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ERIE - COMPLEX RULES & REGULATIONS

ERIE CITY COMPLEX RULES & REGULATIONS

Coaches - keep in mind of a couple of our key rules and regulations:

• All pre-game warm-ups must take place in the designated warm-up areas and/or behind the temporary fencing.  Hitting or throwing into the fences is prohibited. No infield or batting practice will be permitted on the infield before a game.
• Warm-ups will not be allowed on Civic Green or Mitchell Field.

• Grilling is not allowed anywhere in the Erie Community Park (including the parking lots, out of an RV, etc.)
• except for the use of the two permanent charcoal grills at the Garfield Shelter.
• Gates will open approximately one hour prior to the first game.
• Concessions will be open.
• No alcohol will be permitted outside of the Ballpark (including the parking lots and shelter areas.) 

The City of Erie Thanks You

Music At the Fields

Walk Up Songs are Permitted, provided that the music meets the requirements below. Cannot be used during an Offensive or Defensive Play. This is considered a NOISE MAKER and is not permitted

Music must be acceptable, No Offensive Language or Subjects.

Any violation will result in loss of music for the duration of the event.

Keep volume at a reasonable setting.

If other fields can hear your music, it is too loud.

If YOU cannot carry on a Normal Conversation, music is too loud.

If you must be told to turn down or stop playing your music multiple times and you do not comply, you will lose your privilege to play music the rest of the event.

Tournament Rules

ZERO TOLERANCE TOWARDS UMPIRES, COACHES, PLAYERS, TOURNAMENT STAFF, CITY STAFF FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN EJECTION FROM THE TOURNAMENT CO/WY USSSA FASTPITCH BAT CHECK BEFORE ALL GAMES Check for cracks, dents, etc. All bats must have the USSSA "thumbprint" (USSSA 2014 and 2020 certification marks) Run rules: 10/8/6 after 3/4/5 innings Courtesy Runner (CR) for Pitcher/Catcher is the Last Completed At Bat (LCAB) Not necessarily the last out. The CR rule still applies (Rule 8 Sec 3) Sunday/Bracket Play

LINE-UP CARDS MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE UMPIRE AND OPPOSING TEAM

Lineup card shall include - First and Last Name, Jersey No and Position in the batting order of each starting player

No Duplicate Numbers

Each eligible substitute must be listed on the card

SATURDAY RULES Time Limits - Pool Play: 75 minutes, finish the inning. No new inning after 70 minutes (teams can end in a tie) Seating/Deciding Home/Away - Pool Play - Coin toss by the Umpire will determine the home team

? BAT YOUR LINE-UP on Saturday/Pool Play This is not mandatory for the teams

If a team decides not to use the bat your line-up option, they must follow the "Colorado/Wyoming book rule" along with the substitute/courtesy runner rules.

For the bat your line-up:

If a team only has 9 players, they are batting their line-up

BY THE BOOK SUNDAY

Bracket Play - Higher Seed will be the Home Team per results posted in the Scoring System

Team line-up can consist of 9, 10, or 11 batters (using two APs) or 12 players (using APs and DP/Flex) (FLEX DOES NOT BAT) (CAN PLAY WITH 8 - LAST PLAYER ON LINEUP CARD IS THE OUT) CAN USE 2-AP'S AND OR DP/FLEX Bracket Play: 75 minutes, finish the inning. Championship games will be 90 minutes or seven innings. ITB rule (SECOND BASE ONLY) will be used after time expired, or 7 innings has been completed for all bracket games STATE RULES ARE POSTED ON THE TOURNAMENT PAGE IF THERE ARE ANY RULES THAT ARE NOT CLARIFIED ON THAT SHEET, THEN WE REFER BACK TO THE RULE BOOK

TOURNAMENT T'S

T-Shirts will be available for purchase. $25.00/ea Cash or Check (made out to Colorado Outlaws) are the only form of payment we can receive.?

Weather Update

Weather Updates will be posted here CHECK HERE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE WEATHER THAT WILL CAUSE DELAYS OR CANCELLATIONS. INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED HERE COACHES WILL RECEIVE AN UPDATE VIA THE SYSTEM THIS WILL INCLUDE AN EMAIL AND TEXT MESSAGE IT IS THE COACHES RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE YOUR TEAM IS UPDATED ON THE CURRENT SITUATION ?UPDATES WILL BE POSTED BELOW