and Flow Saturday, August 11 10:00 a.m. Wawanesa vs. Clearwater 12:30 p.m. Ebb and Flow vs. Reston 4:00 p.m. Ebb and Flow vs. Wawanesa 6:30 p.m. Reston vs. Clearwater Sunday, August 12 Semi Finals & Finals 10:00 a.m. tie-breaking game (if needed) 1:00 p.m. 1 st vs. 2 nd Manitoba Senior AA League Tournament - Guidelines

2 Notes: 1. If 3 teams are tied for Second, the formula will be used to eliminate 1 team. Second and Third will play in a tie-breaking game. 2. If 2 teams are tied for second, the tie-breaking game will be played. Purpose: to declare a Manitoba Senior A Champion Tournament Guidelines Maximum of 21 players on a roster Seven inning games extra innings if tied Ten (10) run call after five DH will be used for any player in your line up Re-entry rule will be used. Any member of the starting line-up can re-enter once in the same batting position except the Pitcher Courtesy runner will be used for the catcher if 2 are out. Proceeding out will be the courtesy runner to speed up the game Submit line-ups to official scorekeeper 30 minutes prior to have time. If starting a left-handed pitcher, please notify the opposition 45 minutes before game time. Tournament rosters should be submitted to Baseball Manitoba, and the host, by Thursday, August 2, including jersey numbers for program purposes Wood or composite bats will be used If you have any questions or concerns contact the senior baseball council convenor, Ross Tycoles at or rosstycoles@hotmail.com immediately There will be a brief tournament meeting Friday, August 10 at 6 p.m. Pre-game warm-ups are as follows: 30 minutes before game time Home team has 10 minutes, Visitors have 10 minutes & Grounds crew have the final 10 minutes for final preparation. Tournament Contacts: Clearwater Host Darcy Stewart stewart.land.cattle@gmail.com Southwest Reston Dallas Williamson dwilliamson22@live.com Ebb and Flow Lakers Cecil Houle cechoule_10@hotmail.com Wildcard Wawanesa Mark Plett markplett@yahoo.ca

3 18U and 21U aged pitchers will adhere to Baseball Canada pitch count rules. Pitch limitations are as follows: 18U and 21U PITCH COUNT RULES Rest required 18U Pitchers 21U Pitchers None day days days days Total Pitches Allowed in a Day Baseball Manitoba PROTEST PROCEDURES Protests must be made and dealt with on the spot, prior to the next pitch being thrown and before the game can proceed any further. No protest will be considered if not made immediately. All decisions by the Protest Committees are final. Protests will not be considered for judgment calls, only for perceived mistakes in the application of the rules. The following process will be used: 1. When a protestable incident occurs, the protesting must, before the next play, inform the game Crew Chief that he is lodging a protest. 2. If the Crew Chief agrees that the had a legitimate case, he shall suspend play and inform the manager of the opposing team and the Protest Committee. Note: No protest may be made on a judgment call. 3. The protest committee, the making the protest, and the game Crew Chief shall retire to a private area way from the teams, spectators and other persons. 4. The protest committee shall hear and question in the following order: the game Crew Chief the protesting, and the opposing (if necessary) The Protest Committee shall have the power to exclude any of those persons while talking to any of the others. 5. The s and Game Crew Chief shall then leave while the Protest Committee discusses the protest. 6. Before ruling on the protest, the Protest Committee may confer with any person whom they believe may be helpful in assisting them reach a decision. 7. The Protest Committee shall rule on the protest and inform the Crew Chief and he in turn will advise the es and resume play. 8. The game Crew Chief shall put the decision into effect and order resumption of play from the point of suspension. 9. No further argument or comment on the protest shall be entertained. 10. The decision of the Protest Committee shall be final. There shall be no appeal to any other body. Baseball Manitoba

4 EXPANDED DISCIPLINE CHART Type of Offense Offender Consequence for 1 st offense Pitcher batter in the head area (no Warnings Issued) plus application of intent to injury Penalty. (Five (5) games) batter in the head area (no Warnings Issued) batter in the head area (Warnings Issued) batter in the head area (Warnings Issued) batter (No Warnings Issued) batter (No Warnings Issued) batter (Warnings Issued) batter (Warnings Issued) Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher plus application of intent to injury Penalty. (Five (5) games) scheduled. Intent to injury penalty may apply in this situation. scheduled. Intent to injury penalty may apply in this situation. Consequence for 2 nd offense plus next five (5) games scheduled, plus application of intent to injury Penalty. (Ten (10) games) plus next five (5) games scheduled, plus application of intent to injury Penalty. (Ten (10) games) plus plus games scheduled. Intent to injury penalty may apply in this situation. plus games scheduled. Intent to injury penalty may apply in this situation. plus Consequence for 3 rd offense

5 Charging the mound (not fighting) Charging the mound (fighting) Fighting (shoving or fighting) Fighting ( injure) Intent to injure Current game, Penalty for Actions causing benches to empty may the Penalties for actions causing the benches to the Penalties for actions causing the benches to Five (5) game Five (5) game Type of Offense Offender Consequence for 1 st offense Throwing equipment / debris in opponents Direction Current game, plus the next three (3) Penalty for Actions causing benches to empty may plus the next ten (10) Penalties for actions causing the benches to empty and/ or plus the next ten (10) Penalties for actions causing the benches to empty and/ or Ten (10) game Ten (10) game Consequence for 2 nd offense plus Current game, five Penalty for Actions causing benches to empty may Consequence for 3 rd offense Ten (10) game Actions causing benches to empty Three (3) game Five (5) game Ten (10) game

6 Actions during bench clearing (not physical Violence) plus Ten (10) game Actions during bench clearing (physical Violence) Leaving position to participate in a fight Penalties for actions causing the benches to Penalties for actions causing the benches to plus Penalties for actions causing the benches to empty and / or plus Penalties for actions causing the benches to empty and / or ten (10) game Suspension. Penalties for actions causing the benches to ten (10) game Suspension. Penalties for actions causing the benches to Inappropriate gestures at an umpire Inappropriate comments directed at an umpire (prior / during / post game) Violently throwing equipment plus plus plus five five ten (10) games the Restrained from confronting umpire / player plus ten (10) games the

7 Throwing equipment / debris in umpire s direction Verbal abuse / bench jockeying - Actions words directed or in directed towards an opponent or umpire for the purposes of (Not limited to) embarrassment, bullying, taunting and baiting Verbal abuse / bench jockeying - Actions words directed or in directed towards an opponent or umpire for the purposes of (Not limited to) embarrassment, bullying, taunting and baiting (Warnings issued) Verbal Abuse - balls / strikes / safe / out / balks / fair / foul Prolonged arguing after point of ejection Type of Offense Offender Consequence for 1 st offense Threatening an umpire, before, during or after a game. (I.E. ((not limited to)) "I will get you after the game", "see you in the the parking lot", "You'll Additional get yours") Threatening an opponent, before, during or after a game. (I.E. ((not limited to)) "I will get you after the game", "see you in the parking lot", "You'll get yours") the Additional plus plus plus plus An additional three (3) game other penalties Consequence for 2 nd offense plus the next fifteen (15) Additional plus the next fifteen (15) Additional ten (10) games the five five five An additional five (5) game Consequence for 3 rd offense

8 Threatening a spectator before, during or after a game. (I.E. ((not limited to)) "I will get you after the game", "see you in the parking lot", "You'll get yours") Any person who behaves in a manner deemed to be objectionable based upon another s race, religion, country of origin, disability, sexual orientation or some other factor. Not leaving dugout after ejection Returning to playing field / dugout after an ejection Returning to playing field / dugout after an ejection - participation in fight or bench clear Causing a forfeit game Contact rule (Non-Intent to Injure) Contact rule (Intent to injure) Player Player the Additional the Additional An additional three (3) game Player Ejection from the current game Player Ejection from the current game, plus application of intent to injury Penalty. (Five (5) games) plus the next fifteen (15) Additional plus the next fifteen (15) Additional other penalties An additional Five (5) game other penalties An additional five (5) game other penalties other penalties plus plus the next three (3) games schedule and application of Intent to injury Penalty. (Three (3) An additional Five (5) game the

9 Ejection for tobacco use (includes smokeless and e-cigarettes) Ejection for alcohol during a game. Throwing equipment/ debris onto field from dugout the games second offense + five (5) games intent to injure) plus plus plus the the Contacting an umpire (intentionally or by accident non- violent) Contacting an umpire (Physical contact by bumping, pushing, tripping, punching, shoving, spitting on, or striking an umpire with equipment / debris) six (6) games the plus Disciplinary Hearing. effect until decision is rendered. *** Type of Offense Offender Consequence for 1 st offense Contacting an umpire Immediate (Physical contact by suspension in bumping, pushing, effect until tripping, punching, Disciplinary shoving, spitting on, or Hearing. decision striking an umpire with is rendered. equipment / debris) after the game Use of altered bat Player Player Ejection from the current game. Foreign substance / doctored baseball Player Player Ejection from the current game. (1) Calendar year from the first day of ejection. (1) Calendar year from the first day of ejection. Consequence for 2 nd offense (1) Calendar year from the first day of ejection. plus the next one (1) plus the next one (1) Suspended for five (5) Calendar years from date of second offense. Suspended for Life. Consequence for 3 rd offense Suspended for Life. five five

10 playing an ineligible player, Suspended or player not on official roster playing an ineligible player, Suspended or player not on official roster Displaying bad sportsmanship (not specifically covered by this policy) Abuse by an Umpire on a player or coach Loss of game and removal of any medals from team Two (2) game suspension Investigation hearing by Baseball Manitoba Loss of game and removal of any medals from team. Ejection for one (1) Calendar year from the first day of ejection. plus NOTE: All penalties to take effect immediately All penalized persons have the right to appeal through Baseball Manitoba