Upcoming Tournaments

2nd Annual Back-To-School Tournament Challenge

August 29-30, 2026

LOCATION: THE DIAMONDS at DAILY PARK
DIVISIONS: 9u, 10u, 11u, 12u
MAX No. TEAMS: 32
TEAM ENTRY FEE: $300
CONTACT: Bill Shannon | bshannon@rbpsports.com | ph.832.438.3871

Tournament Rules

The Diamonds Tournament Rules 

  1. Local Ground Rules

  2. Youth exceptions

  3. MLB Rules

Time limits and length of games

  • All coach pitch games shall be 70 minutes or 5 innings (finish the inning)

  • All kid pitch games shall be 90 minutes, or 6 innings (finish the inning)

  • All games shall have mercy rules. 15 runs after 2, 12 runs after 3 and 8 runs after 4

General Rules

Each team’s roster shall consist of no more 12 players and 3 coaches(4 coaches in the coach pitch division only)

You may bat 9 players or bat your roster. Roster batting, there will be free substitutions and your last batted out will be your courtesy runner. If you bat 9 players, your substitutes will be your courtesy runners.  Each team may courtesy run for the pitcher or catcher (of record) at any time.  It shall be mandatory to run for your catcher when there are 2 outs. 

This is a non-sanctioned tournament, and the rules of other organizations will not apply, except for the existing bat rules.  If a player cannot attend from your Saturday roster, you may substitute a Saturday player on Sunday if the replacement is in the same or a younger age group for both days.  If this occurs, you must submit a new roster.  You must bring valid copies of birth certificates, if any team violates this rule, the penalty shall be an immediate expulsion from the tournament, with no available refund. Protest: You may not protest a judgement call.  Only an illegal player or a rule.  If there is a protest, inform the umpires right away and stop the game. The protesting manager will then give the director a cash advance of $100 and if it is upheld, it will be returned to that manager.

Kid Pitch

Slashing is not allowed, the 3rd to first move is illegal.

Bases will be open. No player will be allowed to re-enter at the pitching position

There will be no DH or EH

Each pitcher is limited to 18 outs per tournament, and teams must record and submit pitch counts to the umpire(s).  You may finish the batter, if the pitch count has not been met.

Any Pitcher who throws more than 40 pitches in a day, cannot return to pitch in the tournament. Max pitch count is 85 pitches for the tournament.

Coach Pitch

Tie breaker seeding | Wins-Losses | Head To Head | Runs Allowed |  No infield fly

Each batter receives 6 pitches and endless fouls

Time by the umpire when lead runner stops and the ball is possessed infield by an infielder.

Closed bases, no dropped third strike.

Each defensive team may have a up to 10 defensive players, including catcher.

If any bracket game is tied after completing the contest or the inning is finished and time has expired this will result in a Texas Shootout.