GENERAL RULES AND INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

All tournaments will follow Pony Select Tournament rules with a few exceptions.
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These exceptions will supersede the Pony Tournaments rules:

Tournaments will follow this format:

2 pool games on Saturday
Single elimination bracket play on Sunday.
Seating for the single bracket play will be determined by pool play results.
For pool games home team will be determined by a coin flip
For single elimination bracket play the higher seated team will be the home.

All games will have time limits

7u/8u – 55 min pool games/ 1 hr single elimination
9u/10u – 1hr pool/ 1:15 single elimination
11u/ 12u – 1:15 pool/ 1:30 single elimination
13u/ 14u – 1:30 pool/ 1:45 single elimination

All games are pay at the plate for umpires

7u/8u - $30 per ump
9u/10u - $40 per ump
11u/12u - $45 per ump
13u/14u - $55 per ump

All run rules will be enforced

15 runs after 3 completed innings played
12 runs after 4 complete innings played
10 runs after 5 complete innings played

Coaches must provide 2 game balls

This will be at the umpire’s judgment if the ball is usable for game play

Teams may either bat the whole roster or only play 9 and use substitutes.

If a team elects to use subs they must follow the all substitution rules

Bats cannot exceed 2 3/4 diameter
If a coach wants to protest a rule interpretation it will cost the coach $100 cash. The Tournament Director will be called to make a ruling. If the Tournament Director agrees with the coach the coach gets to keep the money. If the Tournament Director does not agree with the coach, the umpires each get $50.

GENERAL INFORMATION

All Pony Select Tournaments are Pony sanctioned and will have a pony director assigned to each one