• Pitching Guidelines:

  • National League:

    • If an NL pitcher pitches more than two innings, he needs at least 2 days rest before pitching again.

    • A pitcher can only pitch 7 innings per week.  

    • The week for pitching purposes is from Tuesday to Monday.  

  • American League:

    • If an AL pitcher pitches more than one inning, he needs at least 2 days rest before pitching again.

    • A pitcher can only pitch 7 innings per week.  

    • The week for pitching purposes is from Monday to Sunday.  

Two Days Rest - Example:  If a player pitches 2 innings on Wednesday, he is not eligible to pitch again until Saturday.

• Playing Time:  All players who are not injured or being disciplined must play at least -- in NL two defensive innings; in AL three defensive innings -- and bat at least once each game.  If there is a shortened game due to darkness, weather, 10 run rule, etc., there is no penalty, but players who did not get their minimum time in the game should start the next game, play the remainder of the missed time plus the new game's minimum time, and bat at least twice.  If the game was not shortened, players who did not get their minimum time in the game must start the next game and play the entire game.  Violations of this rule should be brought to the attention of the team manager and the 13-15 year old general manager.

• EH (Extra Hitter):  Basically this is a 10-man batting order with 10 starters. The EH must be shown on the line-up card. 

  • American League - This batting order alignment is REQUIRED.

  • National League - This batting order alignment is optional, however, once a team starts a game with an EH, it must continue with the EH for the entire game.

  The EH must also play the required minimum defensive innings (i.e., AL, 3 innings; NL, 2 innings).

• Special Substitutions:  If an injury, sickness or ejection occurs and there is no eligible substitute on the bench, any player on the bench may take injured, sick or ejected player’s place.

• Dugouts / Infield Warm-up:  Home team in 3rd base dugout.  Visiting team takes a 10 minute infield 20 minutes prior to scheduled game time.  Home team takes a 10 minute infield 10 minutes prior to scheduled game time.

• Game Time Limits:

  • National League - There is no time limit when two Alameda teams play, but no inning can start after 8 p.m. (earlier in the beginning of the season if it gets too dark.  A game is over after 5 innings if one team is ahead by 10 runs.

  • American League - No new inning may start after 2 ½ hours on weekends.  This applies to both Spring Training and the Regular Season.  The only exceptions are tie games or if the game is not yet a regulation game (5 innings or 4.5 innings if Home Team is ahead).

• Tie Games: Tie games during the season will be continued at a later time (preferable when the two teams meet again on a weekend).

• Minimum No. of Players:  If a team is short of players, it can play with 8.  There is no automatic out for the 9^th position in the batting order.  The lead-off batter just follows the 8^th position in the batting order.

• Conduct:

  • All players, coaches, umpires, scorekeepers and fans are to be treated with respect.  Coaches, players and fans shall not demean umpires before, during or after the game.

  • Coaches are responsible for removing their players for the remainder of the game for throwing bats, helmets, gloves, etc.

  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages is not allowed on the field, in the stands or anywhere near the playing field.  Smoking and chewing tobacco are not allowed on the field.

• Safety:

  • To prevent injury, base runners cannot run over the catcher or other fielder.  If a base runner does not slide or attempt to avoid contact, the base runner will be called out, and if the umpire believes the collision was malicious (such as shoulder down or elbows out), the player will be ejected from the game.

  • To prevent injury, fielders cannot fake tags.  Players will be warned once.  Any repetition will result in ejection from the game.

Please remember that this is a youth baseball league and winning is not the most important thing. We're here to teach good sportsmanship, the fundamentals of baseball, courage and respect for authority.  But most of all, we're out to have fun!