Tee ball is played under modified
baseball rules as set out in the Greater Western Junior Baseball League
Competition rules.
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Nine (9) players may take the
field at any one time
·
The team must have a minimum
of seven (7) players to take the field
·
A maximum of twelve (12)
players may play in any one game.
·
Players may be interchanged
at the end of an innings and may return to the game.
·
The match duration is one
hour and 15 minutes (75 minutes) or six (6) completed innings,
whichever occurs first.
·
If an innings is completed
within ten (10) minutes of the schedule finish time, ‘Time’ is called and the
game is ended.
·
An innings is completed when
both teams have had a turn at bat. The
away team will bat first (‘top of innings’) and the home team will bat second
(‘bottom of innings’)
·
The batting innings will end
if three batters are called ‘out’, or after five runs are scored. Any additional runs scored on the play where
the fifth run is scored are counted. If
there are four runs scored in the innings, the innings will end at the end of
the next scoring play and all runs completed in that play will be counted (i.e.
maximum of eight runs can be scored).
·
In the sixth inning, teams
bat until three batters are out or ‘Time’ is called. There is no limit on runs scored in the sixth inning.
·
Batters bat in order from 1
to 12 on the team sheet (regardless of whether or not they have fielded in the
innings)
·
The batter must wear a helmet
·
The batter must hit the ball
off the tee in order to run to first base
·
‘Strike’ will be called if
the batter swings the bat without hitting the ball, or if the batter attempts a
swing while standing outside the batter’s box
·
‘Foul’ will be called if the
batter hits the ball and it does not go out of the 10ft (3m) ‘Fair Hit’ circle
in front of home plate, or if the ball goes over the base line without passing
first or third base.
·
A foul will also be called a
strike on strike one or two. If the
batter has two strikes, additional fouls are not counted toward the strike
count.
·
The batter will be given out
after three strikes.
·
The batter will be first
warned then subsequently called ‘out’ if they throw the bat in a dangerous
manner after swinging at the ball.
·
After hitting the ball, the
batter attempts to run to 1st base.
·
A run is scored when the
batter safely runs to home plate having touched 1st, 2nd
and 3rd base
·
If the batter hits the ball
to the home run boundary they are entitled to run two bases safely. All other runners on base may run up to two
bases as well.
·
If the batter hits the ball
beyond home run boundary on the full, they are entitled to run all four bases
(a home run). All other runners may run
to home plate, touching all bases along the way.
·
Runners must stop at the next
base if the ball is thrown to an infield player and no further play is likely
to take place.
·
Runners may be directed by the
umpire to move to the next base if the ball is thrown out of the diamond
(beyond the 1st or 3rd base line) while being fielded
(i.e. ‘pass ball’ is called). The ball
must pass a predetermined point beyond the base line before ‘pass ball’ is
awarded.
·
Runners cannot ‘steal’ bases
– runners may not move from their base until the ball is hit by the batter.
·
Runners must return to their
base if ‘foul’ is called.
·
A batter is out if
o
Three strikes are called
while at bat.
o
The ball is caught on the
full by a fielder
o
The bat is thrown in a
dangerous manner, after having first been warned by the umpire
o
The batter does not bat in
the order on the team sheet
·
A runner is out if
o
The runner is forced to run
to a base and the fielder touches the base while in control of the ball before
the runner does
o
The runner is tagged by the
fielder by the hand holding the ball before touching a base
o
The runner deliberately runs
away from a fielder to avoid a tag
·
A runner is forced to run to
a base if
o
the batter or another runner
must run to the base on the next play (that is, the bases the runner has
already touched are ‘loaded’)
o
if the runner has left the
base and the batter is out caught, forcing the runner to return to their
starting base (or ‘tag up’) before running toward the next base.
·
A maximum of nine fielders
may take the field – there must be a minimum of seven.
·
The pitcher must stand with
both feet on the rubber and may not move until the ball is hit from the tee
·
The catcher must remain fully
within the catcher’s box behind the batter and must wear a helmet.
·
Coaches are not allowed on
the diamond or in the outfield at any time.
·
Bases are 50ft (15m) apart.
·
The ‘Fair Hit’ radius is 10ft
(3m) from the home plate
·
Home run boundaries are 150
ft / 45 m along the base paths (from home plate through 1st and
through 3rd base) and 200 ft / 60 m from home plate through Centre
Field.