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Substitutions

• Any player who has been removed for a substitute
may re-enter the game in the SAME position in the
batting order
• A player who has met the mandatory play
requirements and is a pitcher at the time she/he is
removed, may be removed for a substitute batter
and re-enter the game as a pitcher once, provided
the pitcher was not physically replaced on the
mound.
• If a team has thirteen (13) or more players in uniform
at the start of a game and is the visiting team, they
may substitute a batter for the starting pitcher listed
in the line-up prior to the pitcher facing a batter
without violating Rule 3.03(c) provided that the
pitcher of record pitches to the first batter in the
bottom of the first inning in accordance with Rule
3.05.
• All other rules governing the pitcher are still in effect.
• Does not apply to Senior League

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Visits to the Pitchers

• 9- to 11-Year-Old Division, Little League, Intermediate
(50-70) Division, Junior League, and Senior League: A
manager or coach may come out once in one inning to
visit with the pitcher, but the second time out, the player
must be removed as a pitcher. The manager or coach may
come out twice in a game to visit with the pitcher, but the
third time out, the player must be removed as a pitcher.
• 8- to 10-Year-Old Division: A manager or coach may
come out twice in one inning to visit with the pitcher, but
the third time out, the player must be removed as a pitcher.
The manager or coach may come out three times in a
game to visit with the pitcher, but the fourth time out, the
player must be removed as a pitcher.

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New for 2021: Baseball and Softball - Tournament Rule 9

Revises mandatory play to require a player to run the bases after one at-bat, if they reach base, until they are retired, score, or the inning or game ends. During the International Tournament, a starting or substitute player removed prior to meeting the running portion of their Mandatory Play requirement by either Special Pinch Runner or substitution will be treated as an improper substitute.

• If there are 2 outs and a substitute is at bat and a runner
is caught stealing for the 3rd out, then the substitute
must stay in the game until the bat is completed and 6
consecutive outs, less than 13 players.

• Penalty for failure to follow mandatory play is the
removal of the manager for the rest of the tournament
and no replacement. Player must start the next game.

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Rules to remember

• No courtesy runner for pitcher or catcher.
• No continuous batting order in any division.
• No dropped 3rd strike and run in 8-10 division.
• A pitcher cannot pitch in 3 consecutive days.
• Catcher catches more than 3 innings, then the catcher can’t pitch that
day.
• Pitcher pitches more than 40 pitches in a game, the pitcher cannot
catch.

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