Rule 1
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A different pitcher must
start each inning. No player may start or relieve more than one (1)
inning, except as stated below under extra inning notes.
Therefore, once
the starting pitcher or a reliever is used in an inning during the
course of the four (4) innings of regulation play, that pitcher is
ineligible to re-enter in a different inning as a pitcher. |
Rule 2
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Each
team captain must designate their “starting pitcher” prior to the
start of the game and must include their “relievers” on the back of
their official line-up card prior to submission to the official
scorekeeper.
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Rule 3
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Following the start of the game, the team captain is responsible for
announcing all pitching changes to the official scorekeeper. |
Rule 4
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Once
a player becomes the pitcher of record, that player is required to
finish a time at bat before the team can make an official pitching
change. An "intentional walk" constitutes a time at bat. |
Rule 5
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If a
pitcher walks four (4) consecutive batters, a relief pitcher
must be brought in to the game. Once that pitcher has
made a relief appearance, he is no longer eligible to pitch
during regulation play. |
Rule 6
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Any
designated “reliever” may make an appearance at any point during
regulation play, except as the first-inning starter.
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Rule 7
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The pitcher must pitch
from the rubber placed between the tape marks and they must "pivot"
to throw the ball (a walking or running start is prohibited). |
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Rule 8 |
Any type of pitch is
allowed except a "spitter." |
Rule 9
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A strike will be any
pitch that hits the net on the inside of the strike zone frame.
(A pitch that "ticks" the strike zone wood before hitting the
netting is a strike, a ball that hits anything else, except the bat,
before hitting the netting will be a ball.) (i.e. a deflection off the floor
)
Note: A fouled third strike staying in the net is a strikeout. |
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Rule 10 |
A hit batter will be a
"ball" unless the umpire rules the batter did not attempt to get out
of the way and prevented the ball from becoming a strike. If
so, it would then be a strike. |
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Rule 11 |
An intentional walk may
be made by the pitcher telling the umpire, "I am walking the
batter." This counts as one of the walks for the
"4-in-a-row" rule. Any one batter may only be intentionally
walked once in a game. |
Extra Inning Note:
Once a pitcher is used, that player is no longer
eligible to pitch during regulation play, but can re-enter as the
pitcher of record in the extra inning. In the extra inning,
all players regain eligibility to pitch; however, no relief will be
available once the inning begins. |
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