THE DIAMONDS TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

2nd Annual Back-To-School Tournament Challenge coming in 2026 (make sure you put it on your calendar) See you then!

Bill Shannon 832-438-3871

LOCATION: THE DIAMONDS at DAILY PARK
DIVISIONS: TBD
COST PER TEAM: TBD
CONTACT: bshannon@rbpsports.com

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: Each batter will receive 6 pitches from the coach pitcher and endless fouls 

 No infield fly 

Time will be called by the umpire when the lead runner has stopped and the ball is possessed in the infield by an infielder.

Closed bases, no dropped third strike.  Each defensive team may have a maximum of 10 defensive players, including the catcher. 

Tie breaker seeding 

Wins-Losses 

Head To Head 

Runs Allowed 

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.