Municipal Stadium
Ground Rules

1) A ball entering the dugout or striking any equipment inside the dugout is a dead ball.

2) A ball striking the protective screen in front of the dugouts and rebounding onto the playing field is in play.

3) A ball striking any part of the netting behind home plate or press box is a dead ball.

4) A ball lodging in the field tarp or entering the field tarp cylinder is a dead ball.

5) A catch will not be allowed if a player has placed any footing on the field tarp or field tarp cylinder. However, a player may lean on or over the field tarp to make a catch.

6) A ball lodging into the fence leading to the grounds area is a dead ball.

7) A ball lodging in the protective padding on the outfield fence or under the outfield fence is a dead ball.

8) A batted ball in flight must pass over the front fence in left field and right field to be a home run. The area between two vertical yellow lines on the outfield fence designates what is defined as center field. The ball must pass over the entire center field wall above the yellow horizontal line to be a home run. If a ball does not pass over the wall in center field and bounces back onto the playing field, the ball is in play.