MOUNTAINEER BASEBALL ASSOCIATION

LEAGUE PLAYING RULES

BRONCO - 2008

lay in the Mountaineer Baseball Association is governed by Official Baseball Rules: "The Sporting News" edition and Pony Baseball. The rules contained in this section are only those exceptions to Official Baseball Rules and Pony Baseball, which are necessary to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for all participants.

The following rules will be observed as exceptions or additions to PONY Baseball rules.

A. The ten run rule shall be used after 4 ½ or 5 innings.

B. The re-entry rule can be used. (Refer to PONY rulebook)

C. Pitchers may pitch a maximum of seven innings per game and ten innings per week. The forty-hour rest rule is in effect. Managers shall indicate innings pitched in scorebook and have umpires sign the book at the end of each game. Managers must inform the opposing managers of how many innings pitchers have pitched to date (for the calendar week refer to PONY rulebook for definition) prior to the game. Penalty for failure to abide; game forfeit where infraction occurred in addition to other penalties listed in PONY rulebook.

D. All scheduled players will be required to appear in each game.

E. No steel spikes or equivalent are permitted.

F. Additional Hitter; The AH can be used with the following guidelines:

1. A player may be used in your line-up as an AH. The AH may be placed at any of 10 batting positions, but once established it shall remain in the same position for the entire game.
   

2. The AH may enter the game in a defensive position but shall keep his original batting position in the line-up. The player coming out of the game defensively then becomes the AH, but must bat in his original batting position.
   

3. An AH may be substituted for in the line-up.