Stars & Strikes
Host: Londonderry LightningWhere: Londonderry, NH
When: Jul 11 - 13, 2025
Divisions: 10U
Format: 3 Pool to Single Elimination
Tournament Director: Mike Campo
Mobile Phone: 603-867-4431
Email: Mcampo@plodzik.com
Tournament Tee Shirts:
Tournament Tee Shirts will be available for purchase in advance for $25 and limited supply at the event for $30.

Tournament Information
Londonderry Lightning 10U Tournament Rules
Current National Federation of High School (NFHS) softball
rules and regulations will apply to all Londonderry Lightning 10U Tournaments
unless modified in the document below.
It is the responsibility of ALL coaches to be familiar with the playing
rules.
At least one Umpire-In-Chief (UIC) will be on-site during
Tournaments. In the event an on-field
issue cannot be resolved by the field umpires the UIC will be called to the
field.
Tournament Formats: Pool-play to single elimination.
Games:
All games will have
time limits except the finals.
1.
Pool Play Games
·
The game length is 1:20 finish the inning, if
necessary.
·
If the home team is ahead and batting when the
time expires, the game is over.
·
Pool games can end in a tie.
·
There is no international tiebreaker used for
Pool Play games.
·
No new inning after 1:15. This is to discourage
coaches from unsportsmanlike stalling to artificially extend a game.
2.
Elimination Games
·
The game length is 1:20 complete the inning if
necessary.
·
If the home team is ahead and batting when time
expires, the game is over.
·
No new inning after 1:15.
·
The international tiebreaker is used for
Elimination games.
3.
Semi-final Games
·
The game length is 1:30 finish the inning, if
necessary.
·
If the home team is ahead and batting when time
expires the game is over.
·
No new inning after 1:25.
4.
Championship Game
·
Time limit of 1:45 finish the inning, if
necessary
·
No new inning after 1:35.
·
The game is 7 innings unless the mercy
Rule comes into play:
1.
International Tie Breaker
·
Implemented in an Elimination game that ends in
a tie after regulation.
2.
Choosing Home or Away team
·
During pool play a coin toss determines home and
away.
·
The choice of dugout is first come, first
served.
·
During single elimination, the higher seeded
team can choose home or away.
3.
Every effort will be made to complete every
scheduled game within the scheduled time limit.
The Tournament Director reserves the right to reduce time limits and/or
change the format of the tournament if the weather dictates changes.
4.
In single elimination of a Championship game is
called due to weather, the higher seed will be considered the champion.
5.
Pool play seeding and tie-breaker criteria:
·
Total Number of Wins, followed by
·
Winning Percentage, followed by
·
Average Runs Allowed (total runs allowed/games
played,) followed by
·
Average Runs Scored (total runs scored/games
played) followed by
·
*** Head-to-Head is used only in situations where
only two teams are tied at any level in the tiebreaker chain. If more
than two teams are tied in any criteria, then head-to-head is ignored.
6.
The game is in control of the umpires on the
field.
7.
Teams Must be prepared to play 30 minutes prior
to game time. If circumstances permit
games to start early, the umpires will do so.
8.
No warming up on the infield prior to
games. Warmups must be beyond first or
third base.
9.
The manager is required at the plate conference,
payment to the umpires is made at this time.
10. The
manager is legally responsible for all the team’s equipment.
11. The
manager is responsible for the team’s spectators’ actions.
·
Spectators/parents associated with a team are
the responsibility of the Manager.
·
It will be the manager’s responsibility to
control their spectators which may include ejection.
12. The
clock begins immediately after the pre-game plate conference.
·
Game time is in the control of the umpires.
·
The clock is not stopped for any reason except
in this circumstance:
i.
The clock is stopped if an injury requires the
injured person to remain on the field while an ambulance is called to transfer
the injured person.
ii.
The UIC and the Tournament Director are the only
people authorized to stop the clock.
13. Mercy
rules are in effect for all games including the finals: 12 after 3
innings, 10 runs after 4 innings, 8
runs after 5 innings.
14. Only
coaches and rostered players are allowed inside dugouts and on the field.
Defensive coaches are NOT allowed on the field of play when the ball is live
during games.
15. At
the conclusion of the game, both teams need to confirm the score and text the
Tournament Director with the results of the game. It is the Manager’s responsibility to make
sure all scores of their team are listed accurately on the Tournament
Website.
16. Jewelry
is allowed. However, jewelry that is judged by the umpire to be dangerous, must
be removed and may not be worn during the game.
17. Penalty
- illegal equipment shall be removed or made legal. The umpire shall issue a team warning. The
next offender and the Manager shall be restricted to the dugout/bench for the
remainder of the game.
18. Metal
cleats are not allowed for teams.
19. Line-ups/Rosters
- There are multiple options to use in a line-up.
·
Traditional line-up with or without substitutes.
·
Traditional line-up, utilizing two additional
players with or without substitutes.
i.
Up to two Additional Players (APs) can be used
to increase the batting order to 10 or 11 batters. The AP(s) will be placed in
the batting order in the positions to be occupied.
ii.
The AP(s) can also be used on defense but must
keep the same position in the batting order. The AP(s) if used, must be
selected prior to the start of the game, and their name(s) must be included on
the line-up card presented to the Umpire. Failure to declare the use of the
AP(s) prior to the game precludes the use of the AP(s) in that game. If a pinch hitter or pinch runner for an AP,
that player becomes the new AP. The
original AP(s) may re-enter like any other player under the re-entry rule. If an AP is used, the position must be used
the entire game.
iii.
Aps may play defense for any player, that player
is still in the lineup and bats.
iv.
If the AP plays defense for the Flex, the Flex
leaves the game and counts as a substitution when she re-enters.
·
Traditional line-up utilizing two APs with or
without substitutes and utilizing the DP/Flex option (Max 11 hitting).
·
Roster or continuous batting where everyone is
in the lineup hits is allowed in all games in the tournament. However, then
there are NO substitutions. This means all players in the lineup will bat. APs
and DP/Flex can still be used.
·
NOTE: Whichever lineup is used, it must
be declared when lineups are exchanged at the plate conference and remain in
effect throughout the game.
20. Courtesy
Runners - will be allowed for the pitcher and catcher at any time by a legal
courtesy runner. If a team does not have a legal substitute remaining in their
lineup, they can use the last out as a courtesy runner subject to the same
rules and restrictions as a regular courtesy runner.
·
NOTE: the same courtesy runner cannot run for
the pitcher and catcher in the same inning.
21. Ejections:
·
If a Manager, Asst. Coach or Team Personnel, or
someone other than a player gets ejected from the game, they MUST leave the
vicinity (out of sight, out of mind) of that playing field immediately and be
prohibited from any further conduct directly or indirectly with the team during
the remainder of that game. Failure to leave or comply will be a team
forfeit. Any ejection deemed extreme by
the UIC and Tournament Director may warrant an additional game ejection. Any threat
made to an official will mean ejection from the Tournament and the involvement
of law enforcement.
22. Protests
–
·
Any protest regarding umpire judgement is NOT
allowed.
·
Protests regarding rule or procedural
interpretations must be made prior to the next pitch of the game and must be
decided upon before the game can continue.
·
Protests on rules or procedures that occur at
the end of the game must be made before the next game begins.
23. The
protest committee will be made up of any part of the following people:
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Tournament Director
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Site Director
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Tournament UIC
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Site UIC
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Any of the above designates.
24.
17 Sargent Road LAFA Complex (LAF)
Londonderry, NH 03053