Conduct

  1. The tournament does not carry insurance so please check with your provider.  All liability for injury is assumed by the player.
  2. ABSOLUTLEY NO FIGHTING.  This event is a charity event and any fighting or conduct leading up to will result in ejection and removal from the tournament.  If further measure must be called upon the local authority will be notified.
  3. Please show respect to everyone in the park, you are representing your team and sponsor in this charity event.
  4. Smoking is NOT allowed on the field of play.  However you will be allowed to smoke in the dugouts.
  5. Alcohol is NOT allowed on the field of play or in the dugouts.
  6. If a player is deemed to intoxicated to play he will be asked to leave the field and dugout area. This will be the umpire’s decision.
  7. No one under the age of 18 allowed in the dugout area.

 

Pool Play & Tournament Games

  1. Home Team will be determined by coin flip in Pool Play. During the tournament the Home team will be the higher seed.
  2. Pool Play: Consist of two (2) pools/divisions of seven (7) teams.  Each team will play a three (3) game round robin style within their pool/division.  After Pool Play is complete all fourteen (14) teams will be ranked by record and run differential for the tournaments on Sunday.
  3. All Pool Play games will be six (6) Innings.
  4. One of the teams in each of the Divisions will play a cross over game in order to fulfill their guarantee of three (3) games in pool play.
  5. Pool Standing does not matter for tournament rankings, all of the teams will be ranked together 1 through 14.
  6. Each team entering the tournament is guaranteed four (4) games, three (3) in pool play and atleast one (1) in tournament play.
  7. Games will be 50 min. in length.  A time limit of 1 hr. will be placed on each game.  Due to the number of games and lack of lighting time limits may be shortened by tournament directors.
  8. No extra innings will be played in pool play; games will end in tie after 6 innings or after last full inning due to time limit.
  9. In case of rain or time delaying pool play games tournament officials may change the format of the tournament.  Options include double elimination tournament Saturday and Sunday or single elimination tournament on Sunday.  Seeding would then be determined by random draw.
  10. Each team will be allowed 4 warm up pitches the first inning and 2 every inning thereafter.
  11. In cases where the previous game ends before the next games scheduled time, the next game will start 10 min after the previous game.  Please have your teams ready, we need to keep the tournament moving.
  12. Teams are to arrive one game before their scheduled game time.
  13. We ask that stretching, throwing, ect. Is done before entering the field of play for your game.  Please have your team at the respective dugout prior to the previous game ending.
  14. No batting practice or warm-ups are to be done on the Little League diamond. This diamond is off limits per the Village of Ladd’s request. Please honor that request, if it is not you will forfeit your game and risk ejection from the tournament.
  15. There is not a homerun limit.
  16. Any bat that does not contain the original logos/markings/stickers, is painted, or appears to be altered (i.e. – cap removed and glued) will not be allowed. The umpires will inspect a bat at any time.  Any player attempting to use an illegal bat (deemed by umpires or tournament staff) will be ejected from the game and tournament. The team will also forfeit the game and be removed from the tournament.
  17. No batting practice is allowed in the park.
  18. Each batter will begin with a 1-1 count.  A foul ball with two strikes will result in a strikeout.
  19. No bunting.
  20. No stealing or leaving bases early, this will result in an out.
  21. No courtesy runners allowed.  In case of injury you must use an eligible substitute.
  22. The acceptable arc for pitching is 6’ to 12’.  The umpire will decide if the pitch is too flat or too high.  Swinging at flat or high pitches is considered a live ball.
  23. Any part of the ball hitting any part of the plate or mat will be called a strike, unless deemed too flat or too high by the umpire.
  24. Runners MUST step on home plate when scoring; the mat is not an extension of the plate.
  25. No metal spikes allowed.  This will result in ejection and removal from the tournament.
  26. Only one person is allowed in the coaches boxes during the games.  After an out please exit the field and return to dugouts, do not hang around the coach’s box.
  27. No appeals.
  28. You must have 9 players to start a game.  If a team cannot field 9 players by the start time then the game will be considered a forfeit.
  29. Each team may bat 11 players but only play a maximum of 10 in the field.
  30. Batting out of order will result in an automatic out.
  31. If a team begins a line up with 10 or 9 batters you may not add any additional players to the batting order if the first batter has already made a plate appearance in the 1st inning.
  32. If a team begins a line up with 11, 10, or 9 players and looses player to injury, ejection, ect…they must fill the order with a substitute.  If a sub is not available the vacant place in the order will be considered an automatic out when it comes up.
  33. A ball thrown out of play will result in the runner being awarded the base they are advancing to plus one extra.
  34. Any ball that skips over the fence, through the fence, or under the fence after landing “in play” will result in a ground rule double.
  35. The winning team in forfeited games will be awarded a score of 6-0.
  36. The slaughter rules are in place for 6-inning pool play and 6-inning Toilet Bowl games:
    1. 15 Runs after 3 Full Innings
    2. 10 Runs after 4 Full Innings
  37. No player will be allowed to play for more than one team in the tournament.  The first team a player plays with is the team that claims him for the remainder of the tournament.
  38. A fourteen (14) man roster must be submitted prior to pool play. The rosters are locked after the first game of pool play. There will be no additions to the roster under any circumstances. Personal identification may need to be presented to umpires or tournament officials if a roster spot is questions, please be sure to have a valid picture ID card. If a valid ID cannot be produced the player will be deemed ineligible.
  39. All lineups must be turned into the official scores table 15 min. before scheduled game time. Line-Up cards will be made available at the scores table.
  40. “Out of Play” lines will be delineated on the field.
  41. A player may re-enter a game in the exact spot in the batting order where he was replaced.
  42. It is the responsibility of the team manager to ensure that all his players know the rules of the tournament.
  43. There are NO WARNINGS! Rules are the Rules, read them and understand them.

 

Tournament Entry/Standings

  1. Standings will be based on overall pool record.
  2. In case of time, due to no lights in the park the Saturday late games may have to be moved to Sunday.
  3. Every effort will be made to play each game, this will require the cooperation of managers and teams to keep the days moving.
  4. The top ten (10) teams will advance to the cash tournament on Sunday and the bottom four (4) teams will be placed in a Toilet Bowl tournament Sunday.
  5. Champions tournament games will be 7 Innings and Toilet Bowl tournament games will be 6 Innings.
  6. Teams will be ranked by record first then run differential.
  7. The following will be used for tie breakers in seeding.
    1. Head to Head
    2. Run Differential (Runs Scored vs Runs Allowed)
    3. Total Runs Scored in Pool Play
    4. Coin Flip
  8. Prize Money:      1st Place: $700

2nd Place: $300

 

Basic Park Rules

  1. Please be respectful to the Village of Ladd and their parks.  We are fortunate enough to be allowed to use their facilities so please respect them.
  2. Please throw all garbage in the garbage cans located throughout the park.
  3. Coolers are welcome in the park, however we will be asking for a $10 donation for each cooler brought in.
  4. We encourage everyone to take advantage of the beer gardens and food vendors and support the cause.