To be voted on at:
October 4, 2022: Annual General Meeting
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Terry Miller Rec. Centre Room #2
Open Inning
Current Rule:
Limitless open inning.
New Rule:
Suggest capping open inning at 10, 15, or once through the order. The game is no longer fun when getting thumped in the last inning by a
superior team, with no end in sight unless they finally concede to giving you mercy outs.
Four Consecutive Balls
Current Rule:
Tournament rule- double walk after 4 straight pitches.
New Rule:
Leave it as a typical walk. It makes the game too slow and less
enjoyable when people are looking for the walk.
Courtesy Runners
Current Rule:
Tournament Rule 11. Maximum of three (3) courtesy runners per game. The courtesy runner must be the same gender as the player they are substituting.
**Should the Umpire give any team a courtesy runner, medical
exemption, based on his/her discretion, the opposing team must also
be given a courtesy runner exemption for a player of their choosing.
New Rule:
Three male courtesy runners and three female courtesy runners, not three in total.
Number of Runs for Mercy
Current Rule:
Each team’s inning at bat will be considered complete when they have
three (3) players called out or when they have scored a maximum of
five (5) runs in that inning. This rule will not apply to each team’s last
turn at bat; in this case, each team will be allowed to bat until three (3)
players are called out.
New Rule:
Each team’s inning at bat will be considered complete when they have
three (3) players called out or when they have scored a maximum of
SEVEN (7) runs in that inning. This rule will not apply to each team’s
last turn at bat; in this case, each team will be allowed to bat until three
(3) players are called out.
Reason: when we had the 7-run mercy, it seemed that there were more
at bats per player (4 or 5 per game) and more chances for plays in the
field. With the 5-run mercy, people typically have 3 at bats per game.
Outfielders Throwing to First Base
Current Rule:
Being able to throw people out at first base from the outfield/ rover
positions.
New Rule:
You can’t throw people out at first base from the outfield/ rover
position.
