FIELD60 ft pitching distance · 90 ft bases
GAME7 innings
TIME LIMIT1 hr 45 min pool/bracket limit; weekend championships are 120 min Gold / 105 min other.
Eligibility
Cannot turn 14 before May 1 of the current season. Grade-exception players must meet the handbook’s 7th-grade criteria.
Bats
13U requires a -5 or heavier bat. Banned/altered bats remain illegal. Wood bats are approved.
Pitching
7 innings max in one day · 9 innings max over 3 consecutive days. More than 3 innings Saturday means no pitching Sunday.
Base Running
- Standard NFHS/SWAT baserunning rules apply unless modified elsewhere in the handbook.
- Balks are strictly enforced without warning.
Lineup + Special Rules
- Standard SWAT lineup, substitution, courtesy-runner, and roster-batting options apply.
- No designated hitter in 13U.
Mercy Rule
- 20 runs after 2 innings (1½ if home team is ahead)
- 15 runs after 3 innings (2½ if home team is ahead)
- 8 runs after 4 innings (3½ if home team is ahead)
Game Rules
- Pool-play home/visitor is determined by coin toss; higher seed is home in bracket play.
- No fake bunt-and-swing (slashing).
- Legal courtesy runners may be used for the pitcher or catcher of record under the handbook rules.
- Pool games may end tied. Bracket games use the SWAT California tiebreaker after regulation.
