2023 Macomb Little League
Major League Rules
6 Inning games or 80 minute time limit
Ties are ties
Major League has a 7 run per inning max run rule
1st Game: Visitor takes infield for 10 min. at 25 mins before 1st Pitch then Home takes infield for 10 min.
3 Uniformed Coaches in Dugout per team max
The Umpire in Chief with Supervisors Permission calls for the game to start
Continuous batting order everyone bats, free substitutions
ONLY a coach may inquire about pitch counts, and may inquire at anytime
No use of a special/courtesy runner is allowed
Any player that shows up late to a game and is not on the original scorecard or in the scorebook is added to the lineup in the last spot in the batting order and every attempt must be made to meet mandatory play requirements
Any player that was on original score card and MUST leave the park for any reason during the game is skipped over in the batting order with no penalty to his team
Mandatory play: Each player must participate in each game for a minimum of 6 consecutive outs and bat at least 1 time
New half inning starts when the 3rd out of previous half inning is recorded
New half inning starts always as long as time is left on timer when 3rd out is recorded
With a home team winning & time expired after the visiting team has batted in the top half of the inning the game is OVER with a home team victory & the home team does NOT bat
If the visiting team has a lead of more than the 7 run max limit per inning & time has expired and visitors have batted in their half of the inning then the game is OVER and the visiting team wins.
Games maybe called on account of the weather or darkness ONLY by either the supervisor on duty or the umpire in chief
A game forfeited regardless of whether it is played as an exhibition game ends in a score of 6-0 for the non-forfeiting team per LL rule book
Standings will be based on Winning Percentage in the Event that NOT all games are played.
Season (Tie-Breaker)
In the case of ties on season records
1st Tie Breaker – Head to head results
2nd Tie Breaker – Head to head defensive runs allowed
3rd Tie Breaker – Head to head offensive runs scored
4th Tie Breaker – Coin Toss
(Updated March 29, 2023)