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Rule Changes
for 2012
The
following are rule changes effective for the
2012 season
(Actual
wording that has changed is listed in red)
Baseball
and Softball Rule Change:
19:16 The Tournament Host and
All
teams participating in tournament play must
provide evidence of the following insurance
policies:
1)
Excess
Accident Insurance with a medical limit of
at least $50,000. It is not
acceptable for each parent to provide
individual evidence of health insurance for
his or her child.
2)
General
Liability Insurance with an “each
occurrence” limit of at least $1,000,000
combined single limits for “bodily injury”
and “property damage”. Such policy may
not provide “claims made” coverage and may
not have an exclusion for lawsuits arising
out of injuries to athletic participants.
· If
a team does not purchase its General
Liability insurance through the endorsed
Dizzy Dean insurance plan (see rulebook ad),
it is required that the team’s General
Liability policy be endorsed to name Dizzy
Dean Baseball, Inc. as an “Additional
Insured”.
Baseball
Only Rule Change:
2:07 The bat shall be an unaltered
baseball bat (not softball), with the
following age specific requirements:
a) For
ages 5-12,
all non-wood bats “MUST” meet 1.15 BPF (Bat
Performance Factor) for the life of the bat
and “MUST” possess a “clearly identifiable”
manufacture’s certification stamp. This
will include 2 1/4, 2 5/8, and 2 3/4 barrel
bats.
·
BBCOR bats are legal for use in ages 5-12.
b)
For ages 13-19,
all non-wood bats “MUST” meet BBCOR (Batted
Ball Coefficient of Restitution) and “MUST”
possess a “clearly identifiable”
manufacture’s certification stamp.
· A
bat shall not weigh numerically more than,
three ounces less than the length of the
bat.
·
The diameter of the bat shall be no larger
than 2 5/8 barrel.
c)
Bats that are
broken, cracked, dented or deface the ball
are illegal.
d) There
shall be no devices, attachments or
wrappings that cause the
handle to become flush with the knob.
·
Molded grips and Choke up knobs are illegal.
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