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3.a
Each team will be allowed to have three players on their roster who are no more than two years younger than the division age limit.
3.f
Each team has a hitting and a defensive lineup that are independent of each other. Players may play in either lineup or both.
3.h
All teams must announce offensive additions, substitutions, and/or changes to the home plate umpire and opposing team manager and/or scorekeeper.
3.i
A player removed from the offensive lineup because of injury or ejection, may not re-enter the game, either on offense or defense.
responsibility of the scheduled home team manager (in conjunction with the field superintendent) to determine if the field is playable. If he determines that the field is unplayable, he shall notify the umpires and opposing team of field conditions and possible cancellation of game, at least 1 hour before scheduled game time. Once the game begins, it shall be the umpire’s decision to continue or suspend the game.
3. TEAMS, PLAYERS AND LINEUPS
3.a. A player is eligible to participate in an official league sanctioned game if their 25th, 45th or 55th birthday, respectively, occurs in the current calendar year. Each team will be allowed to have three players on their roster who are no more than two years younger than the division age limit. These players may play any position and are not restricted in any way. No other underage player may participate without the express written consent of the commissioner. In order to assure participation and fairness to all players, the league has ruled that all players who attend a game should be given the opportunity to play. Each player should play at least 2 consecutive innings on defense, and should have at least 1 at bat. If the player chooses not to participate in a game on either the defense or offense, he may do so. Playoff restrictions apply on what players may participate based on season game participation.
3.b. New Players: The league shall control the assignment to teams of all new players who have contacted the league in response to advertising or who have been referred to the league by any means. A player who has not played in any league game in either the current or previous year shall be regarded as a new player. A new player acquired by a team through that team’s own recruiting efforts shall be subject to the control of the team and not the league.
3.c. Team rosters must be submitted to the OHIOMSBL by April 27, 2012, including league and player fees, proof of date of birth, player waiver forms and team medical waiver form. Rosters may not be changed or players added after the first league game unless:
- Players are lost to injuries.
- A player from their roster voluntarily quits for the remainder of the season.
- The OHIOMSBL decides to extend dates for final rosters.
3. TEAMS, PLAYERS AND LINEUPS
3.a. A player is eligible to participate in an official league sanctioned game if their 25th, 45th or 55th birthday, respectively, occurs in the current calendar year. Each team will be allowed to have three players on their roster who are no more than two years younger than the division age limit. These players may play any position and are not restricted in any way. No other underage player may participate without the express written consent of the commissioner. In order to assure participation and fairness to all players, the league has ruled that all players who attend a game should be given the opportunity to play. Each player should play at least 2 consecutive innings on defense, and should have at least 1 at bat. If the player chooses not to participate in a game on either the defense or offense, he may do so. Playoff restrictions apply on what players may participate based on season game participation.
3.b. New Players: The league shall control the assignment to teams of all new players who have contacted the league in response to advertising or who have been referred to the league by any means. A player who has not played in any league game in either the current or previous year shall be regarded as a new player. A new player acquired by a team through that team’s own recruiting efforts shall be subject to the control of the team and not the league.
3.c. Team rosters must be submitted to the OHIOMSBL by April 27, 2012, including league and player fees, proof of date of birth, player waiver forms and team medical waiver form. Rosters may not be changed or players added after the first league game unless:
- Players are lost to injuries.
- A player from their roster voluntarily quits for the remainder of the season.
- The OHIOMSBL decides to extend dates for final rosters.
3.d. All players, prior to participating in a game, must have signed waiver forms on file with the league, and have paid their league & player fees.
3.e. A team manager may bat as many players as he desires, with a minimum of 9 (subject to the number of players available, if less than 9). Batters cannot be deleted or skipped over, regardless of their batting position or when they were added during the game.
3.f. A manager may add batters to the bottom of the lineup at any time but if a batter is pinch hit or run for (except under line share players as outlined in section 5), the player may not re-enter the game as a hitter but may remain in the game as a fielder or pitcher. Added players to the bottom of the lineup may be added as individual hitters or as line shares. Each team has a hitting and a defensive lineup that are independent of each other. Players may play in either lineup or both.
3.g. A team may declare at the time that lineups are exchanged prior to the start of play, or at any time during the course of the game, that any batting order position can be occupied by two (2) players in each such batting position. This is referred to as line sharing. These two players are deemed to be a single player for that offensive position in the order. Either batter in the line share position may bat at their discretion. Either batter may also run for the other at their discretion. Once a team declares the batting slot as a line share, it must continue using it for the remainder of the game. Hitters in the line share position may be pinch hit for, just as any other player, but the player being hit for is removed from the batting order for the rest of the game.
3.h. All teams must announce offensive additions, substitutions, and/or changes to the home plate umpire AND opposing team manager and/or scorekeeper. Only after this has been done will the added player be deemed a legal substitution. Defensive additions or substitutions need not be announced.
If a team fails to announce an offensive addition/change, the player will be called out as soon as he occupies the batter’s box and the lineup will revert back to the lineup in effect prior to the player entering the game. The unannounced player will not have officially entered the offensive lineup and is therefore still available offensively even though an out has been assessed.
Example: Team A is batting 12 players and wishes to add a player to the bottom of the lineup (Player 13). Player 13 walks to the plate and is not announced to either the opposing team or home plate umpire. Once this player occupies his position in the batter’s box, the umpire will
3.e. A team manager may bat as many players as he desires, with a minimum of 9 (subject to the number of players available, if less than 9). Batters cannot be deleted or skipped over, regardless of their batting position or when they were added during the game.
3.f. A manager may add batters to the bottom of the lineup at any time but if a batter is pinch hit or run for (except under line share players as outlined in section 5), the player may not re-enter the game as a hitter but may remain in the game as a fielder or pitcher. Added players to the bottom of the lineup may be added as individual hitters or as line shares. Each team has a hitting and a defensive lineup that are independent of each other. Players may play in either lineup or both.
3.g. A team may declare at the time that lineups are exchanged prior to the start of play, or at any time during the course of the game, that any batting order position can be occupied by two (2) players in each such batting position. This is referred to as line sharing. These two players are deemed to be a single player for that offensive position in the order. Either batter in the line share position may bat at their discretion. Either batter may also run for the other at their discretion. Once a team declares the batting slot as a line share, it must continue using it for the remainder of the game. Hitters in the line share position may be pinch hit for, just as any other player, but the player being hit for is removed from the batting order for the rest of the game.
3.h. All teams must announce offensive additions, substitutions, and/or changes to the home plate umpire AND opposing team manager and/or scorekeeper. Only after this has been done will the added player be deemed a legal substitution. Defensive additions or substitutions need not be announced.
If a team fails to announce an offensive addition/change, the player will be called out as soon as he occupies the batter’s box and the lineup will revert back to the lineup in effect prior to the player entering the game. The unannounced player will not have officially entered the offensive lineup and is therefore still available offensively even though an out has been assessed.
Example: Team A is batting 12 players and wishes to add a player to the bottom of the lineup (Player 13). Player 13 walks to the plate and is not announced to either the opposing team or home plate umpire. Once this player occupies his position in the batter’s box, the umpire will
immediately call him out for an illegal substitution and it will then go back to the number 1 position in the lineup. Player 13 is still available to be added to the lineup legally.
3.i. If a player is forced to leave a game due to injury or ejection, a reserve player, not previously entered into the game as a hitter, must hit in the replaced hitter’s place. If there are no reserves who can replace the individual, the spot is skipped and all hitters below that position move up. The first time this vacated spot comes up in the batting order, an out will be assessed, after that one time no out will be recorded for skipping the spot vacated by the displaced player. A player removed from the offensive lineup because of injury or ejection, may not re-enter the game, either on offence or defense.
3.j. A team must have 8 players for an official game and may borrow a player from an opposing team with the opposing manager’s consent or may borrow a player from another OHIOMSBL team, with the OHIOMSBL’s commissioner’s consent, prior to the start of the game. If the team’s 9th player
3.i. If a player is forced to leave a game due to injury or ejection, a reserve player, not previously entered into the game as a hitter, must hit in the replaced hitter’s place. If there are no reserves who can replace the individual, the spot is skipped and all hitters below that position move up. The first time this vacated spot comes up in the batting order, an out will be assessed, after that one time no out will be recorded for skipping the spot vacated by the displaced player. A player removed from the offensive lineup because of injury or ejection, may not re-enter the game, either on offence or defense.
3.j. A team must have 8 players for an official game and may borrow a player from an opposing team with the opposing manager’s consent or may borrow a player from another OHIOMSBL team, with the OHIOMSBL’s commissioner’s consent, prior to the start of the game. If the team’s 9th player