Tournament Rules

The following rules apply to the Teddy Bear Tournament (U11 weekend)

• Coin Flip for Home/Away
• Bat Roster. unlimited substitution
• Pinch Runner Allowed for Pitcher at any time (last available)
• Pinch Runner Allowed for the Catcher with 2 out (last available)
• All games are No New Inning after 1:20, drop dead time 1:30 (game reverts to previous completed inning)
• If the home team is ahead at 1:20 then the game is considered over.
• Call-Ups Allowed, must clear player with PWSA coordinator & UTM Fastpitch
• Live Streaming of games, must be cleared by the umpires and both teams prior to the start of the game
• In the event of weather issues a complete game is considered to be such after 3 full innings, or 2.5 innings if the home team is ahead
• All teams should be expected to be ready to play 15 minutes before their scheduled time slot

Additional Rules for Pool Play

• All innings have a 5-run cap, only inning 6 & 7 are open 
• Mercy Rule 15 after 3 innings, 10 after 5 innings
• If after 7 innings, or the time limit the game is tied - the tie stands
• A team earning a win is credited 2 points, a tie is worth 1 point, losses are worth 0 points
• 2 team tiebreaker is H2H
• 3 or more teams, H2H*, least runs against, run differential max +/- 7 per game, record against common opponents, runs for, coin toss

* Rules corrected July 14 - UTM acknowledges adjustment

Championship Games

• If the game is tied after 7 innings, or the time limit has expired:
• A runner is placed on 2nd base, with 2 out. A team can score a maximum of 3 runs in the extra inning
• Play continues until there is a winner

 Ejections: 

• Should a player or coach receive a game ejection by the umpire or UIC they will automatically be suspended for their next game of the weekend
• A second objection, will result in coach being banned from future 2024 UTM events
• Should a fan be thrown out of a game, that fan is banned for the balance of the weekend (no exceptions)

*UTM reserves the right to adjust format, rules based on issues with diamonds, weather etc* (this was added July 14)