What is the rule on incomplete baseball games

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That would be funny to take that away from USL,

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Regulation Game
SECTION 8. a. A regulation game shall be nine innings unless:
(1) Extended because of a tied score (
see 5-8-d
);
(2) Shortened because (a) the home team needs none or only part of its half
of the ninth inning or (b) the umpire calls the game after satisfying either
“b” or “c” below or 5-10 (Tie Game); or
(3) Seven-inning games have been scheduled for a doubleheader by conference
rule or mutual agreement (
see 5-7-d
).
A.R.—
If a seven-inning game has been scheduled, the rules applying to the ninth inning
shall be applied to the seventh inning.
b. It shall be a regulation game if called by the umpire at any time after five
innings have been completed, and the score shall be that of the last equal
inning played, except that in the following circumstances the score of the
game shall be the total number of runs that each team has scored:
(1) If the team second at bat has scored more runs at the end of its fourth
inning than the team first at bat has scored in five completed innings;
(2) If the team second at bat has scored in an unequal number of innings more
runs than the team first at bat; or
(3) If the team second at bat is at bat when the game is called and has scored
in the incomplete inning the same number of runs or more runs than the
team first at bat.
(4) By conference rule, or mutual consent of both coaches before the
beginning of the contest, a game may be stopped after seven innings if one
team is ahead by at least 10 runs.
Each team must play an equal number of innings unless shortened because
the home team needs none or only part of its half of the final inning.
c. It is a regulation game if it is called by the umpire for any cause that puts
patrons or players in peril such as for darkness, inclement weather, a facility
problem or crowd behavior, provided the conditions in 5-8-b have been met.

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This loss could be a blessing in disguise. Hopefully this will make them realize they can't play half assed and expect to beat good teams, which is exactly what it looked like tonight.

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