Minor League Mustangs
1. Boys age 9 and 10-3rd and 4th grade.
2. National Federation Rules for current year.
3. 9 defensive players in the field.
4. You will bat your roster, with 3 outs or 7 runs ending the inning.
5. Pitching rubber- 40 feet. Bases- 60 feet.
6. Regulation games are 6 innings, or 1 1/2 hours. No inning will be started after 11:00pm except no game can end in a tie. If no late game is scheduled the full game will be played.
7. No team shall use more than 1 minute between innings (NF Rule 6-2-4)
8. The ball used is an approved baseball.
9. All runners, batters, on deck batters, and players coaching a base must wear approved batting helmets that are in good condition and properly fitter (NF Rule) with manufactured approved chin strap.
10. Any batter hit by a pitch will be awarded 1st base.
11. Pitching Restrictions.
a. Any team member may pitch subject to the other restrictions of the Rules.
b. A pitcher shall not be allowed to pitch in more than 10 innings in 1 calendar week, 7 innings in 1 calendar day.
c. A pitcher shall not be allowed to pitch unless he has had 40 hours rest after pitching in 4 or more innings on the same calendar day.
d. A pitch in an inning constitutes a complete inning of pitching.
e. Non-compliance to pitching restrictions shall result in the player becoming ineligible for the next scheduled game.
f. No association, coach, manager, player or umpire will knowingly alter or negate these pitching restrictions in any way. Any violation, the above mentioned will have to appear before the Mid-Continent Sports Board for assessed penalty.
12. 10 run rule. If a team is winning by 10 runs at the end of the 5th inning.
13. When a ball is hit, play is stopped when a defensive infielder is in full control of the ball and has stopped the runner’s forward progress.
14. Runners are legal to advance to the next base from the one they have safely rounded at the time the ball is controlled by an infielder, unless stopped by forward progress.
15. Base runners will stay in contact with the bases until the ball reaches home plate. There will be no stealing of any bases. PENALTY: The runner is out.
16. Catchers must wear full protective gear. Boys must wear protective cup.
17. No infield fly rule.
18. Official baseball bats will be used. No restrictions
19. All subs must be in by the 3rd inning. PENALTY: Forfeiture
20. No team shall use more than 1 minute between innings (NR rule 6-2-2-C)
21. No throwing the ball around the infield after an out.
22. Facemask, Chin Straps and a double first base will be utilized.
23. After four (4) balls, the manager or designated adult representative or the offensive team will pitch for the remainder of the count from the 40' rubber. Example: Count equals 4 balls and 1 strike the coach will get 2 pitches, all pitches by the coach will be strikes (even hit by pitch). Walks will be permitted as noted in item 24. No bunting or stealing when a coach is pitching. If the batter fouls the third strike he will remain at bat. Delay of game by the pitching coach will result in a strike. The player/pitcher must be in the pitching coach parallel to the side of the pitching coach. If the pitching coach is accidentally hit by a batted ball is live. If the pitching coach catches a batted ball the batter is out and the play is dead.
24. Walk Rule: Pitchers will be allowed 1 walk per inning. After the pitcher walks one batter, the offensive coach will pitch the remaining pitches to the subsequent batters after 4 balls.