Calgary North West Little League - Guidelines

The co-ordinators can be reached the the following phone numbers:
John Reitmeier, Junior Co-ordinator 273-9238 ereitmeier@shaw.ca
John Desmarais, Senior Co-ordinator 295-3102 john.desmarais@bunge.com
Doug Stevens, Big League Co-ordinator 202-1725 dsa@shaw.ca
Assistant District Administrator & Interlock Co-ordinator - Bill Kiff kiff@shaw.ca
District Administrator (District 3) – Denis Wren drwren@shaw.ca
In case of answering machine, please leave detailed message.
The above information can also be filed using the District 3 Reporting Web Page located at:
http://www.albertadistrict3.com
The Umpire-In Chief of each league will attempt to schedule umpires for each game for all of their teams, but if they are unable to do this, then the manager is responsible to find his own umpires.

1. TEAMS
HOME TEAM
a) Will supply 3 game balls (2 new (80cc or equivalent) and one good used ball).
b) Will supply a home plate and base umpire.
c) Will use first base dugout.
WINNING TEAM
Will give the following information to their respective co-ordinator:
a) Your league name.
a) Your division (Junior, Senior or Big League – include Tier if appropriate).
b) Your team name.
c) Game number.
d) The score.
e) Full name of pitcher(s), (Both Teams), age of pitchers and number of pitches thrown by that pitcher.

2. PITCHING CONTROL ROSTER
All league teams require a Pitching Control Roster (supplied with schedule) which must be used and kept up to date. After each game, each manager will verify and then sign the opposing team's Pitching Roster.

3. PITCHING RULES (SEE PAGE 33 OF THE 2007 RULE BOOK):
a) Any player on a team may pitch.
b) A pitcher remaining in the game, but moving to a different position, can return as a pitcher anytime
in the remainder of the game, but only once in the game.
c) The manager must remove the pitcher when said pitcher reaches the limit for his/her age group as
noted below, but the pitcher may remain in the game at another position:
League Age 17-18 105 pitches per day
13-16 95 pitches per day
Exception: If a pitcher reaches the limit noted above while facing a batter, the pitcher may
continue to pitch until that batter reaches base or is put out. Note – Intentional Walk. Before a
pitch is delivered to the batter, the catcher must inform the umpire that the defensive team
wishes to give the batter an intentional base-on-balls. The umpire waves the batter to first. The
ball is dead.
d) Pitchers aged 16 and under must adhere to the following rest requirements:
- if a player pitches 61 or more pitches in a day, 3 calendar days of rest must be observed
- if a player pitches 41-60 pitchers in a day, 2 calendar days of rest must be observed
- if a player pitches 21-40 pitches in a day, 1 calendar days of rest must be observed
- if a player pitches 1-20 pitches in a day, no calendar days of rest must be observed
Pitchers aged 17 and 18 must adhere to the following rest requirements:
- if a player pitches 76 or more pitches in a day, 3 calendar days of rest must be observed
- if a player pitches 51-75 pitchers in a day, 2 calendar days of rest must be observed
- if a player pitches 28-50 pitches in a day, 1 calendar days of rest must be observed
- if a player pitches 1-25 pitches in a day, no calendar days of rest must be observed
e) The home team shall provide an official scorekeeper or pitch count supervisor for each home game to
act as the official pitch count recorder
f) The official pitch count recorder must provide current pitch count for any pitcher when requested by
either manager or any umpire. However the manager is responsible for knowing when his or her
pitcher must be removed.
g) The official pitch count recorder should inform the home plate umpire when a pitcher has deliver
his/her maximum limit of pitches for the game as noted above. The umpire will inform the pitcher’s
manager that the pitcher must be removed. However, failure by the pitch count recorder to notify the
umpire and/or the failure of the umpire to notify the manager, does not relieve the manager of his/her
responsibility to remove a pitcher when that pitcher is no longer eligible.
h) Violation of any section of Regulation VI can result in protest of the game in which it occurs. Protest
shall be made in accordance with Rule 4.19
i) A player may not pitch in more than one game in a day (Exception – Big League pitchers may
pitcher in up to two games in a day)
j) Pitches delivered in games declared “Regulation Tie Games” or “Suspended Games” shall be charged against pitcher’s eligibility.
k) In suspended games resumed on another day, the pitchers of record at the time the game was halted
may continue to pitch to the extent of their eligibility for that day, provided said pitcher has observed
the required days of rest
TOURNAMENTS (ALL DIVISIONS)
Normal pitching regulations, including required rest between games, as described above, will be enforced for special tournaments.

4. SUBSTITUTION RULE:
JUNIOR and SENIOR
a) A player in the starting line-up, who has been removed for a substitute, may re-enter the game, ONCE, in any position in the batting order provided:
i) His or her substitute has completed one time at bat and;
ii) Has played defensively for a MINIMUM of 6 consecutive outs
iii) The starting player cannot replace the substitute until the substitute has played a minimum of nine (9) outs and one at bat.
b) Only a player in the starting line-up may re-enter the game
c) A starter (S1) re-entering the game as a substitute for another starter (S2), must then fulfill all conditions of a substitute (once at bat and 6 defensive outs) before starter (S2) can re-enter the game.
BIG LEAGUE
a) Any player in the starting line-up, including the designated hitter, who has been removed for a substitute may re-enter the game once, provided such player occupies the same batting position as he or she did in the starting lineup. Note – a pitcher removed from the game may not re-enter the game as a pitcher
b) A substitute who is withdrawn may not re-enter the game.
c) This provision does not apply to injury, illness or ejection of the designated hitter or the player, for whom he or she is batting, in which case the role of designated hitter must be terminated.
NOTE: If during a game either team is unable to place nine (9) players on the field due to ejection, injury or illness, the opposing manager shall select a player to re-enter the lineup. A player ejected from the game is not eligible for re-enter.

5. MANDATORY PLAYING TIME (Junior and Senior)
Every player on a team roster will participate in each game for a minimum of three (3) COMPLETED
CONSECUTIVE innings.
PENALTY: The player(s) involved shall start the next scheduled game and play any previous requirements not completed and the requirements for this game before being removed. VIOLATION of this rule by the manager shall:
A. First Offense - receive a written warning.
B. Second Offense - a suspension for the next scheduled game
C. Third Offense - a suspension for the remainder of the season.
NOTE: A forfeiture of a game may not be invoked.

6. TIME LIMIT
When doubleheaders are scheduled, no new inning can start ½ hour before the start of the next scheduled game unless the inning MUST be played to make the game official (5 innings or 4½ innings if home team ahead)

7. MERCY RULE
If after 5 innings, 4½ if the home team is ahead, one team has a lead of ten runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs WILL concede the victory to the opponent.

8. MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS
A team CAN play a game with 8 players and the 9th batter is automatically out. If the 9th player arrives, he is put in the number 9 batting position. If the game can not start because of less than 8 players or continue because of less than 8 players, then the team with 7 or less players losses by default.

9. RAIN OUTS
a) It is the responsibility of each team to reschedule games. Each league should appoint an coordinator
to look after rescheduling of games. It is not the responsibility of the interlock coordinator to reschedule games.
b) When games have been rained out, try and play them during the week they were scheduled.
c) When games have been rained out, play your make up games in the order that they occurred on the
schedule (first rain out to last), if possible.
d) Every effort must be made to play all rained out games, as GAMES PLAYED is what is used to
determine final standings. Rained out games not played could affect your standing at the end of the
season.
e) If in the opinion of the Interlock coordinator, one team is refusing to make up a game, the coordinator
can award a win by default to the team trying to make up the game.

10. TIE GAMES:
a) If a game is tied after 7 inning, the game will continue until either the game is won or it becomes too
dark to continue (Umpire’s decision), in which case the game will end in a tie.

11. RULE INTERPRETATIONS
Any rule interpretations must go through your league’s Umpire-In-Chief for clarification. If your league does not have an Umpire-In-Chief or the problem is still not solved, then YOU MUST go through District 3's umpire-inchief for clarification. District 3's umpire-in-chief decision is final and binding.

12. TIES
Regular Season and Play-off TIES will be broken as follows:
a) If two teams are tied, then the games between the two teams will determine the winner. If the games
played between the two teams still results in a tie, then lowest runs against all teams, after four innings, will determine the winner.
b) If three teams are tied:
• If one team defeated the other 2 teams each time they played, they will advance, otherwise total runs for minus total runs against, after four innings, from games played between tied teams will determine the winner.
• If teams are still tied, lowest runs against all teams, after four innings, will determine the winner
• If teams are still tied, highest runs for against all teams, after four innings, will determine the winner
• If teams are still tied, then the name of the winning team will be drawn from a hat.

13. MISCELLANEOUIS
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED HEREIN, THE RULES SET OUT IN THE “OFFICIAL REGULATIONS AND PLAYING RULES” BOOKLET DISTRIBUTED BY LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SHALL APPLY.

DISTRICT 3 HAS INSTITUTED A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY RELATING TO INAPPROPRIATE
BEHAVIOUR BY COACHES, PLAYERS AND FANS. MANDATORY SUSPENSIONS WILL BE HANDED OUT AS REQUIRED. DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH TEAM AND A COPY OF THE POLICY WILL BE POSTED ON THE DISTRICT 3 WEB SITE.

14. PLAY-OFFS - Information on Playoffs for all divisions will be distributed by the Co-ordinators when available.