Revised Thursday, January 31, 2002


A. AGE CUT OFF
Age 8:u. Cut off date is August 2st. Player may not turn 9 before August 1st. Please have Birth Certificates or copies available for inspection at check in.

B. NATIONAL FEDERATION RULES
National Federation Rules apply with the following AAU Exceptions

C. BASEBALL USED
The Rawlings AAU approved baseball must be used for all National Tournaments. This is a hard regular baseball.

D. RECOMMENDED FENCE DISTANCE
The recommended fence distance is from 140 feet to 200 feet.

E. ROSTER SIZE
Roster size will be a minimum of 10 players and a maximum of 15 players. A minimum of two (2) coaches and a maximum of four (4) coaches per roster. A bat person is also permitted under the age of 18 years old. All must be current AAU members.

F. BAT RESTRICTIONS
There are no bat restrictions.

G. REGULATION GAME AND TIME LIMIT
A regulation game will be six (6) innings.

H. Time limit will be one (1) hour and 30 minutes.

I. The 10-Run and the 15-Run Rule shall apply four (4) innings and (3.5 innings if the home team is ahead). The 15-Run Rule shall apply after three (3) innings and (2.5 if home team is ahead). Mandatory except in Bronze and Gold medal games.

J. BASE PATH
Base paths will be 60 feet.

K. PITCHING
Pitching rubber or plate will be set at 40 feet

L. Pitchers circle will be 8 feet radius from the pitcher plate.

M. The Coach/Pitcher must pitch within the pitchers circle

N. Pitching distance will be no less than 32 feet, and no more than 48 feet, or inside of the pitcher circle.

O. Player pitcher must have one foot inside pitching circle at the batters contact. Player pitcher must stand beside of coach pitcher until ball is batted. PENALTY-BATTER WILL BE AWARDED FIRST BASE.

P. Each player gets 5 pitches or 3 swings unless the last pitch/swing is fouled off. There will be no walks or free bases.

Q. All coaches must pitch overhand. Once the ball is batted the coach must move to the nearest sideline until all play is dead. Any delay, interference, or obstruction by a coach will be ruled upon by the umpires. On bunts only, the adult pitcher must take a knee in the pitcher circle.

R. HEAD FIRST SLIDE
In the 8:u Coach Pitch Division, a player sliding head first into home base will be called out.

S. GAME SCORING
EACH TEAM MAY ONLY SCORE A MAXIMUM OF 5 RUNS FOR THE FIRST INNING.

The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, innings the leading team may always be able to score 5 funs even though the lead could be greater than 5.

The team that is behind when batting after the first inning, may always be able to even up the score, and score 5 additional runs, this applies to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th innings only.

The 6th inning or any additional innings played are unlimited scoring innings.

T. BATTING
All team players will bat in a set batting order.

U. Teams are to bat the entire roster. Players may be removed from defensive lineup during the game.

V. You must have 10 players. You must have at least eight (8) players to start or finish a game or it will be ruled a forfeit.

W. If a team has less than 10 players in the batting line-up, than an out shall be recorded for each batter not batting. (Example: teams with 8 players batting, the 9th and 10th batters would be called out during his time at bat.)

X. A bat boy will be allowed in the dugout. Any time the bat boy comes onto the playing field, he must wear a batting helmet.

Y. A team whose batter slings a bat will receive on the first incidence a warning. The second incidence by any batter will be an out.

Z. Bunting is permitted. No fake bunts, player showing bunt may not fake bunt and swing in an effort to hit the ball. PENALTY IS THE BATTER IS OUT, AND THE BALL IS DEAD.

AA. Batted balls, unless called foul by the umpire, is alive and in play until the defense stops the progress of all runners AND THE UMPIRE CALLS TIME OUT. The ball is dead until the next batter.

BB. Any player who arrives late may enter the game immediately, but must be added as the last name of the batting order.

CC. The coach pitcher is limited to instructing the batter only. The coach pitcher may not instruct the base runners.

DD. Only one batter allowed in the on deck circle. All other players must remain in the dugout.

EE. DEFENSIVE
Ten (10) players will play when a team is in the outfield.

FF. Defensive substitutions may occur at the coach's discretion.

GG. To be able to continue or start a game a team must have at least eight (8) players or game will be ruled a forfeit.

HH. Teams finishing with less than 10 players must still provide a catcher in the catcher position.

II. Only 6 infielders may be used.

JJ. Four (4) outfielders will be used and outfielders may not cover 2nd base for a put out.

KK. The catcher must be properly equipped. The catcher must play his position himself no more than Six feet from home plate at the start of the pitch.

LL. A safety line will be 30 feet from home plate. No player may be inside of the safety line on contact of a batted ball. PENALTY-BATTER WILL BE AWARDED FIRST BASE.

MM. There is no infield fly rule.

NN. BASE RUNNING
There is no base stealing.

OO. All runners shall be in contact with their bases and shall not leave their bases until the batter has hit the pitch. If a runner leaves the base before the ball is hit, the umpire shall signal to indicate the violation at the time it occurs. The runner is out upon leaving the base early. IMMEDIATE DEAD BALL.

PP. COACHES
Offensively, only base coaches and the coach pitcher will take positions on the playing field during a game. The base coaches only may instruct the base runners, THE COACH/PITCHER IS NOT ALLOWED TO INSTRUCT BASE RUNNERS.

QQ. Defensively, a coach may be positioned on each foul line in the outfield-coaching box. An outfield-coaching box must be marked half way from the outfield fence and third base. The outfield coach is confined to coaching the outfielders only. A coach in violation of the coaching box rule will be confined to the dug out in violation of this rule. At no time may the coach step onto the playing field except in case of obvious injury.

RR. AAU PATCH
The AAU Patch is mandatory.

SS. SPEED UP RULES
Speed up rules will be used for the catcher only. The last batter that made an out, may run for your catcher at any time, but it is not mandatory.

TT. TIME OUTS
National High School Federation Rules Apply.

UU. RAIN
Teams should report to venues, if there is any doubt of game being played. The responsibility will be on the head coach to find out if games are rained out. Coaches must come to venues to find out if games will be played, or if a game has been rescheduled. If at all possible, games will be played in complete.

Games that are stopped will be continued from the point of stopping, if not reached official game status. Rain delays could last for any period of time. The tournament director has the authority to change the format of the tournament due to inclement weather.

If rain occurs after official game status has been reached, and the games cannot continue due to rain and field conditions, that game will be called and become a complete official game. Only the tournament director will make that decision.

VV. FORFEITS
The tournament committee shall administer the rule so that any team which forfeits will not benefit and may not advance to championship pool play or bracket play, unless the tournament committee determines there were extenuating circumstances causing the forfeit. Teams not having enough players to participate from either starting or ending a game, will not be considered extenuating circumstances.

WW. PROTEST
Protests must be made verbally with the umpires by the offended team at the time of the play and before the next pitch is thrown. A fee of $100.00 cash (refunded if upheld) must accompany the protest. All decisions of the protest committee shall be final. Only the decision involving the misinterpretation of misapplication or a rule may be protested. No protest shall be allowed in matters involving solely the officials judgement.

XX. EJECTIONS
Manager, coach, or players in all age divisions, the first occurrence results in the suspension for the game and the removal from the game venue, and also the next scheduled game. The coach is not permitted at the game venue for his suspension game. A player ejected may remain in the dugout after being ejected.

A second ejection during the tournament results in suspension for the remainder of the tournament as well as possible imposition of further sanctions subject to the review of the AAU Tournament Officials.

YY. MISC. RULES
No coaches or officials will be allowed to use any tobacco products inside the fence, including the dugout. First action will be a warning from the umpire. Second action will require the offender to leave the playing field.

ZZ. A maximum of four (4) adults allowed in the dugout at any time.