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GENERAL
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Games will be played in accordance with the basic rules of baseball as
specifically amended by these rules. Basic rules of baseball will be
taken as those stated in the Little League Official Rules.
LENGTH AND FORMAT OF THE GAME
Regulation
Game – A normal game is seven innings long unless modified by one of the
rules below.
Official Game
- An official game is after 4 complete innings. Any time before 4 innings
the game is not official. After 5 innings, if you are beating the team by ten,
the games over.
Time
Limitations – If it is too dark to continue the game, the umpire can call the
game.
Line-ups –
The players' names must be listed in batting order and given to the other team's
coach before each game. Each player can bat even if they are not on the field
that inning. If a player is late, is listed at the end of the batting order.
Number of
Players - A maximum of 9 players can play in the field at any time. No team
may start a game with fewer than 8 players.
Batting - A
team will remain at bat until there are three outs in any inning or until 10
batters bat. In the last inning of the game, teams will bat until there are
three outs.
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