CFBBA teams must play with the roster submitted during tournament registration, not league registration.
- Must complete the scorebook and must use the official scorebook provided by CFBBA.
- GameChanger can be used.
- Failure to have someone available to complete the scorebook / GameChanger will result in the loss of home field advantage.
Dug-outs are first come, first serve - all games.
For pool play, a coin flip will determine home/away.
For bracket play, the higher ranked seed will be the home team.
Head first sliding is allowed but not recommended.
Pool play games will be 1 hour 30 minutes, finish the inning; No new inning once time has expired; Pool Play games may end in a tie.
Bracket play games will last: 1 hour 30 minutes; finish the inning; No new inning once time has expired; In case of a tie, once time has expired: the "California Tie-Breaker” rule will go into effect (bases loaded & 1 out). Each team puts the last 3 batters due up that inning in order on the bases with one out and we play out a full inning. This happens until the tie is broken and the game is complete.
Runs: 5 run cap, per half inning for 11/12 ages & below. 7 run cap per half inning, for 13/14.
Mercy Rules for 11/12 & below: 15 after 3, 10 after 4, 6 after 5
Mercy Rules for 13/14: 15 after 3, 10 after 4, 8 after 5
Mathematical Elimination DOES apply, NO CUMULATIVE. - If one team is up by 6 (or up by 8 in the 13/14 division) when time expires, we do not finish the inning, we only finish the current batter.
Please arrive early and be ready to take the field 30 minutes prior to your start time. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN A FORFEIT.
Please have birth certificates / passport on hand in case of an age protest. A picture of the birth certificate/passport is acceptable.
Ruling Protest Fee: $100 If protest is upheld and a ruling is overturned the protest fee will be returned. Ask umpire for time, tell the umpire you would like to protest his call with the Tournament Director (TD) based on the rule. Have the umpire contact the TD for clarification and pay the protest fee. The TD will make a final determination based on the rule you cite. Protests must occur from the coach currently in the game and must be before the next pitch is thrown.
Illegal player Protest Fee: $100 Protests must be made within the first 45 minutes of the game and will require a $100 deposit. If the player/coach cannot provide a birth certificate, the player will be considered illegal.
Malicious contact rule will be enforced. Whenever a tag play is evident, a runner must slide or seek to avoid contact with the fielder and the catcher. Attempting to jump, leap, or dive over the fielder or catcher is not interpreted as seeking to avoid contact. Malicious contact shall supersede all obstruction penalties. Penalty: Runner is called out and may be ejected from the games at the discretion of the umpire. This is a judgment call and cannot be protested.
Teams may NOT use players from other teams playing in the same tournament. Teams will forfeit all games and be disqualified from the remainder of the tournament.
All ejections are “plus one” meaning the player or coach ejected from a game shall not be eligible to compete or coach in the next scheduled game.
*Any player ejected shall be asked to leave the playing area immediately (he may sit in the stands, but not the dugout), but is not required to leave the facility unless directed to by the Tournament Director.
*Any coach ejected shall be asked to leave the facility and may not return until eligible to coach again (see “plus one” rule).
*“Plus one” eligibility for the player or coach may be reviewed by the Tournament Director, and the “plus one” rule may be upheld or suspended at the Tournament Directors discretion.