MEN'S BASEBALL LEAGUES

• Men Only
  • 18+
• Games played on Mondays or Wednesdays from 8A – 11P
• Team Size: 12-man roster
• All umpire fees covered
• 7-week regular season followed by an 8th-week tournament-style playoff.
• Playoff Eligibility: Players must participate in at least 50% of regular-season games.
• Timing & Mercy Rules
• Duration: Standard games are 7 innings. Championship game is 9 innings.
• Grace Period: 10 minutes allowed to meet the minimum player requirement.
• Register as a full team, join a team or register as a Free Agent (players looking to join a team).
• NO PRACTICES PROVIDED. Fields may be rented at a discounted rate for league participants. See Rental information page for more information.

Registering a New Team

• If your team is not set up, please select: “Register a Team”
• Enter your team name and set the registration code
• Register yourself as Team Captain/Manager or Coach – by choosing the register button on the right of the league you registered your team for
• If you would like to pay a lump sum payment for your team please contact the program director for next steps at programs@williamsportlumberyards.com

Joining a Team:

• If you are a player registering for an existing team, please select: “Join a Team”
• Please contact your coach, manager, or team captain to obtain the registration code

Looking for a Team (Free Agent)

• If you are looking for a team please contact the program director for more information at programs@williamsportlumberyards.com

Pitching & Offensive Rules

• Intentional Walks: Teams are limited to one (1) intentional walk per game. No pitches are required; simply notify the umpire.
• Hit Batsman: If a pitcher hits four (4) batters in a single game, they must be removed from the mound.
• Extra Innings (Speed-up Rule): If a game is tied after 7 innings and another game is scheduled immediately after on the same field, the next inning starts with the last batter from the previous inning on second base.

Safety & Contact Rules

• • Slide & Collision Policy
    • The Intent: To ensure defensive safety. Runners must slide to the ground in a direct line to the base.
    • Legal Slide: Head first or one leg/buttock on ground. Runner must stay in a straight line between bases.
    • Illegal Actions: Rolling, cross-body, or pop-up slides that contact a fielder; raised legs higher than the fielder’s knee; or sliding beyond the base to make contact.
    • Penalties: * Interference: Runner and Batter-Runner are out (if less than 2 outs).

• • • • Flagrant contact: Automatic ejection.

• • • • • Player cannot play again until meeting with Program Director

• • Decoy Rule
    • Strategic Decoys: Legal (e.g., faking a pop-up catch to keep a runner at first).
    • Fake Tags: Illegal. If a fielder fakes a tag without a play to force a slide, the runner is safe and all runners advance one base.

Decoy Rule

• • • Strategic Decoys: Legal (e.g., faking a pop-up catch to keep a runner at first).
    • Fake Tags: Illegal. If a fielder fakes a tag without a play to force a slide, the runner is safe and all runners advance one base.

Weather & Standings

• • Cancellations: Decisions are made by the complex 2 hours before game time. Once a game begins, the umpire has sole discretion.
  • Official Games: A rainout is considered “complete” if 5 innings have been finished.
  • Standings Tie-Breakers:
    • Overall Win/Loss Percentage.
    • Divisional Record.
    • Head-to-Head Results.
    • Scoring Differential.