Indoor Baseball Rules

All games will be played with High School Federation rules. Except where modified below

1. 8u through 10u play with 9 in the field. 11u and 12u play with 8 in the field. 11u and 12u must bat at least 9 players with the 9th batter and any consecutive batters listed as an AP (additional player)

2. You can bat your entire roster.

3. Free substitutions in the field although pitching and catching changes must be reported.

4. Courtesy runners for the pitchers and catchers are allowed. It will be the last completed at bat unless you have an unused sub. In that case, the unused sub must be the courtesy runner

5. 7 maximum runs allowed per inning

6. Run rule is 9 run lead after 3 innings, 8 run lead after 4 innings and 7 run lead after 5 innings. If a team is mathematically out of the game than the game will be officially over.

7. Teams are asked to move games along as this is time limit ball. TEAMS HAVE ONE MINUTE AFTER THE END OF A HALF INNING TO HAVE TAKEN THE FIELD AND READY TO PITCH. Teams must be ready to play immediately following the previous game. Games may start 30 minutes ahead of schedule

8. Pitchers are allowed 5 warm up pitches at the beginning of the game (5th being throw down) and 3 warm up pitches (3rd being throw down) in subsequent innings. If coaches come out to catch, these pitches will count as well.

9. No infield is allowed after the first inning

10. Pitchers cannot warm up prior to their games on the fields pitching mound.

11. No infield fly rule in FSC Athletics

12. No pitch limit. Coaches and parents responsibility