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2025 ADULT TOURNAMENTS

The following rules are designed to conserve time and eliminate confusion.
Please follow them, as they WILL be enforced.

• ALL TEAMS MUST MEET WITH THE DRAW TABLE 15 MINUTES BEFORE GAME START TO DRAW FOR THE GAMES RULING FOR YOUR TEAM!BASIC RULES
•  THE WHOLE REASON TO THIS TOURNAMENT IS TO HAVE FUN, THERE ARE A TON OF CRAZY RULES THAT WILL BE IN PLAY. PLEASE BE KIND TO EACHOTHER. IF ANY TEAM CREATES A PROBLEM FOR A UMPIRE THAT TEAM WILL BE FORFEITED AND ASKED TO LEAVE THE FACILITY. KEEP IT CLEAN AND KEEP IT KIND GUYS! MOST IMPORTANTLY HAVE FUN!
•  GAMES ARE 60 MINUTES , NO NEW INNING AFTER 55 MINUTES.
• GAMES CAN BEGIN 10 MINUTES BEFORE GAMETIME. SO BE THERE AND BE READY OR BE FORFEITED. FOR EVERY 5 MINUTES YOUR TEAM IS NOT READY TO PLAY AT A EARLY START TIME WITH A LEGAL LINEUP, THE OPPOSING TEAM WILL BE REWARDED 2 RUNS.
•  TEAMS MUST PAY UMPIRE $15 AT THE START OF EVERY GAME, AND TURN IN A LINEUP FOR THE FIRST 3 GAMES PLAYED. PROTESTS WILL REQUIRE A $100 DEPOSIT. BOTH TEAMS WILL BE ROSTER CHECKED AND IF YOU ARE PROVEN WRONG WE KEEP YOUR $100. IF PROVEN CORRECT YOUR $100 WILL BE RETURNED. ALL CHECKS MUST BE DONE BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2ND INNING OR IMMIDIATLEY AFTER THE PLAYER ENTERS THE GAME. 
• BATTERS WILL START WITH A 1-1 COUNT WITH NO EXTRA FOUL TO GIVE.
• EACH TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED 2 HOMERUNS PER GAME. ( UNLESS ADDITIONAL HOMERUNS ARE DRAWN AS A TEAM RULE)
• “GET PINCHED RULE” - HIT A DBO (DEAD BALL OUT) OVER THE FENCE AFTER YOUR TEAMS HOMERUNS HAVE BEEN USED UP, A OUT WILL BE RECORDED, THE OPPOSING TEAM WILL RECEIVE A RUN, AND BASES WILL BE CLEARED. ( IF MAD-HATTER IS IN EFFECT AND HE/SHE HITS A DBO, THE OPPOSING TEAM RECEIVES 2 RUNS AND GETS TO PLACE A RUNNER ON 2ND IN THE NEXT HALF INNING). BACK TO BACK DBO’S ENDS THE HALF INNING.
• MERCY RULE- 20 AFTER 3 , 15 AFTER 4 , 10 AFTER 5. 
• ONE COURTESY RUNNER PER INNING PLUS THE PITCHER.
•  ONLY CURRENT ASA BATS ALLOWED. 
•  ANYONE CAUGHT WITH A MODIFIED OR ILLEGAL BAT, WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE TOURNAMENT.
• ANY PLAYER THAT IS CAUGHT TEAM JUMPING WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE TOURNAMENT IMMEDIATELY. FOR EVERY (1) MINUTE AFTER ASKED TO LEAVE THAT  THE PLAYER DOESNT LEAVE THE FIELD/DUGOUT THE OTHER TEAM WILL RECEIVE 1 RUN. 
• ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE A VALID I.D. ON THEM AT ALL TIMES  INCASE A ROSTER CHECK SHOULD COME INTO EFFECT.
• ALL TOURNAMENT PAYMENTS MUST BE PAID BY THE 1ST GAME. A RECEIPT WILL BE  GIVEN AND MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE UMPIRE BEFORE GAME START. NO RECEIPT, NO PLAY. 
• NO JUKING! PITCHING HEIGHT WILL BE 5 FEET FROM THE GROUNG TO 15 FEET FROM  THE GROUND. ALL PITCHERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR A PROTECTIVE MASK.
• EACH GAME WILL BE PROVIDED WITH 1 NEW AND 3 USED BALLS PER GAME. FOR EVERY BALL THAT IS RETRIEVABLE AND NOT RETURNED WITHING 5 MINUTES THE OPPOSING TEAM WILL RECEIVE 1 RUN.
• ALL TEAMS MUST GO TO THE DUGOUT BAR AND DRAW A CARD TO RECEIVE THEIR GAME RULE 15 MINUTES BEFORE GAME TIME. IF A DRAW IS NOT MADE THE TEAM WILL GET ZERO HOMERUNS FOR THAT GAME AND WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE VISITORS.
• MULLIGANS: EACH TEAM WILL RECEIVE 2 MULLIGANS FOR THE DAY. THE MULLIGAN WILL BE USED AS A “REDO” FOR SOME SITUATIONS. ONLY ONE MULLIGAN CAN BE USED  PER GAME, AND A MULLIGAN CANNOT BE USED AGAINST ANOTHER MULLIGAN.   MULLIGANS CANNOT BE USED FOR STRIKEOUTS OR FOULOUTS.
• LAG: TEAMS WILL “LAG” FOR HOME AND AWAY. COACHES ROLL A BALL TO PITCHERS MOUND AND CLOSEST WILL CHOOSE HOME OR AWAY. IF YOUR BALL IS TOUCHING THE PITCHER MOUND RUBBER YOUR TEAM IS AWARDED 2 RUNS AUTOMATICALLY.
• IRISH INNING: THE “IRISH INNING” WILL BE THE 3RD INNING OF EACH GAME. AFTER THE 2ND OUT IS RECORDED, THE NEXT BATTER “MAD HATTER” WILL COUNT FOR 2 RUNS IF HE/SHE SCORES. IF A HOMERUN IS HIT, ALL RUNNERS COUNT AS DOUBLE. THE MAD HATTER MUST BE WEARING THE TEAMS “MAD HATTER HAT” DURING THIS AT BAT FOR ANYTHING TO COUNT. (MULLIGANS CAN BE USED FOR THIS AT BAT). DBO WILL RESULT IN –2 RUNS FORT THE TEAM.
• BRUTAL RULE: IF A BATTER STRIKES OUT OR FOULS OUT THE OPPOSING TEAM WILL RECEIVE 1 RUN. IF THE FOUL IS CAUGHT IT WILL NOT COUNT AS A RUN (FOUL MUST HIT THE GROUND TO BE CONSIDERED A RUN). IF THE MAD-HATTER IS THE BATTER TO FOUL OUT OR STRIKE OUT THEY WILL COUNT AS 2 RUNS. A MULLIGAN CHIP CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY STRIKEOUT OR FOUL OUT.
• EXTRA INNINGS: THIS WILL BE IN EFFECT AFTER TIME IS EXPIRED OR THE 7TH INNING IS OVER. ALL BATTERS WILL THEN ONLY GET ONE PITCH WITH NO FOUL TO GIVE. THE STRIKE OUT RULE (BRUTAL RULE) WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT.(EXAMPLE.. BALL=WALK / STRIKE= OUT) YOU WILL START EACH EXTRA INNING OFF WITH A RUNNER ON 2ND BASE (THE LAST BATTER FROM THE PREVIOUS INNING – COURTESY RUNNER APPLIES) A MAX OF 5 RUNS PER HALF INNING WILL BE ALLOWED.