All Divisions: It is the bottom of the fifth inning when the skies open up and a torrential downpour washes out the rest of the fifth inning and the entire sixth inning. What do we do now?
• A: If a natural occurrence (rain, darkness if no lights are available, etc.) halts a game, and it cannot be restarted that day, and it has reached the point of a regulation game when a winner can be determined, the game is over. However, if the game is halted by light failure, a locally imposed curfew on the lights, sprinkler malfunction, or some other human-error condition, it must be suspended and resumed the next available day. Tournament Directors should be advised to allow enough time to complete all games by the curfew imposed locally, if earlier than Little League’s curfew, but that such local curfew will not end the game. (Regulation Game, Baseball, page T-19. Softball, page T-18) Example 1: Team A is winning 9-0 after five full innings on a lighted field at night, and because of a locally imposed curfew, the lights must be turned out. In this case, the teams must return the next available day to complete the game. Example 2: Team A is winning at dusk 9-0 after five full inni
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