"No Protests" will be entertained.
Umpires on field decision will be final.

1. All rounds utilize "2009 Final Regular Season Standings" to determine tournament seeding

2. Normal OTHG Rules apply for "Standings/Seedings" and tournament play, in addition to and modified by those listed below

3. Seven rounds to the tournament w/ at least 2 rounds/games per team (DOUBLE ELIMINATION)

4. Top 4 Seeded Teams get "Round 1 Bye" and start in Round 2 of the Reilly Cup

5. No more than 4 games per round and up to 23 games played for the whole Reilly Cup

6. Teams can play from 4 games (best path through brackets) to 9 games (worst path through brackets) and still win Reilly Cup (see example below)

7. Two rounds exist where a team will play two games in one evening (Round 6 and possibly Round 7 Finals)

8. Higher Seeded team is the home team for each game throughout the tournament, whether coming from Winners' Bracket or Losers' Bracket. 

9. For Finals Only: As per Sep 8th, 2009 Manager's Meeting, teams voted unanimously that the team that enters the Finals "from the Winner's Bracket" is the home team for the first game, regardless of their seed ranking.  If a second game is necessary, then the higher seeded team is the home team for that game.

10. 60' Field Assignment

    1. Earliest game available given to highest seed game remaining in WINNERs' bracket

    2. Next game given to next highest seed game remaining in WINNERs' bracket

    3. When no WINNERs' bracket games remain, move to highest seed in LOSERs' bracket

11. 90' Field Assignment

    1. Earliest game available given to highest seed game remaining in WINNERs' bracket

    2. Next game given to next highest seed game remaining in WINNERs' bracket

    3. When no WINNERs' bracket games remain, move to highest seed in LOSERs' bracket, etc

12. Field Assignments are SUBJECT TO CHANGE by the OTHG Board

13. A Round might contain just Winners' bracket games, Losers' bracket games or both

    1. Each Winners' Bracket Game pairs remaining highest versus remaining lowest seeded teams currently in the Winners' bracket

    2. Each Losers' Bracket Game pairs remaining highest versus remaining lowest seeded teams currently in the LOSERs' bracket

    3. Exception is the finals where Winners' Bracket Team faces LOSERs' Bracket Team

14. A round must complete for the next round to occur (because of high/low seed match ups)

    1. 6 out of 7 Rounds are scheduled for Fridays, one Round on Tuesday. WEATHER can affect this schedule

    2. Website Schedule will be updated as soon as all results are submitted

    3. You should know your next game by Saturday or Sunday the latest, barring rainouts and other events

15. Rain Outs/Weather could force make up play on various nights of the week, not just Tuesdays or Fridays

    1. You may need to PLAY multiple games in a week or even a night due to weather

    2. Dates, times and fields are subject to change due to weather and field availability

16. All games will have a winner and loser, no TIEs

17. Rounds 1 through 4 will have a 1 hour and 20 minute Time Limit Rule

    1. This rule is in effect for all games on any field, even if there is no game immediately following you or free time exists between scheduled games

    2. If tied after 1:20, game is continued as if in extra innings despite actual inning of game

    3. Home team always bats in extra inning situations

    4. During game, if umpire determines a team is intentionally stalling a game, he may extend it within reason

18. Rounds 5 through 7 will have games played until completion, BUT...

    1. OTHG Board can reestablish Time Limit Rule in any/all Games/Rounds of 5, 6 and 7 if situation, scheduling, weather, permits, etc require this action

19. Games that are postponed for any reason that have not reached official game length shall be rescheduled and replayed in their entirety

20. Run Rule is in effect for all games

21. Winner of Winners' Bracket will skip Round 6 and have one week off until finals start

22. Winners' Bracket sees a new team each game.  Exception may be finals round where they could lose first game and play again

23. Losers' Bracket could play same team twice during Rounds 1 through 6 and will definitely want to play twice in Round 7... The Reilly Cup Finals

24. Need five Fridays, one Thursday (due to Rosh Hashana) and one Tuesday to complete the Reilly Cup

1. 9/11, (Thu) 9/17, 9/25, 10/02, 10/09, (Tue) 10/13 and 10/16

The following "Grid View" is an example of what may happen in the tournament.
TOP = Winners' Bracket, BOTTOM = Losers' Bracket
Red Arrows signify one of the two teams lost and moved to Losers' Bracket or out of Tournament
Green Arrows signify one of the two teams winning and moving further on in the Tournament
Follow the 1st Seed and 8th Seed Teams through the grid into the finals.  1st Seed wins in this example
Note how each bracket matches Highest and Lowest Seeded teams every time