LIL Rules

Regular Mabel rules apply except for the following:

1. Round robin games may end in tied scores and points will be awarded accordingly. There is no tiebreaker rule in effect.
2. Final and semi-final games may not end in tied scores. Softball Canada rules will be in effect. All tie-breaking innings will be open, and the last player scheduled to bat will start at 2nd base.
3. No new innings will be started after 1 hour and 15 minutes into Game Time.
4. Home Team will be determined by a coin toss at the pre-game conference.
5. Each team must supply one official ball to the Umpire: either new or in good condition.
6. Flip Flop Rule – if the home team, who normally bats at the bottom of the inning, are behind by 5 runs, the umpire can implement a flip flop rule that the home team will bat at the top of the inning to see if they can score enough runs to tie the game and then the visiting team would take their bats. This could be implemented in the last inning or open inning. There is no open inning in round robin tournament play.
   *If the home team fails to catch up, the score reverts to the last complete inning.

Round Robin Standings

(Operating Rules 8.2)

Standings in each division’s round robin will be determined as follows:

1. By counting wins (3 pt), ties (1 pt), losses (0 pt) for each team.
2. If two teams in a division are tied after (a), placement will be determined by comparing head-to-head competition for the two teams. If there is not an equal comparison of head-to-head games for any of the teams involved in the tie, skip this comparison for all tied teams and go to tie-breaker rule (c).
3. If any teams in a division are tied after (b), placement will be determined by comparing the teams’ run differentials to a maximum of 10 runs per game.
4. If any teams in a division are tied after (c), placement will be determined by comparing runs against, to a maximum of a 10 run differential per game.
5. If any teams in a division are tied after (d), placement will be determined by a coin toss.

Reporting Scores

(Operating Rules 8.3)

The winning team is responsible for submitting game scores, which must be clearly signed off by each team’s scorekeeper and must clearly show the runs scored in each inning by each team.

Discrepancies in game scores will only be considered if the game score has not been signed off by each team’s scorekeeper and has not been submitted.

Player Eligibility

(Operating Rules 9.1)

In order to play in a final game in the LIL Tournament, a player must have played at least one game with that team during the tournament, unless that player has three (3) Regular Season games with that team.

Tournament Rainout Procedure

(Operating Rules 8.4)

Rainouts will be determined through coordination with the league’s UIC and the Umpire Association’s head umpire for the tournament.

When some diamonds are playable and some are not, priorities of games will be considered with these factors in mind:

• (i) where possible, ensuring teams play an equal amount of games; then
• (ii) consider standings and prioritize games that impact who will play in the finals.

Clubhouse Licensed Area

(Operating Rules 5.3)

Teams caught drinking outside licensed areas or bringing their own alcohol to licensed areas at Mabel League events or game nights will be fined $50 for a first offence. Until the fine is paid, the entire team will be banned from the park or event space. Further infringements will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and a fine and/or punishment will be decided upon based on the gravity of the offence. Fined monies will be delivered to the licensed establishment via the Mabel League executive.

Reminders

• There are no open innings in round robin.
• The mercy rule is in effect. The Umpire will immediately end a game, regardless of time remaining in the game, if a team has a lead of 10 runs over the opposing team and if the opposing team has had at least 5 complete opportunities at bat.
• The Umpire will immediately end a game if:
  • the home team is ahead in the bottom of the 7th inning
  • time has run out and the home team is ahead in the bottom of the inning