Summary of MSHSAA Baseball Advisory Committee

Held June 11, 2009

 

            Y                     1.  Recommend that the following changes be made to the 2009-2010 MSHSAA Baseball Manual (changes underlined) regarding the starting and ending dates of the district tournaments:

 

                                    a)  Starting date:  District tournament games shall be played no earlier than the Saturday of week #45 and must conclude by Saturday of week #46.  The mandatory (weather permitting) start date for the district tournament shall be Saturday of week #45 unless specific MSHSAA approval is granted by the MSHSAA Office to change this required start date due to specific school related conflicts.  Note:  A district with 5 teams or a district with more than 8 teams may play a pigtail bracket game(s) on Friday of week #45.

 

            T                      2.  Recommend that an item be placed on the 2009-2010 MSHSAA Area Meeting Agenda to discuss a preseason interschool scrimmage for baseball under the following basic conditions:

 

                                    a)  Senior high schools only may participate in the preseason inter-school scrimmage.

                                    b)  The preseason inter-school scrimmage shall consist of 3 or 4 schools.

                                    c)  The preseason inter-school scrimmage must be under contract with participating schools.

                                    d)  The preseason inter-school scrimmage shall be officiated by MSHSAA registered officials.

                                    e)  Each participant shall have at least ten (10) individual days of physical conditioning practice prior to participating in the preseason inter-school scrimmage.  The 10th day of conditioning practice must occur on a day preceding the day of the event.

                                    f)  When there are four schools participating, a maximum of 3 innings per team with a maximum of 9 total innings per team.  When there are three schools participating a maximum of 4 innings per team with a maximum of 8 total innings per team.

                                    g)  All game rules apply with the exception that there shall be free/unlimited substituting, that each half inning shall be three outs or eight runs, and pitchers are limited to 2 total innings during the event.

                                    h)  The scrimmage must be conducted on one day between Saturday of week #36 and Thursday of week #37 of the standardized calendar.


 

                                    j)  The MSHSAA shall receive 20% of the gross revenue to be placed in restricted accounts for student services and training of officials, with the remainder divided among the participating schools as set forth in the contract provided by the host school.

                                    k)  All schools hosting a preseason inter-school scrimmage shall pre-register such with the MSHSAA and shall file a financial report within 10 days following the event.

 

            N                     3.  Recommend that an item be placed on the 2010 MSHSAA Annual Ballot to amend MSHSAA By-Law 326 a1 and c1 to increase the number of allowable contests by two games in each of the three options:  22 games (now 20) and 1 tournament, 20 games (now 18) and 2 tournaments, or 16 games (now 14) and 3 tournaments.

 

 

 

 

 

Motion _____________, second ____________,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_______ For      _____ Against      _____ Abstain

 

 

 

Roll Call (if necessary) ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________,

 

___________, ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________.

 

 

 


 

 

Summary of MSHSAA Baseball Advisory Committee

Held June 11, 2009

 

                                    1.  Recommend that the following changes be made to the 2009-2010 MSHSAA Baseball Manual (changes underlined) regarding the starting and ending dates of the district tournaments:

 

                                    a)  Starting date:  District tournament games shall be played no earlier than the Saturday of week #45 and must conclude by Saturday of week #46.  The mandatory (weather permitting) start date for the district tournament shall be Saturday of week #45 unless specific MSHSAA approval is granted by the MSHSAA Office to change this required start date due to specific school related conflicts.  Note:  A district with 5 teams or a district with more than 8 teams may play a pigtail bracket game(s) on Friday of week #45.

 

            **                   2.  Recommend that an item be placed on the 2009-2010 MSHSAA Area Meeting Agenda to discuss a preseason interschool scrimmage for baseball under the following basic conditions:

 

                                    a)  Senior high schools only may participate in the preseason inter-school scrimmage.

                                    b)  The preseason inter-school scrimmage shall consist of 3 or 4 schools.

                                    c)  The preseason inter-school scrimmage must be under contract with participating schools.

                                    d)  The preseason inter-school scrimmage shall be officiated by MSHSAA registered officials.

                                    e)  Each participant shall have at least ten (10) individual days of physical conditioning practice prior to participating in the preseason inter-school scrimmage.  The 10th day of conditioning practice must occur on a day preceding the day of the event.

                                    f)  When there are four schools participating, a maximum of 3 innings per team with a maximum of 9 total innings per team.  When there are three schools participating a maximum of 4 innings per team with a maximum of 8 total innings per team.

                                    g)  All game rules apply with the exception that there shall be free/unlimited substituting, that each half inning shall be three outs or eight runs, and pitchers are limited to 2 total innings during the event.

                                    h)  The scrimmage must be conducted on one day between Saturday of week #36 and Thursday of week #37 of the standardized calendar.


 

                                    j)  The MSHSAA shall receive 20% of the gross revenue to be placed in restricted accounts for student services and training of officials, with the remainder divided among the participating schools as set forth in the contract provided by the host school.

                                    k)  All schools hosting a preseason inter-school scrimmage shall pre-register such with the MSHSAA and shall file a financial report within 10 days following the event.

 

            *                      3.  Recommend that an item be placed on the 2010 MSHSAA Annual Ballot to amend MSHSAA By-Law 326 a1 and c1 to increase the number of allowable contests by two games in each of the three options:  22 games (now 20) and 1 tournament, 20 games (now 18) and 2 tournaments, or 16 games (now 14) and 3 tournaments.

 

 

*     Denied

**    Tabled for further study

 

All others approved