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Skahtboi says:
Dixie is also quite strict about leagues only adopting local options to rules that they allow for in the rule book, and batting the entire roster at all levels of play is not one of those options. Therefore, if any state officials for Dixie get wind of this, you are liable to find that the league gets a slap on the wrist for not following the guidelines, as well as having their teams DQ from post season Dixie play.
Maybe in Texas this is true, but not in central Alabama. Most of our local leagues bat the entire roster; however, it hurts them during tournament time because most of the managers are not clear on the substitution rules. I have sent e-mails to the National/State officers about homemade local rules but no changes have been made. We had one league that discontinues walks after a pitcher walks four batters in an inning. It is instituted to help strengthen their pitching corps (their belief not mine). This same league has three pages of homemade rules for the Sweetees (T-Ball) league including "The pitcher is not allowed to tag the B/R between home and first." It is an umpire's worst nightmare.
Some differences with Dixie rules include:
- No wiggling the bat to distract the pitcher.
- A new pitcher entering the game must pitch to one batter.
- Whether a pitcher pitches to one batter or the whole inning, it still counts as 1 inning pitched.
- Other than pitching substitutions, an illegal substitution becomes legal if not appealed before the first pitch.
- Ten batter rule in the younger ages.
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