Playoff Rules, 18U PBLO Championships (The Premier Baseball League of Ontario)

PrintPlayoff Rules

ALL SCHEDULES AND RESULTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE P.B.L.O. WEBSITE UNDER TOURNAMENTS

 

  1. Pre-Game

  1. No Batting Practice on Field- All hitting should be done outside the fence.

  2. Batting Cages can to be used by the teams.

  3. Please refrain from hitting into the sides of any of the cages or fences

  4. Please keep all ground ball practice outside the foul lines

  5. I/O Available only if time permits (Games must stay ontime)

 

  1. Post-Game

Since we are on a tight time schedule please adhere to the following post-game protocols.

  1. Shake Hands with opposition

  2. Clear and Clean the dugout immediately

  3. All team post game talks are to be done outside the field after dugout is cleared.

 

  1. Game Lengths

  1. No Time Limits

  2. Official Game after 5-innings or 4-½ if the home team is ahead

  3. No Extra Innings during pool play

  4. Highest Seed will determine Home Team in all pool and play-off games 

 

  1. Mercy Rules

  1. 18-runs after 3-innings

  2. 15-runs after 4-innings

  3. 10-runs after 5-innings

 

5. Extra Innings

Ties will stand during Pool Play….the following will be used for all play-off games

  1. Each team will begin the extra inning with a player on 2nd with no outs

  2. The placement of the runners of the extra inning will be determined by how the previous inning ended.

  3. The hitter with the last plate appearance will start at 2nd Base

 

          6. Arm Care Rules

  1. Baseball Ontario Pitch Rules are in effect for all OBA Teams

  2. Pitch Count App must be updated during the game by the home team manager or designate.

  3. The manager of the opposing team will receive notification of the pitch count entry into the system and will verify or challenge the pitch count immediately at the end of the game (BEFORE LEAVING THE PARK).

 

 

7. Protests

  1. A protest based on an umpire’s interpretation of the rules must be lodged with the umpire before the game resumes, and the opposing team must also be advised by the umpire before the game resumes.

  2. The protest committee has the right to rule whether the protest will be heard

  3. All protests must be ruled on at the time of their occurrence by the Protest Committee

  4. If the protest is heard and denied, the team will be charged $50