AABC MICKEY MANTLE WORLD SERIES QUALIFIER TOURNAMENT RULES

Official AABC rosters must be submitted along with an insurance certificate by Monday June 22.

The pitching rules will follow the Limitation on Pitching in the AABC Official Handbook.

Games will be seven innings unless shortened by the “Run Rule” of 8 runs after 5 innings with no time limit.

No team can play more that two games per day – no exception.

Game times and fields can be changed at the discretion of the tournament director.

The “HOME” team will be determined by a coin toss before each game and will occupy the third base dugout.

Baseballs will be furnished.

The batting team will be responsible for returning all foul balls and home runs to the field of play.

A protest must be made along with $100 to a tournament official immediately and before any succeeding play begins.

The protest will be ruled on before play continues.

Infield will not be allowed.

Please list player’s first name, last name and number on your line up sheet before giving it to the Official Scorekeeper.

Report any and all changes to the Official Scorekeeper, home plate umpire, and the opposing team.

Re-entry is not allowed.

Courtesy runners may be used for the pitcher and catcher.

The switch must be made as soon as the batter/runner reaches first base.

The runner may not be in the lineup at that time and cannot run for both the pitcher and catcher in the same inning.

If a team has only nine players, the last out may be the runner.

Any player or coach ejected from a game will be required to sit out the remainder of that game and the next scheduled game.

A player or coach that is ejected from two games will be suspended for the rest of the tournament.

Each team is responsible for the actions of its fans at games and at the parks where the games are played.

The dugout will be clean when the first game is played each day.  Leave it the way you find it.

Ask your parents and friends to use the trash receptacles.

Any rule not covered by this letter will be governed by the Official Baseball Rules and the AABC Official Handbook.