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MOUNTAINEER BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LEAGUE PLAYING RULES
PONY - 2008

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 the same calendar day and a maximum of twelve innings per week (calendar week is from 12:01 a.m. Monday to 12:00 midnight the following Sunday). The forty- hour rest rule is in effect (Refer to PONY rulebook).

  4. When a team arrives at a game with more than eight players in the higher age bracket, the coach must furnish a list of which players in the higher age bracket are going to play the game. Playing with additional players in the higher age bracket must be first agreed upon by both team managers. At least one 13 year old must be in the game at all times.

  5. Designated Hitter; The DH can be used with the following guidelines:
    1. The DH cannot play defense at any time.
    2. Once removed, may not re-enter.
    3. Any substitute for the DH may not re-enter.

  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 it shall remain in the same position for the entire game. 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. An AH must be substituted for in the line-up.
    2. At no time can the DH and AH be used in the same game.
    3. A coach does not have to use the DH or AH, but once the game starts the coach cannot then decide to use an AH or DH.

  7. A courtesy runner can be utilized for pitchers and catchers to speed the game along, if the runner has not yet entered the game the last player from the line-up shall become the courtesy runner. A player can be used only once as a courtesy runner for any particular game.

  8. Equipment: Refer to PONY rulebook.