5 Pitch Rules
*THESE RULES ARE OUT OF DATE AND ONLY BEING KEPT FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES. PLEASE VISIT THE HOUSE LEAGUE RULES PAGE FOR CURRENT RULES *
The following rules apply specifically to the 5 Pitch Division. Please refer to the General Rules page for additional rules which apply to all Divisions.
Diamond Set-Up
Bases: 50 feet apart
Pitching Rubber: 30 feet from home plate point
Rules
- 5 Pitch games are to be 5 innings. In the event of bad weather, curfew, or darkness, 2 innings shall be needed for a full game. No extra innings will be played to break a tie except in playoffs.
- The minimum number of players required to play for an official game in 5 Pitch is 7 players. If a team requires call-ups, "Call-Up Rule" listed under General Rules #11 applies. If a player is called up to play and one of your players shows up unexpectedly, the call-up is to play and be treated like a member of your team.
- All players must play:
- 3 innings of a 5 inning game
- 2 innings of a 3 or 4 inning game
- 1 inning of a 2 inning game.
- Player in pitcher position must wear helmet with face mask. Catcher must wear full catchers gear.
- If a baseball is hit from the batter which hits the pitcher (or pitching machine), the play is dead and a RE-PITCH is taken. All base runners are to return the original base.
- NO stealing is permitted in 5 Pitch.