Tournament Rules

The following rules apply to the July 8th to July 10th Summer Sizzler, and Marlins Derby Events
- Coin Flip for Home/Away
- At beginning of each game coach must declare whether playing "bat 9" or bat full roster (However, you can't choose to Bat 11, if you have 13 players)
- Pinch Runner Allowed for Pitcher at any time (last available)
- Pinch Runner Allowed for the Catcher with 2 out (last available)
- Pool Games Can End in a Tie Score
- All games are No New Inning after 1:20
- There is no drop dead rule
- If the time threshold is reached and the home team is batting (with the lead) the game is over
- U17 - all innings are open
- U15 - the 1st, 2nd & 3rd innings have a run-cap of 5 runs max per inning (after that all remaining innings are open)
- Call-Ups Allowed, must clear player with PWSA coordinator
- Text final scores to 519-635-3204
Tournament Points
- Each Pool Game Won is worth 2-points
- Each Pool Game Tied is worth 1-point
Mercy Rules:
- 15 runs after 3 innings
- 10 runs after 5 or more innings
Tie Breakers:
- If two teams are tied:
- If three or more teams are tied:
- Head 2 Head records
- Least Runs Allowed (overall)
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Elimination Bracket Games
- In all games where a winner is needed, a tie is not an accepted game result
- Regardless of inning, if the time limit has been reached we move to UTM in game tie-breaker rules:
- Runner is placed on 2nd base, with 1 out
- A maximum of 5 runs can be scored in the extra inning
- If each team scores the same amount of runs in the tie-breaker inning another is played