All,

We have gotten a couple of questions over the last few days about the upcoming District Tournaments.

Here are the answers:

1. Parents and fans/spectators cannot interact with Coaches, Managers, or Players once the game begins. This includes “coaching from the stands”, using electronic means to communicate with the dugout, or talking to team or coaches when in the dugout, medical emergencies excepted.
2. Adults cannot warm up pitchers at any time.
3. Courtesy Runners cannot be used during first at bat for any player
4. PLEASE put your Diamond Leader training certificate in your Tournament binders.

More on 3) above:

Rule 2.0 (and following) Describer the “batter/runner” relationship during play. Because of CBO (or at least related to it) Batters must COMPLETE their turn at bat before any type of substitution can occur. The minimum play requirements for CBO means a player must get at least one at bat. A “turn at bat”, is defined as a player taking the batters box and either A) get put out by strikes or by play, B) the inning ends, or C) the player scores. Then their “turn at bat” is completed.

Given this interpretation of the rule, that means that NO player can be substituted until their “turn at bat” is complete. There are also rules about courtesy runners during the game (1 time), and pitchers and catchers. See the previously sent tournament rules for those details.

JP

DA WA5/13