| SIMCOE MINOR BASEBALL ASSOCIATION |
| ROOKIE TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS |
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Ontario Baseball Association (O.B.A.) Constitution and Official Rules shall apply |
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Payment of Entry Fee will apply as an appearance bond and will not be refunded |
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A team roster approved by the Baseball Ontario Affiliate Registrar must be available in the event player eligibility is questioned. |
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Managers and coaches are responsible for the conduct of their players and anyone involved |
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with the team, both on and off the field. |
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Lineup cards must be presented ten (10) minutes prior to the game to the official scorekeeper. |
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Games will commence promptly on time as per schedule. Barring extenuating circumstances, |
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any team unable to field nine (9) eligible players within 15 minutes of the scheduled |
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starting time will forfeit. |
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Home team will be determined prior to the start of all games (including the playoff round) |
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Round Robin by the flip of a coin with the team travelling the farthest making the call. |
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Playoff Round by the flip of a coin, with the higher seed making the call. |
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The decision of the umpire(s) is final. There will be no protest of judgement calls by the |
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umpire(s). Protests will be resolved on the field by the Protest Committee. To file a protest |
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a fee of $50 cash must be paid to the Protest Committee prior to being heard. Time-limit will |
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stop at the time of the protest and will begin when it is resolved. |
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In case of rain or other delays, the tournament schedule may be revised at convenor's discretion. |
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Ejection from any tournament game will result in an automatic suspension from the next |
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scheduled game and/or the balance of the tournament depending on the circumstances. |
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There will be NO infield practice permitted before any scheduled game. |
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There is NO courtesy runner for the catcher allowed. Players must be legally substituted for |
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as per the Official Rules of Baseball and the Baseball Ontario re-entry rule. |
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Tournament awards are set at eighteen (18) per team. |
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Games will be 7 innings in length (6.5 innings if the home team is winning). |
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A 7-inning game will be considered a complete game after 4 innings of play, |
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or 3 1/2 innings if the home team is ahead. - (Section 7.3 m) |
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No new inning will start after 1 hour & 45 minutes have elapsed from the time of the first pitch. |
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The umpire should notify both teams and the scorekeeper of the time of the first pitch. |
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If the home team is winning and is at bat when the time limit is reached, the game will |
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be stopped. The score at the time of the stoppage will be recorded as the official score. |
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Number of outs at the time of stoppage will also be recorded. |
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SMBA reserves the right to reduce game times due to weather. |
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Semi Finals will be a 2 hour Time Limit game. The Final game will be a full 7 Inning game, no time limit. |
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An eighteen (18) run mercy will apply after 3 innings, fifteen (15) run mercy will apply |
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after 4 innings and a ten (10) run mercy after 5 innings. |
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These mercy rules apply to all games, including semi finals and the final. |
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In the event of a forfeit during the round robin play, a score of 7-0 will be recorded with 1 |
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run being awarded per inning to the winning team. |
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Pitch Counts to be ignored for Rookie tournament. |
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In pool play standings will be determined by the number of points earned as follows. |
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2 points for a Win |
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1 Point for a Tie |
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0 Points for a Loss |
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Standings within pool play will be based on points earned. Any situations requiring |
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there to be a tie breaker to determine pool play standings, the following will be used. |
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All tie Breakers will follow section 7.3 v of the OBA constitution. |
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teams with a forfeit loss are ineligible for tiebreakers |
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head to head record among tied teams; |
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team with the smallest runs against ratio (runs allowed/number of defensive |
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innings played) in games among tied teams; |
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team with the smallest runs against ratio (runs allowed / number of defensive |
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innings played) in all games; |
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team with the highest runs for ratio (runs scored / number of offensive innings |
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played) in games among tied teams; |
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team with the highest runs for ratio ( runs scored / number of offensive innings |
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played) in all games; |
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vii) |
coin toss |
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When there are 3 or more teams tied, the tiebreakers will exclude (ii). After the |
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winner of that tie breaker is determined, the tiebreakers will continue, if necessary, |
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excluding (ii), as long as there are 3 or more teams tied. When only 2 teams remain, |
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the tiebreaker will start at (i). |
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In determining the Seedings for the playoff round, the following formulas will apply: |
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Top 2 Seeds - Top team from each division, will be seeded Seed # 1, Seed # 2, based |
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on the following. |
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Number of Points earned- Win= 2 Point, Tie= 1 Point, Lose= 0 Point |
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ii) |
head to head record among tied teams; |
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team with the smallest runs against ratio (runs allowed/number of defensive |
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innings played) in games among tied teams; |
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team with the smallest runs against ratio (runs allowed / number of defensive |
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innings played) in all games; |
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team with the highest runs for ratio (runs scored / number of offensive innings |
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played) in games among tied teams; |
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vi) |
team with the highest runs for ratio ( runs scored / number of offensive innings |
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played) in all games; |
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vii) |
coin toss |
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Remaining Seeds - Seed # 3- Seed # 6 assigned based on the following: |
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Number of Points earned- Win= 2 Point, Tie= 1 Point, Lose= 0 Point |
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ii) |
head to head record among tied teams; |
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iii) |
team with the smallest runs against ratio (runs allowed/number of defensive |
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innings played) in games among tied teams; |
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iv) |
team with the smallest runs against ratio (runs allowed / number of defensive |
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innings played) in all games; |
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v) |
team with the highest runs for ratio (runs scored / number of offensive innings |
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played) in games among tied teams; |
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vi) |
team with the highest runs for ratio ( runs scored / number of offensive innings |
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played) in all games; |
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vii) |
coin toss |
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SMBA will provide the official scorekeeper for each game. |
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Simcoe Minor Baseball Association (SMBA) and its officials accept no responsibility for any |
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injuries, damages or losses to anyone during the tournament. |
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| Thank You for participating in the SMBA Rookie Tournament, we are happy to host you. |
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| Throughout the the tournament please show the proper respect to all Umpires, coaches, opposing |
| parents and most importantly the kids. We are here for the kids all weekend. Please make it a great |
| weekend of baseball; for them and all in attendance. |
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Yours In Baseball |
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SMBA Executive |
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