HAWAII BASEBALL WORLD SERIES 2012

RULES AND REGULATIONS

HIGH SCHOOL FEDERATION BASEBALL RULES USED-

7 INNINGS OR 2 HOUR TIME LIMIT ON POOL PLAY GAMES, NO NEW INNING TO START AFTER TIME LIMIT.  NO TIME LIMIT FOR ELIMINATION GAMES.

10 RUN RULE DURING POOL PLAY & ELIMINATION PLAY

IN CASE OF TIES IN STANDINGS DURING POOL PLAY, TIE-BREAKER 1) HEAD TO HEAD 2) LEAST RUNS ALLOWED 3) MOST RUNS SCORED 4) COIN-FLIP

HOME TEAM DURING POOL PLAY WILL BE DETERMINED BY COIN FLIP

HOME TEAM DURING ELIMINATION PLAY WILL BY HIGHER SEEDED TEAM

PLAYERS AND COACHING STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN MATCHING UNIFORMS DURING GAMES (SHORTS ALLOWED FOR COACHING STAFF)

DH & EH WILL BE ALLOWED

EH IS COUNTED AS PART OF THE STARTING ROSTER

RE-ENTRY FOR STARTERS ONLY

COURTESY RUNNERS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR CATCHERS & PITCHERS ONLY.  ALLOWED DURING ANYTIME REGARDLESS OF OUTS WITH A PLAYER WHO IS NOT IN THE GAME.

PROTEST- ONCE A PROTEST IS MADE BY A TEAM, A JUDGEMENT WILL BE MADE ON THE FIELD BY THE PROTEST COMMITTEE. 

EJECTIONS- PLAYER(S) AND/OR COACH(ES) WILL BY SUSPENDED FOR THAT GAME AND NEXT SCHEDULED GAME.

CONDUCT- HEAD COACHES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOR OF ALL PLAYERS, STAFF AND PARENTS OF TEAM.

REQUIREMENTS- COPIES OF BIRTH CERTIFICATES OR STATE PICTURE ID WILL BE REQUIRED FOR PLAYERS TO BE ELIGIBLE.  PLAYERS WITHOUT PROOF OF AGE WILL RESULT IN THE FORFIETURE OF GAMES WHICH THAT PLAYER HAS PARTICIPATED IN.

BATS- 16U & 18U DIVISIONS MUST USE BBCOR APPROVED BATS (NO EXCEPTIONS) WOOD BATS ARE ALLOWED. BATS WILL BE CHECKED BY UMPIRES BEFORE EACH GAME.

GAME BALLS & LINE-UP CARDS- WILL BE PROVIDED.

INSURANCE- EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM WILL BE REQUIRED AND RESPONSIBLE TO HAVE THEIR OWN INSURANCE COVERAGE.  PROVIDE PROOF OF INSURANCE.

TEAM ROSTERS - *NEED BY JULY 7, 2012 (INCLUDE MANAGERS NAME, PH#./EMAIL, PLAYERS NAME, BIRTH DATE, POSITION)

CHECK-IN- EACH TEAM WILL NEED TO CHECK-IN 45 MINUTES BEFORE EACH GAME.

AWARDS- 1ST & 2ND PLACE TROPHYS WILL BE AWARDED IN EACH DIVISION

*ON SITE- 1. FOOD CONCESSION

                 2. PRIVATE VENDORS

                 3. OUTDOOR RESTROOMS

WORLD SERIES MERCHANDISE- WORLD SERIES T-SHIRTS - $17.00 EACH               *PRE-ORDER SALE - $5.00 OFF (BY MAY 1, 2012) 

GAME FORMAT-  JULY 23, 2012 - (POOL GAMES)

                              JULY 24, 2012 - (COLLEGE COMBINE) 

                               1. WHERE : FIELD #4 @ 7:30 A.M.

                               2. WHO : COLLEGE COACHES FROM - UTSA, TEMPLE, SFA  

                                             HBU, RICHLAND COLLEGE, & SAN JACINTO COLLEGE.

                               3. TIME : 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

                               4. COST : $100.00 PER PLAYER

                               5. LUNCH : HOT DOGS & DRINKS TO EACH PLAYER & COACHES

                               6. POOL GAMES TO FOLLOW @ 1:30 P.M.

                               JULY 25, 2012 - (POOL GAMES)

                               JULY 26, 2012 - (POOL GAMES)

                               JULY 27, 2012 - (SINGLE ELIMINATION BEGINS)

                               JULY 28, 2012 - (SINGLE ELIMINATION CONT.)

                               *ONE EXTRA GAME FOR ELIMINATED TEAMS

                               JULY 29, 2012 - (CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES)