DISTRICT 6
Please follow all current Little League and FLD6 Interleague Play Rules. District 6 endorses Little League's position on creating a rule that allows more opportunity for players to develop their hitting skills. All FLD6 Divisions of Interleague Play in both baseball & softball are allowed to use CBO.
RULE 4.04 NOTE 1 - The continuous batting order is MANDATORY for all Tee-Ball and Minor League Divisions.
LITTLELEAGUE.ORG
Rule 4.04 gives leagues an opportunity to get the
players more at-bats and more playing time with the continuous
batting order (CBO).
There are some questions that have come up as a
result of more leagues using the (CBO).
1. League uses the continuous batting order and a player gets hurt
while at-bat. What do we do now?
Answer: The next batter in the
order takes his/her place and assumes the count and the game
continues. If that injured player is unable to continue in the game
the next time he/she is scheduled to bat merely skip over him/her
and continue the game.
2. League is using the CBO and a player is at bat, hits the ball and
is hurt while running the bases. Who takes his place on the base?
It
is recommended that the last out of the previous inning is the
player who is substituted to run for the injured player. Or you can
even use the last out of that offensive inning. What you need to
watch out for is getting in a situation where the offensive team
needs a run and all of a sudden they need a runner and “they” select
the team’s fastest runner. Make it clean and in writing so there
will never be any questions.
3. League is using the CBO at the Junior/Senior/Big League level and
wants to take its pitcher off the mound put him/her in the dugout
for a rest and bring him/her back later because he/she is still in
the line up. Can they do that?
No, not really. While admittedly the
player is still in the batting order, however, when they took the
pitcher off the mound and moved him/her to the dugout they lost
their chance to bring the pitcher back. The rule was written to keep
the pitcher in the lineup both offensively and defensively.
SOURCE (09-03-14)
http://www.littleleague.org/Learn_More/rules/ruleinterpretations/0704ruleinterpretationapr07.htm
Update - Rule 4.04 Continuous Batting Order (CBO)
January 01, 2009
By FLD6-DA Greg Sinadinos
By FLD6-DA Greg Sinadinos