Videos
1.00 – OBJECTIVES OF THE GAME
1.01 Objectives of the Game
1.02 Live Ball - Runner
1.03 Live Ball - Prevention
1.04 Live Ball - Base touch
1.05 Winning Regulation
1.06 Objectives of the Game
2.00 – THE PLAYING FIELD
2.01 Layout of the Field
2.02 Home Base
2.03 The Bases
2.04 The Pitcher’s Plate
2.05 Benches
3.00 – EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS
3.01 The Ball
3.02 The Bat
3.03 Player Uniforms
3.04 Catcher’s Mitt
3.05 First Baseman’s Glove
3.06 Fielding Gloves
3.07 Pitcher’s Glove
3.08 Helmets
3.09 Undue Commercialization
3.10 Taking Equipment From the Field
4.00 – GAME PRELIMINARIES
4.01 Umpire Duties
4.02 Field Manager
4.03 Exchange of Lineup Cards
4.04 Weather and Field Conditions
4.05 Special Ground Rules
4.06 No Fraternization
4.07 Security
4.08 Doubleheaders
5.00 – PLAYING THE GAME
5.01 Starting the Game (“Play Ball!”)
5.02 Fielding Positions
5.03 Base Coaches
5.04 Batting
(a) Batting Order
(b) The Batter’s Box
(c) Completing Time at Bat
5.05 When the Batter Becomes a Runner
5.06 Running the Bases
(a) Occupying the Base
(b) Advancing Bases
(c) Dead Balls
5.07 Pitching
(a) Legal Pitching Delivery
(b) Warm-Up Pitches
(c) Pitcher Delays
(d) Throwing to the Bases
(e) Effect of Removing Pivot Foot From Plate
(f) Ambidextrous Pitchers
5.08 How a Team Scores
5.09 Making an Out
(a) Retiring the Batter
(b) Retiring a Runner
(c) Appeal Plays
(d) Effect of Preceding Runner’s Failure to Touch a Base
(e) Retiring the Side
5.10 Substitutions and Pitching Changes (Including Visits to the Mound)
5.11 Designated Hitter Rule
5.12 Calling “Time” and Dead Balls
6.00 – IMPROPER PLAY, ILLEGAL ACTION, AND MISCONDUCT
6.01 Interference, Obstruction, and Catcher Collisions
(a) Batter or Runner Interference
(b) Fielder Right of Way
(c) Catcher Interference
(d) Unintentional Interference
(e) Spectator Interference
(f) Coach and Umpire Interference
(g) Interference With Squeeze Play or Steal of Home
(h) Obstruction
(i) Collisions at Home Plate
6.02 Pitcher Illegal Action
(a) Balks
(b) Illegal Pitches With Bases Unoccupied
(c) Pitching Prohibitions
6.03 Batter Illegal Action
(a) Batter Out for Illegal Action
(b) Batting Out of Turn
6.04 Unsportsmanlike Conduct
7.00 – ENDING THE GAME
7.01 Regulation Games
7.02 Suspended Games
7.03 Forfeited Games
7.04 Protesting Games
8.00 – THE UMPIRE
8.01 Umpire Qualifications and Authority
8.02 Appeal of Umpire Decisions
8.03 Umpire Position
8.04 Reporting
9.00 – THE OFFICIAL SCORER
9.01 Official Scorer (General Rules)
9.02 Official Scorer Report
9.03 Official Scorer Report (Additional Rules)
9.04 Runs Batted In
9.05 Base Hits
9.06 Determining Value of Base Hits
9.07 Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing
9.08 Sacrifices
9.09 Putouts
9.10 Assists
9.11 Double and Triple Plays
9.12 Errors
9.13 Wild Pitches and Passed Balls
9.14 Base on Balls
9.15 Strikeouts
9.16 Earned Runs and Runs Allowed
9.17 Winning and Losing Pitcher
9.18 Shutouts
9.19 Saves for Relief Pitchers
9.20 Statistics
9.21 Determining Percentage Records
9.22 Minimum Standards for Individual Championships
9.23 Guidelines for Cumulative Performance Records
Rule 1. Players, Field and Equipment
SECTION 1: POSITIONS OF PLAYERS
SECTION 2: THE FIELD
SECTION 3: BATS, BALLS AND GLOVES
SECTION 4: UNIFORMS
SECTION 5: PLAYER EQUIPMENT
Rule 2. Playing Terms and Definitions
SECTION 1: ABBREVIATIONS
SECTION 2: AWARDED BASES
SECTION 3: BALK
SECTION 4: BALL, BASE ON BALLS, INTENTIONAL BASE ON BALLS
SECTION 5: FAIR BALL/BASE HIT
SECTION 6: BATTED BALL
SECTION 7: BATTER, BATTER’S BOX, BATTER-RUNNER
SECTION 8: BUNT
SECTION 9: CATCH, CATCHER, CATCHER’S BOX
SECTION 10: CONFERENCES
SECTION 11: DEAD BALL
SECTION 12: ERROR
SECTION 13: FIELDER
SECTION 14: FIELDER’S CHOICE
SECTION 15: FORFEITED GAME
SECTION 16: FOUL, FOUL TIP
SECTION 17: GAME, CALLED GAME, SUSPENDED GAME
SECTION 18: ILLEGAL PITCH
SECTION 19: INFIELD FLY
SECTION 20: INNINGS
SECTION 21: INTERFERENCE — OFFENSIVE, UMPIRE, SPECTATOR
SECTION 22: OBSTRUCTION AND FAKE TAG
SECTION 23: ON-DECK CIRCLE
SECTION 24: OUT: FORCE-OUT, PUTOUT, STRIKEOUT, TAG OUT, THROW-OUT
SECTION 25: OVERRUNNING OR OVERSLIDING
SECTION 26: PASSED BALL
SECTION 27: PENALTY
SECTION 28: PITCHER, PITCH, PIVOT FOOT
SECTION 29: PLAY, DOUBLE PLAY, FORCE PLAY, PLAY RULING, SQUEEZE PLAY
SECTION 30: RUN, RUNNERS, RETIRED RUNNERS
SECTION 31: SACRIFICE
SECTION 32: SLIDE
SECTION 33: SPEED-UP RULES
SECTION 34: STOLEN BASE, DOUBLE STEAL, TRIPLE STEAL
SECTION 35: STRIKE ZONE
SECTION 36: SUBSTITUTIONS
SECTION 37: THROW
SECTION 38: TIME
SECTION 39: TIME AT BAT
SECTION 40: TOUCHING BALL, BASE OR RUNNER
SECTION 41: WILD PITCH
SECTION 42: PLAYING FIELD
Rule 3. Substituting – Coaching – Bench and Field Conduct – Charged Conferences
SECTION 1: SUBSTITUTING
SECTION 2: COACHING
SECTION 3: BENCH AND FIELD CONDUCT
SECTION 4: CHARGED CONFERENCES
Rule 4. Starting and Ending Game
SECTION 1: STARTING A GAME
SECTION 2: ENDING A REGULATION GAME
SECTION 3: CALLED GAME
SECTION 4: FORFEITED GAME
SECTION 5: PROTESTED GAME
Rule 5. Dead Ball – Suspension of Play
SECTION 1: DEAD BALL
SECTION 2: SUSPENSION OF PLAY
Rule 6. Pitching
SECTION 1: PITCHING
SECTION 2: INFRACTIONS BY PITCHER
Rule 7. Batting
SECTION 1: POSITION AND BATTING ORDER
SECTION 2: STRIKES, BALLS AND HITS
SECTION 3: BATTING INFRACTIONS — A BATTER SHALL NOT
SECTION 4: BATTER IS OUT
Rule 8. Baserunning
SECTION 1: WHEN BATTER BECOMES A RUNNER
SECTION 2: TOUCHING, OCCUPYING AND RETURNING TO A BASE
SECTION 3: BASERUNNING AWARDS
SECTION 4: RUNNER IS OUT
Rule 9. Scoring – Record Keeping
SECTION 1: HOW A TEAM SCORES
SECTION 2: RECORDING GAME ACTIVITY
SECTION 3: PLAYER’S BATTING RECORD
SECTION 4: PLAYER’S BASERUNNING RECORD
SECTION 5: PLAYER’S FIELDING RECORD
SECTION 6: PITCHER’S RECORD
SECTION 7: GENERAL SUMMARY
Rule 10. Umpiring
SECTION 1: Umpiring
Dizzy Dean Baseball - COMMON
1:00 THE PLAYING FIELD
2:00 EQUIPMENT
3:00 RE-ENTRY SUBSTITUTION
4:00 MANAGER AND COACHES
5:00 REGULATION GAMES
6:00 PITCHING RULES
7:00 FORFEITURE, APPEALS & PROTEST
8:00 SCHEDULES
9:00 SPECIAL RULES
10:00 TEAMS
11:00 ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT TEAMS
12:00 PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
13:00 BIRTH CERTIFICATES
14:00 PLAYER REGISTRATION
15:00 SELECTION OF PLAYERS
16:00 LEAGUE REGISTRATION
17:00 TEAM SPONSORS
19:00 TOURNAMENTS
Dizzy Dean Baseball - FARM LEAGUE
1:00 THE PLAYING FIELD
2:00 EQUIPMENT
3:00 RE-ENTRY SUBSTITUTION
4:00 MANAGER AND COACHES
5:00 REGULATION GAMES
6:00 PITCHING RULES COACH PITCH
7:00 FORFEITURE, APPEALS & PROTEST
9:00 SPECIAL RULES
10:00 TEAMS
11:00 ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT TEAMS
20:00 OFFENSE
Dizzy Dean Baseball - MINOR LEAGUE
1:00 THE PLAYING FIELD
2:00 EQUIPMENT
4:00 MANAGER AND COACHES
5:00 REGULATION GAMES
6:00 PITCHING RULES
7:00 FORFEITURE, APPEALS & PROTEST
9:00 SPECIAL RULES
10:00 TEAMS
Dizzy Dean Baseball - FRESHMEN LEAGUE
1:00 THE PLAYING FIELD
2:00 EQUIPMENT
4:00 MANAGER AND COACHES
5:00 REGULATION GAMES
6:00 PITCHING RULES
9:00 SPECIAL RULES
10:00 TEAMS
Dizzy Dean Baseball - SOPHOMORE LEAGUE
1:00 THE PLAYING FIELD
2:00 EQUIPMENT
4:00 MANAGER AND COACHES
5:00 REGULATION GAMES
6:00 PITCHING RULES
9:00 SPECIAL RULES
10:00 TEAMS
19:00 TOURNAMENTS
Dizzy Dean Baseball - JUNIOR/SENIOR LEAGUE
1:00 THE PLAYING FIELD
2:00 EQUIPMENT
4:00 MANAGER AND COACHES
5:00 REGULATION GAMES
6:00 PITCHING RULES
9:00 SPECIAL RULES
10:00 TEAMS
19:00 TOURNAMENTS
Dizzy Dean Softball - COMMON
1:00 THE PLAYING FIELD
2:00 EQUIPMENT
3:00 RE-ENTRY SUBSTITUTION
4:00 MANAGER AND COACHES
5:00 REGULATION GAMES
6:00 PITCHING RULES
7:00 FORFEITURE, APPEALS & PROTEST
8:00 SCHEDULES
9:00 SPECIAL RULES
10:00 TEAMS
11:00 ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT TEAMS
12:00 PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
13:00 BIRTH CERTIFICATES
14:00 PLAYER REGISTRATION
15:00 SELECTION OF PLAYERS
16:00 LEAGUE REGISTRATION
17:00 TEAM SPONSORS
19:00 TOURNAMENTS
Dizzy Dean Softball - FARM LEAGUE
1:00 THE PLAYING FIELD
2:00 EQUIPMENT
3:00 RE-ENTRY SUBSTITUTION
4:00 MANAGER AND COACHES
5:00 REGULATION GAMES
6:00 PITCHING RULES COACH PITCH
7:00 FORFEITURE, APPEALS & PROTEST
9:00 SPECIAL RULES
10:00 TEAMS
11:00 ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT TEAMS
20:00 OFFENSE
21:00 DEFENSE
Dizzy Dean Softball - MINOR LEAGUE
1:00 THE PLAYING FIELD
2:00 EQUIPMENT
3:00 RE-ENTRY SUBSTITUTION
4:00 MANAGER AND COACHES
5:00 REGULATION GAMES
6:00 PITCHING RULES
9:00 SPECIAL RULES
10:00 TEAMS
Dizzy Dean Softball - FRESHMEN LEAGUE
1:00 THE PLAYING FIELD
2:00 EQUIPMENT
4:00 MANAGER AND COACHES
5:00 REGULATION GAMES
6:00 PITCHING RULES
9:00 SPECIAL RULES
10:00 TEAMS
Dizzy Dean Softball - SOPHOMORE / JUNIOR / SENIOR LEAGUE
1:00 THE PLAYING FIELD
2:00 EQUIPMENT
3:00 RE-ENTRY SUBSTITUTION
4:00 MANAGER AND COACHES
5:00 REGULATION GAMES
6:00 PITCHING RULES
9:00 SPECIAL RULES
10:00 TEAMS
