When Is A Game Called?

The Parks and Recreation Department sent the following email, this morning. I thought I'd pass it directly on to all of you so that you can know what's going on if you hear something. Expect this to NEVER be an issue with K-Ball. Everyone on the field is going to have one primary goal in mind: having fun playing baseball. Generally, the key to more fun is more at-bats, and that means playing all of the time available, even if it means the possibility of the other team having a big inning and winning. They can learn clock management in coach-pitch. :)

See you all tonight!

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Last night we had some confusion over the time limit and when to call the game if the home team can not catch up.  Remember we must play either the time limit or the number of innings to have a completed game.

·        Time limit:  To have a complete game you must play the full time limit or the full number of innings.  (THERE IS NOT A RULE THAT STATES THE GAME WILL BE CALLED IF A TEAM CAN NOT CATCH UP).  We keep track of the seven runs so we know when to change the inning over. EXAMPLE:  After three innings the score is 21-0, the home team is behind and you have (4) four minutes left in the time limit we will start another inning. If we let the visitor team bat we will let the home team bat. Please keep in mind in this example if the home team is ahead we would call the game after the visitors batted. 

·        Time limit: Once you start an inning you will complete that inning even if the time limit expires.  Example:  You start an inning with (4) four minutes left in the time limit with the home team behind.  The time expires in the top of that inning, the visitor team will be allowed to complete their turn at bat and then the home team will be allowed to bat. Please keep in mind in this example if the home team is ahead we would call the game after the visitors batted. 

In those leagues that have run rules, the game will be called when we have played the required number of innings where the run rule goes into effect.  If there is no run rule we still must play the full time limit or full number of innings.