Waxahachie Yuth Baseball Assciatin Rules The Waxahachie Yuth Baseball Assciatin has adpted the rules utlined by USSSA Sprting News Rules except where stated therwise by the WYBA gverning bdy. The Waxahachie Yuth Baseball Assciatin believes the verall develpment f all players can be enhanced by the experience and fun f turnament play. The WYBA ffers prgrams fr fur (4) levels f play. Majr and AAA prgrams are natinal prgrams that culminate in a Wrld Series. The AA prgram is a reginal prgram run by the participating state that culminates at a Natinal turnament. The A level is fr recreatinal teams. ****NOTE **** The currently apprved WYBA versin 030114-2014. This versin replaces all ther published and printed versins. Please check the versin number n the header f yur dcument t cnfirm yu are referencing the mst up t date versin. 7U/8U Divisin Rules Field Dimensins: 07/08U Age Grup Summary: Ages Base Path Pitching Length f Game Ball Type Bats Less 9 years ld by May 1 f the current year 60 Feet 40 Feet frm frnt f pitching rubber t back f hme plate 1 hur & 10 minutes r 6 innings, whichever cmes first Rawlings R200USSSA ball r ther manufacturer s equivalent Must cmply with 2014 USSSA Bat Rules
Versin 030114-2014 In Field Fly Rule Mercy Rule Ties Allwed Intentinal Walks Balks Called Slashing Base Running/Lead Off N Yes Yes N N/A Nt Allwed N stealing. Ball must be in play t advance. Tight base rules apply Yes By Hme Team Scre Kept Team Frmatin Methd Cach Return, Directr Apprval, & Draft Equal Playtime Rule Yes See belw fr details. Other 07/08U Divisin Details: All players wh attend the game will bat in a cntinuus batting rder (all players will bat) and play under the free substitutin rule. Batting rster will remain same unless player is injured, then the player is scratched frm rster. Game length is 1:10 r six (6) innings, whichever cmes first. N inning will be started after the time limit is reached. The next inning begins as sn as the hme team makes the final ut in the previus inning. Umpire has the Official time The mercy rule fr the 7U/8U divisins is: 13 run lead after the 4th inning. 7 run lead after the 5th inning. If the hme team is leading by the mercy rule run amunt ging int the bttm half f the inning, the game is ver. N mre than six (6) runs per inning. The defensive player in the pitcher psitin will take his psitin t the left r right f the cach pitcher and must keep ne ft in the dirt prtin f the mund until the ball is hit. The defensive player may nt be psitined in frnt f r behind the cach pitcher. The cach pitcher Must pitch frm the pitcher s circle and keep ne inside the circle until the ball is thrwn. Must pitch frm a standing psitin. The cach pitcher MAY cach the players at any time befre pitch is thrwn, including caching f the player at bat and caching befre the play is in prgress. The cach pitcher is nthing mre than a pitching machine after ball is thrwn. Cach Pitcher may begin cmmunicatins/caching after play is ruled dead r stpped. The cach pitcher must leave the field f play immediately after the ball is batted. The cach pitcher must remain in ful territry n either the first base r third base side until the play is ver. The cach pitcher may nt be behind the plate in ful territry. Failure t remve cach pitcher frm field f play will result, after ne warning, in cach pitcher replacement. A batted ball Striking the cach pitcher is a dead ball and is treated as a ful ball and a pitch fr the batter. A thrwn ball hitting the cach pitcher anywhere n the field (whether in fair r ful territry) results in a call f interference and the batter will be ut and dead ball declared. If the cach pitcher interferes with the fielding r thrwing f a ball in fair r ful territry, interference will be called and the batter will be ut, and dead ball declared. Intentinal interference f cach pitcher will result in replacement cach pitcher. A pitch hitting a batter Is treated as a pitch and first base is nt awarded The final pitch, the batter is ut. A batter shall be declared ut after Failing t hit a fair ball after six (6) pitches r three (3) missed swings ccur 2
Versin 030114-2014 whichever cmes first. There is allwance fr ful balls n the final pitch, as may cntinue batting until player makes n cntact n ball r hits ball in play. Ttal f fur (4) adult caches per team may be psitined inside fence perimeter. Tw (2) Defensive Caches can be arm length away frm dugut, remaining Tw (2) must remain in dugut. Offensive Caches may have One (1) cach dwn the left field ful line, r third base cach One (1) cach dwn the right field ful line, r first base cach One (1) cach pitching One (1) remaining in the dugut. N player can sit ut defensively mre than tw (2) innings. Each player Must play ne (1) inning infield every game, WYBA will allw fr player t skip infield rtatin fr safety f the player, if deemed needed. Player will nt be allwed t sit mre than ne inning if infield rtatin is skipped. tw (2) innings in a five (5) inning game Runners advance at their wn risk n verthrws. Play stps when the ball thrwn frm the utfield crsses the base path is in cntrl f a defensive player and the lead runner is nt attempting t advance. Play stppage is at the umpire s discretin and is nt subject t appeal. N mre than three (3) scheduled activities per week, 2 prir t the start f the seasn. Game time will nt be delayed by mre than Five (5) minutes fr late players. Team nt meeting minimum player requirements will frfeit game. Every infield psitin must be filled, and catcher must set up in catcher s bx n mre than fur feet behind hme plate. Must have eight (8) t start game, ne ut will be assessed until team rsters nine (9 ) players in game, less than eight will result in frfeit, and scred as lss fr shrt team. A scrimmage may take place upn declaratin f frfeit. Late players must be rstered at end f batting lineup, but must take an ut until arrival. N mre than ten (10) defensive players may play the field n defense. Fur (4) utfielders must be used if ten (10) r mre players are present at the game. Outfielder must play twenty (20) feet behind base path in the utfield A frce ut will NOT be awarded t the defensive team if the ball is fielded by an utfielder wh was lined up within twenty (20) feet f the base path prir t the batter s swing. Abslutely NO Nn-Rstered individuals in fenced playing perimeter. Bats must nt be stamped, painted, r labeled Cach Pitch r cntain CP in the mdel number t be cnsidered legal. In additin the bat MUST fllw 2014 USSSA Bat guidelines. Big Barrel Bats are legal within USSSA guidelines. Sprtsmanship: All players, caches and spectatrs will cnduct themselves prperly and with respect fr all thers at the Optimist Fields. All players, caches and spectatrs will abide by the rules f the Optimist Fields at all times while n the premises. Prfanity, assault (whether verbal r physical) r any ther abuse f any persn by anther at any WYBA-sanctined event is strictly prhibited. The Waxahachie Plice Department will be immediately summned shuld any player, cach r spectatr becme invlved in a fight. A duly elected member f the WYBA Bard may eject any player, cach r spectatr that is exhibiting disruptive behavir. An ejected player, cach r spectatr must leave the park immediately. In the case f a parent wh is ejected, must leave the field immediately and wait fr the end f the game at their car. 3
Versin 030114-2014 Ejectins Any player, cach r spectatr ejected frm a game must leave the field immediately, including the immediate vicinity f the field n which the game is being played. Any ejected party may have n impact n the game frm that pint frward. Shuld a cach r player be ejected frm a game, this als carries an autmatic negame suspensin. The date n which the ne-game suspensin will be enfrced will be determined by the WYBA Sprtsmanship Cmmittee. Additinal discipline may be applied at the discretin f the WYBA Sprtsmanship Cmmittee. Players may be ejected fr deliberately attempting t injure anther player thrugh rugh play r deliberately thrwing equipment. These decisins will be made by the umpires in their sle discretin. Player Age Grup Determinatin Unless apprved by a WYBA Officer Directr (President, Vice President, League Directr, Treasurer, Secretary), all players will play within their age grup as utlined under USSSA rules. Parents must request a waiver frm a WYBA Officer Directr fr any age grup change. Sibling situatins are always cnsidered, but under n circumstance may a player play mre than ne age grup abve his wn. Turnament r Select Players Playing in the Recreatinal League Select players are welcme t play in the WYBA recreatinal league. Cancellatin f Games / Inclement Weather Plicy In its sle discretin, the WYBA r the Optimist Fields may cancel games fr any reasn. The WYBA will attempt, subject t field availability and subject t its cntract with the Optimist Fields, t reschedule all games lst due t cancellatin. Depending n when cancellatins ccur, there may nt be enugh time in the seasn t reschedule cancelled games. The WYBA will attempt t reschedule games, but cannt guarantee rescheduled game times r dates will be cnvenient fr caches and team members. The WYBA and the Optimist Fields utilize a lightning detectin device. If the system detects a strm in the vicinity, fficials will be ntified. After ntificatin, all players, caches and spectatrs must leave the baseball fields in an rderly and immediate manner. Abslutely n ne is allwed t remain n the playing fields r sit in the dug uts r stands r stand in the pen spaces r green belts arund the playing fields and cncessin stand.. Players, caches and spectatrs are t remain in the parking lt at their cars until either the "all clear" is given r their team's Head Cach has infrmed the parents f their team that they have received "fficial" cnfirmatin that their game has been canceled. Head Caches wh dismiss their teams prir t receiving "fficial" cnfirmatin that the game has been canceled may be subject t receiving a frfeit fr dismissing their teams prematurely. The all clear signal indicates the threat has passed and play may resume, subject t field cnditins. Once the lightning detectin system indicates danger, caches and/r umpires may nt independently decide t cntinue play, and play may nt resume until the all clear signal has been given by the lighting detectin system. The "fficial" determinatin f game cancellatin based n field cnditins will be made in the fllwing line f successin (based n availability) by ne r tw (in 4
Versin 030114-2014 cnsultatin if pssible) f WYBA Bard Members: President, Directr f Umpires, Vice President and League Cmmissiner. One r tw f these members shall make themselves available fr cnsultatin, (by phne if nt in attendance) t any duly elected Bard Member t render the "fficial" determinatin regarding game cancellatins. Please nte that if field cnditins are deemed acceptable fr play fr the reasns nted abve, while rain is falling at the time f the start r the game, the game will be started and the respnsibility fr determining whether field cnditins are safe fr play will be transferred t the game umpires. Saturday games which are suspended in prcess due t weather r by the sunding f the lightning detectr will nt be cmpleted that day if the delay ends after the scheduled time has expired fr thse games. If the delay ends after the time alltted fr the game which was suspended, the next game t start will be the game that has the start time clsest t the end f the delay. Delayed games will be cnsidered cmplete if the games meet the fllwing criteria fr a cmplete game; 5U thrugh 11/12U age grups are cnsidered cmpleted if 2 1/2 innings are played and the hme team is ahead. 2) 13/14U age grup is cnsidered cmpleted if 3 1/2 innings are played and the hme team is ahead. 3) Incmplete games will be scheduled at the discretin f the WYBA based n available dates, times and field space. The hme team's screkeeper will be respnsible fr asking the Umpire fr the time remaining and fr nting it n the fficial screbk t determine hw much time is remaining, the number f uts and the runners n base shuld the suspended game be allwed t be cmpleted at a later date. Week night games which are suspended in prcess due t weather r the sunding f the lightning detectr will be suspended with the remaining time nted by the hme screkeeper and the teams will wait fr up t an hur until either the Umpires determine the field is safe t play r the "all clear signal is given. Play will nly resume, prvided there is nt a game scheduled after the delayed game n that field. Shuld there be a game scheduled after the first game "Saturday" rules will apply t bth games. Call the WYBA Rain-Out Line at 972.938.5870 r check www.wybnline.rg fr updated field playability infrmatin. When inclement weather ccurs prir t r after games have cmmenced the WYBA will attempt t update the Rain-Out Line and the WYBA Web site as rapidly as pssible. If rain is in the frecast n the day r evening f a scheduled game, please check bth frms f cmmunicatin as ften as pssible t determine the status f yur game prir t leaving fr the fields. 5