Ohio Hot Stove Baseball League
Ohio Hot Stove Baseball League Class EE and E Manager Meeting Sunday, May 15, 2016, 2:30 PM Rustic Hills Country Club, Medina, OH Meeting Notes Pat Anderson, Class EE and E State Commissioner, welcomed everyone. Teams were asked to sign in and verify correct spelling of manager name, cell phone, email address and team name. o If anything needs correcting, please email Pat at [email protected] Each manager received a copy of the 2016 schedule for their respective class Rosters were accepted from all teams Team fees of $345 were collected o If team has already paid insurance, deduct $118.61 o If team has already paid initial tournament fee, deduct $60.00 o If team has already paid state team fee, deduct $45.00 Check with local charter to clarify if any of these fees have been paid already. This can also be verified by contacting Ralph Martinelli Schedule discussion o Class E was divided into 2 division, North and South, based on geography o Class EE is only 1 division, due to geographical limitations. o Weekday games will be limited to local/ county games. Medina Class EE will play games (home and away) with Akron and Firestone Park, but will not play teams from further away. Instead, they will play traditional Lorain County opponents. o Weekend games are all double headers, 2 home dates and 2 away dates. Managers are advised to contact each other the week prior to double headers to discuss any logistics, such as travel delays and what to do for lunch between games. Also discuss the availability of a concession stand. o Regular season runs from the end of the first week in June until the end of June. o The schedule is a template; teams may reschedule games as needed to accommodate field and player availability. Please communicate as quickly as possible to make sure teams have plenty of notice. o Due to the diversity of team locations, it was necessary that some teams may play an opponent 3 or more times. Every effort to balance teams and travel was made. Score Reporting and Schedule Change Reporting o A separate sheet was distributed to each manager that detailed how to report scores as well as game changes. Teams need to have the person responsible for reporting scores complete a short registration located HERE, in order to gain reporting access. The website, http://www.loraincountyhotstove.com is the official website for each Class. Each Class has its own page (Class EE, Class E) Report scores of completed games within 48 hours of completion
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Home team is responsible, but either team may report. o Ensure both teams agree on the score prior to leaving game site. For any schedule changes, such as time, date, rainout and location, email [email protected] as soon as possible.
Tournament o Once again, both classes will have a double elimination tournament for State this year. In years past, it has been double elimination until the final 4 teams are left for State. It then became single elimination. We may be able to run a complete double elimination tournament this year. Details will be provided at tournament draw. o Tournament draw will be Sunday, 6/26 at Rustic Hills Country Club, Medina, OH Class EE will be at 10:00 AM Class E will be at 11:00 AM o New tournament seeding system will be in place for Class EE and E only this year A separate sheet was distributed to each manager Highlights No more pill draws! Teams will be seeded, based on points o 1 point per game played o 1 point per win o Teams with scheduled byes will receive 1 point credit o In the event of a tie, each team receives .5 points (plus 1 point for game played.) Tie breakers are described on handout Each division receives a number 1 seed. In classes with more than 1 division, number 1 seeds will be ranked based on tie breaker Remaining teams are seeded by point system and tie breakers Number 1 seeds may go on the board or pass when it’s their turn Remaining teams must go on the board when it’s their turn This gives the regular season record and playing games importance Teams must play at least 6 games to be tournament eligible Players must play in at least 60% of games played to be eligible to play in the tournament Tournament can start as early as 7/6 and run consecutive weekends. State final four is 7/23 and 7/24 in Alliance All scores must be entered into the website no later than midnight on 6/25, so that seeding can be computed Officials o Games require 2 Hot Stove umpires o If Hot Stove umpires cannot be used, please ensure the umpires follow Hot Stove, not NFHS rules. Some differences are: Balk is a delayed dead ball
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EH Rule Courtesy runner for catcher allowed at any time now (new rule change) Players can leave their feet (no slide or give up rule) No time limit unless a team has a 10 run lead Jewelry rule has been changes to state that metallic jewelry is not permitted o Each team pays one umpire per game $50, both home and away games. Must be in cash. If only one umpire shows, each team pays $37.50 Miscellaneous Notes o Don’t get tossed or hurt! If a player or coach is ejected, there is a mandatory minimum of a 1 game suspension Please ensure umpires email Pat Anderson ([email protected]) and Lou Vasi ([email protected]) with the details If a player, coach or umpire gets hurt during a game or practice, please contact CH Vallos. The number is on the bottom of the schedule. Start a claim, even if minor. Our insurance works as secondary insurance. If injured person does not have insurance, it becomes primary insurance. Certificates can be obtained as needed by calling CH Vallos. o Get your games in Don’t dodge opponents and reschedule makeups as quickly as possible o For rainouts, please contact opponent as quickly as possible. Teams are travelling significant distances on weekends and need to know as early as possible. Try to get games in, even if you need to delay or only play 1 game of a double header. o Ensure equipment is legal. Bats are -3 .BBCOR or wood. Bamboo is illegal. o Home team provides 2 new baseballs per game. AD Starr 600, Diamond D1-Pro or equivalent. o If you have rule change proposals, please write them up and either email them to Pat or bring to tournament draw. Only changes submitted in writing will be accepted. Deadline is tournament draw. o Make sure all coaches have current background checks. Checks are good for 2 seasons, not 2 years. Must use OHSBL background check only. o If a team is not communicating, please contact Pat o Teams from the same community may allow players that age appropriate to sub for another Hot Stove team in another class, in classes F, EE and E. Player can only be on 1 roster, so if using a player to sub on another team, please ensure that coach has a copy of the other roster. Roster that player appears on is the only team he can play for in tournament. o Recruit! We want to keep growing, so please talk to others in your community, especially Class F coaches and let them know we have Hot Stove baseball through age 18. Let them know that there is good competition and fun. www.ohsbl.com
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Home team is responsible, but either team may report. o Ensure both teams agree on the score prior to leaving game site. For any schedule changes, such as time, date, rainout and location, email [email protected] as soon as possible.
Tournament o Once again, both classes will have a double elimination tournament for State this year. In years past, it has been double elimination until the final 4 teams are left for State. It then became single elimination. We may be able to run a complete double elimination tournament this year. Details will be provided at tournament draw. o Tournament draw will be Sunday, 6/26 at Rustic Hills Country Club, Medina, OH Class EE will be at 10:00 AM Class E will be at 11:00 AM o New tournament seeding system will be in place for Class EE and E only this year A separate sheet was distributed to each manager Highlights No more pill draws! Teams will be seeded, based on points o 1 point per game played o 1 point per win o Teams with scheduled byes will receive 1 point credit o In the event of a tie, each team receives .5 points (plus 1 point for game played.) Tie breakers are described on handout Each division receives a number 1 seed. In classes with more than 1 division, number 1 seeds will be ranked based on tie breaker Remaining teams are seeded by point system and tie breakers Number 1 seeds may go on the board or pass when it’s their turn Remaining teams must go on the board when it’s their turn This gives the regular season record and playing games importance Teams must play at least 6 games to be tournament eligible Players must play in at least 60% of games played to be eligible to play in the tournament Tournament can start as early as 7/6 and run consecutive weekends. State final four is 7/23 and 7/24 in Alliance All scores must be entered into the website no later than midnight on 6/25, so that seeding can be computed Officials o Games require 2 Hot Stove umpires o If Hot Stove umpires cannot be used, please ensure the umpires follow Hot Stove, not NFHS rules. Some differences are: Balk is a delayed dead ball
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EH Rule Courtesy runner for catcher allowed at any time now (new rule change) Players can leave their feet (no slide or give up rule) No time limit unless a team has a 10 run lead Jewelry rule has been changes to state that metallic jewelry is not permitted o Each team pays one umpire per game $50, both home and away games. Must be in cash. If only one umpire shows, each team pays $37.50 Miscellaneous Notes o Don’t get tossed or hurt! If a player or coach is ejected, there is a mandatory minimum of a 1 game suspension Please ensure umpires email Pat Anderson ([email protected]) and Lou Vasi ([email protected]) with the details If a player, coach or umpire gets hurt during a game or practice, please contact CH Vallos. The number is on the bottom of the schedule. Start a claim, even if minor. Our insurance works as secondary insurance. If injured person does not have insurance, it becomes primary insurance. Certificates can be obtained as needed by calling CH Vallos. o Get your games in Don’t dodge opponents and reschedule makeups as quickly as possible o For rainouts, please contact opponent as quickly as possible. Teams are travelling significant distances on weekends and need to know as early as possible. Try to get games in, even if you need to delay or only play 1 game of a double header. o Ensure equipment is legal. Bats are -3 .BBCOR or wood. Bamboo is illegal. o Home team provides 2 new baseballs per game. AD Starr 600, Diamond D1-Pro or equivalent. o If you have rule change proposals, please write them up and either email them to Pat or bring to tournament draw. Only changes submitted in writing will be accepted. Deadline is tournament draw. o Make sure all coaches have current background checks. Checks are good for 2 seasons, not 2 years. Must use OHSBL background check only. o If a team is not communicating, please contact Pat o Teams from the same community may allow players that age appropriate to sub for another Hot Stove team in another class, in classes F, EE and E. Player can only be on 1 roster, so if using a player to sub on another team, please ensure that coach has a copy of the other roster. Roster that player appears on is the only team he can play for in tournament. o Recruit! We want to keep growing, so please talk to others in your community, especially Class F coaches and let them know we have Hot Stove baseball through age 18. Let them know that there is good competition and fun. www.ohsbl.com
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