BRONCO RULES
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1.Collision rule: The base runner must make every attempt to avoid a collision with a fielder. A fielder cannot block the base path without possession of the ball. A fielder more than 3 feet up the line without possession of the ball can be called for
interference.

2.Games can end/result in a tie.

3.Bases will be 70 feet and the pitching plate will be 48 feet from home plate.

4.Any pitcher who in the judgment of the umpire is unable to exercise reasonable control to the extent that the safety of the batter may be in jeopardy must be removed from pitching after three (3) batters are hit and awarded first base in one game

5.There is a continuous batting order. (All players must bat)

6.Each Bronco player present must play three (3) complete innings, assuming the game is not shortened by the slaughter rule or weather. A substitute must play three (3) complete innings. The pitcher will not return to the mound.

7.There are no intentional walks.

8.If at the end of the season two or more teams finish with identical records, the higher place finish will be decided by regular season head to head competition, if the teams evenly split the regular season games then runs against will be the next tie breaker. If runs against is equal then a flip of a coin will determine the higher place finish.

9.If a batter, in the judgment of the umpire, unnecessarily tosses his/her bat, after making contact and hits a player or umpire, then the batter will be out and no runner will advance. The play will be dead. If the player makes no contact, the umpire will issue a warning.

10.Prior to the first Monday in June, pitchers can pitch up to four (4) innings per game, (6) innings per day and a maximum of ten (10) innings per week. For the purposes of determining when a week begins and ends, the week starts on Monday at 12:01 AM and ends at 12 midnight the following Sunday.

11.A pitcher pitching four (4) or more innings on the same calendar day will have forty (40) hours rest before pitching again.

12. Prior to the first Monday in June, all pitchers will receive one (1) balk warning per game.

13.No full inning will start after 2 hours. Time limits do not apply during playoffs.

14. No "Slug Bunts" are permitted. A slug bunt is when a player squares around to bunt, or shows bunt, and then takes a full swing at the ball. Any batter deemed slug bunting by the umpire will be ruled out.