DYB REGIONAL WORLD SERIES
T-Ball A Division (6U)
Tournament Rules and Regulations
IMPORTANT! The official Dixie Youth rules as currently in use will be the basic set of rules with the exception of the following rules.
Playing Field
(a) Bases shall be sixty (60’) feet apart.
(b) The center of the pitching circle will be forty (40’) feet from home plate. A twelve (12’) foot diameter chalked circle from the center of the pitching rubber will be used as the mound.
(c) There will be a ten (10’) foot line from the back tip of home plate arching from each foul line and the batted ball must cross the line to be playable.
(d) The outfield fence will be a minimum of 125 ft. and a maximum of 160 ft. from home plate.
Coaches
(a) Each team will be allowed a Manager and a maximum of three (3) coaches. There must be four (4) coaches listed on the affidavit.
(b) No more than three (3) coaches will be allowed on the playing field at one time. One coach at 1st and 3rd base coaching boxes and one coach at home plate. Batter coach may adjust the batter once per time at bat; the coach is not allowed to coach the batter each time the ball is placed on the “Tee”. One coach must remain in the dugout at all times.
(c) Only the manager may represent or speak for the team.
Players
(a) Tournament team rosters will be 11-12 players.
(b) A game will be a forfeit if a team cannot field nine (9) players.
(c) There will be ten (10) defensive players, which will include a catcher and four (4) outfielders. The player at the catcher position will be positioned by the umpire. The catcher must wear a catcher’s mask with helmet or batting helmet mask and must have a throat protector attached, other catcher equipment is optional.
(d) All players must play a minimum of six (6) defensive outs per game. Substitutions must be made at the beginning of an inning except in the case of an injury or sickness. The penalty if a player does not play the required two innings on defense will be the disqualification of the team manager for the next game.
(e) Uniforms will be a full uniform with cap; jerseys must have a Dixie Youth patch worn on the left sleeve. The uniform worn at the state tournaments will be worn in the Invitational World Series.
General Playing Rules
(a) Bracket games shall be five (5) innings or time limit unless the fifteen (15) run applies after three (3) innings or the ten (10) run rule applies after four (4) innings and the (8) run applies after (5) innings. The fifteen (15) run rule will apply after three (3) innings only if all players have completed one time at bat.
(b) An inning will be completed when teams have acquired three (3) outs or scored a maximum of seven (7) runs.
(c) Teams will bat in a continuous batting order. At the start of the game, all available players on each tournament team roster will be listed in the starting offensive batting line up and bat in this order for the entire game.
(d) Each Team will supply their own tee. Each batter will be allowed three (3) swings per bat and after three (3) swings the batter will be called out if the ball is not put into play. Any batted ball must travel beyond the 10’ arc line from home plate to be considered a fair ball, if not it will be ruled a foul ball. (e) The “Tee” must be placed in the center of home plate.
(f) A player who is forced to leave the game because of illness or injury and later returns into the game will bat in the same place in the batting order as when they left the game. An out will not be awarded for a batter if injured or sick and unable to bat, the batter will be skipped. If a player becomes injured or ill while on base the previous player making the last out shall run for him/her.
(g) Outfielders must be stationed at least a minimum of twenty (20’) feet from the baseline until contact with the ball is made. A line must be drawn 20ft behind the base paths.
(h) Any legal bat as specified in DYB Official Playing Rule 1.10 (a)-(b) may be used in T-Ball.
(i) Baseballs will be Dixie Youth approved MacGregor Level 5 Baseballs.
(j) All batters must wear a batting helmet; a chin strap and a face mask on the batting helmet is optional.
(k) Player pitchers must have one foot in the pitching circle until contact with the ball is made. If the pitcher leaves the pitching circle before contact is made with the ball, the offensive team has the option of either keeping the play or rule it as a no pitch. Defensive players will not be allowed between the half way mark between home plate and first base or third base and home plate before the ball is hit. The second base and short stop position cannot play any closer than the pitcher’s mound on defense. The player pitcher must wear a batting helmet with a face mask attached to the helmet or a softball type mask.
(l) Base runners must stay in contact with the base until the ball is hit, leaving the base before the ball is hit will allow the defensive team the option to keep or reject any part of the play.
(m) Any runner missing a base will be called out ONLY when the umpire sees and calls it. The out will be called at the end of the play. NO APPEAL ON THIS CALL.
(n) Play will end when the pitcher has the ball in his possession in the pitcher’s circle. Any runner that has left the base prior to the pitcher having possession of the ball in the pitcher’s circle will be allowed to advance to the next base at their own risk. If the pitcher has possession and is in the pitcher’s circle, the runner must stop at the next base. Time out can also be called if a player has the ball in front of the lead runner or play has come to a natural end.
(o) No infield fly rule will be allowed. No bunting or half swings will be allowed. No base stealing will be allowed. Penalty on half swings: First offense the batter is warned and a strike is called, the ball is dead and all runners must return to previous base, subsequent offenses, batting coach is removed from the game.
(p) Two umpires per game must be used in all tournament games.
(q) Free substitution on defense.