Tournament Rules, London Badger Tournament-June 9-11, 2023 (London Badgers)

London Badger Tournament Rules

ALL SCHEDULES AND  RESULTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE BADGER WEBSITE UNDER TOURNAMENTS

1. Pre-Game

1. No Batting Practice on Field- All hitting should be done outside the fence.

2. Batting Cages are only to be used by the 14u-18u teams.

3. Please refrain from hitting into the sides of any of the cages or fences

4. Please keep all ground ball practice outside the foul lines

2. Post-Game

Since we are on a tight time schedule please adhere to the following post-game protocols.

1. Shake Hands with opposition

2. Clear and Clean the dugout immediately

3. All team post game talks are to be done outside the field after dugout is cleared.

4. Finalize Pitch Counts

3. Game Lengths

1. No new inning after 1hr-50min

2. Official Game after 4-innings or 3-½ if the home team is ahead

3. No Extra Innings 

4. Mercy Rules

1. 18-runs after 3-innings

2. 15-runs after 4-innings

3. 10-runs after 5-innings

4. 9-runs after 6-innings (10u/11u)

5. Tie Breakers

1. Head to Head among tied teams

2. Fewest Runs against divided by Defensive Innings played among tied teams

3. Fewest Runs against divided by Defensive Innings played among all teams

4. Highest Runs For divided by Offensive Innings played among tied teams

5. Highest Runs For divided by Offensive Innings played among all teams

6. Coin Toss

6. Arm Care Rules

1. Baseball Ontario Pitch Rules are in effect

2. Pitch Count App must be updated during game by the home team manager or designate.

3. The manager of the opposing team will receive notification of the pitch count entry into the system and will verify or challenge the pitch count immediately at the end of the game.

7. Schedule Format (Schedules Attached)

1. Each age division has a different number of teams participating which has forced us to create different tournament format styles.

2. Regardless, each division will be guaranteed 3-games.

8. 11U AAA 7-Team Format

1. Each team will play 2-games before being seeded

2. All teams will be seeded by record, then by the tie breaking formula

3. #1 Seed Automatically moves to the Semi Final

4. All others will play a Quarter Final to determine Semi-Finalists

Quarter 1: #2 Seed vs. #5 Seed

Quarter 2: #3 Seed vs. #6 Seed

Quarter 3: #4 Seed vs. #7 Seed

Semi 1: #1 Seed vs. Winner Quarter 2

Semi 2: Winner Quarter 1 vs. Winner Quarter 3

9. Protests

1. A protest based on an umpire’s interpretation of the rules must be lodged with the umpire before the game resumes, and the opposing team must also be advised by the umpire before the game resumes.

2. The protest committee has the right to rule whether the protest will be heard

3. All protests must be ruled on at the time of their occurrence by the Protest Committee

4. If the protest is heard and denied, the team will be charged $50

10. Diamond Locations 

Stronach Park 1221 Sandford Street London Ontario 

Aldridge Field 1221 Sandford Street London Ontario 

City Wide Fields 1610 Commissioners Rd E. London Ontario 

Labatt Park 25 Wilson Avenue London Ontario 

North London Fields 1225 Adelaide Street North London Ontario 

Dan Pulham Field 815 Windermere Road London Ontario 

11. Health and Safety

Emergency- 911 (Police, Fire, Ambulance)

Local Hospitals- (519) 685-8500