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Jan, 2023

2023 Key Dates & NBCL Rule Updates

NBCL is excited to welcome back our players for the 2023 season! Below are key dates to help your prepare for the season along with a callout to some important rule updates for this season.

2023 Season Key Dates

February 3rd - Registration Closes (All divisions except Shetland)
February 4th - Player Assessments at Bellevue College - Details
February 13th - Bronco & Mustang Teams Assigned. Coaches required to attend - more details to follow
February 15th - Pinto Teams Assigned. Coaches required to attend - more details to follow
February 25th & 26th - Field Cleanup Day
March 1st - Practice Starts (All divisions except Shetland)
March 26th - Shetland Registration Closes
April 1st - Jamboree - More details to follow
April 1st - Shetland Practice Begins
Regular Season ends beginning of June
End of Season Playoffs Early June to Mid-June
All-Star games run Mid-June through the end of July, depending on player availability

NBCL Rules / 2023 Updates

Pinto division playing rules: 1) adjusted format of play from coach-pitch only to combination of player-pitch and coach-pitch to start the development of pitchers, catchers and hitters earlier to lessen the transition of play between Pinto and Mustang divisions, and 2) adjusted mercy run rule for innings from 5-run limit to a progressive 5-run limit to allow teams that are behind to not only catch up but take a lead within any inning of the game.
Mustang division playing rules: 1) adjusted mercy run rule for innings from 5-run limit to a progressive 5-run limit to allow teams that are behind to not only catch up but take a lead within any inning of the game, and 2) added Infield Fly rule.
Team formation: 1) Added the requirement to gather more player profile information from managers/coaches to supplement player skills assessment scores for the draft process to aide all managers in making more informed drafting decisions, and 2) defined player request and coach request rules for all divisions in order to address an undocumented process and apply constraints to the process for the competitive balance of the Pinto division while still enabling the process, and 3) documented rules for All-Star team formation to address an undocumented process.

See NBCL Rules for the complete set of rules for regarding Registration, Team Formation, League Schedule, Playing and Field Rules.

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