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All rounds utilize "2023 Final Regular Season Standings" to determine tournament seeding

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

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Six rounds to the tournament w/ "Single Elimination" first round and "Double Elimination" for rounds two through six. (2016 change)

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

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No more than 4 games per round and up to 19 games played for the whole Reilly Cup

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Teams can play from 4 games (best path through brackets) to 8 games (worst path through brackets) and still win Reilly Cup

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Two rounds exist where a team will play two games in one evening (Round 5 and possibly Round 6 Finals)

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

a.

Exception 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.

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The Reilly Cup requires six Fridays. A round must complete for the next round to occur (because of high/low seed match ups)

a.

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

b.

Both teams should report the scores

c.

You should know your next game by Saturday or Sunday the latest (as long as all results have been submitted), barring rainouts and other events

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60ft Turf Field - Home Run Ground Rules

a.

As in the regular season, a total of FIVE home runs hit OVER the fence allowed by EACH team per game. Inside the park home runs do NOT count towards this limit

b.

Any ball hit OVER the fence exceeding the five home run limit will be considered a Ground Rule Double for the batter. All runners on base will advance accordingly.

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Games will be played on the 60' & 90' Turf Fields at Allen Park.  Start times and assignments are as follows

a.

The 90' Turf field is considered the "Premier" field and highest seeded teams in each bracket will be scheduled as detailed below

b.

Game times will be 7:00pm and 8:45pm.

c.

For Rounds 1 through 4: Games are scheduled by exhausting all matchups from the winners' bracket and then moving on to the losers' bracket, slotting highest to lowest seeded team into the schedule as follows: 7pm/90', 8:45pm/90', 7pm/60', 8:45pm 60'

d.

Rounds 5 and 6 will play on the 90' Turf field

e.

IF circumstances have forced multiple rounds to occur on the same night, previous round field and time assignments can take precedence over current round assignments (Clarified 9/2012)

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Games will be played on the 60' & 90' Turf Fields at Allen Park.  Start times and assignments are as follows

a.

The 90' Turf field is considered the "Premier" field and highest seeded teams in each bracket will be scheduled as detailed below

b.

Game times will be 7:00pm and 8:45pm.

c.

For Rounds 1 through 4: Games are scheduled by exhausting all matchups from the winners' bracket and then moving on to the losers' bracket, slotting highest to lowest seeded team into the schedule as follows: 7pm/90', 8:45pm/90', 7pm/60', 8:45pm 60'

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

a.

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

b.

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

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Rain Outs/Weather could force delays in the schedule

a.

Games will only be played on Fridays

b.

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

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All Rounds will have 9 inning games played until completion with a winner and loser, no TIEs.  BUT...

a.

OTHG Board can reestablish Time Limit Rule in any/all Games if situation, scheduling, weather, permits, etc require this action

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Regular season forfeit rule where you can borrow a player from the other team is SUSPENDED for the tournament. Each team must field their own 9 players at a minimum

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

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Run Rule is in effect for all games

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Winning team of Winners' Bracket round 4 will skip Round 5 and have one week off until the Reilly Cup Finals/round 6 (clarified 9/2012)

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Round 5 is comprised of 2 games played consecutively, usually on the same evening (clarified 9/2014)

a.

The first game is comprised of the two winning teams that advanced from the Round 4 Loser's Bracket

b.

The team that wins the above game will play a second game against the team that lost from the Round 4 Winners' Bracket. The winner of this game will go to the Reilly Cup Finals/round 6.

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Winners' Bracket sees a new team each game.  Exception may be finals round

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Losers' Bracket could play same team twice during Rounds 1 through 5 and will definitely want to play twice in Round 6... The Reilly Cup Finals

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New for 2023: Protests are allowed for all games.

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Trial Rule for 2023: Teams have the option of matching the number of players in lineup/playing as opposing team is using. Please look at example below;

a.

If team A has 11 players at game and Team B has 15 players than Team B has the following options:

i.

Do nothing and bat all 15 players making sure everyone except EH plays at least 4 innings in the field

ii.

Use 11 players only and either bench 4 players for entire game or substitute 4 players during game. If going to substitute use the following guidelines:

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Substitute Player coming into game takes place in batting order of player they are replacing.

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Substitute Players who are not in starting line-up have to play 4 innings in the field. Substitutions should be made in 5th inning to ensure both players play required 4 innings in the field

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A player who is removed from the game can’t re-enter the game.

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Manager must communicate to other manager when substitutions are made

iii.

Manager must communicate to other manager who are the players that will not be playing at all

b.

We will be providing managers with line-up cards that are to be shared/exchanged with other team prior to start of game

i.

Managers must keep scorecard for both teams, if in the event of a protest and protesting team did not keep scorecard than protest will be denied

c.

The player in EH position can not be substituted for, they remain in the line-up the entire game. Only way EH gets into the field is if team only has 11 players and 1 gets hurt. If EH goes into field, injured player is removed from line-up/game