| 2004 Sunday Softball League Rules 1. COST-Approx. 700.00 per team. This includes one dozen softballs. Each team is also required to have a 50.00 deposit with the league. 2. All games are played on sunday mornings. (Double-Headers) 3. Starting time for the first game is 9 AM. Forfiet time is 15 minutes after game time. Second game forfiet time is 9:45 AM. 4. Approx. 20 game schedule (April- August). 5. Double Elimination Tournament begins immediately after the regular season ends. 6. 16 Teams-Two Divisions (If Possible) 7. No regular season games scheduled on memorial day weekend or The Fourth of July weekend. 8. A 18 man open roster for each team for the regular season. 15 man limited roster for the tournament. Regular season rostermust be submitted by April 16, 2000. Tournament roster must be submitted before the tournament begins. 9. No changes allowed from regular season or tournament schedule. If you have other commitments,plan to feild a team. 10. A flip of a coin will determine which team will be home team for the first game. Visitor of the first game will be home team for the second game 11. Each team must bring one new softball per week. One new ball will be used for each game with both teams providing a good used ball for each game. 12. Any forfieted game is a loss. Three (3) in a row or four (4) in a season forfiets a team out of the league with no monies refunded. 13. All scores must be called in by each manager. A .00 charge will be imposed upon any team not calling in the scores by sunday PM. 14. Rain-outs will be determined by field conditions. If possible the league will call off the games by saturday night. If it rains late saturday, call the rain-out number provided on your schedule. 15. Once the taems arrive to the field, the managers will determine if the field is playable. If the field is not playable, It may be possible to move to another location to play the games. 16. Once the game begins, the umpire is in full charge and will determine the playing conditions and or the continuation of the games. 17. If an umpire fails to show up, check your league schedule for reserve umpires and make an attempt to call them. They have been informed that you may call them on sunday morning. 18. Umpires will be paid a .00 show-up fee for rain out games provided they make it to the field and the games are cancelled. 19. Team managers will be responsible for the behavior of their players. Umpires are instructed not to tolerate any unsportsmanlike behavior. This is an absolute must. The league will not tolerate any misconduct and players or teams will be ejected from the league. 20. Any player found to be wearing spiked shoes will be ejected from the game. If another player is found to be wearing spiked shoes, that team will forfiet the game. 21. Players can only play with one team in the league. A player wishing to change teams must have league approval. 22. Eight players are needed to begin a game. Players may be added at any time once a game begins. 23. Any baserunner struck by a batted ball is out regardless of any A.S.A. rule changes. 24. All standing ties will be decided by three tie breakers. 25. Tie breakers are;A)head to head. B)head to head run differential. C) Inter-divisional play. 26. Extra players may play in the field with the re-entry rule. E.P. may also split the game with another player. Starters may re-enter only once if taken out of the game. 27. Assigned runners will be decided by the managers before the start of the first game. A limit of two runners per team is allowed. The batter who was the last out will be the designated runner for the assigned player. If a player suffers a "real" injury during the game then he may have an assigned runner. 28. Base runners must slide or submit at any base that a play is being attempted. No stealing or bunting is allowed. 29. A base runner can leave the base once the ball has crossed home plate. 30. A sixfoot-twelve foot arc is permitted. 31. Third (3rd) strike foul is an out. 32. 15 run-5 inning, 10 run-6 inning lead ends the game. 33. Higher seeded teams in the tournament will automatically be the home team during the tournament. 34. No player will be allowed to play with other teams once his team is eliminated from the tournament. 35. Finals of the tournament will be treated as a double header with the higher seeded team deciding to be home team for the first or possible second game. 36. All teams are required to bring a set of bases to the games each week. 37. All TITANIUM bats are banned from league play. Anyone found using an altered or banned bat(s) will be ejected from the gameand that at bat an automatic out. A team will forfiet a game if using an illegal bat for a second time. |
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