2025 Tournament Rules

All 2025 MSBL Rules Apply unless otherwise specified below:

General Rules

Tournament director reserves the right to modify the number of games, length of games, or time limit on games, or field location as necessary due to weather, field conditions or any other scheduling issues.

During bracket games, the higher seed will be the home team.

During bracket play, teams will occupy dugouts on a first come, first serve basis.

Courtesy runners are allowed at any time for the pitcher and catcher of record. The courtesy runner shall be the last batted out.

Bracket Games can start up to 45 minutes early depending on how the tournament is going. All teams should be onsite and ready to play up to 45 minutes before their scheduled game time.

Game Length

Games will be 6 innings in length for 8U, 9U, and 10U.

Games will be 7 innings in length for 11U, 12U, 13U, and 14U. Game time starts when the first warm up pitch is thrown.

100 minute time limit with no new inning starting after 100 minutes. A new inning is considered started as soon as the

3rd out of the previous inning is recorded.

Championship Game: No time limit for championship games.

Tie Games are not allowed for Bracket Play Games

Tie Game ‐ If the game is tied after the time limit or when regular innings have been completed, we will use the following rule for every ½ inning until a winner is determined…

Each batter will start with a 1‐1 count The last batted out will start on 2nd base The inning will start with 1 out

Score Reporting: Please email scores@msbleague.org

Bracket Play Game Canceled Due to Weather or Field Conditions

If a game is canceled due to weather, field conditions or other issue that prevents the game from being completed the following will constitute a complete game:

3 innings or 2 ½ inning (if home team is winning) complete

If 3 innings or 2 ½ innings (if the home team is winning) are not complete, the game will be suspended and picked up where it left off or may be canceled by the tournament director.

If a game (including the championship game) is not completed due to weather or field conditions, the winner will be determined by the score at the end of the last completed inning. If the score was tied or no innings were completed, the higher seed will be determined the winner.