What are the RULES for
the Father and Son Baseball Classic? (All players
must be in uniform, wood bat only, min. age 14 y/o.)
1. Minimum age 14 years old by the end of the year.
2. All Players must be in uniform with numbered
jersey. NO shorts or sweat pants.
3. Continuous batting order. If you’re in uniform, you bat. If you can’t
bat because of injury, then it’s an out.
4. Minimum 4 “Dads” in the field defensively. Penalty is 1 less
out for offending team the following inning.
5. Pitching Limitations. In a 9-inning game, “dads” pitch
a minimum of 5 innings and “sons” pitch a maximum of 4 innings. 5 innings maximum for any one dad pitcher. All
dads can pitch the entire game. Son can only pitch four innings. 1 pitch equals 1 inning. A “Dad” must
pitch any “extra” innings.
Examples. 1 dad pitches 5 innings and 1 son pitches 4 innings, or any combination.
1 dad pitches 5 innings and a 2nd dad pitches the remaining 4 innings.
If
a son throws one pitch in relief, this counts as 1 inning towards the sons limit.
6. The inning will end after 3 outs or 4 runs have been scored, whichever comes first. Innings 7 thru 9+,
unlimited runs allowed. An out of the park home run scores all runs above 4.
7. A pitcher will be removed if he hits 2 batters
in a game or walks 4 batters in one inning.
8. Courtesy Runner for the catcher with 2 outs. Runner will be player who
made the last out.
9. No intentional walks.
10. Collision Rule. All runners must
avoid an intentional collision with a fielder or catcher. No Decoy tags.
11. All other rules, if not specifically stated
above, will follow MLB baseball rules and regulations or decided with a “gentlemen’s agreement” between
managers. Waivers agreed upon by both managers are allowed.
12. WOOD BAT
ONLY!