13U AAA Metro
Schedule/Cancellations
- Rain Delays: Check the host team's website for updates.
- Playoff Format: Will be posted by mid to late August at the discretion of teams.
Field Dimensions
- Base Distance: 70 feet
- Pitching Distance: 48 feet from home plate to the pitching rubber
Rules of Play
- Follow Official Baseball Rules by Baseball Canada, with modifications in this document.
- Game Start: Minimum of 8 players required. Default declared if not met.
Duration of Game
- Fields without Lights: 6 innings or 2.5 hours, whichever comes first.
- Fields with Lights: 6 innings or 2 hours 30 minutes; no new inning after 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Games in Paradise: 2-hour slots; called at the 2-hour mark, open inning at 1.5 hours.
- CBS Games: Called at 2-hour mark, except for 8:30 start times.
Game Rules
- Home Team: Determined by the schedule.
- 10-Run Rule: Game awarded if one team leads by 10 runs after the fifth inning (or 4.5 if home team leads).
- Scorekeeping: Coaches keep score, confirmed with the home plate umpire.
Batting
- All players in the batting lineup; can rotate defensively.
- Minimum of 2 defensive innings per player.
- Max of 3 runs per inning, except for the last inning which is open.
- Bunts: Allowed.
- Catcher's Miss: Batter can run on a missed third strike with first base unoccupied or two outs.
- Lead Offs: Permitted.
- Intentional Walks: Allowed.
Base Stealing
- Allowed, including home.
- Runners may tag and advance on caught fly balls at their own risk.
- Runners can advance on passed balls, including home plate attempts.
Pitching
- Max of 2 innings per pitcher.
- A player can catch and then pitch, but not vice versa.
Defense
- Players must run on and off the field.
- Maintain normal baseball positions; shifts are allowed.
