Registration Form/Tournament Rules
Dates: Father’s Day Weekend 2026
Cost: $500 per team
Includes: Umpire and 1/2 game balls per game
Lodging: No stay-to-play requirement
Refund Policy:
50% refund if 0 games are played
20% refund if 1 game is played
No refund if 2 or more games are played
Game Time Limit: 100 minutes (weather permitting)
Rosters & Insurance: Must be submitted before the first game
Rules: NFHS rules unless otherwise noted
Game Length:
9U–12U: 6 innings
13U & 15U: 7 innings (may be shortened due to time or weather)
Tie Rules:
Pool play: Ties stand
Bracket play: Texas Shootout
Last batter from previous inning starts on 2nd base
All batters begin with a 3-2 count
No outs
Home Team:
Pool play: Coin flip
Bracket play: Higher seed
Seeding Criteria:
Record
Head-to-head
Runs allowed
Run differential
Mercy Rule:
12 runs after 3 innings
10 runs after 4 innings
8 runs after 5 innings
Team Size:
May start with 8 players
9th spot = automatic out until filled
May finish with 8 if no eligible subs
Ejection (non-injury): Spot is an automatic out if no sub available
Injury/illness: Skipped spot with no penalty
Equipment & Substitutions:
Metal cleats: 15U only
Pinch runner for catcher/pitcher allowed anytime
Use last out or player furthest from batting order
1 pitch = 1 inning
No re-entry as pitcher in same game
Pitching Limits (9U–13U):
Max 4 innings per game
Max 8 innings per tournament
Follow USA Smart Pitching Guidelines
HS Ages: Follow USA Smart Pitching Guidelines
Pitching Logs & Score Reporting:
Home team reports to site director/concession
Manager must sign off
Over-pitching: Immediate removal + manager ejection
Mound Visits:
Pitcher must be removed after 2nd charged trip
No balk warnings
Game Guarantee: Minimum of 2 games
Friday Games: Only if necessary, starting at 5:30 PM
10U-Specific Rules:
Lead-offs allowed
No infield fly rule
Balk Warnings per Ump Discretion
Other Info:
Concessions available at all fields
1/2 game ball provided per game (teams supply extras if needed)
Questions? Contact Stealth Staff
No foul language, alcohol, tobacco products, or smoking allowed.
Violators will be removed immediately.
8U COACH PITCH RULES -2026 Stealth tourney
1. There are 10 defensive players on the field with 4 outfielders.
2. 8U is closed bases.
a) There are no lead-offs.
b) No balks are enforced or called.
c) No advancement on over throws back to the pitcher.
3. No infield fly rule.
4. There is no advancement on dropped third strikes.
5. The runner cannot steal home. The only way the runner can advance from third to home is if batted or forced home.
6. Pitching distance is 40ft and basepaths are 60 ft.
7. we supply 1 baseball, teams supply rest
8. All teams must roster bat for all games.
9. Because teams are roster batting, there is free substitution on defense. The batting order must remain the same.
10. The catcher must be located in the catcher’s box, no more than four feet behind home
11. Courtesy runners are allowed for the catcher only.
12. No stealing. Runners only advance when the ball is batted into play or a batter is walked.
13. Play is stopped when an infielder has possession of the ball and must be within the basepath area. Umpires call time after every play and declare the ball dead. Time should be called as soon as all three of the following occur:
a) The lead runner stops attempting to advance.
b) The ball is in the possession of a fielder in the infield.
c) No defensive play is imminent.
Time does not have to be called by the defense for the purpose of this rule.
14. Regulation Game will consist of 6 innings
15. Roster batting is mandatory
16. Bunting isn’t allowed.
17. Plate umpire for every game
18.Umps are included.
19. Balls that go out of bounds on first base side are dead balls, due to no fencing, it will be a dead ball and runners will not advance. Balls thrown away at third base will get 1 extra base if they go out of play. (umps discretion)
20. Five runs maximum can be scored in an inning except the last inning where there is no limit.
21. These rules are in addition to the SSBL General Rules and Official Major League Rules.
22. Time Limits
a) Game time limit will be 90 minuets or 6 innings
b) No new inning will start 2 hours from the first pitch of the game (innings completed determine the outcome of the game)
23. Conduct
A) Appropriate conduct is required by all coaches, players, parents, and spectators during games and practices
B) The following is prohibited by all coaches, players, parents, and spectators and will require immediate removal from area;
1) Use of drugs or alcohol
2) Use of tobacco products
3) Use of profanity
4) Any unsportsmanlike conduct
C) Each team’s manager is responsible for his team’s spectators and ask any offender(s) to leave the area if they cannot conduct themselves in an appropriate manner
D) It is the responsibility of the manager to ask the offender to leave the area if they cannot conduct themselves in an appropriate manner
1) Do not engage the offender in an unprofessional manner
2) If necessary, contact the appropriate authorities to have them handle the situation
3) If this action is taken, all play stops until the individual(s) vacate or are removed from the area
24. In the case of Thunder or Lightning, play shall be stopped and players removed from the field for a period of 30 minutes. Play shall resume when lightning or thunder has discontinued for 30 minutes from the last occurrence.
The Following rules are specific to Coach Pitch Innings:
25. There is a 30‐foot safety arc from the back tip of home plate and from the first‐base line to the third‐base line.
26. Fielders must stay beyond the arc until the ball is hit.
27. There is a circle drawn with a 10’ diameter with the pitching rubber in the middle. This is a safety area for the player in the pitching position. The defensive player listed as the pitcher cannot leave the pitching circle until the ball is hit. If the pitcher leaves the circle early, the play continues. After the play has ended, the offensive team has the option of taking the result of the play or accepting a no‐pitch and ruling of the play as over. If this occurs a second time by the same pitcher, that player is removed from the pitching position for the remainder of that inning. If it occurs any time after that by the same player, then he or she is removed from the pitching mound the remainder of the game.
28. Each batter is allowed six pitches. If a batter hits a foul ball on the sixth pitch, he or she is allowed to continue batting until he or she either does not make contact with the ball or puts the ball in play. The batter will be declared out if they strike out prior to receiving 6 pitches.
29. A fair batted ball hitting a coach pitcher is declared a foul ball if the umpire rules that the coach pitcher’s contact with the ball was unintentional. If, in the umpire’s judgment, a coach pitcher intentionally makes contact with a batted ball, the batter is out, and no runner can advance.
30. There are no
Base on balls
Base awards for hit by pitcher
Infield fly rule
Base stealing
Bunting (players must take a full swing)
Intentional walks
31. If a player bunts or takes a half‐swing, it is a foul ball.
32. A coach pitcher is prohibited from coaching while in the pitching position either physically or verbally.