TIME LIMITS

Coaches/umpires, please make every effort to adhere to the 1-minute between innings NFHS rule. Feedback from coaches, umpires and spectators all points toward us wasting time between innings, adding unnecessary minutes to our games.

MBL League game time limits
6-inning games - No new inning after 2:00 (2 hours elapsed)
7-inning games - No new inning after 2:15
* A new inning begins at the instant the final out of the previous inning is recorded. The time of the first pitch of an inning is irrelevant in regard to the game time limit (with exception of note below).
* Time of game begins when the first pitch of the game is delivered.
* For fields that have lights, the time limit may be SHORTER than the above time limits if field/city ordinance requires the lights to be turned off at a certain time.


MBT State Tournament time limits.
Pool play, 6-inning games - No new inning after 1:45 (1 hour, 45 mins elapsed)
Pool play, 7-inning games - No new inning after 2:00
Bracket play - No time limit.
(Coaches/umpires, please make every effort to adhere to the 1-minute between innings NFHS rule)
* A new inning begins at the instant the final out of the previous inning is recorded. The time of the first pitch of an inning is irrelevant in regard to the game time limit (with exception of note below).
* Time of game begins when the first pitch of the game is delivered.