REGIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS (2014 Version)
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1. Unless
otherwise prescribed, the Official Baseball Rules shall be in force. Stan
Musial, Connie Mack and Mickey Mantle divisions; designated hitter (DH) for the pitcher only and no re-entry (Rule 702, 803,
902). Re-entry is permitted in the Sandy Koufax (Rule 1002);
Pee Wee Reese (Rule 1106); Willie Mays (Rule 1206) and Roberto Clemente Divisions (Rule 1308). No DH is permitted.
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2. Any games not legally completed because of inclement
weather or other unforeseen developments shall be a suspended game and play shall be resumed from the point of suspension;
any game legally completed shall be subject to Rule 4.12(a) of the Official Baseball Rules. (Rule 214).For Sandy Koufax or
Pee Wee Reese any game stopped that has gone past the 4 1/2th inning if the Home team or has completed 5 innings will be a
official game.
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3. In Stan Musial
play, each region may elect to have games either seven or nine innings in length. (Rule 701). In all Stan Musial, Connie Mack, Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax and Pee Wee Reese games (including the championship
game), games are scheduled for seven innings, but will be terminated after five innings if the visiting team is ahead by at
least eight (8) runs and after four and one-half (4 1/2) innings if the home team is ahead by at least eight (8) runs. (Rule
203).
All Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente games (including the championship game)
are scheduled for six innings, but will be terminated after four innings if the visiting team is ahead at least eight (8)
runs and after three and one-half (3 1/2) innings if the home team is ahead by at least eight (8) runs. (Rule 203). .
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4. The batter must wear protective headgear, with double flaps, both
while at bat and while running the bases; and the catcher must wear protective headgear, cup, and throat protector
(or mask with built in throat guard) while catching. The umpires have been instructed to rigidly enforce these
requirements, without exception, and deviations will NOT be permitted. A catcher’s mask, cup and helmet must also
be worn when warming up a pitcher on the field or in the bull pen. (Rule 221(b)(c)).
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5. Players and coaches (first and
third) must be in uniform. (Coaches may wear matching shirts and baseball pants if they do not have matching
team uniforms). Coaches on 1st and 3rd must wear protective helmets. No one other than the
24 players (Musial) or 20 players (All other programs), 1 manager, 2 coaches and 1 score keeper are permitted in the dugout
or field area. All persons in the dugout or field area must be in uniform except for the score keeper.
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6. Dates, time and/or sites of tournament games are subject
to change at the discretion of the designated tournament director. (Rule 201(g)).
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7. In tournament play,
no team shall be permitted to play more than two (2) games in one calendar day without direct permission from the national
office. (Rule 202 and 217).
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8. To qualify in all divisions except Stan Musial, all players must report to the Director
at least one hour before their first game with a Birth Certificate or passport. No hospital or Baptismal Certificates
may be used. Exceptions can only be granted by the AABC Tournament Director after consultation with the Regional
Vice President.
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Players must sign the Tournament Team Roster in the presence of the Director. If player is not present at initial
registration, he must register before he plays. Signatures must match original roster.
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10. No player may be added to the roster after initial
certification except as provided in national rules.
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11. All rules of the AABC Official Handbook are to be strictly
followed and the burden of understanding the rules is on the team manager. This includes, but is not limited to, the
pitching rules for number of innings for Connie Mack (Rule 804), Mickey Mantle (Rule 903), Sandy Koufax (Rule 1003), Pee Wee
Reese (Rule 1102), Willie Mays (Rule 1202), Robert Clement (Rule 1302) and parings (Rule 211).
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12. Protests on rule interpretation are decided by the Director on the field.
Appeals must be made immediately (before the next pitch is thrown) to the director after the play in dispute and be accompanied
by payment of $100.00 and citation to the specific rule which you are protesting from the Official AABC or Major League baseball
rule book. The fee will be returned if the protest is upheld. The protest will not be considered without the
fee or the correct citation to the rule..
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13. For AABC regional play
a team may have not more than twenty-four (24) players in Stan Musial and not more than twenty
(20) players in all other divisions.
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About ½ hour before each game a coin toss will take place. The winner of the toss has his choice of dugout or
home/visitor team. (Please note if team A wins the toss and chooses to be the visitor, team B still gets choice of dugout).
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15. If time permits, each team will have ten minutes
of infield/outfield practice. The visiting team goes first. Times may be shortened or eliminated at the sole discretion
of the site manager.
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16. All teams must present insurance coverage
from K&K or and AABC waiver or purchase same before playing.
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17.
Trips to the mound will follow the Major League rule except that if a pitcher is removed as a pitcher he may play another
position. He may return as a pitcher if he was not removed because of trips to the mound (Rule 201(b)).
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18. If a player or coach is ejected he must sit
the next game. If he is ejected a second time, he will not be permitted to appear in the balance of the tournament.
If a coach is ejected or suspended he must leave the field and the stands. He cannot be viewable from anyone on the
field or in the stands. If a player is ejected or suspended and he is not deemed a disruptive influence by the site
director he may remain on the bench so he can be supervised by the coaches.
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19. There will be no degrading cheering or chanting.
If the umpire or tournament director determines a violation there will be one warning. Thereafter players or coaches
will be ejected.
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20.
All players and coaches must remain in the dugout or the in the bench area unless they are playing or coaching. They
may not sit on the dugout steps or the area around the dugout or bench. They also may not stand against or near the
backstop. If there is a violation, one warning will be issued. Thereafter players or coaches will be ejected.
If an argument or fight breaks out on the field any player leaving the dugout will be ejected.
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21. If there are problems with the weather the tournament
director has the sole discretion to decide who is declared the champion (Appeals may be made to the Regional VP only if the
rules are not applied properly). First he will eliminate all teams with a loss if there is/are undefeated teams.
(If only one team is undefeated that team will be declared the winner.) Next the white book “POOL PLAY” Rule 212 will apply if all the teams left have
played each other.If the teams have not played each other or some of the teams have not played each other, the following will
apply:
1. Least total runs given up;
2. Most total runs scored;
3. Net runs;
4. Draw. Please note with regard to 1, 2 and
3 the number of games is not a factor to consider as the schedule (the number of games) is by luck of the draw.
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22. All tournaments must make every effort to be done by the Sunday night prior to the
start of the World Series (Rule 202). No game may start after 9 p.m. on Sunday. Exceptions can only be granted
by the Regional V.P. at the request of the tournament director. (If the regional tournament is set up 2 weekends before
the World Series this rule does not apply until the Sunday preceding the World Series).
23. The bat rule as per
Rule 221(d) applies as indicated.
24. TEAMS WILL BE ASKED TO PAY $250 PER TEAM ENTERING THE AABC REGIONAL TOURNAMENT TO HELP OFFSET WITH THE COST OF RUNNING
THE TOURNAMENT AND UMPIRE FEES
25. THERE WILL ALSO BE A $250 FORFIET BOND PUT UP THE NIGHT OF THE MEETING. IF YOUR TEAM DOES NOT FORFIET A GAME THEN IT
WILL BE RETURNED. IF THE TEAM FORFIETS THAT TEAM WILL LOSE THE $250
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