BASEBALL

1.   National Federation rules.

2.   Visiting teams will use the field for 15 minutes prior to game start time.

3.   On all levels, typed copies of ground rules are to be given to the plate umpire and the visiting coach.  

4.   All coaches on all levels are required to present lineup cards to the plate umpire and opposing coach.

5.   Games are to be seven innings.

6.   If any game is suspended for any reason prior to it being an official game, that game must resume from the point of interruption according to the following:  Should the suspended game be the first game of a two-game series or the first or second game of a three-game series, play will resume on the date of the next scheduled game of the series, prior to the scheduled game, even if the game is on the opposite site from the original game unless both schools agree to play on the next available date which is prior to the next scheduled game.  Should the suspended game be the final game of a series, play will resume at the same site on the next available date.  (Approved 1/11/12)

7.   In the implementation of the next available date policy in baseball, league games will take precedence over non-league games.

8.  All coaches shall be required to wear protective helmets while standing along the 1st and 3rd base lines during games. (Approved 10/8/09)

GAME ENDING PROCEDURES (Approved 3/13/22)

Tied and Suspended Game Rule:

1. An official game is 5 innings or 4 and one-half if the home team is ahead. If a winner can be determined and no more baseball can be played that day, the game is over and a winner is declared. The game does not have to go 7 innings.

2. If a game is stopped before it becomes an official game, the game is a suspended game. This game will be picked up at that point. Score, inning, count of batter etc. should all be recorded in the scorebook. The game will be completed the next day as per the following: that game must resume from the point of interruption according to the following:  Should the suspended game be the first game of a two-game series or the first or second game of a three-game series, play will resume on the date of the next scheduled game of the series, prior to the scheduled game, even if the game is on the opposite site form the original game unless both schools agree to play on the next available date which is prior to the next scheduled game.  Should the suspended game be the final game of a series, play will resume at the same site on the next available date.

3. If the game is stopped after having gone long enough to be an official game, however a winner cannot be determined due to a) tied score or b) the visiting team takes the lead in the top of the inning.

In a)This game becomes a tied game at that point and score, inning, count of batter etc., should all be recorded in the scorebook.

In b) the game becomes a suspended game and at that point, the score, inning, count of batter, etc., should all be recorded in the scorebook.

In both scenarios, the game will be started from the point of suspension and completed the next day as per the following:  Should the suspended game be the first game of a two-game series or the first or second game of a three-game series, play will resume on the date of the next scheduled game of the series, prior to the scheduled game, even if the game is on the opposite site form the original game unless both schools agree to play on the next available date which is prior to the next scheduled game.  Should the suspended game be the final game of a series, play will resume at the same site on the next available date.

 

4. If a game is stopped after having gone long enough to become an official game and;

a. The home team ties the game in the bottom half of the inning but does not complete the inning. If we cannot play anymore, we have a tied/suspended game at point. This game will be picked up at that point. Score, inning, count of batter, etc., should all be recorded in the scorebook. Or,

b. The home team takes the lead in the bottom half of the 5th or 6th inning, and then the game is called. At that point, the home team is declared the winner.

  

Section XI Tournament

Effective July 1, 2014, Section XI has adopted SPALDING as the official ball used in all Section XI playoff contests.  Schools are mandated to use a SPALDING product exclusively during ALL ROUNDS of the Section XI playoffs. 

The Section XI Sport Chair will decide when schools will receive the SPALDING TF-Pro (41-000HS) ball.  Schools may use this ball or any other SPALDING product.

All games will be played at the higher seed, with the exception of the following:

-          In a 2/3 playoff series, the games will be scheduled as follows:

o   Game #1: @ Higher Seed

o   Game #2: @ Lower Seed

o   Game #3 (if necessary): @ Higher Seed 

-    In a double elimination tournament Winner’s Bracket Final, the team that has gone through the bracket undefeated will have the home field in the first game of the Winner’s Bracket Final,
regardless of seed.  If an ‘if necessary game’ is played, then the contest will be played at the higher seed.  This only pertains to the Winner’s Bracket final.

Qualifying for Postseason:

Double Elimination Tournament:

      For double elimination tournament, all teams must be better than .500 league and/or combined league/mandatory cross over records to qualify for the Section XI Tournament.


Tournament Rules
1.   The highest seeded team in all rounds will be home team except in the finals.

2.   The team progressing the farthest in each classification will be the Section XI  qualifier for the NYSPHSAA tournament in that class.

3.   Schools will furnish three balls per game.

4.   Schools will pay officials through the third round of the tournament.

5.   A contest shall be moved to the visiting school if the home school does not have a site available to play. (App 3/13)

6.   Any interrupted game will be continued from the point the game was stopped.


Protest Committee:  The site chairman will appoint a protest committee of three people for each game.  A protest in any game must be lodged immediately, as prescribed in the Section XI rules. Play will not continue until the problem is resolved.

NYSPHSAA Pitch Count Rules:

NYSPHSAA Pitch Count Rules and Chart Link

NYSPHSAA Pitch Count Tracking Sheet Link

NYSPHSAA Pitch Count Summary Form – To be used in the NYSPHSAA Regional and Sectional Championships

NYSPHSAA Postseason Pitch Count Summary Form