Baseball Post-Season Tournament

Tournament Rules/Notes

Games will be 1 hour and 45 minutes or 6 innings, whichever occurs first. No new inning will start after 1 hour and 45 minutes unless the score is tied. If the score is still tied, then the International Tiebreaker Rule will be used with a runner on 2nd base and 1 out.

The higher seeded team will be the home team throughout the tournament (i.e. #1 seed)

Seeding will be determined by final league standings. Tie-breaker: 1) Head to head, 2) Average runs allowed vs. tied teams, 3) Average runs allowed vs. all teams, 4) Coin flip.

Substitute player rules for the post-season tournament are the same as the regular season.

Substitute Players

If a team is short players, they must follow the list below to find a substitute player.

1. Tiger division team may invite a Husky, Mustang or Jaguar player from their grade or any BVRC rec league player from one grade below. Teams cannot use a player from their own division.
2. Husky division team may invite a Mustang or Jaguar player from their grade or any BVRC rec league player from one grade below. Teams cannot use a player from their own division.
3. Mustang division team may invite a Jaguar player from their grade or any BVRC rec league player from one grade below. Teams cannot use a player from their own division..
4.  Jaguar division team may invite a BVRC rec league player from one grade below. Teams cannot use a player from their own division.
5. Should a team only have 9 players, a 10th player may be invited. This player must follow the above rules and may play only every other inning on the field.
6. The maximum number of players a coach may invite is three. If two or more players are invited, original team members may not be substituted for defensively.
7. Coaches are required to submit the invited player(s) name, coach, and grade to the opposing coach prior to the start of the game.
8. Invited players may not pitch and must bat last in the order.
9. All invited players must currently be registered in the Blue Valley Rec baseball program.
10. Golden Glove league players may not be used as substitutes (this includes players in a lower grade).
11. Substitute players should wear their regular season uniform to identify them as substitutes.
12. If an illegal player is used, the opposing coach correctly protests the game, and it is found that the player is illegal, the game will be considered a forfeit.

Grade 3 pitching rule for the post-season tournament:

We will modify the pitching rules for the postseason tournament. All pitchers in grade 3 will be allowed to pitch a total of 5-innings for the entire tournament (with a 3-inning max for any one day). Every out the pitcher records is considered 1/3 of an inning. Pitches will not be counted for the post-season tournament. Coaches are encouraged to monitor the pitch count for their pitchers and be watchful of the health of their pitcher’s arms.

All teams: Fiene, Lombardo, Holsapple, Klein, Mercer, Blake, Ronan - (?)