While Dickinson Mustang Baseball generally follows the rule book published for the Cal Ripken Division of the Babe Ruth League, the Dickinson Mustang Baseball Board has adopted a few variations to those rules. A summary of these rule variations are provided below.
Game Play:
- We play 5 inning games in all divisions.
- In an effort to keep things on schedule, new innings may not start after 1 hour and 15 minutes, even if it is the last game of the night. If the score is tied, it will be marked down as a tie. There will only be extra innings if time allows.
- Keep the games moving by having your players hustle in and out every inning.
- Courtesy Runner: You can use a courtesy runner for your catcher in any inning. The player who made the last out of that inning will be the courtesy runner for the catcher.
- Games are called due to rain count if 3 or more innings have been completed. We will do our best to reschedule the postponed games.
Lightening:
- Any Dickinson Mustang Baseball Board Member on-site is responsible for monitoring weather conditions using the Lightning app and communicating any delays to coaches, umpires, volunteers and families at the facility.
- If lightning is detected within 10 miles of the complex, play will be suspended for 20 minutes.
- Each new lightning strike resets the 20-minute delay.
- Safety is our priority: We encourage all players, coaches, volunteers, and families to vacate the complex during a delay.
- If lightning is detected within 5 miles, all players, families, and volunteers are required to move into their vehicles for the duration of the 20-minute delay.
- Coaches are responsible for supervising any players whose parents are not present during a lightning delay.
Shoes:
- Shoes with metal cleats of any kind are not permitted for any player or coach. All players must wear closed-toe shoes to participate in games.
Bats:
- All non-wood bats must have the USA Bat Marking. The Barrel Maximum is 2 5/8”. No BBCOR Bats are permitted in the Cal Ripken Division.
- If a player throws his bat after hitting and it goes more than a couple feet from the batter’s box, the player gets a warning. The next time he throws the bat, he will be called out. If he throws it again at any subsequent at bats in that game, the player is out.
