NEW JERSEY YOUTH BASEBALL

2015 NJYB SUMMER SEASON

15u Division 60/90

We follow the AABC White Book with a few New Jersey Youth Baseball amendments. Any rule not in the AABC White Book or amended by the New Jersey Youth Baseball Rules will be played under the rules set forward by  Major League Baseball Rules under the American League Rule Book.

Game length:  An Official game will be 7 innings or the mercy Rule

Mercy Rule: If a Team is ahead by 8 runs after 5 innings or 4 ½ if the home team is ahead the game is an official game.

Field Dimensions:  The pitcher’s mound will be 60.6 feet from the tip of home plate and the based will be 90 feet from home plate. ( 60 X 90)

Pitching Restriction: A Pitcher may not pitch more than 12 inning in a two day period . An inning consists of outs. ( 3 outs consist of 1 inning)

Leading: Is permitted as regular baseball rules

Stealing: Is unlimited

Balks: Will be enforced 

Dropped 3rd Strike: is played

Bats; WOOD Bats- (1 Wood Stick)  must be no bigger than 2 5/8 in diameter

Batting Order;

                Coaches may bat 9 players with a DH or the entire team that is present

Player ejection: If a player is ejected that player must leave the field unless the Umpire retains the player to the bench. If the umpire declares that player is a distraction to the team then that player will be removed from the bench.

Rosters;  New Jersey Youth Baseball Roster form is the only excepted form

                Must be submitted prior to the first game

                Teams can carry up to 22 players on their rosters

Insurance: Needs to name as insured

                    New Jersey Youth Baseball

                    560 Huyler St PO Box 5044

                    South Hackensack, NJ 07606-4244

Any Rules that is not out lined about will referred to the AABC White Book and then the MLB Rule Book you may find these Rule Books on our web site under Rules