Festival Rules
In all festival events, the USSSA rule book will be used with the following exceptions--
1. Men’s Upper will be played with 1 home run per team, per inning. Any after that will be an inning ending out.
2. Men’s Lower will be played with 2 home runs per team per game limit. After reaching limit -- all will be inning ending outs.
3. Co-Ed Rec will be a 1 home run limit for the Men, unlimited for the Women after reaching limit. Inning ending out.
Base Advancement
4. Runner may advance once the pitched ball hits the ground, home plate or crosses home plate.
5. Pitched ball hitting batter is dead ball.
6. Runner’s must immediately return to their base or advance to next base, after each pitched ball is returned to pitcher.
7. Run Rule -- 20 after 3, 15 after 4, 10 after 5 innings of play.
8. International Tie Breaker will be used if tied after 7 innings.
Festival Roster Rules
1. All teams must fill out rosters.
2. Player can only be on one roster in men’s play.
3. Festival roster is not the same as a sanctioned tournament team roster.
4. Points earned count towards the point challenge.
5. Sanctioned Tournaments teams must have 8 players from their roster to qualify for USSSA points.
6. Sanctioned tournament teams playing up a division get double points. Example - a D team playing in the upper gets double points.
7. Co-ed Players on roster of a C or above team must play upper in Co-ed. D or below, lower. This counts for Men and Women
8. Festival teams that have 4 or more players from a sanctioned C tournament team, must play upper.
9. Teams must play in one festival event to qualify for State final.
10. Tournament director may re-classify teams at any time.
Festival Rules
