RULES INFORMATION

CLICK HERE FOR 2023-24 USSSA BASEBALL RULES

2024 Baseball Rule Updates/Changes :

• 7.01.N | Forfeits – If a team forfeits for any reason other than pitching, they are removed from the event and placed in last place.

  • 7.01.N.1 If a team forfeits for a pitching violation in pool play, the game is forfeited, and the team will be the last seed based on teams with the same record for bracket play.

  • 7.01.N.2 The violating pitcher will not be allowed to pitch for the remainder of the event

  • 7.01.N.3 If a team forfeits in a winner’s bracket game, they will be moved to the loser’s bracket.

  • 7.01.N.4 If a team forfeits in an elimination game, they will be removed from the event.

  • 7.01.N.5 Anytime a team is discovered to have committed a pitching violation, the team manager will be removed from the complex for the remainder of the event. This penalty is enforced regardless if a protest was made.

• 7.02.J | Any coach coaching a base must either be 18 years of age or wear a protective helmet. Only adults will be allowed to be pitching coaches in Machine Pitch or Coach Pitch events.

• 15.02 | The minimum age to umpire tournaments will be 15 years of age or the minimum age mandated by the local state they are calling in. The minimum age to umpire in a league program will be determined by the local league.