RULES

The Long Ball Tournament will follow the USSSA rules with the below notations. 



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This is not a USSSA tournament and you will not be awarded points or qualifications to USSSA events. 

LBL Rule Notations

Pitching Rules: We will not follow the USSSA pitching rules! Rules below!

Tie Breakers during pool & playoff bracket:
Pool play games may end in a tie.
Playoff games prior to championship game will use California tie breaker. The last batted out is placed on 2nd with 0 outs and a 0-0 count. 

Championship game will not use any tie breaker rule.
Play regular baseball until the tie is broken! 

Tie Breaker Rules for Bracket Seeding:
1) Winning Percentage
2) Head to Head(more than 2 teams tied, skip this tie breaker)
3) Avg. Runs Allowed
4) Avg. Run Differential with a maximum of (8)
5) Coin Toss

Pitching Rules

Age Divisions

Coaches/team managers please submit your rosters (player full names, birthdates, coaches names) and team insurance to: 
[email protected]

9U

7,8,9:  All players must have reached their 7th but not their 10th birthday by April, 30th of the baseball season. Players who turn 10 prior to May 1 of the current season are not eligible unless they are in the 3rd grade.

10U

8,9,10: All players must have reached their 8th but not their 11th birthday by April, 30th of the baseball season. Players who turn 11 prior to May 1 of the current season are not eligible unless they are in the 4th grade.

11U

9, 10, 11:  All players must have reached their 9th but not their 11th birthday by April, 30th of the baseball season. Players who turn 12 prior to May 1 of the current season are not eligible unless they are in the 5th grade.

12U

10,11,12: All players must have reached their 10th but not their 12th birthday by April, 30th of the baseball season. Players who turn 13 prior to May 1 of the current season are not eligible unless they are in the 6th grade.

13U

11, 12, 13:L All players must have reached their 11th but not their 13th birthday by April, 30th of the baseball season. Players who turn 14 prior to May 1 of the current season are not eligible unless they are in the 7th grade.

14U

12, 13, 14: All players must have reached their 12th but not their 15th birthday by April, 30th of the baseball season. Players who turn 15 prior to May 1 of the current season are not eligible unless they are in the 8th grade.

REFUND POLICY

• Age Divison

  • If an age division does not have enough teams to play a tournament. Each team is subject to a full refund less a 2.95% admin fee.

• No Refunds

  • There are no refunds if the brackets have been posted or the team cancels 14 or fewer days prior to the start of the event. 

• Cancelation/refund 15 days prior to the tournament date. 

  • If your team requests cancellation 15 days + prior to the event you may be refunded the total registration fee, less a 5% admin fee. 

• Weather or Act of God

  • If the event is lost due to weather, field conditions, public health orders, or park/field closure for any reason, the following will apply:

• 0 Games started: Refund of the total registration fee less a 10% admin fee. 

• 1 game played: 50% refund of the total registration.

• 2 games started: No refund of the total registration fee.