2022 Indoor Fastpitch Rules REV 11.8.21 mod...70min Bracket
● Tournament uses modified NFHS rules. Pitching and batting follow Federation rules.
● Turn-in insurance certificate copy and verify roster at check-in. 3 gate passes provided
for coaches.
● No player may be on two rosters in the same event, regardless of age group.
● Bracket seeds will be determined by ALL pool games. Record, H to H, Runs Allowed, Coin-flip
● First team listed on schedule will take 3rd base dugout.
● Coin toss before each game will determine the home team throughout the tournament.
● Time Limits
● Pool games- 75 min drop dead- can end in a tie
DROP DEAD- score stands when time expires
● Bracket play- 70 min finish the inning. ITB (International Tie Breaker) will be used
after the time limit or 7 innings. Last completed at bat will take second base.
● Batting - All bats must be a legal fastpitch bat for 2022 with an affiliation stamp.
Penalty- If reported or found before next pitch- Result of play is nullified, all runners return, batter is out
& coach warned/restricted to dugout. Second offense- head coach and player removed from tournament. If not before next pitch, bat removed from the game, coach warned.
● Batting Infinite # w/free defensive substitutions- No DP/Flex Allowed
Use AP’s for additional spots in order, anyone not in the game is considered a sub. Courtesy Runner- - last completed at-bat or anyone not in the game
● Batting 9- DP/Flex Allowed
Courtesy Runner- player not in the game.
Courtesy runner is forfeited if using DP/Flex with no available subs.
● Run Rules - 12 run lead after 3 innings, 10 run lead after 4 innings, 8 run lead after 5 innings
● Home team is the official scorekeeper. Scores should be verified every 1⁄2 inning by the
visiting team.
● Only coaches and players are allowed on the playing field and warm up areas
● Qualified teams for housing policy must be booked through the LSSC housing system within
two weeks of the tournament date. Teams not in compliance will not be removed from the
schedule.**
● Any coach ejected from a game, misses the game ejected from, plus one. Any person
removed by an umpire or director will be subject to removal for the remainder of the
tournament.
● LSSC CEILING RULE: Balls making contact with the roof in fair play will be deemed a foul
ball. Any fair ball that makes contact with the roof and goes over the outfield fence or into the lighting netting will be ruled a home run.
PROHIBITED INSIDE THE DOME
● OUTSIDE FOOD OR BEVERAGES ● METAL SPIKES
● WAGONS ● LOUDSPEAKER AUDIO DEVICES
● SEEDS