04/28/23 – Baseball Season Reminders / Postseason Instructions

April 28, 2023 Baseball Blog Updates

INTERRUPTED GAMES; GAME-ENDING PROCEDURES

• Interrupted games that are not completed count toward your limit of season count (36 games) as well pitches thrown in the game count toward pitch count limitations (No change from past years).
• If a district-seeded or other game with a written contract requiring completion is interrupted and cannot be resumed that day, three choices exist for completing the game
  • If agreed by both teams, terminate the game with the score as it exists provided it is a complete game under the NFHS playing rules, including the KHSAA game-ending procedures surrounding 10- and 15-run margins. If such an agreement is reached at the site, it shall be considered final and is not reviewable for revision.
  • If agreed by both teams, resume the game at a specified date and time, which must be done at the point of interruption. This option is only available if the date and time decision is finalized at the site prior to the teams departing. If such an agreement is reached at the site, it shall be considered final; or
  • If agreement cannot be reached on a date of resumption, resume the game on the next available playing date for both teams that does not conflict with specific local board policies (i.e. Sunday play), does not violate the Bylaw 23 prohibition on playing games on consecutive days (Monday through Thursday) and based on schedules as published as of the interrupted game. If one of the competing teams on the first available date chooses for any reason not to play, that team shall be considered to have forfeited the contest. If both teams choose not to play on the first available date, the contest shall be officially recorded as a double forfeit and the required procedure utilized to determine counting toward the seeding position.
• If a contest that is not used for district seeding and does not have a contract requiring completion is interrupted and cannot be resumed that day, three choices exist for completing the game
  • If agreed by both teams, terminate the game with the score as it exists provided it is a complete game under the NFHS playing rules, including the KHSAA game-ending procedures surrounding 10- and 15-run margins. If such an agreement is reached at the site, it shall be considered final and is not reviewable for revision.
  • If agreed by both teams, resume the game at a specified date and time, which must be done at the point of interruption. This option is only available if the date and time decision is finalized at the site prior to the teams departing. If such an agreement is reached at the site, it shall be considered final.
  • Cancel any remaining play and if the game is not complete per the NFHS playing rules including the KHSAA game-ending procedures surrounding 10- and 15-run margins, the game shall not be recorded as having been played but shall count against the limit of games available to the team.

POSTSEASON DATES AND SCHEDULE

• The required brand of ball for postseason play is Spalding with the contracted model being the Spalding TF Pro (41-100KY). The KHSAA logo is not required on the ball but all other required NFHS specifications shall be met (NFHS Authenticating mark and the NOCASE seal).
• District Tournaments: The standard timing of the districts is May 15 – May 22, however, districts can vote by majority to play as early as May 13 or if approved by the regional schools, can extend into the published region week.
• Region Tournaments: The standard timing of the regional tournaments is May 22-27, however, regions can vote by majority to play as early as May 20.
• State First Round/Quarterfinals are scheduled at this time for Kentucky Proud Park, UK, Lexington with a blind draw of all 16 regions. Play is currently scheduled for June 1-3 for those rounds. The final schedule and brackets will be announced closer to the start of the postseason.
• State Semifinals and Final will also be at Kentucky Proud Park on June 9-10.

POSTSEASON INSTRUCTIONS

• Postseason instructions for the Baseball District/Region Tournaments are now available on the KHSAA website. You can view the baseball portion of the instructions that begin on page 53 at the following link:
• District/Region Instructions
• You can find additional information on the KHSAA website on the Baseball page under “District Tournament Instructions and Information” and “Region Tournament Instructions and Information”, respectively.
• In addition, below are some quick reference reminders:

LAST CONTEST

• For 2023, the last date of the regular season will be the Saturday prior to the week when a district tournament is scheduled or the deadline two days prior to the start of the district tournament if the district chooses to begin on the weekend prior to the published corresponding date.

LAST DISTRICT-SEEDED CONTEST

• The last day for a district-seeded game is the Wednesday prior to District Tournament Week (May 10).
• For any game not played after that date, the winner/loser of any unplayed required seeded district games would default to the team with the higher RPI on the day following the deadline for seeded games.

NON-VARSITY CONTESTS

• Any non-varsity play must also be completed on or before the deadline to play a regular-season contest.

Should you have any questions, contact Associate Commissioner Butch Cope at bcope@khsaa.org.

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