If a rule is not listed on this page, WCP Tournaments will defer to the USA Fastpitch rule book
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Home team will be determined by COIN TOSS for all pool play games in all divisions. For Playoffs, Higher Seed has choice of home/visitor.
All age divisions will play 60’ bases, the below pitching distances will be utilized for each age group.
10u: 35’ Pitching Distance
12u: 40’ Pitching Distance
14u/16u/18u: 43’ Pitching Distance
Metal Spikes will only be allowed in 14u/16u/18u Divisions.
Absolutely not Metal Spikes in 10u/12u Divisions.
Any players who have played on a college roster (JUCO, NAIA, NCAA), are NOT eligible to play in WCP Events
Teams are required to register with West Coast Premier Tournaments and complete all required documents prior to the start of the tournament.
Teams who are unable to attend a game during the event will be required to take a 8-0 forfeit and will receive no refund.
FOR ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT COME UP DURING THE GAME – PLEASE FIND THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR TO GET RESOLVED. ONCE THE NEXT PITCH IS THROWN THERE IS NOTHING A TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR CAN DO.
1. No outside food or drinks. Refillable water bottles are allowed and there is a full service restaurant located inside the NW Sports Hub.
2. $10.00 gate fee weekend pass (cash only) for anyone 13 years old and up. Coaches and players are free.
3. All games are 6 innings or 70 minutes (clock starts at the completion of the plate meeting) whichever occurs first, the flip rule will apply in last inning if necessary.
4. In the last inning or last declared inning – the losing team will bat first.
If they do not tie or take a lead, the winning team will bat until time expires.
–A. Once last inning is determined, the game will conclude upon the finish of that inning (even if there is still time remaining)
–B. A new inning starts as soon as the final out of the previous inning has been recorded.
–C. The last declared inning will be determined at game officials’ discretion. Will occur any time within the 55-65 minute range and can be declared in the middle of an inning.
–D. Tied bracket games requiring a winner will go to “International Tie Breaker rules” a runner on second base and one out.
5. For all Home Runs, the second color break in wall barrier will mark a home run.
6. The ceiling net will be played as a live ball (as if it were the sky) while all other netting will be played as a fence.
–A. A ball caught of the ceiling net will be ruled an out.
–B. A ball that lands in fair/foul or rolls fair/foul after bouncing off the ceiling net will be ruled accordingly.
7. A coin flip will determine home and away in Pool play. Playoffs high seed has choice of Home/Away
8. There is a max of 5 runs allowed per inning. Any runs scored after 5 will not be counted. The last inning or last declared innings will not have a run limit (unless declared in middle of inning).
9. Run rules are 12 after 3, 10 after 4 and 8 after 5.
FOR ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT COME UP DURING THE GAME – PLEASE FIND THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR TO GET RESOLVED. ONCE THE NEXT PITCH IS THROWN THERE IS NOTHING A TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR CAN DO.
The age cutoff for WCP Tournaments is December 31st. The players age on January 1st is the age they will be considered for the rest of that year. Example: If a player turns 15 years old on January 1st of 2019 they can not be put on a 14u roster for the 2019 season.
Home team will be determined by COIN TOSS for all pool play games in all divisions. For Playoffs, Higher Seed has choice of home/visitor.
For outdoor events all ages will play 7 innings or 1 Hour 30 Minute game times, no new inning (whichever occurs first)
For indoor events please see the indoor section of the rules.
The time starts upon completion of the plate meeting. It is the responsibility of the coaches to get the start time from the crew chief.
The new inning starts as soon as the third out from the previous inning has been recorded.
In the case that the home team is winning and time is reached while they are batting, the game will be ruled complete.
There is no time limit for Championship games in the top Bracket. All other playoff games will follow game times as listed above.
Pool play games will end at the conclusion of the allotted innings or time regardless of the score.
Pool play games will end in a tie if there is no time left. Example: a 7 inning game is tied 2-2 at the end of 7 innings and there is 15 minutes left on the time limit, this game will be ruled complete and scored as a tie ball game.
Tied games will go down as half a win and half a loss.
If a bracket game is tied at the end of the allotted innings or the time limit, they go to international tie breaker rules for bracket games. A runner on 2nd base, the last out from the previous inning and one out.
10U has a 5 run rule per inning.
15 after 2 innings
12 after 3 innings
10 after 4 innings
8 after 5 inning
When ties are involved, teams will be rewarded half a win and half a loss; This will help determine seeding. Example: 2-1 in pool play is the same as 1-0-2.
Team roster must be submitted 24 hours before the tournament begins. Any player added to the team after the roster has been submitted must have director approval. NO player shall play if not included on this roster or with director approval.
Teams will be allowed to use EHs and a DH (for any player)
Teams will have the option of batting 9, 10, or their entire roster. Example: if a team rosters 13 players, they may not choose to bat 11 or 12. If they choose to bat 10 or the entire roster, all players not currently playing in the field will be scored as an EH which will represent a position the same way a shortstop or centerfield would.
If batting the entire roster, an out will be recorded if any batting spot is vacated during the course of the game.
If a team finishes the game with fewer players than they started, the team must take outs in the vacant positions (NO EXCEPTIONS).
Teams are allowed free defensive substitutions throughout the game. A player may enter the game at any time defensively without entering into the batting order. The only time a player must check in and become an eligible substitute is when replacing a player in the batting order. Example: a substitute may play left field every other inning without actually taken the place of the starting left fielder in the batting order as long as the substitute is never granted an at bat.
All age divisions will allow re-entry one time for the starter.
*Coaches must name all players on the lineup card to be game eligible.
*If a player comes late and is not listed as a substitute the player is not an eligible player to be in that game.
**IMPORTANT**- Team roster must be submitted 24 hours before the tournament begins. Any player added to the team after the roster has been submitted must have director approval. NO player shall play if not included on this roster or with director approval.
Teams are allowed a courtesy runner for PITCHER and CATCHER only. Courtesy Runners can be used at any time during an inning.
The courtesy runner must be a player currently not in the batting order (legal substitute). If a team is batting their entire roster, Courtesy Runner will be the last recorded out.
All players, coachers and fans will be expected to conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner at all times. Razzing, heckling, taunting and making disparaging remarks to the opposing team and umpires will not be tolerated.
Any player, coach or fan whose conduct is unbecoming or abusive will, at a minimum, be removed from the premises at the discretion of the Tournament Director, Umpire-in-Chief and umpires.
Any individual ejected from the game will miss the remainder of the game, plus the next game. If the same person is ejected for a 2nd time, he, or she, is suspended for the remainder of the tournament. Failure to comply will result in forfeiture of the game.
NO PROTESTS ARE ALLOWED AT WCP FASTPITCH EVENTS
