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Slaughter (Mercy) Rule

For AAA Varsity and JV Games in the Capital and Colonial Districts, the rule is 15 runs ahead after at least 4-1/2 or five innings. For example, if the Home team scores in the bottom of the 6^th inning to make the score 19-4, the game is called at that point.

For Varsity games at Essex, Central of Lunenburg, and Goochland, the rule is 15 runs ahead after at least 4-1/2 or five innings.

In the Tidewater District (King William, King&Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, and West Point), the rule is 10 runs ahead after at least 4-1/2 or five innings.

For Junior Varsity games at the outlying schools, the rule is 10 runs ahead after at least 4-1/2 or five innings.

For L.I.S. Schools, both JV and Varsity, the rule is 10 runs ahead after at least 4-1/2 or five innings.

For all Middle School games, the rule is 10 runs ahead after at least 4-1/2 or five innings.

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