Tournament Rules

UTM TOURNAMENT RULES

UTM Fastpitch reserves the right to adjust the event rules at any time to accommodate unusual circumstances

Standard Rules for all UTM Tournaments are as follows:

• 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
• 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 UTM Early Bird Tournament

• Will be added prior to the event
• All innings are capped at 5-runs per inning (purpose of the event is game count, not scores)

Championship Games

• None, UTM Early Bird event is just game count (5)

 Ejections: 

• Should a player or coach receive a game ejection by the umpire or UIC they will automatically be suspended for all remaining games that day.
• If it is the teams final game of the day, the player or coach will be suspended for the first game the following day.
• A second objection, will result in coach being banned from future 2025 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 modify rules due to weather and unusual circumstances