SELECT CHAMPIONSHIP Rules

Pool and Bracket Play
updated 7-7-2022
 

• ASA Rules govern Pool and Bracket Play.  With specific rule exceptions noted below, all other ASA rules apply.  Decisions on the field are final.
• Team listed at the top will occupy the 1^st base dugout
• Home Team will be determined by coin toss at home plate prior to the game
• 2 balls will be furnished by tournament staff for each game.  First game each day will utilize two new balls.   One new and one used for games following.  Teams will be expected to provide game balls afterwards
• Steel cleats will be allowed only on natural surfaces
• No protest allowed.  The Tournament Staff provide a UIC at each park
• POOL PLAY (Thursday, Friday & Saturday 1/2 day)
  • Teams can have free substitution
  • Time limit: 
    • 1:40 minute game times for 16U & 18U - finish the batter
    • 1:20 minute game times for 14U – finish the batter
  • Weather in Pool Play: 
    • In the event of inclement weather, you will hear one single air horn which means all teams should clear the field and take cover immediately.  The round goes into an automatic 20-minute delay. If play cannot resume after 20 minutes, that round of games MAY be cancelled by the Director.  There will be no make-up games.
  • When the airhorn signals three consecutive times, all teams may re-take the fields.
  • Courtesy runners must be last batted out unless that batter was a pitcher or catcher
  • Run Rules do not apply during pool play.  Regardless of the final score, we will only post a victory margin of 7 or less runs.
• BRACKET PLAY (Saturday 1/2 day, Sunday)
  • Brackets done by Blind Draw
  • ASA Rules with line-ups
  • Time limit:
    • 1:50 minute game times for 16U & 18U - no new inning after 1:40 minutes
    • 1:20 minute game times for 14U – no new inning after 1:10 minutes
  • A Completed Game is defined by ASA code as 4 complete innings
  • International Tie Breaker – ASA rules govern play
  • WEATHER: Same rules as above.  For Bracket play, the Director reserves the right to shorten game times to accommodate championship play.