3.00 – Rules of Play (League By‐laws)
3.01 – Courtesy Runner
(a) A courtesy runner will be allowed for the pitcher and catcher of record from the previous inning on defense. A courtesy runner may be used at any time regardless of the number of outs there are in the inning.
(b) The courtesy runner shall be the player who recorded the last BATTED out. If no outs have been recorded in the game, the courtesy runner shall be the last batter in the lineup.
(c) If the last batted out is the pitcher or catcher, the courtesy runner shall be the previous batted out to said pitcher and/or catcher.
(d) Any one courtesy runner may only be used one time per inning. In the event that a player must run a second time in one inning, the previous batted out prior to him shall be the courtesy runner.
(e) If a courtesy runner is determined to be ineligible, a proper replacement (if available) will be used without penalty. If no proper courtesy runner is available, the pitcher and/or catcher must run for themselves.
3.02 – Pitcher Limitations
(a) In the 9u to 11u Divisions, a maximum of four innings PER DAY is allowed. (b) In the 12u to 14u Divisions, a maximum of five innings PER DAY is allowed.
(1) For all cumulative totals in this rule, one out equals one‐third of an inning, two outs equals two‐thirds of an inning and three outs equals one full inning. A pitcher that pitches in a game and records no outs is not charged with any innings pitched.
(2) A pitcher may go over the legal number of innings pitched if it was due to a double/triple play. It shall be the responsibility of each team manager to challenge pitching violations by notifying the Umpire‐in‐Chief. At that time, a legal pitcher will replace the violating pitcher without penalty. Although the incident will be reported to the League Director and upon a second violation of this rule, the coach may be suspended. Any play(s) that has happened previous to this point stands.
3.03 ‐ Once a pitcher is removed from the pitching position, he may not return to the mound for the remainder of that game.
3.04 – One visit to the mound per pitcher per inning. On the second visit to the mound in the same inning to a pitcher, the pitcher must be removed from the pitching position.
3.05 – Any pitcher that hits three batters in a game may be removed as pitcher at the umpire’s discretion. Any batter that the umpire deems as an intentional hit batter, the umpire may eject that pitcher from the game without warning.
3.06 – No pitches need to be thrown for an intentional walk. The manager/coach, pitcher, or catcher can request to intentionally walk a batter at any time during the at bat.
3.07 – One balk warning per pitcher for 10u and 11u Divisions. No balk warnings for 12u – 14u Divisions. (a) A balk is a delayed dead ball.