Games will start as long as each team has a minimum of seven players. When players arrive, they will be added to the end of the batting order. If a team has less than nine players and the batting position is missing a player, the opposing team has the option to enforce the automatic out or allow to skip the batting position with no out taken. If a player is injured during the game and is not able to make a plate appearance there will be no out taken, and the batter will be skipped.

When a team has less than nine players, a substitute can only be acquired from a league player, one division immediately below and who is qualified under the Play-up Rule.