THE LYBA IS AFFILIATED WITH DIXIE BASEBALL.
LYBA Local League Rules
2024 Season
- Practices can begin after completion of your age groups draft. Coaches are responsible for finding their own practice fields
- Regular season games will not count. A tournament at the end of the season will determine the winner and the runner-up.
- No pregame team or individual warm-ups on any LYBA field that you are not immediately scheduled to play on.
- Batting cages are open all game days on a first come-first serve basis. No reservations. Teams must follow posted batting cage rules or they will be removed from cages.
- No more than a combined total of four (4) practices and/or games per week.
- Team hats and shirts may not be altered (Example: Players names on hats and/or shirts). Altered hats and/or shirts must be replaced at player expense.
- Umpires will keep official game time.
- The home team will maintain the official scorebook and the visiting team will operate the scoreboard, if score is kept.
- If the batter fakes a bunt and then swings at the ball (full swing or slash), the batter is out and the runners cannot advance. This protects fielders charging in to field a bunt.
- If in the UMPIRES JUDGEMENT a runner from 3rd is stealing home and the batter swings the bat, the runner is out, the batter is out, and the 3rd base coach is ejected. The batter MUST bunt or take the pitch.
- If a Coach or player is ejected from a game, he/she is ineligible to coach or play in the next scheduled game (1 game suspension). All ejections are subject to appeal to the board. Any and all punishments are at the leagues discretion.
- Teams playing the first game of the day will be responsible for setting up the field for play (removing all field covers, chalking batter boxes, painting foul lines, installing bases, installing scoreboard controller).
- Teams playing in the last game of the day will be responsible for raking fields, replacing field covers (if available), storing scoreboard controller in weather-proof storage and picking up trash on the field, in the dug-outs, stands and areas adjacent to the field; bagging trash and setting it out for disposal. Any coach not performing these duties will be suspended for one (1) game.
- All suspensions may be appealed to the Competition Committee. To allow time for fact-finding and consideration by the Competition Committee, appeals must be directed to the Competition Committee by the team’s Head Coach not less than two (2) days before the coach or player’s next scheduled game. If the coach or player’s next scheduled game is less than two (2) days from the date of the suspension, the Competition Committee must be notified by the team’s Head Coach immediately after the game in which the suspension occurred.
- NO STEEL CLEATS ALLOWED.
- LYBA will provide Game Balls ONLY!!! No practice balls.
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