12U Open
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SWAT TOURNAMENT
Saturday Night Lights 8/22 - 12U
August 22, 2026
Everything families need for this event: pool games, bracket times, fields, results and standings in one simple view.
DATESAug 22
GAMES4
DIVISIONS1
FIELDS1
PLAYBOOK-SYNCED
EVENT SCHEDULE
Saturday · August 22
4 games12U Open
Pool standings| Seed | Team | W | L | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China Grove Raiders | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 | YC Mudcats | 1 | 1 | 14 | -1 |
| 3 | NC Icons 12U | 0 | 2 | 23 | -12 |
SWAT HANDBOOK
RULES FOR THIS EVENT
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AGE DIVISION12U
FIELD50 ft pitching distance · 70 ft bases
GAME6 innings
TIME LIMIT1 hr 30 min Night Lights games and championships.
Eligibility
Cannot turn 13 before May 1 of the current season. Grade-exception players must meet the handbook’s 6th-grade criteria.
Bats
No bat size restriction under the 12U-and-below rule; banned/altered bats remain illegal. Wood bats are approved.
Pitching
6 innings max in one day · 8 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 12U.
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.