classic b rules
Parking is free and please be mindful of your time. Our park is very large and it will take time getting from where you park to your field. We do have 7 fields and 10 batting cages for your use.
Please be courteous with the use of the cages, as we will have up to 7 tournaments running at once. Please have your players get their swings and move along promptly so all our teams have the same great experience you will have.
We will be charging a $5.00 cash per person fee per day. Please make sure you tell your parents and coaches!! No pets allowed at the park. Our whole park and concession stand is cash only. Three coaches per day allowed in for free.
We love youth baseball and all it offers!! All American reserves the right to ask people to leave based on their actions and/or verbal abuse of any All American colleague, fan, umpire, coach, and most importantly the players. IF A FAN, COACH OR PLAYER ARE ASKED TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF THEIR BEHAVIOR, THE HEAD COACH WILL BE CONFINED TO THEIR BENCH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT GAME. IF THERE IS A SECOND INCIDENT DURING THE TOURNAMENT THE HEAD COACH WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO LEAVE, NO SECOND CHANCES!! This is a no tolerance policy.
Any ejection of a coach results in that coach being eligible, although not required, for a one game suspension to full tournament ban at the discretion of the tournament director.
There will be no alcohol permitted.
We are using April 30th as our age cutoff date per age group.
AGE GROUP | 8U-13U | 13U | 14U |
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Bats Allowed | All Bats -5 or greater must be stamped BPF 1.15 USSA or USA Baseball. No restrictions on bat size or length as long as it has “BPF 1.15” stamped on it. | Players can use BBCOR bats. | BBCOR only |
- DeMarini 2017 CF Zen Balanced (-8) (29/21, 30/22, 31/23, 32/24)
- DeMarini 2017 CF Zen SL 2 3/4″ (-10) (28/18, 29/19, 30/20, 31/21, 32/22)
- DeMarini 2017 CF Zen Zero Dark 2 3/4″ (-10) (29/19, 30/20)
- DeMarini Custom 2017 CF Zen 2 3/4″ (-10)
- DeMarini Custom 2017 CF Zen Balanced (-8)
- Dirty South Kamo BB KA (-8) (30/22, 31/21, 32/22, 31/23, 32/24 only)
- Easton Ghost X (30/20 only)
- Marucci Cat5 MCB2 33/30 BBCOR
- Nike BT0636 CX2
9U – 12U | 13U – 14U |
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3 innings per game | 5 innings per game |
9U – 12U | 13U – 14U |
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One (1) team warning per game | No warnings |
AGE GROUP | 8U Coach Pitch | 9U-10U | 11-12U | 13U | 14U |
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Bases Distance | 65′ | 65′ | 70′ | 80′ | 90′ |
Pitching Mound Distance | 40′ | 46′ | 50′ | 54′ | 60′ 6″ |
All games will have a time limit of 1 hour 45 minutes no new inning, except for the Gold Bracket Championship Games (this can be modified by tournament director because of weather, or unforeseen circumstance).
ONLY Gold Bracket Championship games will not have a time limit. They will be played to completion or Mercy Rule. Silver and Consolation Brackets will still have a time limit of 1 hour 45 minutes.
Pool play games CAN end in a tie.
On championship day if the game is tied at either time limit or game completion, extra inning will go to California Rules to complete. Each team will start the inning with their last batted out on 2nd base and the batter will have a 0-0 count. Each inning will start this way until the tie is broken.
Official Games are complete after the completion of the 1st Inning. If a game is called due to darkness, weather, etc., and it is in the middle of an inning, then the game will revert back to the score from the previous inning. It is up to the tournament director if the games are to be restarted, or rescheduled.
- 20 after 1
- 15 after 2
- 12 after 3
- 10 after 4
- 8 after 5
- Head to Head (only if two teams are tied)
- Fewest Runs Allowed
- Runs Scored
- Coin Flip
- There will be no re-seeding in playoff brackets
In the event of a close play the runner must avoid contact. If the Umpire determines that the Player slid to intentionally make contact, then that player is out. All contact rule plays are the umpire’s judgment and are not arguable.
Head first slides
8U/9U | 10U-12U | 13U & 14U |
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Not Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
8-12U | 13U & 14U |
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Molded spikes only | Molded or metal spikes, no metal spikes on portable mounds. Violation consequences include player ejection, team out, and coach removal from tournament. |
Category | 8U | 9U & 10U | 11U – 14U |
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Leads & Steals | No leads or steals | 9U: No leads, 10U: Leads allowed | Leads and steals allowed |
Innings | 6 innings | Not specified | Not specified |
Run Limit | 5 run max per inning (except last inning) | Not specified | Not specified |
Outfielders | 4 outfielders allowed | 9U: 3 outfielders | Not specified |
Special Rules | Runners can’t advance once the ball is in the pitching circle | No drop third strikes, Locked at third, Stealing restrictions | Injured player rules, Can bat nine or entire lineup (no changes allowed) |
Batting Order | Continuous Batting Order | Continuous Batting Order | Continuous (8U-12U), Flexible for 13U & 14U |
Coaches in Dugout | Only three coaches (including scorekeeper) allowed | Only three coaches (including scorekeeper) allowed | Only three coaches (including scorekeeper) allowed |
Defensive Substitutions | Allowed any time | Allowed any time | Allowed any time |
Player Eligibility | Must be there within 15 minutes of the game start | Must be there within 15 minutes of the game start | Must be there within 15 minutes of the game start |
We provide 3 baseballs to the umpire at the start of each game. If the game uses more baseballs, you will need to provide more to the umpires
In pool play or round robin, home team will be determined by a coin flip. In Championship rounds, higher seed will be considered the home team.
Home team scorebook will be considered the official score book.
All American reserves the right to alter, change, or abbreviate Tournament Formats when necessary, mainly due to weather conditions
The official game score will be the scorecards that are turned in by our umpires to the tournament Director. It is the coach’s responsibility to make sure the score is correct prior to leaving the field of play.
If you would like to officially protest the game, please have the umpire contact the Tournament Director or on-site Manager prior to play resuming. Please have a $100.00 deposit ready for your protest. IF the ruling is overturned, you will get your deposit back. IF it is a protest on a judgment call or you lose your protest, your deposit will be donated to a local charity of All American’s choice.
- We will do everything within our power to get as many games in as we can, yet, Mother Nature sometimes does not look kindly on baseball tournaments
- 0 games played: Entry fee minus a $50 administration fee
- 1 game played: 50% Refund
- 2 games played: No Refund