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Q:  If we turn JV and Frosh games into double headers, can they be set for 5 inning games and count as a whole game? Actually, I have the same question for varsity level as well.

A:  Baseball rules indicate that games must be seven innings at all levels.  You can refer to rule 4-2-4 for mutual agreement among coaches and umpires to ending a game that has begun.  Keep in mind that you can reschedule postponed games up to the state tournament.   A game is seven innings and may not be shortened unless by the 10 run rule. A double header must be two games of seven innings and not reduced by mutual agreement at any level. The rule has not changed but is emphasized. On page 31 (Rule 4-2-1) states a regulation game consists of seven innings unless extra innings(s) are necessary because of tie score, or unless shortened because the home team needs none of its half of the seventh or only a fraction of it (art 2); or because of weather, or darkness (art 3). In Art 2, it states: By state association (WIAA), the game shall end when the visiting team is behind 10 or more runs after 4.5, or after the fifth inning, if either team is 10 runs behind and both teams have had an equal number of times at bat.