The CCBC, a division of the Premier Baseball Association, is an independent college baseball league that is affiliated with institutions from The BC College Athletic Association. The Board of Directors of the CCBC recognizes that academic achievement is critically important to the student athletes, the baseball programs, and the respective university or college. The following rules are the minimum eligibility standards. They apply to all CCBC programs and are to be strictly adhered to.

Definitions:

Fall Season � September 1 - October 31 of the calendar year

Spring Season or Championship Season � January 1 - May 31
Full Time Student � a student that is enrolled in at least nine credits. (Note: a �full load� is 15 credits).
Practice Player � a player that is not enrolled in at least 9 credit hours or is deemed ineligible in the Championship Season.
First year student � a student that is attending a post-secondary institution for the first time.

Eligibility Rules:

The minimum player fee charged by each team for a full year shall be $2000.00.
Student athletes should be encouraged to enrol in at least twelve credits. In order to participate in any fall/spring game or scrimmage, a student athlete must be enrolled at the respective institution as a full time student at the time of that game or scrimmage. This includes games or scrimmages against any other institution or program of any kind, in Canada, or in the United States.

In order to be eligible for the Championship Season, a student athlete must have passed at least nine credits between Championship Seasons, exclusive of the summer semester. He also must be deemed eligible by his Athletic Director or, in the event that an Athletic Director is not in place, by a third party as designated by the CCBC. Exception: a first-year college student that is attending school in the fall as a full-time student will be deemed eligible for the subsequent Championship Season if he receives passing grades in courses that total only six credits. Note: A player returning to the CCBC from another institution is not considered a first-year student unless he has only attended school for one semester or quarter, as might be the case at the school he is leaving. He must have passed at least six credit hours at that school. Enrolment payment receipts and a copy of previous semester grades should be submitted with the fall and spring rosters.

Student athletes should be encouraged to enrol in the fall of the school year. A student-athlete that enrols in school for the first time in January is eligible for the Championship Season. He must also be designated as eligible by the Athletic Director or, in the event that an Athletic Director is not in place, by a third party as designated by the CCBC. Note: In order for this athlete to be eligible for participation in the CCBC Championship Season in his second year of eligibility, he must pass at least fifteen credit hours before that spring season begins. Nine of which must be in the fall semester. For example, a student athlete cannot attend school in the spring semesters only and still maintain eligibility.

A Practice Player may participate in practice sessions and inter-squad games but is not permitted to participate in any team activities, including team travel. Note: in order for a player to practice with a program, appropriate liability insurance must be in place for that player and his participation in practice sessions must be approved by the Athletic Director or, in the event that an Athletic Director is not in place, by a third party as designated by the CCBC.

Student athletes are allowed four years of athletic eligibility. All Championship Seasons that a player has participated in while attending any post secondary institution will be considered one year of eligibility towards his four years.

Any other eligibility requirements are to be determined by the Athletic Directors at the institution where the student-athlete attends.

Playing Rules:

1. Rosters for the Fall Season must be submitted with Practice Players designated by the second Friday of the fall semester (previous semester grades and fall enrolment receipts should be available, if requested).

2. Rosters for the Championship Season must be submitted by March 1 of the spring season to an authority, as designated by the CCBC (previous semester�s grades and spring enrolment receipts should be available).

3. All single games will be nine innings.

4. All double headers will consist of a nine inning game and a seven inning game. The nine inning game will be the first game of the day.

5. The official playing rules of the American League of Baseball Clubs shall apply in all Championship Season league, exhibition, and tournament games between CCBC teams. Exception: The NAIA/NCAA slide rule is in force at all times.

6. The official ball of the CCBC is the �Pro-Nine� ball as designated by the BC Premier Baseball League.

7. Weekday games times are to be arranged between the teams involved. Weekend game times, unless a separate agreement has been reached between the two programs, are:

Saturday � 12 NOON�� Sunday � 11AM

Teams may arrange different weekend start times to facilitate travel plans.

8. Ejections:� The umpires have the authority to eject a player, coach or team representative for misconduct or unsportsmanlike conduct.� The offending individual must leave the field and dugout area immediately and are not allowed to communicate with the teams or umpires.

Any very offensive ejections will be reviewed by the PBL discipline committee and further discipline may be assigned by the committee.�

Pre-Game Practice:

If the home team is takes batting practice on the playing field or in cages before any game, the visiting team must be offered the same opportunity, unless declined in advance. Following the home team practice, thirty minutes should be provided for the visiting team (1 hour and 10 minutes before game time). Infield practice for both teams should follow (home team first) and be limited to 10 minutes per team. This will allow approximately 15 minutes to prepare the field. If the home team does not take pre-game batting practice or infield practice, they can designate that the visiting team has no on-field pre-game practice as well. Off site (a different field) practice does not apply to this courtesy. If the visiting team does not wish to take pre-game batting practice, they should notify the home team well in advance.