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.

Teams




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