U11 Playing Rules
2025 Tiger Hills U11 Playing Rules
2025 Tiger Hills U11 Playing Rules
- All games start at 6:30pm and official time will be announced after the plate meeting
- No new inning shall start after 90 min unless agreed upon by both teams.
- 3 outs or 6 runs per inning.
- Three overage players (1 year older) may be used on a team to bring your roster up
to a maximum of 12 players but are not eligible for Provincials. Overage players cannot
pitch, catch or play 1st base and must be announced at the plate meeting.
- Last inning- 3 out or if not possible then once through the batting order and the game
is over. If one team has fewer players than the other, some players will have to bat
more than once to even out the final bats.
- 3rd strike rule does not apply, therefore 3 strikes you are out.
- Infield fly rule is waived.
- In the event a player is injured during the game and is unable to take their turn at
bat, the player will be removed from the batting order and out for the balance of the
game, unless the player’s coach announces that the player will be able to continue to
play prior to the team’s next bat (does not result in an out unless player’s inability to bat
puts the team under 9 batters).
- If the player is injured at bat-player must reach first base on their own power. At that time another player
(last out from the previous inning) from the bench can come in to run bases.
- Runners are allowed to steal 2nd base, but can only advance to 3rd and home on a hit ball.
- Lead off after the ball leaves pitcher’s hand
- Unlimited substitution
- Pitcher can only pitch 3 innings per game.
- Batters and runners must wear helmets with a cage.
- Pitchers must wear a pitching mask.
- Official ball- 11” softball
- Pitching and base dimensions shall be as designated in the current MSA rulebook
- All other Manitoba Softball/Softball Canada Association Rules apply, including:
Softball MB rule N (7)(f): "N. (7)(f) Once a batter reaches four (4) balls in the count, the batter will receive the number of soft toss pitches to continue the strike count when four (4) balls was reached.
(Example: the count was 4 balls, 1 strike, the batter would receive 2 soft tosses). Every soft toss thrown will be considered a strike.
On a soft toss hit, the hitter may advance to 2nd base as able, but will not advance past 2nd base. Runners on base may advance a maximum of two (2) bases on a soft toss hit."
