SHEDD PARK TBALL RULES AMENDED AND ADOPTED 2016
BATTING RULES
- BATTERS HIT FROM A BATTING TEE.
- THE MANAGER OR COACH WILL TEE UP THE BALL FOR THE BATTER AND IS PERMITTED (AND ENCOURAGED) TO INSTRUCT THE BATTER AT HOME PLATE.
- THE BATTING ORDER IS COMPRISED OF ALL PLAYERS ON A TEAM. NO NINE PLAYER BATTING ORDER.
- EACH BATTER MAY ONLY ADVANCE TO FIRST BASE AFTER HITTING A FAIR BALL EXCEPT FOR THE LAST BATTER OF THE HALF INNING WHO’S HIT SHALL ALWAYS BE A "HOME RUN."
- THERE ARE NO STRIKE OUTS. EACH BATTERS SHALL REMAIN AT BAT UNTIL HE/SHE HITS A FAIR BALL.
- EVEN IF THE FIELDING TEAM CATCHES THE BATTER'S HIT BALL IN THE AIR, TAGS A BASE FOR A FORCE PLAY, OR TAGS A RUNNER THE BATTER/RUNNER SHALL BE AWARDED THE BASE.
- IF DESIRED, A TEAM MAY CHANGE ITS BATTING ORDER EACH INNING SO THAT DIFFERENT PLAYERS MAY BAT IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN THE ORDER.
BASE RUNNING RULES
- ALL BASE RUNNERS SHALL ADVANCE ONE BASE PER AT BAT EXCEPT WHEN THE LAST BATTER OF THE HALF INNING HITS THE BALL FOR A "HOME RUN" AT WHICH TIME ALL RUNNERS SHALL ROUND ALL BASES.
- BASE STEALING IS NOT ALLOWED.
- LEADS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
FIELDING RULES
- ALL PLAYERS ON EACH RESPECTIVE TEAM PLAY IN THE FIELD EVERY INNING. EXTRA PLAYERS SHOULD BE EVENLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE OUTFIELD.
- THE PITCHER AND FIRST BASEMAN MUST WEAR HELMETS WITH FACEMASKS WHILE IN THE FIELD.
- THERE IS NO CATCHER.
MISCELLANEOUS RULES
- INNINGS END WHEN ALL PLAYERS HAVE BATTED ONCE EACH, THE NUMBER OF OUTS DOES NOT MATTER.
- GAMES WILL LAST 3 INNINGS OR ONE HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. NO NEW INNING MAY START WITH LESS THAN 15 MINUTES REMAINING BEFORE THE START OF THE NEXT GAME.
- SCORE IS NOT KEPT. THERE IS NO WINNING TEAM NOR LOSING TEAM.
- THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE IS TO HAVE FUN! THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE THE KIDS A GREAT EXPERIENCE PLAYING BASEBALL.