Butte American Legion Baseball will be hosting our annual B tournament on June 13-16 2024. To enter please contact buttebaseball@gmail.com
Tournament Rules
- Entry fee $450 plus one dozen NFHS Approved or equivalent Baseballs
- American Legion Baseball Rules will be followed except as specified below.
- Games will be 7 innings unless extra innings are needed. In the case of a tie after 7 innings or because of time limit, teams will go into a tie-break scenario. Each team will start the next inning with a runner on 2nd base and no outs. The runner will be the last out recorded from the previous inning.
- Eight run rule applies after 5 innings, 12 run rule after 4 innings.
- Coaches must be in uniform and wear protective helmets.
- The time limit for each game is 1 hour and 30 minutes. No new inning will start after the 1:45 limit. The new inning starts with the first official pitch in the top of the inning, not with the warmup pitches. Time will officially start with the first pitch of the game. There will be no time limit in the championship game. The official score keeper will keep track of time.
- Infield/outfield is not allowed, ground balls and fly-balls in the outfield only please.
- Batting cages are available on each dugout side.
- Courtesy runners are encouraged for the pitcher and catcher only, courtesy runner can be any player that is not currently in the lineup.
- Re-entry rule for starters will be allowed.
- Seeding criteria for championship game:
- Overall record
- Head-to-head record
- Runs allowed
- Runs scored
- Coin flip if still tied