One-Up Rule
1. The fence is in play, like an outfield wall in baseball. Any ball hit over the fence is a homerun. This rule is subject to amendment at particular fields due to the size and shape of a field. For fields without fences, cones will be used to denote homeruns.
2. The Homerun “One Up Rule”: for all fields and for all games, the “One Up Rule” is in effect.
A. Teams may only hit a maximum of +1 homeruns relative to their opponent’s home run totals.
B. Any batter that hits a homerun for a team that is already +1 in homeruns will immediately be declared out. Runners cannot advance.
C. If a team is -1 in home runs relative to their opponent, that team may hit two consecutive home runs, moving them from -1, to even, to +1.
For example:
Team A hits a home run in the top of the first inning. If another batter from Team A hits a homerun in that inning, he or she is immediately declared out. In the bottom of the first inning, Team B hits a home run, which evens each team’s homerun total at 1. Team B can then hit another homerun in that inning (moving to +1 over Team A), but hitting another homerun (+2) would result in that batter being declared out.
In short, any team that has more homeruns than their opponents in a given game cannot be awarded a homerun until the opposing team either evens the homerun totals, or moves to +1.
D. A cone (or similar object) will be placed in the backstop behind home plate to designate which teams can and cannot hit homeruns.
2. The Homerun “One Up Rule”: for all fields and for all games, the “One Up Rule” is in effect.
A. Teams may only hit a maximum of +1 homeruns relative to their opponent’s home run totals.
B. Any batter that hits a homerun for a team that is already +1 in homeruns will immediately be declared out. Runners cannot advance.
C. If a team is -1 in home runs relative to their opponent, that team may hit two consecutive home runs, moving them from -1, to even, to +1.
For example:
Team A hits a home run in the top of the first inning. If another batter from Team A hits a homerun in that inning, he or she is immediately declared out. In the bottom of the first inning, Team B hits a home run, which evens each team’s homerun total at 1. Team B can then hit another homerun in that inning (moving to +1 over Team A), but hitting another homerun (+2) would result in that batter being declared out.
In short, any team that has more homeruns than their opponents in a given game cannot be awarded a homerun until the opposing team either evens the homerun totals, or moves to +1.
D. A cone (or similar object) will be placed in the backstop behind home plate to designate which teams can and cannot hit homeruns.