District 3 TOC Rules

Team(s) MAY NOT ADD PLAYERS to fill the roster (even if some players have departed for vacation or are out due to injury.) A team may play with 8 players.

POOL PLAYERS ARE NOT ALLOWED. Any violation of this District 3 rule will result in the immediate expulsion of the team that has added players.

The District TOC will be played by District 3 TOC rules, and Little League Rules and Regulations.

NO LOCAL RULES APPLY DURING TOC. Little League ‘Tournament Rules’ DO NOT APPLY

There is NO batting practice at any game site prior to the game or in a batting cage at a game site.
Batting practice defined: Any player swinging a bat at a ball of any type or a bat stick, this also includes, but not limited to Soft Toss and or Pepper.
Game site: any area adjacent or within view of the game field.

ALL fields are considered neutral. A coin toss determines Home or Visitor. Home Team shall use 1st base dugout, Visitor Team 3rd base dugout.

Attire: Managers and coaches will be required to wear a collared shirt, and it will be required to be tucked in. Long pants (no sweat or warm-up pants) or solid color shorts with hems are required. Team hats will be required on the players, manager and coaches. No open-toe shoes or sandals will be allowed. Any manager or coach not following the District dress code will not be allowed on the field during the game. The manager or coach will be allowed in the dugout provided he/she meets all other tournament requirements.

Cell phone use is not permitted on the playing field or in the dugouts during games. Cell phone use defined – making or receiving a call or sending or receiving a text message. Use of Game Changer or like app is ok.
Violation: Manager and/or coach or player will be ejected from the game.
Exception: If the manager or coach is an on-call doctor or other emergency staff – cell phone use is permitted – If you are on-call doctor or emergency staff you must declare this to the UIC prior to the start of the game.

Managers, Coaches and Players are not permitted to chew gum or sunflower seeds on the playing field.

Rule 4.10(e) EIGHT/FIFTEEN/TEN RUN RULE WILL APPLY TO ALL TOC GAMES.

Majors: Drop third strike rule is in effect.

MANDATORY PLAY: Every player on the team roster shall participate in each game for a minimum of six (6) defensive outs and bat once.
Intermediates, Juniors and Little League (Majors) and Minors will use Continuous Batting Order.

EXCEPTION: IF A TEAM HAS 10 OR FEWER PLAYERS AT THE GAME THEN RULE 3.03 WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE GAME FOR BOTH TEAMS.

ANY TEAM WHO WILL HAVE 10 OR FEWER PLAYERS MUST NOTIFY THE OPPONENT TEAM MANAGER 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED GAME.

TEAM CONTACT INFO: PLEASE FILL IN FOR YOUR TEAMS

Failure to meet mandatory play requirements in this rule is a basis for a protest, if one or more players on the roster do not meet this requirement it shall result in forfeiture of the game (by the authority of District 3).

Note: The District reserves the right to impose penalties to the Manager or Coach(es) for violation of the mandatory play rule.

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