2009 15U Spring Tune-Up Tournament

June 11th - June 14th, 2009

Downloads

  Player Registration Form

  Team Registration Form

  Hotel Information

General Rules 

  When not covered by specific tournament rules in this document, Babe Ruth Tournament rules apply.  Jamestown Travel Baseball reserves the right to modify rules prior to the start of the tournament if any item is misrepresented in this document.

  This is an 8 team tournament.  (including the Jamestown team)

  Teams should be at the assigned fields one hour prior to the scheduled time of the game.  If a team cannot field a team 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time, the team shall forfeit the scheduled game.

  Home team shall be declared by a flip of a coin.  The home team will be responsible for keeping the official score book.

  All games must start on time and are on a 2 hour 15 minute time limit.  No inning will start after 2 hours, unless necessary to make the game official or to break a tie.  The umpire will note the time the first pitch is thrown and the home team will write it on the score sheet.  There is no time limit on championship games.

  Any game that is not an official game because of inclement weather or other unforeseen developments shall be designated as a suspended game and shall be resumed from the point of suspension.

  All players on the roster must play 3 consecutive outs in the field and have 1 at bat in each game.  Failure to comply will result in forfeit of the game.

  All team rosters must have a minimum of 12 players.

General Guidelines

  All games are to be played on 90 foot diamonds.

  A complete game will be 7 innings.

  An official game is 5 innings.

  Mercy rule is 10 runs after the 5th inning.

  Players may wear metal spikes.

Player Roster

Each team needs to present an Official roster, with birth dates of all players, prior to the start of a team's first game.  Each player on the roster needs to have a player registration form filled out and turned in prior to the start of the team's first game.

Batting

  The dropped third strike rule and infield fly rule shall be in effect.

  The "Extra Hitter" (EH) is optional and may bat anywhere in the line-up of 10 players.  The EH can be substituted and the re-entry rule will apply.  The EH substitution shall be handled like any other position in the line-up.  The EH can play the field.  Starters may re-enter the game at their original position in the batting order.  Substitutes may not re-enter a game once they have been removed.

Pitching

  Pitchers can pitch 7 innings in 2 consecutive games.

  When the manager or coach goes to the mound to talk with the same pitcher for a second time in an inning, the pitcher must be removed from pitching, but may remain in the game at another position.

Miscellaneous

  All teams will play 4 games (weather permitting) with the top 2 teams playing a 5th game for the championship.

  Trophies will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd place teams.

  In the event of a tie in team win/loss record, tie breaking guidelines are:

1)  Head to head record
2)  Least amount of runs allowed
3)  Total runs scored
4)  Coin toss

  Profanity by ANY participant (including coaches) is subject to immediate ejection from the tournament.

  All teams participating in the tournament must provide proof of insurance for their baseball program.

  In the event of bad weather, the JTB reserves the right to modify the format to complete the tournament.

  In the event the tournament is cancelled due to weather:

1.  0 games complete..............Full refund
2.  1 game started..................50% refund
3.  2 games started................25% refund
4.  3 games started................No refund
5.  Late drop outs...................No refund (within two weeks of tournament)

  Please make checks payable to:  John Lillie

  Checks, rosters and registration forms should be mailed to:

John Lillie
C/O The Chasis Shop
148 Blackstone Avenue
Jamestown, NY  14701

  Please email John Lillie at jlillie@stny.rr.com with any questions

Final Notes

Hustle your teams on and off the field.  Teams are expected to pick up trash in the dugout area before departures from all games.  Your assistance in keeping these facilities in shape would be greatly appreciated.

We look forward to your participation and anticipate some great baseball!