RULES

D1 FASTPITCH RULES

Batting Restrictions:

You may bat up to 12 players throughout the event, and must bat a minimum of 9.

Free defensive substitutions.

Courtesy runner:

Must be the last out or a sub, and are for pitchers and catchers only.

Age Eligibility: The playing age accepted by D1 Fastpitch Events will align with the age set by any recognized sanctioning bodies. If it is legal for any sanctioning body, it will be accepted for D1 Fastpitch Events. This includes, but is not limited to, sanctioning bodies such as PGF, USA, USSSA, or Alliance.

NOTE: College players ARE ALLOWED to participate in D1 Fastpitch Events as long as they meet the age eligibility requirements.

TIME LIMIT/ RUN RULE/ EQUIPMENT

● Home team will be the official scorekeeper in all tournament games.

● No organized infield practice before the games. Teams may warm up beyond the baselines or in foul territory while infield is being prepared. No live batting practice is allowed on the field or in the complex at any time. Batting nets are allowed.

● Illegal Bats: Pool Play ONLY: If an Illegal Bat is brought into the batter’s box, the bat will need to be replaced and the team will be given 1 warning. Bracket Play: If an illegal bat is brought into the batter’s box the batter shall be declared out, and the batter & head coach ejected.

● NCAA Approved Bat List

● Time limit for all games is 90 minutes, finish the inning. Time begins after the pre-game conference. Time limit could change in case of tournament interruptions. All teams should be prepared to start their game up to 15 minutes early in case we are ahead of schedule. (This will help the tournament keep on time). Pool play games CAN end in a tie.

Note: Any inning that begins before time expires will be completed.

● Bracket Play: Games are 90 minutes, finish the inning. Games that are tied at the end of regulation will use the ITB rule until a winner is declared. During the first inning of ITB, you will place your last out on second base, during the second inning, and any inning after that, you will place your last out on second base and the out prior on third base.

– Championship games will be full 7 inning games.

● Blue Ghost bat is LEGAL. Yellow Ghost bat is ILLEGAL

● Run rules: 10 runs after 4 innings; 8 runs after 5 innings; 6 runs after 6 innings.

● Team managers may consult with the umpires; players, parents/fans and other coaches are to keep out of discussions.

● No smoking or tobacco use on the field or in the dugouts.

– DURING BRACKET PLAY: The team you start with, is the team you must play on for the remainder of the tournament. Once your team loses, you can not jump on another team in the event.

– NO BATTING OUT OF ORDER IS PERMITTED AT ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.

PROTESTS:

This is a non-protest event. Home plate umpire will settle any rule disagreements at the time they occur.

TOURNAMENT SEEDING/TIEBREAKER:

The following procedure will be used to determine the seedings after pool play: i. If three or more teams are tied with the same record in a division, head-to-head will not be used.

1. Most Wins

2. Head-to-Head Games unless 3 or more teams are tied with most number of wins.

3. Runs allowed

4. Runs differential

5. Coin Flip

A flip of a coin between the two teams shall determine the home team for each pool play game. The highest seeded team shall be the home team for bracket play games in single elimination brackets. If both teams are of equal seed (1st Place Pool A vs 1st Place Pool B) the home team will be decided by coin flip.

In case of a rain-shortened tournament, pool play games can be deemed official after 2 ½ innings of play (with home team winning) or 45 minutes of elapsed game time. This policy will only be used through pool play. In addition, if games are canceled due to weather, there may be an adjustment in application of the tie-breaking procedures.

EJECTIONS

Any coach or player that is ejected, must sit the remainder of the game it happened in as well as the following games.

Any fans ejected, must leave the park for the remainder of the day.

Teams are responsible for retrieving foul balls promptly. Time will not be stopped because balls were not retrieved.

We allow electronic devices for signals.