DIMENSIONS AND RULES

• 90 feet between bases.

• 60.5 feet from back of home plate to pitching rubber.

• Official length of game: Six (7) innings (6th and 7th inning is open).

• An inning consists of 3 outs or 7 runs scored.

• Catcher cannot be substituted unless for reason of injury.

• A pitcher may pitch a maximum of Three (3) consecutive innings. With the exclusion of Senior Division, all pitchers must sit out the number of consecutive innings needed to bring balance to the number of innings played by all teammates.

• A pitcher must be substituted if he or she hits batters Two (2) times in One (1) inning or any Three (3) batters during a game. A pitcher will be ejected from the game if he intentionally throws at a batter.

• The defence will consist of: pitcher, catcher, first base, second base, third base, shortstop and up to Three (3) outfielders for a maximum of Nine (9) players.

• *In Senior Division* all roster players will bat.

• House league extra innings in playoffs ONLY. The International Baseball Rule is used - the Away team will start the inning with One (1) out and the player that was the last out from the previous inning on second base. Same will apply for the Home team.

• Full list of rules http://www.vaughanvikings.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/991/2020/03/16-Midget-Rules.pdf