GUIDELINES FOR CONTINOUS BATTING ORDER REQUIREMENTS
REVISED 2007
1. WHEN A PLAYER IS ENTERED IN THE LINE UP AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE GAME BUT BECAUSE OF INJURY OR ILLNESS IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE
PARTICIPATION, THIS POSITION IN THE BATTING ORDER WILL BE SKIPPED WITHOUT
PENALTY.
2. WHEN A PLAYER IS IN ATTENDANCE AT GAME TIME BUT IS UNABLE
TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE OF INJURY OR ILLNESS, THIS PLAYER WILL BE LISTED IN HE
BATTING ORDER BUT SKIPPED OVER WITHOUT PENALTY.
3. SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES AS IN RULE #1 AND RULE #2 WILL BE
INSERTED BY THE PLAYER'S NAME IN THE BATTING ORDER BY THE OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER.
4. WHEN, AT GAME TIME, EITHER OR BOTH TEAMS HAVE LESS THAN
12 PLAYERS THE FOLLOWING WILL APPLY:
A.
LIST ALL PLAYERS' NAMES IN THE BATTING ORDER WITH ABSENT PLAYERS LISTED AT THE
END OF THE LINE UP WITH ABSENT RECORDED
BY THEIR APPROPRIATE NAMES BY THE OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER.
B.
WHEN OR IF A PLAYER ARRIVES AFTER THE GAME STARTS THE MANAGER MUST REPORT TO
THE OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER THE NAME OF THE PLAYER AND THIS PLAYER WILL BE
INSERTED INTO HIS PROPER BATTING ORDER.
5. WHEN A BATTER BECOMES INCAPACITATED AND CANNOT CONTINUE
OR COMPLETE HIS TURN AT BAT, THE FOLLOWING WILL APPLY:
A.
WHEN A PLAYER BECOMES INJURED, ILL, OR INCAPACITATED DURING HIS TURN AT BAT AND
CANNOT COMPLETE HIS TURN AT BAT THE LAST AVAILABLE PLAYER WHICH MADE THE LAST
OUT SHALL ASSUME THE INJURED, ILL OR INCAPACITATED BATTER'S POSITION IN THE
BATTERS BOX. ANY BALL AND STRIKE COUNT, IF
APPLICABLE, WILL BE ASSUMED BY THIS REPLACEMENT BATTER.
B. IF THERE ARE NO OUTS IN THE INNING THEN THE
LAST AVAILABLE PLAYER THAT MADE THE LAST OUT IN THE PREVIOUS INNING
ASSUMES THE INCAPACITATED BATTERS POSITION IN THE BATTERS BOX. ANY BALL AND STRIKE COUNT WILL BE ASSUMED BY
THIS REPLACEMENT BATTER.
C.
IF THE LEAD OFF BATTER IN THE FIRST INNING BECOMES ILL, INJURED OR
INCAPACITATED, THE LAST BATTER LISTED ON THE BATTING ORDER WILL ASSUME THIS
BATTER'S POSITION IN THE BATTERS BOX.
ANY BALL AND STRIKE COUNT WILL BE ASSUMED BY THIS REPLACEMENT BATTER.
D.
IF THE INCAPACITATED BATTER CANNOT CONTINUE, THEN THIS PLAYER IS SKIPPED IN THE
BATTING ORDER AS IN RULE 2.
E.
IF THE INCAPACITATED BATTER IS ABLE TO CONTINUE OR RETURN TO THE BATTING
ORDER LATER, THEN THE BATTING ORDER WILL CONTINUE AS PREVIOUSLY FOLLOWED BEFORE
THE BATTER BECAME INCAPACITATED.
6.
WHEN A RUNNER BECOMES INCAPACITATED AND CANNOT CONTINUE OR COMPLETE HIS ADVANCEMENT ON THE BASES, THE FOLLOWING WILL
APPLY:
A.
IF A RUNNER/S BECOMES ILL, INJURED OR INCAPACITATED THE LAST AVAILABLE ELIGIBLE
PLAYER THAT MADE THE LAST OUT ASSUMES THE INCAPACITATED RUNNER'S POSITION ON
THE BASE.
B. IF THERE ARE NO OUTS IN THE INNING WHEN A
RUNNER BECOMES INCAPACITATED WHILE RUNNING THE BASES, THEN THE LAST PLAYER
LISTED IN THE BATTING ORDER WILL ASSUME THE INCAPACITATED RUNNERS POSITION ON
THE BASES.
C. IF THE INCAPACITATED RUNNER CANNOT CONTINUE
OR FINISH THE GAME, THEN THIS PLAYER IS SKIPPED IN THE BATTING ORDER AS IN RULE
2.
D. IF THE INCAPACITATED RUNNER IS ABLE TO
CONTINUE OR RETURN TO THE BATTING ORDER LATER, THEN THE BATTING ORDER WILL
CONTINUE AS PREVIOUSLY FOLLOWED BEFORE THE RUNNER BECAME INCAPACITATED.
7. THE FREE SUBSTITUTION RULE ON DEFENSE IS ALLOWED UNDER TOURNAMENT
RULE IX (C)(5) - PLAYER PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT OF THE OFFICIAL RULES AND
REGULATION GUIDE FOR
8. PENALTY - The penalty for violation of IX(A)(1) shall be the
disqualification of the team manager for the remainder of the game and
the remainder of the next game played by his team in the tournament or series.
The
penalty for violation of IX(A)(2) shall be the disqualification of the team
manager for the remainder of the game and the next game played by his team in
the tournament or series. Exception: If the manager refuses to insert players into
the defensive lineup during a game after being notified by the official scorer
or a DYB official that a player or players on the team has not met the
participation requirement, these players shall be inserted in the game by the
tournament director and the team manager shall be removed from the team
immediately and disqualified for the remainder of the current tournament
season.
NOTE:
This penalty shall apply to both teams, even if the last half of the sixth
inning is not required. The only
exceptions shall be when the game is considered a regulation game but is not
completed in six innings (five and one-half innings with the Home Team leading)
because of the ten run rule, or when a team concedes before all available players
have participated.
9. ANY TEAM THAT EMPLOYS TACTICS DESIGNED TO DELAY, SHORTEN
OR EXTEND THE GAME SO THAT IT MAY COMPLY WITH THE PLAYER PARTICIPATION
REQUIREMENTS WILL FORFEIT THE GAME TO THE OPPOSING TEAM.
10. EACH TOURNAMENT
TEAM IS REQUIRED TO HAVE TWELVE (12) PLAYERS AND THREE (3) MANAGER/COACHES
PRESENT AT EACH TOURNAMENT GAME EXCEPT THAT ANY UNFILLED PLAYER VACANCY OR A
PLAYER’S ABSENCE MAY BE APPROVED BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR FOR JUSTIFIABLE
REASONS. THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR WILL
SUSPEND A TEAM MANAGER FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY GAME WHERE A PLAYER VACANCY OR
ABSENCE CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED. THE
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR MAY REQUIRE A TEAM TO REPLACE A PLAYER WHO’S CONTINUED
PARTICIPATION ON THE TEAM IS IN DOUBT.
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11. ALL PLAYERS SHALL PLAY 3 CONSECUTIVE OUTS ON DEFENSE.