{"id":4727,"date":"2021-06-14T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T15:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ripken.flywheelsites.com\/tournament-rules\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T02:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:52:57","slug":"tournament-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ripkenbaseball.com\/plan-your-trip\/tournament-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4>\n\t\t\tThe Ripken Experience\u00ae\t<\/h4>\n<h1  data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\ttournament rules\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>All teams that register for a Ripken tournament should read through the information sheets below in order to gain full understanding of all rules and procedures prior to the start of the tournament.<\/p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<p>Age Determination Chart<\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ripkenbaseball.com\/plan-your-trip\/#ageverification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Age Determination\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<p>Bat Rules<\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n<p><strong>13u &amp; Younger:<\/strong> Barrel size must be between 2 \u00bc &#8211; 2 \u00be.\u00a0 Players may use BPF 1.15, BBCOR, or USA Baseball designations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13u ONLY:<\/strong> Bat weight may not exceed -8.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14u &amp; Older:<\/strong> Players must use BBCOR designations and weight may not exceed -3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All-Age Groups:<\/strong> Ripken Baseball follows the USSSA list of banned\/withdrawn bats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New for 2024:<\/strong> Starting this season, the 2017 Demarini CF Zen &#8211; Balanced (-5) bat will no longer be allowed and deemed illegal. For additional banned bats, see the complete list below.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usssa.com\/baseball\/baseball-withdrawn-andor-non-compliant-baseball-bat-models\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView List\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<p>Tournament Rules<\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ripkenbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024_TournamentRules_Aberdeen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAberdeen, MD\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cooperstown.com\/team-information\/#baseball-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCooperstown\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ripkenbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-7U-8U-COACH-PITCH-TOURNAMENT-RULES-THE-RIPKEN-EXPERIENCE-MYRTLE-BEACH.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMyrtle beach, sc &#8211; 7U &#038; 8U\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ripkenbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025_TournamentRules_MB.pdf-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMyrtle beach, SC &#8211; 9U &#8211; 13U\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ripkenbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-Skills-Competiton-Rules.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkills Competition Rules\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ripkenbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Skills-Competition-Signup-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkills Competition Sign Up\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ripkenbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2024_7U8Ucoachpitchrules_PF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPigeon Forge, TN &#8211; 7U &#038; 8U\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ripkenbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-PIGEON_FORGE-Tournament_Rules.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPigeon Forge, TN &#8211; 9U &#8211; 13U\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<p>Additional Questions?<\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n<p>Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information or contact a teammate today.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ripkenbaseball.com\/faq\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tview faq\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ripken Experience\u00ae tournament rules All teams that register for a Ripken tournament should read through the information sheets below in order to gain full understanding of all rules and procedures prior to the start of the tournament. 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