MOUNTAINEER BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LEAGUE PLAYING RULES
BRONCO - 2009

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Play 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.

1. The ten run rule shall be used after 4 ½ or 5 innings.
   
   
2. The re-entry rule can be used.  (Refer to pony rulebook.)
   
   
3. 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 umpire sign the book at the end of the game.  Managers must inform the opposing managers of how many innings pitchers have pitched to date (for the calendar week refer to pony rule book for definition) prior to the game.  Penalty for failure to abide:  game in which infraction occurred is forfeited and any other penalties listed in the pony rulebook are assessed.
   
   
4. All scheduled players will be required to appear in each game.
   
   
5. No steel spikes or equivalent are permitted.
   
   
6. 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 shall remain in the same position for the entire game.  If a team only has ten players and is using an A.H. and any one player cannot continue, they may play with nine players without penalty.
      
      
   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.
      
      
7. Teams have the option of batting their entire line-up.  The opposing coach must be notified prior to the game and the entire line-up must bat throughout the duration of the game.  The opposing team does not need to bat its entire line-up if it elects not to do so.  If a team elects this option, free substation in the field is submitted with the exception of the fact that pitchers can never re-enter the game after being taken off the mound.