2008
1.
All Rosters, Consent
& Liability Waivers, and Entry Fees must be turned in prior to every team’s
first game.
2.
Home Plate Umpire
is in control of the game. All
rulings/calls are final.
3.
Home Plate Umpire
can consult with the Tournament Director on ground rule interpretation.
4.
Home Plate Umpire
is to turn in official Game Score Sheet to Tournament Director or Master of
Ceremonies at the conclusion of each game.
5.
Home Plate Umpire
should validate score with both teams between innings.
6.
Coin toss
determines Home team.
7.
6 innings is an
official game, unless time limit is reached.
8.
Games have a 50 minute
time limit. All games start on the hour and finish after 50 minutes or 6
innings; game stops when the music starts. Revert back to previously-completed inning
to declare a winner, if necessary.
9.
Run rule:
10. A maximum of 10 runs per inning is allowed.
11. 3 warm-up pitches allowed between innings.
12. Home team is the official scorekeeper, and must keep
the Game Score Sheet during the game. Visiting
team is responsible for the scoreboard.
13. A team may start a game with less than the minimum of 8
players (minimum 4 women); if this minimum roster requirement is not met by the
end of the first inning, the team forfeits.
During this team’s offensive turn at-bat, “outs” are to be recorded as
required if the line-up reaches spots occupied by absent players, up to the 8th
spot in the lineup.
14. You may play more women than men on defense and/or
offense, but not vice-versa.
15. There are 10 players on defense (four outfielders).
16. Unlimited defensive substitutions are allowed as long
as the number of men does not exceed the number of women on the field at any
time.
17. Additional players are allowed in the batting lineup,
(e.g. co-ed - one extra male, one extra female). Any 10 of the players in the defensive lineup.
18. A batting order/lineup should be submitted to the opposing
team and must be adhered to or consequences for batting out of order will
apply.
19. Line-up must alternate men with women within the batting
order.
20. No more than 2 females may occupy outfield positions
on defense, i.e., 3 females must be positioned in the infield.
21. Equipment: Softball bats only (wood bats allowed, if
denoted as for softball). No metal
cleats.
22. 2 home runs allowed per game per team for men, subsequent
home runs are outs. Unlimited home runs
for women.
23. “1 ball - 1 strike” count to begin each at-bat.
24. Second foul ball after 2 strikes is an out. No base runner may advance.
25. Women have the option of hitting or taking a walk if
preceding male is walked.
26. Base runners are to make every effort to avoid contact
with defensive players; “must slide” rule is in effect at home plate if a play
is being made.
27. The pitch must come in slowly with a perceptible arc
of at least 6 feet and no more than 12 feet from the ground. The pitcher must start with and keep one foot
on the pitcher’s plate until the ball is released. Strike zone is between the batter’s back
shoulder and front knee, called at the plate, when the batter assumes his/her
normal stance.
28. There is no base stealing or leading off. Runners must remain in contact with the base
until the ball passes over home plate or is hit. A runner off a base when the
ball is pitched is ‘out’ - no pitch is called.
29. There is no bunting, or "chopping" down on
the ball (batter is ‘out’).
30. A batter hit by a pitched ball may not take a walk to
first base (ball is dead, "ball" is called).
31. Where a pitcher wishes to walk a batter, the pitches
do not have to be thrown - batter goes directly to first base.
32. If a batter decides to swing at an illegal pitch (e.g.
a pitch with excessive speed, or not enough arc), a "strike" is
called, otherwise the call is a ball.
33. Umpire will call ‘time’ when the ball is in the
infield and no plays are apparent - ball is dead.
34. Unless swung at beforehand, any pitched ball hitting
home plate, or hitting the ground before reaching home plate, is a ‘ball’.
35. When a ball goes out of play, a runner will be given
two bases from the time of the throw. A
base is not considered made until it is touched.
36. A batter is declared out and a dead ball will be
called when a batter steps out of the batters box to hit the ball.
37. In the event a player is injured, teams may add a
player from another team that has been eliminated, subject to approval of the
Tournament Director.
Tie-Breaker Rules (used for playoff seeding)