West Plains Parks and Recreation staff will determine the date and time that the game will be rescheduled. Number of players in the line-up: 10 players will play defense. A team is limited to a maximum of five infield players, plus a catcher. The fielding pitcher must be positioned directly adjacent to the pitching rubber at the time of the pitch. The catcher will assume the normal catching position behind the plate. Four players will be in the outfield. All outfield players Start in the grass until ball is hit. A team may play with as few as seven players without penalty only if there are absences. At least seven team members must be present at game time to play, or a forfeit will result. If a team has ten or less players, all must play unless there is an injury, ejection, or illness. If a team begins play with less than ten players, late arriving team members must be added to the end of the batting order. A late-arriving player (or players) shall assume their defensive positions during the first dead ball occurrence following his/their arrival. The umpire and scorekeeper must be notified. The team designated by the schedule to be the home team shall be the official scorekeeper for the game. The official scorekeeper must use a regulation scorekeeping book and must keep track of the following: Count (balls, strikes, outs) Score of the game (5 runs per inning, run rule, etc.) Line up used by both COMMENT: The umpire’s focus should always be on administering the rules of the game of baseball/softball. The scoreboard is not an official account of the score and should not be treated as such. If, at any time during the game, less than seven team members are eligible and available to continue playing, the game will be forfeited by the team lacking the seven team members. Pre-Game Warm-up Regulations: No team will practice on the infield portion of the diamond it has been prepared for play. Between half innings, the defensive team will be allowed to utilize a warm-up ball. TIE If a regulation or complete game ends with the score tied, it will remain a tie. BATTING
West Plains Parks and Recreation staff will determine the date and time that the game will be rescheduled. Number of players in the line-up: 10 players will play defense. A team is limited to a maximum of five infield players, plus a catcher. The fielding pitcher must be positioned directly adjacent to the pitching rubber at the time of the pitch. The catcher will assume the normal catching position behind the plate. Four players will be in the outfield. All outfield players Start in the grass until ball is hit. A team may play with as few as seven players without penalty only if there are absences. At least seven team members must be present at game time to play, or a forfeit will result. If a team has ten or less players, all must play unless there is an injury, ejection, or illness. If a team begins play with less than ten players, late arriving team members must be added to the end of the batting order. A late-arriving player (or players) shall assume their defensive positions during the first dead ball occurrence following his/their arrival. The umpire and scorekeeper must be notified. The team designated by the schedule to be the home team shall be the official scorekeeper for the game. The official scorekeeper must use a regulation scorekeeping book and must keep track of the following: Count (balls, strikes, outs) Score of the game (5 runs per inning, run rule, etc.) Line up used by both COMMENT: The umpire’s focus should always be on administering the rules of the game of baseball/softball. The scoreboard is not an official account of the score and should not be treated as such. If, at any time during the game, less than seven team members are eligible and available to continue playing, the game will be forfeited by the team lacking the seven team members. Pre-Game Warm-up Regulations: No team will practice on the infield portion of the diamond it has been prepared for play. Between half innings, the defensive team will be allowed to utilize a warm-up ball. TIE If a regulation or complete game ends with the score tied, it will remain a tie. BATTING
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