Tournement Play

LL DAD

During LL tournament play,are you allowed to switch player positions during the inning? i.e. moving a second basement to center field and the center field to second base while there is 1 out and a runner on base.

Rich Ives

LL DAD wrote
During LL tournament play,are you allowed to switch player positions during the inning? i.e. moving a second basement to center field and the center field to second base while there is 1 out and a runner on base.

Of course. Positions are "traditional". With the exception of the catcher and pitcher, players can be positioned anywhere in fair territory.

(You know it doesn't change the batting order - right?)

NYBLUE

Ask for time first!!! 😀

Blue37

NYBLUE wrote
Ask for time first!!! 😃

I am not up on smilies. Does the smiley after your comment mean you are kidding?

danreeves1973

LL DAD wrote
During LL tournament play,are you allowed to switch player positions during the inning? i.e. moving a second basement to center field and the center field to second base while there is 1 out and a runner on base.

in a word...yes. But you might ask for time first and ask nicely cause we don't always give it. 😀

LL DAD

Thanks for the clarification guys.

RPatrino

Hey LL Dad. You might want to get ahold of a rule book. They are pretty informative in the long run. Absent that, maybe sit down with the TD or your league UIC? Do you coach, or are you just an interested spectator?

mick

RPatrino wrote
Hey LL Dad. You might want to get ahold of a rule book. They are pretty informative in the long run. Absent that, maybe sit down with the TD or your league UIC? Do you coach, or are you just an interested spectator?

He sounds to me like a *future* Little League volunteer turned *future* umpire.

mick

Blue37 wrote
I am not up on smilies. Does the smiley after your comment mean you are kidding?

In some cases, it could mean just kidding.
In this case, I think, it means an honest laugh with honest humor.

DG

danreeves1973 wrote
in a word...yes. But you might ask for time first and ask nicely cause we don't always give it. 😃

No need for time to be called, don't allow it, even if they ask. If two players can't swap positions without calling time what is the world coming to? Delays the game to call time because it takes a half second to put the ball back in play. 🙄