On officiated games, the umpiring crew keeps the official game time. The time limit rule is in effect and will be enforced. No new inning will start after the time limit has expired and the game will be considered a regulation game. When time expires and either team is up by more than their respective run rule limit, the game will end as an official game.

When drop-dead is reached one of the following will apply:

• If the visiting team is at bat, or if the home team is at bat and losing, the score will default to the last completed inning.
• If the home team is winning, or the game is tied, the score at the drop-dead time stands.

The game ends when the visiting team completes its half of the last inning, and the home team is winning. If the visiting team has scored fewer runs than the home team has scored in their allotted innings, both the inning and the game end immediately when the winning run is scored and before three players are out.