Major Baseball
SAFETY
FIRST!
PHILOSOPHY
Majors is a competitive division designed
to create an All-Star team that can compete at a national level.
Frontier Little League structures the Major Little League Division
to include only 10, 11, and 12 year olds.
RULE AND REGULATION EXCEPTIONS
The playing rules will be in accordance
with the 2005 National Little League Official Regulations and Playing
Rules Handbook. Exceptions to the rules, amended by the Frontier
Little League Board of Directors are as follows:
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The 10
run rule will be in effect for all divisions Major and above.
(See Rule 4.10 (e))
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If scheduled umpires no show, the home team will
provide a plate umpire and the visiting team will provide a
field umpire.
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All protests
must be in accordance with Rule 4.19 in the Official Regulations
and Playing rules handbook.
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Managers
must inform the Player Agent if any player misses more than
two consecutive games for any reason. Any player who is out of the lineup for more than three consecutive
weeks (or six games) is subject to being removed from his/her
team by action of the Board of Directors. However, the Board
of Directors reserves the right to allow such player to remain
on the roster.
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For the
purpose of win/loss records used in determining standings, all
games will be considered complete games whether the regulation
number of innings has been played or not.
Exceptions will be games delayed by weather or league
action, in which case the games will be considered complete,
continued or made up at a later date, or not counted in the
standings. The
Board of Directors will determine this on a case-by-case basis.
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Only
Managers, coaches of record and assistant coaches that have
been approved by the Board of Directors can be in the dugout
during games. (See I(c)8,9 in the Playing
Rules handbook)
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All players
Majors and above must wear a cup. (Addition to Rule 1.17)
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Reminder:
All catchers must wear a mask, “dangling” type throat protector
and catcher’s helmet during infield/outfield practice, pitcher
warm-up and games. (Rule
1.17)
- Managers
and coaches shall not warm up pitchers.
Time limits:
1)
There is a 2 hour and 15 minute limit on all games. Official game start time is scheduled
start time, not actual start time. Exception: If the game starts early,
official start time will be actual start time. No new inning will start after 2 hours from official start
time. (An inning starts
the moment the third out is made.
See INNING in the Playing Rules handbook.)
In regular season games, if tied, the game will remain a
tie. See Rule 4.11(d) for reverting back to the last complete inning.
Exceptions:
a)
In Major League regular season games, no new inning will
start after 2 hours, however the inning (or first half of the inning
if the home team is ahead) must be completed.
b)
Major playoff games to go 6 full innings.
The 10 run rule will be in effect. Exception:
A game that is terminated by weather or curfew (see Curfew below)
will not be continued if it has become a regulation game per Rule
4.10(c) unless the game is tied.
See Rule 4.11(d) for reverting to previous inning.
c)
For all end of season Playoff games, if the inning ends in
a tie, additional innings will be played to break the tie.
2) Curfew:
No inning will continue beyond 10:00pm. Exception: During end of season
playoffs, and only if the automatic light shutoff has been moved
beyond 10:30pm, no Jr/Sr inning will go beyond 10:30pm.
3) Rainout
games will be rescheduled for Major games and above if time permits
and fields are available.
Whether or not to reschedule will be determined on a case-by-case
basis by the Board of Directors.
Rainout games for Minor League and below will not be rescheduled. However, the managers may schedule
a makeup game on their own.
League Rules and Regulations for all
Divisions
Contact information can
be found on the Administration
page.
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