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Rule Updates Effective 9/1/2022

Rule Updates Effective 9/1/2022:

Bat Rule Update - TOURNAMENTS ONLY:

Age groups with bat rule changes:
  • 9U
  • 10U
  • 11U
  • 12U
These age groups will be permitted to use 1.15 BPF certification bats. 
 
  • Tournament Bat Rule Chart
    • 7U  - USA Standard Bats (No Tee Ball Bats allowed)
    • 8U - USA Standard Bats (No Tee Ball Bats allowed)
    • 9U - Any bat with USA or USSSA  stamped back (except if listed below)
    • 10U- Any bat with USA or USSSA stamped back (except if listed below)
    • 11U - Any bat with USA or USSSA  stamped back (except if listed below)
    • 12U - Any bat with USA or USSSA  stamped back (except if listed below)
    • 13U - -3 BBCOR or solid wood bat
    • 14U - -3 BBCOR  or solid wood bat
    • 15U - -3 BBCOR or solid wood bat
    • 16U - -3 BBCOR or solid wood bat
    • 17U/18u -Wood Bat
 
  • Decertified bats:
    • 2017 USSSA DeMarini 2 3/4 Drop 10 (blue/white)* 
    • 2017 USSSA DeMarini 2 5/8 Drop 8 (green/white)* 
    • 2018 USA Bats Easton Ghost X 30-inch 
    • 2020 BBCOR Slugger Meta 33 33-inch 
    • 2018 USSSA Dirty South Bats KAMO (**Sizes)  
    • BBCOR Mattingly Balistk  
    • BBCOR Nike CX2  
    • BBCOR Slugger TPX Dynasty  
    • BBCOR Marucci CAT 5^2  
    • BBCOR Reebok TLS  
    • BBCOR Marucci Black 
Tournament and League - Sliding Update 50/70:
Players on the 50/70 and 60/90 diamond may use any method of sliding they wish. Base runners must slide or make every possible effort to avoid serious contact with a defensive player. Jumping over or running into a defensive player can be grounds for immediate ejection from the game. This is an umpire judgment call and is not a protest situation.