PORT DOVER MINOR BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PEEWEE REP TOURNAMENT
27th – 29th May 2022
Please find enclosed the following information for the upcoming tournament.
1. Tournament Schedule
2. Tournament Rules
3. General Information
4. Directions to the Parks
Games will be held at the Misner Diamond and at the Kinsman A1 diamond
Port Dover Minor Baseball Association
Peewee Rep Tournament
27th - 29th May 2022
Division A Division B Division C
Caledonia Port Dover Beamsville 12U
Beamsville 13U Corunna Dresden
Tillsonburg St Mary’s Strathroy
Lakeshore Grimsby Aylmer
Friday
Game 1 3:30 pm Caledonia vs Lakeshore Kinsmen A1
Game 2 3.30 pm Port Dover vs Grimsby Misner Park
Game 3 6.00 pm Beamsville 12U vs Aylmer Kinsmen A1
Game 4 6.00 pm Beamsville 13U vs Tillsonburg Misner Park
Game 5 8:30 pm Corunna vs St Mary’s Misner Park
Game 6 8:30 pm Dresden vs Strathroy Kinsmen A1
Saturday
Game 7 8.45 am Caledonia vs Tillsonburg Kinsmen A1
Game 8 8:45 am Beamsville 13U vs Lakeshore Misner Park
Game 9 11.00 am Port Dover vs St Mary’s Misner Park
Game 10 11.00 am Corunna vs Grimsby Kinsmen A1
Game 11 1.15 pm Beamsville 12U vs Strathroy Misner Park
Game 12 1.15 pm Dresden vs Aylmer Kinsmen A1
Game 13 3.30 pm Caledonia vs Beamsville 13U Misner Park
Game 14 3.30 pm Tillsonburg vs Lakeshore Kinsmen A1
Game 15 5:45 pm St Mary’s vs Grimsby Kinsmen A1
Game 16 5:45 pm Port Dover vs Corunna Misner Park
Game 17 8.00 pm Beamsville 12U vs Dresden Misner Park
Game 18 8.00 pm Strathroy vs Aylmer Kinsmen A1
Sunday
Game 19 9.00 am Winner Division A vs Winner Division B or wild card Misner Park
Game 20 9.00.am Winner Division C vs Wild Card or winner Division B Kinsmen A1
Game 21 1:00 PM Winner Game 19 vs Winner Game 20 Misner Park
We are pleased that you are able to be part of our Annual Peewee Tournament and hope that you have an enjoyable weekend in Port Dover.
Peewee Rep Tournament Format
Each team will play three games. Home and away teams will be decided by a coin toss with the team that has travelled the furthest making the call. In the semi and final games the team with the highest points will be the home team.
Placement within each division will be determined by the teams’ accumulated points after playing their 3 games, with the highest point team being placed first and so on. Any ties between teams will be determined by use of the Tie-break section of the rules.
Division A first place team will play Division B First place team in the first Semi-Final and the Division C first place team with play a Wild card team (the team with the next highest score) in the second Semi-Final.
If the wild card is from Division C then the winner of Division B will play the winner of Division C and the winner of Division A will play the wild card.
The winners of these games will move forward to the Championship final.
Scoring will be 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss.
Team Arrival
Teams must be at the respective diamond one hour before their game commences for the coin toss. Line up cards are to be presented to the convenor at least thirty minutes prior to the start of the game.
Rules
The OBA tournament rules for 2022, the constitution of the OBA and the official rules of baseball shall govern this tournament.
Game Length
Round robin games can end in a tie.
No new inning will start after one hour forty-five minutes. This rule will apply in all games, except in the championship game where no time limit applies. The starting time as indicated by the plate umpire (at the first pitch) will be recorded by the official scorekeeper on the score sheet.
Port Dover will provide official score keepers and pitch counters at the Misner diamond. At the Kinsmen diamond the home team will score and the away team will record the pitch count.
The home team will be decided on the toss of a coin. The team travelling the furthest will call the toss. Records of mileage travelled for each team will be at the diamond.
Mercy Rule and Game Suspended Rule
The mercy rule will be in accordance with the OBA rules. 18 after 3, 15 after 4 and 10 after 5 and any innings thereafter.
A game shall be official if curfew is reached and the home team is leading after 3 ½ innings or the visitors are leading after 4 complete innings. Curfew time at the diamonds is 11.00 pm.
If 4 innings has been completed and the game is suspended then it will be considered official. In the event that the game is suspended prior to curfew and prior to 4 innings being completed then the game shall be resumed from the point of suspension. The defensive team must resume their exact positions on the field. The count, if any, on the batter will be unchanged and the batting order must be the same upon resumption of the suspended game. If the home team is batting and leading or scores the winning run when curfew is reached, the game will end immediately and be considered official at that point and the score and offensive and defensive innings recorded at that time (full innings will be assigned to the offensive and defensive teams).
Pitching Rules
OBA pitching rules apply as per the Peewee division.
Pre-Game Infield Practice
Infield practice will not be permitted before the start of any game and no player will be allowed on the infield until the defensive team takes their normal positions for the first inning. Teams are asked to vacate the playing field and benches as soon as possible following their game.
Attire
Baseball coaches must be in proper attire. Absolutely no shorts will be allowed. A team shirt and hat must be worn, matching pants and all shirts are to display a team number.
Tie Break Formulas
OBA Rule
7.4a
Where tie breaking rules are required, the following tie breaking rules will be used for each placement independently:
i) Teams with a forfeit loss are ineligible for tiebreakers
ii) Head to head record among tied teams:
iii) Team with the smallest runs against ratio (Runs allowed divided by the number of defensive innings played) in games among tied teams.
iv) Team with the smallest runs against ratio (Runs allowed divided by the number of defensive innings played) in all games.
v) Team with the highest runs for ratio (Runs scored divided by the number of offensive innings played) in games among tied teams.
vi) Team with the highest runs for ratio (Runs scored divided by the number of offensive innings played) in all games.
vi) Coin Toss.
7.4b
When there are 3 or more teams tied, the tiebreakers will exclude RP7.4)a)(ii). After the winner of that tiebreaker is determined, the tiebreakers will continue, if necessary, excluding RP7.4(a)(ii) as long as there are 3 or more teams tied. When only 2 teams remain the tiebreaker will start at RP7.4(a)(i)
ALL TIEBREAKER GAMES WILL BE OF 1HOUR AND 30 MINUTES (1:30) DURATION
WITH NO EXTRA INNINGS COMMENCING AFTER THIS TIME.
Rain Delays
In the event of rain or delays due to rain, do not leave the park without conversing with the Convener for new playing times.
Protests
All protests will be decided by the tournament Convener at the time of the protest. No protests will be entertained on judgement calls on or after the completion of the game.
Player Coach Behaviour
A player or coach ejected for any reason other than the contact rule is considered to be ejected from the remainder of the tournament. If a player is ejected due to the contact rule, the tournament Convener will determine if the player will be allowed to continue after a one game suspension.
Coaches and managers will be responsible for the conduct of their players and players’ parents.
Umpires
Abuse of umpires will not be tolerated in this tournament. We have gone to considerable length to ensure that teams play three games and this makes for long days for the umpires. We ask you for your support of our officials. Major abuse will be reported to the Associations concerned.
Trophies
MVPs will be awarded at the end of every game. Teams will be required to line up along the home plate/first base and the home plate/third base for these awards at the end of every game.
There will be medals for the finalists and winners together with a Championship Trophy for the overall winners.
Direction to the Parks
Misner Diamond from the West: Turn right at the traffic lights at NO Frills and turn left at the first stop sign the park is ahead of you.
Misner Diamond from the East: Drive through town via Main Street. At the traffic lights at NO Frills turn left. At the stop sign turn left again.
Kinsmen A from the West: Drive through town via Main Street (Highway 6) to the lights at the junction with Walker Street. Turn left and follow Highway 6 over lift bridge and up the hill. Continue on Highway 6 until you reach the junction on your left with Donjon BLVD. At this point the diamond entrance will be on your right just ahead.
Kinsmen A from the East: Enter Port Dover on Highway 6. You will see the entrance to the diamond on your left just short of the junction with Donjon BLVD.
Information on tournaments can be seen on our website portdoverminorbaseball.com together with directions and maps to diamonds