2017 Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Youth 12U & 14U Softball Tournament July 14,15,16 Chetek, WI Tournament Structure: • 6 Teams Each Age Group Maximum o 2 Pool Games. o Top 2 Finishers Each Pool Enter 4 Team Bracket o Bracket to consist of 2 semi-final games, 3rd Place Game and Championship o Bottom Teams in Each Bracket Play Consolation Game • 3 Game Guarantee • $250.00 Entry Fee • ASA Rules Unless Listed Below • Can register on-line at www.leaguelineup.com/chetekbulldogs • Contact Nik Sather at 715.475.8270 or [email protected] Tournament Rules: 1) Age Eligibility: st • Must be age eligible as of January 1 of the year of event. • Coaches must be able to prove player age if requested by tournament representative. • If team is deemed to have used ineligible player that team will forfeit any game in which that player appeared. 2) Home Team to be decided by Coin Flip for Pool Games. Bracket Games the higher seed will be Home rd Team. If seeds are equal in Championship or 3 Place Game Home Team will be determined by Coin Flip. 3) Home team book to be considered official scorer. 4) Game Length: • 14U: 7 innings • 12U: 6 innings st • No new inning may start later than 1 hr 30 min after 1 Pitch. No Time Limit for Championship Game Only. • Time Limit and Game Schedule may be adjusted by Tournament Director due to weather factors. • 15 Run Rule After 3 innings, 12 Run Rule After 4 innings and 10 Run Rule after 5 innings. Includes Championship Game. 5) Extra Innings: No games will end in Tie, including Pool Games. Extra inning to be considered any inning th after regulation game length or time limit has expired. (Example if time limit expires after 4 Inning and th game is tied, the 5 inning would be played under extra inning rules.) nd • Last out from previous inning starts at 2 Base. • Inning starts with 0 outs and 0-0 Count on Batter. 6) Pitching Limits & Distances: Maximum of 5 Warm Up Pitches Between Innings as well as New Pitcher. • 14U: 43’ Distance. Unlimited Innings th • 12U: 40’ Distance. 4 inning limit (5 Inning Allowed if Extra Inning Game) o Single Pitch Constitutes an Inning. Re-entry Allowed at Pitching Position.

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Runners Leaving Early Will be Called Out: • 14U & 12U: Runners can leave once ball leaves pitchers hand. • 14U & 12U: Runners Can Steal Any Base. 8) Batting Order: • 14U & 12U: All players present must be included in batting order. If a player becomes injured and is forced to leave batting order that spot will be skipped with no out awarded. Injured player MAY NOT return to that game if spot has been skipped. 9) Defensive Lineup: • 14U: 9 fielders allowed maximum. • 12U: 10 fielders allowed maximum. • Free Substitutions allowed for defensive positions. th th • 8 players required as minimum. Less than 8 requires forfeit. No outs awarded for 9 & 10 spots if vacant. 10) Pool Play Seeding/Tie Breaker: • 1- Best Record, 2- Head to Head, 3- Fewest Runs Allowed, 4- Run Differential, 5- Coin Flip. If there is a 3 way tie, once a team is awarded a bracket position the tie break rules restart with remaining tied teams. 11) Miscellaneous Rules: • Bunting is allowed 12U & 14U. • Infield Fly Rule in effect 12U & 14U. rd • Dropped 3 Strike: o 14U & 12U: Live Ball • Courtesy Runner Allowed for Catcher or Pitcher only with 2 outs. Runner to be last recorded out. • Metal Spikes Not Allowed at 12U. Metal Spikes ARE Allowed at 14U. • Runners must slide to avoid contact. Umpire discretion to call runner out for failure to slide. 12) General Tournament Guidelines: • No Carry Ins • Umpire Decisions are final, no appeal process. • Coaches are responsible for conduct of all coaches and players. Any coach or player ejected from a game will be ineligible for remainder of the tournament. • Tournament Director Reserves Right to Make Rules Adjustments if Needed. All Changes Will Be Communicated to Head Coach of Each Team Remaining in Tournament.