All baseball bats, including wood bats, in JBO, Inc. will be either “BBCOR”,  “BPF 1.15”, or “USA Baseball” certified. Umpires are required to perform a pre-game inspection of all equipment, especially bats, to ensure proper certification. Use of an illegal/altered bat shall be considered unsportsmanlike conduct and the player and Head Coach shall be ejected from the game. Both the ejected player & coach may be subject to further disciplinary action by the District and JBO, Inc.

Due to safety concerns, the State JBO board is adopting the "Perfect Game" banned bat list for State JBO tournaments.

CLICK HERE for THE LIST of the BANNED BATS.  NO ADJUSTMENTS FOR BANNED BATS IN 2026. 

VALLEY JBO GAME DAY CHEAT SHEET

1. The umpire must declare that an inning is the "final inning" (and thus the "open inning") PRIOR TO THE START of that inning.
2. The Umpire makes this decision based on:
3. If the 2 hour and 15 minute limit is approaching and it is determined that a subsequent inning cannot be started.
4. Darkness or deteriorating field conditions.
5. The last regulation inning of the game (e.g., the 5th for Minors, 6th for Juniors, or 7th for Seniors)