Ties shall be broken in the following order of priority:
* The team that defeated the other tied team head-to-head in a given Round shall be ranked higher in the pool standings for such Round. * The tied teams shall be ranked in the standings for that Round according to fewest runs allowed divided by the number of innings (including partial innings) played in defense in the games in that Round between the teams tied. * The tied teams shall be ranked in the standings according to fewest earned runs allowed divided by the number of innings (including partial innings) played in defense in the games in that Round between the teams tied. * The tied teams shall be ranked in the standings according to highest batting average in games in that Round between the teams tied. * Standings shall be determined by the drawing of lots, conducted by WBCI.