Softball Rules
ASA Softball rules will be in effect with the exception of the following ground rules.
Any clarifications will be made by the supervisor on duty. When the ball goes out of play, a runner will be given the base made plus one. A base is not considered made until it has been touched.. If the ball goes over the fence (i.e. a throw to first base). A team pitches to there own team, a batter only gets three pitches. A foul ball on the third pitch will be a strikeout. All games will be limited to seven innings or fifty-five minutes - no new inning start after 55 minutes. Make sure to request the game starting time. There will be a 15 run mercy rule in effect at the end of four complete innings and a 10 run mercy rule after five complete innings, each team can score a maxium of 7 runs per inning. If a runner was safe and the base slides away, the runner cannot be tagged out. If a runner approaches a base that has been moved due to a previous play, that runner does not need to go out of his/her way to find the base. Runners only need to go into the area where the base would have been. This is a judgment call and cannot be appealed.
Men’s and Women’s League
Teams must use ten (10) players in the field. Team must have at least nine players to start. When a team plays with less than ten players, an out will be recorded with the open batter's turn at bat . (Note: can add tenth player at anytime). The extra hitter (EH) will be used. This is optional. The EH may switch with any player in the field at any time during the game. Teams starting with the EH must finish with the EH or an out will be recorded at the EH's turn at bat.
Homerun Rule: The first player that hits a ball over the fence fair for a homerun is the only player the rest of the game that is allowed to hit a ball over the fence for a homerun. Ruling. Any other player on his or her team that hits a ball over the fence is a out. |