Games WILL start promptly at the designated starting time. There is no "grace period". Any team showing less than 7 players at the designated starting time shall forfeit the game. Coaches should, however, play an unofficial game anyway, in which, for example, players from one team help make up the deficit of players for the other team. The forfeit still holds, though, no matter the outcome of this unofficial contest, even if a suitable number of players eventually do show up.

In order to keep the game flowing, coaches are expected to have their defensive rotation scripted prior to game time, and to have their catcher and players ready for the defensive half of the inning promptly after the third out of the inning is recorded. 

A regulation game is 6 innings. No inning will begin after 90 minutes of playing time has elapsed. If for any reason a game is not started at the designated starting time, coaches & umpires should note the time of the first pitch delivered to the Visiting team, and this will serve as the start of the 90 minute time limit. A new inning begins at the time the third out is registered for the Home team in any inning. In the event of a tie game during the regular season, the tie stands.

All players on the roster will bat "through the line-up" and the order of batting in an individual game may not be changed once established. A side is retired at the conclusion of 3 outs or by batting through the entire roster. A team with fewer players in attendance shall bat the number of times equal to that of its opponent's roster size. EXAMPLE: Team A has 12 players and Team B has 10. Team B would bat once through its roster plus the next two batters to equal 12 in the inning.

The distance between bases shall be 60 feet and the distance from the mound to the plate shall be 46 feet. Coaches will pitch to their own team and make every effort to throw overhand to all but the neediest of batters. There are no walks or free bases for batters hit by a pitch, however, a batter is retired after three strikes. The coach pitching may not field the ball except to receive it after a play is deemed dead, or upon return from the catcher. SUGGESTION: Coaches should throw hard enough so that they're not delivering sinkers, but soft enough that hitters won't back off the plate. REMINDER: All offensive players on the field of play shall wear a protective helmet, and no offensive player should have a bat in hand unless he is batting or on his way to/from home plate - no exceptions!

A batter who hits the ball into the outfield may continue to run until the fielder throws the ball. Other base-runners may also advance until the fielder releases the ball. EXAMPLE: If the outfielder releases the ball just after a runner has rounded a base, that runner may continue on his way to only the next base. If, however, a runner is approaching a base at the time of release, the runner must stop at that base.

No runners may steal bases or otherwise advance on a wild pitch or ball that gets by the catcher . Runners may advance no more than one base on any overthrow made during a play at any base. Further, if a batter simply runs through 1st base and mistakenly turns left WITHOUT making an obvious attempt to advance, he is not "fair game" and subject to being tagged out. If the batter DOES make a move toward second, he is fair game for a tag out. NOTE: Coaches should teach and drill on this in their practices.

In addition to the coach pitching, the batting team may also have a coach near home plate, but not so close as to interfere with ongoing play, and two additional coaches positioned at 1st & 3rd respectively. The defensive team may have two coaches in the field to assist with player positioning and advice.

A tenth defensive player may be positioned on the field as an extra outfielder only. All outfielders must be positioned on the outfield grass and no outfielder can step on a base to execute a force out -the ball must be thrown to an infielder covering the base. All defensive players must rotate positions at least every other inning, and substitutes must not sit out for more than two consecutive innings. NOTE: Catchers MUST be wearing a protective cup - NO EXCEPTIONS!