USSSA SoCal Baseball Rules
- Rule 1.00 – Name & Objective
- 1.01 This organization shall be known as USSSA Baseball.
- 1.02 The objective of USSSA Baseball shall be to organize and promote youth and adult baseball, to perpetuate the interest and love of the game. To coordinate the providing of an opportunity for teams to compete in league and tournament competition that leads to state championships and world championships in their respective competitive classifications and age divisions.
- Rule 2.00 – Membership, Participation & Classifications of Play
- 2.01 Team Membership: A team registration fee shall be paid seasonally to participate in the USSSA Baseball program. The USSSA Baseball season will begin the second (2nd) Tuesday in August.
- 2.02 Umpire Membership: An Umpire registration fee shall be paid yearly to officiate in the USSSA Baseball program. Included with membership is general liability and accidental medical insurance while officiating in the USSSA Baseball program. In addition, Umpires may choose to purchase optional insurance that shall cover the Umpire during non-USSSA Baseball contests.
- 2.03 League Participation: In all USSSA Baseball sanctioned leagues, teams shall qualify for State Championships and / or World Series play.
- 2.04 Tournament Participation: In all USSSA Baseball sanctioned tournaments, teams shall qualify for State Championships and / or World Series play.
- 2.05 Classifications of Play: The USSSA Baseball program shall offer four (4) classifications of play for tournament teams: Major, AAA, AA, A and two (2) classifications for drafted league play League Team and All-Star Team. The Drafted League and All-Star Team classes are different USSSA programs, and a player can be frozen to an A, AA, AAA, or Major roster and still participate in those classes within the guidelines set by the Drafted Team and All-Star Team program.
- 2.06 State Directors shall adopt an acceptable method to classify teams within their respective state. State Directors shall have sole authority to classify teams within their respective state and the authority to classify and / or re-classify any team within their respective state during the current season, except when a team classification has been assigned by the USSSA Baseball National Committee.
- Rule 3.00 – Individual Player & Team Eligibility
- Rule 4.00 – Qualifying Tournaments
- Rule 5.00 – State Championships
- Rule 6.00 – World Series
- Rule 7.00 – Rules of Play
- Rule 8.00 – Coach Pitch Specific Rules
- Rule 9.00 – Machine Pitch Specific Rules
- Rule 10.00 – T-Ball Specific Rules
- Rule 11.00 – 7U & 8U Kid Pitch Specific Rules
- Rule 12.00 – Drafted League and All-Stars
- Rule 13.00 – Safety Rules
- Rule 14.00 – Sportsmanship
- Rule 15.00 – Umpires
- Rule 16.00 – Protests
- Rule 17.00 – Global Baseball
- Rule 18.00 – Tobacco & Tobacco Related Products
- Rule 19.00 – Items Not Specifically Covered
