Each team will be provided with 3 games guaranteed inside a premier indoor facility that plays host to 2 indoor diamonds. These tournaments are a great addition to any team’s pre-season schedule. Teams have been invited from all over the Midwest, so the availability is limited. Come and battle inside the dome at The Plex South.

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• All games played on Synthetic Turf Field - turf looks, feels, and plays like real grass! 
• Each team will be provided time for warm up in our hitting tunnels and pitching areas
• Each team will be provided with 20 free batting cage tokens
• NO METAL CLEATS!!
• All games will be 1 hour and 15 minutes in length (finish the inning). 
• 3 Game Minimum with Great Awards for 1st and 2nd Place. Roster limit of 14 players

HOTELS: ALL team hotel arrangements are required to go through the Plex South. Please click here to contact Erin Arnold to book your hotel arrangements. * Special discounts available. You may also call 260-496-9999 ext 302

RULE 1: Players, Field & Equipment

• All leagues shall have 9 defensive players on the field at a time, 4 infielders, 3 outfielders, a pitcher & a catcher.
• Maximum rosters size is 14
• A player must be rostered and age appropriate to be eligible to play for any team at The Plex. Players in their respective division must be that age or younger on the first day of play. Birth certificates may be required upon request.
• Any player on the field MUST be on that team’s roster before their 1st tournament game.
  
• A player is not considered rostered until he/she has filled out and signed the roster wavier form (or a parent/guardian, if under 18 years old).
• It is the team’s responsibility to make sure all players are rostered before their 1^st game. If a non-rostered or “illegal” player is found to be playing, the team will automatically suspend all games the illegal player participated in or be subject to suspension from the tournament.

Synthetic Turf Field - turf looks, feels, and plays like real grass! 

Standard MLB Bases put in anchors in the ground at the appropriate distance Pitcher plate set at the appropriate distance for the age group  

• No metal cleats will be allowed.
• Batting helmets and catcher’s equipment must be Plex approved.
• Catchers must wear a helmet, which includes full ear protection – dual ear flaps.
  • The mask must have a separate, attached throat protector. The chest protector shall have a tail that protects the groin area. All male catchers must wear protective cups.
• It is strongly recommended that all players wear a protective cup.
• The size of glove/mitts is not restricted.
• There is NO Bat Weight or Length Restriction.
• The official ball shall be a Diamond DOL A or B Baseball provided by Plex

RULE 2: Playing Terms and Definitions
 

• There is a infield fly rule
• A 1/2 inning is over when there are 3 outs, when the number of players in attendance of the larger team have batted (A coach shall announce the last batter prior to their at bat) or when the 8 – run rule in effect.
• 8 –RUN RULE: On offense, players of the trailing team shall bat until 3 outs are recorded or until the trailing team has gone ahead by 8 runs. Players of the leading team shall bat until 3 outs are recorded or until they have scored eight runs in addition to the lead they had at the beginning of the inning.

• Only one Head Coach and at most TWO Assistant Coaches allowed in the player bench area/dugout, along with the rostered players. Everyone else must sit in the designated spectator area. NO siblings, non-rostered players, or other parents allowed in the player bench area/dugout or on the field.
• On defense, free substitution shall be allowed. However, all players must play at least two innings per game or half of the game.
• On offense, the batting order shall contain the entire roster of players present.
• There shall be no penalty for batting out of order. Try to keep the same order in fairness to the players
• A team may start or end a game with 5 players, and an automatic out will NOT be charged for the missing player. If a team has less than 5 players present at game time, it can borrow the needed players from the other team so long as the opposing team would still have at least 6 players. This will be considered a forfeit though. But if the opposing team does not have sufficient number of players, the teams can agree to play a scrimmage with less than the regulation number of players.
• A player who carelessly or unintentionally throws their bat or helmet shall receive 1 team warning. Further infractions by the same team, or a player who intentionally throws their bat or helmet, shall result in the player being ejected from the game.
• No protests will be allowed – feedback is welcome and can be sent to the The Plex South office about game issues.

  RULE 4: Starting and Ending the Game

• Games shall start and end on time
• Game start time is forfeit time
• 1 hour 15 minute games – a clock will be used - when 1 hour 15 minutes are up, you finish the inning
• Play 6-innings as time allows (AA division) Play 7-innigns as time allows (A division) 
• Play 9- innings as time allows
• The league will not reschedule games for any reason, including, but not limited to, inability for players to get to The Plex due to winter storms. No refunds will be given for un-played games.

 RULE 5: Pitching

• A pitcher will be allowed four pitches or one minute to warm up between innings. The time starts from the time the last out is made on offense. This rule does not apply to new pitchers warming up prior to their first inning appearance. These pitchers shall have six pitches to warm up.
• Pitchers may pitch no more than two consecutive innings per game. Each out shall be considered 1/3 of an inning. Once a pitcher has been removed from pitching, they may not pitch again during the same game (exceptions may be approved by the umpire in case of injuries).  

• A team’s batting order shall consist of the entire roster of players present at the game.

RULE 7: Base Running

• Sliding is allowed.
• A batter is out when the umpire, regardless of whether the ball is caught by the catcher or not, calls the third strike.
• Stealing is allowed. Leading off is not allowed. Base runners must remain in contact with the base until the ball has crossed the plate. Players leaving their base too soon shall be called out, and the ball declared dead. The first time a players leaves too soon, a warning shall be issued to the player. The second time any player leave too soon, they will be called out. Each team will be issued 1 warning per time on base. Warnings and penalties shall be called immediately and the ball will be considered dead before the pitch. (8U-10U, and 11U-12U AA divisions)
• 12U "A" divisions- Stealing and lead offs are allowed.
• Stealing and lead offs are allowed.

RULE 8: Scoring – Record Keeping

• Official game scores and standings can be found at www.plexsports.com

• Plex will provide one (1) paid official for each game. He or she may take any position desired. The umpire is responsible for calling all plays at all bases, for calling balls and strikes, and for enforcing all rules of the game. Under no circumstances will a spectator or other person be permitted to be a second umpire during any game. All coaches are expected to familiarize themselves with the rules regarding conduct of coaches, spectators and players toward paid Plex officials.  

• If a batted ball hits anything in foul territory before it is caught, including the ceiling net, wall nets, or wall padding, it is a foul ball.
• If a batted ball hits the ceiling in fair territory it is a live ball and can be caught as an out.
• Batted balls that hit the ceiling net in fair territory BEYOND the yellow tape on the ceiling net, and then drop, are playable but cannot be caught for an out. Batted balls that hit the ‘Outfield Fence’ ‘on the fly,’ and then drop, are playable but cannot be caught for an out.
• Batted balls that go over the fence in center field or above the yellow line on the out field net in the air will be ruled as a Home Run for U8,U10 and U12. Balls that bounce over, or go through in any way, the fence in center field, will be ruled as a double. The player should raise both hands above the head to signal that this has occurred.

 Keeping things moving

• Teams can practice/warm-up in their designated throwing lane and designated hitting tunnel starting 30 minutes prior to game start time – NOT before. Please do not ask to use space prior to the 30 -minute warm-up period unless you are willing to pay for the additional time.
• As soon as the umpire signals the end of the previous game, the team should advance to the field and put their bags outside their player bench area. Once the teams of the previous game have left the dugout, the new teams should store their gear in the dugout, and the home team should take the field.  The hour and 30 minute game clock starts on the allotted times for each game whether the teams are ready or not.
• No time will be allowed for taking ’infield’
• Teams must clear the field as quickly as possible after each game. Post-game meetings can be held outside the playing field in the lobby area.

• If a playoff game ends up with a tie after time has expired. Extra inning will be played to determine a winner.
• Extra Inning Rules: Each team will start with a full count and 2 outs, with bases loaded. This will continue until a team becomes victorious.
• Teams will get seeded based on overall record from regular season. A tie breaker is determined as follows: head to head, runs allowed, runs scored, coin flip