All tournaments will be played according to the Official Baseball Rules and Babe Ruth Rules and Regulations.

We will use Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth Rules for our Tournaments which can be found on Babe Ruth Website, however the below Amendments have been made for Town Travel Baseball Tournaments.

Approved Bats 8U – 12U

1. 8U Division Only - USA Stamped Bats Only

2. 9U – 12U Divisions

a. USA Stamped Bats

b. USSSA Bats permitted.

c. Barrel size must be between 2 ¼ - 2 ¾. Players may use BPF 1.15, BBCOR, or USA Baseball designations.

Mercy Rules:

Ten (10) and Fifteen (15) Run Rules for any TTBA Division Tournament game must be terminated immediately once becoming regulation (3 ½) or four (4) innings if one team is ahead by ten (10) runs or more and has had equal times at bat, or the home team is leading Any TTBA Division Tournament game must be terminated immediately if one team is ahead by fifteen (15) runs or more after two and a half (2 ½) or three (3) innings and has had equal times at bat, or the home team is winning.

Tournament Pitching Rules 8U – 12U

Town Travel Baseball has a key focus on player safety. Below is a breakdown of our Pitching Rules, all rules are PER TOURNAMENT, not Game.

A pitcher can only pitch 6 Innings throughout the Tournament. This is the case with 1 Day and 2 Day Tournaments.

One Pitch = 1 Inning

Ex:

Game 1 – Pitcher A throws a pitch in inning 1 and a pitch in inning 2. He would have 4 Innings remaining in the remainder of tournament.

Official Inning Count will be verified by Head Coaches and Home Plate Umpire. Umpires will notate Pitcher Inning at end of inning.

No Fake Bunt, then Swing (Slash Bunt) Rule – When a batter is called out for a slash bunt, the ball is dead and no runners can advance.

No Dropped 3rd Strike in 8U-10U

Infield Fly Rule – Only in 8U-10U there’s no Infield Fly Rule in this bracket.  11U and 12U Infield Fly Rule Applies

Trips to the Mound: Trips to the mound shall be limited to one (1) per inning per pitcher. The second trip in the same inning will result in removal of that player as a pitcher. Any effort to circumvent this rule will result in a trip to the mound being charged by the umpire.

Time Limit for Pool Play and Bracket Games:

8U-12U – 1:40 Minutes from completion of Ground Rules

No TIME LIMIT IN Championship Game

Pool Play Seeding and Advancement:

With 2 Teams Tied:

Win/Loss Record

If Tie will go Head-to-Head

If Still Tied will go to Runs Allowed

If Still Tied will go to Runs Scored

With 3 or More Teams Tied:

Win/Loss Record

If still tied, Head-to-Head if all Teams have played each other.

If all Teams have not played each other, Runs Allowed will be next tie breaker.

At this Point – Team with lowest amount advances, remaining teams will go back to Tie Breaker 2 – Head to Head and will follow the Tiebreaker process till all teams are seeded.

Pool Play Home and Away Team:

Home and Away Team will be randomly selected during scheduling for Pool Play Games. Each Team will be Home for one pool play game and one away game seeding.

Bracket and Championship Game – Higher Seed will be Home Team

Substitution Rule:

Teams can bat their full lineup. If they bat their full lineup then they will have free defensive substitutions.

If Team does not batt full lineup, normal substitution rules will apply.

• Starter can be removed once and added back in to the same spot of the lineup.

• Substitutions can only enter one time.

All Players on Roster must play at minimum one at Bat and one inning in the field unless player is out for injury.

Courtesy Runner for Pitcher and Catcher

Substitution for Pitcher and Catchers at any time but mandatory for Catcher with 2 Outs. Last batted out would be the courtesy runner.

Base Stealing:

Runner can steal all bases and can only leave their base after the ball crosses the plate.