GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Tournament Headquarters will be located the Convenor Table at the Royal Field (turf field) batting cages/equipment shed.
2. A team roster must be available in the event player eligibility is questioned.
3. Coaches and other team officials are responsible for the conduct of their players, and anyone involved on their team, both on and off the field.
PLAYING RULES
1. The Ontario Baseball Association 2025 Select Playing Rules and Provincial Tournament Rules shall apply. https://ondeck.baseballontario.com/page/5938/select-division-procedures-playing-rules
2. All game participants are prohibited from using any tobacco products and must not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
3. As per OBA SP7a. At the beginning of each game, the home and visiting team designation will be decided by a coin toss. The team coming the greater distance will make the call. All coin tosses will be completed 30 minutes prior to the start of the game. Coin tosses will take place by a tournament convenor at the game’s assigned diamond. A member of your coaching staff must arrive at the diamond 30 minutes prior to your scheduled start time to take the coin toss. At the conclusion of the coin toss, the home team will be designated the official score keeper and the official pitch counter.
4. Game Changer must be used for all score keeping. The OBA Pitch Count app must be used (with pitches entered live) for all pitch counting. As stated above, the home team will be the official scorekeeper and the official pitch counter.
5. Games will commence promptly on time as per the schedule. Games may begin up to 30 minutes before the posted schedule time.
6. Ejection from any tournament game will result in an automatic one game suspension. Suspensions may be increased, depending on the severity of the infraction.
7. As per OBA SP5 all games 7 complete innings (6 1/2 complete innings if the home team is ahead), or until a winner is declared. There will be no time limit. In the event of a suspended game, OBA SP5 shall apply for determining an Official Game.
8. In all OBA games, the following Mercy Rule will apply Ref: OBA SP6:
a. 18 runs after 3 innings
b. 15 runs after 4 innings
c. 10 runs after 5 innings or any subsequent inning thereafter.
Game ends when runs per inning limits make it impossible for one team to win or tie.