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Baseball Fall League Information
At this time of the year we get many questions about players and coaches participating in fall league baseball teams. Below are some important guidelines:

Coaches employed by the school to coach baseball CANNOT coach the fall league team. This includes head, assistant and Rule 10 coach’s aides for grades 9-12.
No more than five (5) members of the school squad the previous season can play or practice on a non-school team during the school year outside the season of sport.
School squad is defined as A-team, B-team, 9th grade, C-team, JV, Varsity, etc. – these are all different squads.
Any amount of time played (an inning, pinch running, pinch hitting, courtesy runner) constitutes team membership.
If a player played on two levels the previous season (JV & V) they would count as one of the five (5)possible JV players and one of the five (5) Varsity players.
Players may not be rotated in from week to week or game to game. The roster established for the non-school team may have no more than five (5) from the same school squad.
School transportation cannot be used to take students to fall league games.
A school coach could transport the players to the fall league but not in school vehicles and cannot coach them.
School year is defined as the Tuesday after Labor Day (Sept. 6, 2011) until the Saturday before Memorial Day (May 26, 2012).
If the Middle School/Junior High does not have a baseball program the 9th graders would not be limited to five (5) because they have not been on a school team the previous year.
Once the school season starts (Feb. 27, 2012 first day of practice) players may not play or practice on a non-school team until their membership on the school team is over.
In the spring, after a player is no longer a part of the school team, players are restricted to no more than five (5) players playing or practicing on the same non-school team until the Saturday before Memorial Day. (May 26, 2012)

2012 Baseball Bat Rule

Beginning January 1, 2012, all bats not made of a single piece of wood shall meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard, and such bats shall be labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark. The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color. Aluminum and composite bats shall be labeled as approved tamper evident, and be marked as to being aluminum or composite. This marking shall be silkscreen or other permanent certification mark, a minimum of one-half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.

A bat without the BBCOR marking is illegal for use in games or practices. Coaches are responsible for making sure all bats meet the NFHS standard.

Bats that are altered from the manufacturer’s original design and production, or that do not meet the rule specifications, are illegal (See 7-4-1a). No foreign substance may be inserted into the bat. Bats that are broken, cracked or dented or that deface the ball, i.e., tear the ball, shall be removed without penalty. A bat that continually discolors the ball may be removed from the game with no penalty at the discretion of the umpire.M.

Rationale: Recent bat products have circumvented the intent and spirit of the current rule. Improvements in science and technology now allow this change that will require bats to be within performance limits during the life of the bat. In addition, this change will minimize the ability for the bat to be tampered or altered.

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