No new inning shall begin two (2) hours after game start. Absolute curfew is two (2) hours and fifteen (15) minutes after game start time. The umpire will announce the time of the first pitch which will be treated as the official start time.
3.
The base distance for Bantam will be eighty-two (82) feet with the pitching distance is fifty-five (55) feet.
4.
Each team shall have a starting line up of not less than seven (7) players to constitute a legal game. In the event that neither team can field seven (7) players, a loss shall be assessed to both teams. Any player arriving late shall be placed at the bottom of the batting order. The player will be allowed to play in the game no matter what inning it is.
5.
Four (4) complete innings or game curfew will constitute a legal game. All games will be played within the game time limit to a maximum of 7 innings.
6.
Once a pitcher has been pulled from the position, he/she may not be re-entered as a pitcher.
7.
Two (2) trips to the mound will be allowed in the same inning by a manager/coach or designated representative. The second trip necessitates the pitcher being removed from the pitching position.
8.
Balks will be called and no warnings will be given.
9.
A mercy rule will be in effect for the first two innings of regular season games only of a maximum of seven (7) runs. No mercy rule is in effect during playoffs.
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