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2015 MEN'S 40 & OVER TUESDAY
NIGHT SOFTBALL LEAGUE RULES
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RULE 1 |
ENTRANCE FEE IS $700 TO BE PAID IN FULL PRIOR TO
FIRST GAME. A $150.00 DEPOSIT IS DUE AT MEETING. ALL GAMES WILL HAVE A 1 & 1 COUNT ON THE
BATTER |
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RULE 2 |
GAME TIMES
FIELD ONE, 6:15 / 7:30 / 8:45 (15 MIN. GRACE 1st.
GAME ONLY). TIME LIMIT ON FIELD 1 GAMES ARE 65 MIN.+ 1 INNING. UMP WILL STATE WHEN THE 65 MIN. IS UP. FIELD 2 START AT
6:30 (NO TIME LIMIT.) |
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RULE 3 |
PLAYERS
PLAY AT OWN RISK NO ACCIDENT INSURANCE ( 20 PLAYERS) MAX. PER ROSTER |
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SUSPECTED
ALTERED BATS WILL BE PULLED FROM THE GAME OR BOTH TEAMS CAN USE IT AGE LIMITS (
1 PLAYER UNDER 45 OVER 40 ) ( 3 PLAYERS UNDER 50 OVER 45 ) REST ALL OVER 50 PLAYER USING
ILEGAL BAT WILL BE SUSPENDED
FROM THE LEAGUE |
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RULE 4 |
MAY START THE GAME WITH (8)
PLAYERS. YOU CAN ADD PLAYERS NINE AND TEN ANY TIME DURING |
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THE GAME, MUST BAT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LINEUP.
ONCE THE LEADOFF BATTER HAS COMPLETED HIS 2nd |
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AT BAT, BATTERS 11 THRU 14 CANNOT BE ADDED. IF YOU ONLY
HAVE (6) PLAYERS, YOU MAY BORROW (2) |
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PLAYERS SO YOU CAN HAVE MIN.( 8 ) TO PLAY WITH NO PENALTY, PROVIDED THE OPPOSING
TEAM AGREES. |
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IF YOUR PLAYERS SHOW UP YOU MUST REPLACE THE BORROWED PLAYERS
WITH YOUR TEAM
PLAYERS. |
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CANNOT USE BORROWED PLAYERS TO MAKE
9&10.
NO PENALTY IF YOU CANNOT REPLACE AN INJURED PLAYER |
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RULE
5 |
STARTERS AND SUBS CAN ENTER THE GAME MORE THAN
ONCE. FOR EXAMPLE, BOB IN FOR JOE,
THEN JOE BACK |
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IN FOR BOB, AND THEN BOB IN AGAIN FOR JOE. |
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RULE
6 |
HOME RUN RULE ON FIELD 1. AFTER A TEAM
HAS HIT FOUR (4) OVER THE FENCE,
EACH BALL HIT OVER THE |
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FENCE IS A SINGLE, UNLESS THE TEAM MAINTAINS A ONE-UP ADVANTAGE EXAMPLE, IF BOTH. TEAMS ARE AT (4), |
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EITHER CAN
HIT A 5TH , BUT NOT A 6th , UNTIL THE OTHER TEAM
CATCHES UP |
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OR GOES UP BY ONE. HOME TEAM CAN GO UP 1 IN THE
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH. ON FIELD 2 BALLS HIT OVER |
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THE SPLIT RAIL ON A FLY ARE HOME RUNS. ANY BALL THAT ROLLS UNDER
OR BOUNCES OVER. IS A THRIPLE. |
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IN LEFT
BETWEEN THE FOUL POLE AND THE SPLIT RAIL IN THE OPENING IS ALL YOU CAN GET. |
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RULE
7 |
A TEAM MAY SCORE A MAX OF (5) RUNS PER INNING, IF A HOME RUN OVER THE FENCE WOULD HAVE |
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ACCOUNTED FOR MORE. (THE HOME RUN IS INCLUDED IN
THE HOME RUN COUNT) THE LAST INNING IS AN OPEN |
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INNING WHERE
THERE IS NO RUN LIMIT. INTERNATIONAL TIE BREAKER RULE FOR TIES AFTER 7 INN. |
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RULE 8 |
OFFICIAL GAME
IS DECLARED IF A TEAM IS WINNING BY 12 OR
MORE RUNS AFTER FIVE FULL INNINGS |
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IN THE 5TH. THE TEAM BEHIND IS
ALLOWED TO SCORE ENOUGH, RUNS
TO GET THE RUN MARGIN DOWN TO 11 |
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RUNS.) INCOMPLETE GAMES, WILL BE PICKED UP FROM THE POINT IF AFTER 3 INNINGS. GAMES, THAT HAVE NOT |
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COMPLETED THE 3RD.. INNING WILL START OVER. PLAYOFFS, PLAYER MUST HAVE PLAYED IN AT LEAST 5 GAMES |
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WITH THAT TEAM DURING THE SEASON. |
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RULE 9 |
UNLIMITED
NUMBER OF COURTESY RUNNERS PER GAME, ANYONE CAN RUN, BUT NOT MORE THAN ONCE PER |
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INNING. AN OUT WILL BE DECLARED IF THE COURTESEY
RUNNER ON BASE IS DUE TO BAT. NO TAG PLAYS
AT HOME. OUT IF HE
TOUCHES HOME PLATE OR THE MAT). A RUNNER
IS OUT AT HOME WHEN THE DEFENSE TOUCHES |
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HIS BASE BEFORE THE RUNNER TOUCHES HIS. |
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RULE 10 |
THERE IS A COMMITMENT
LINE 20 FEET FROM HOME PLATE.
ONCE YOU’VE PASSED THIS LINE YOU MAY NOT RETURN |
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TO THIRD BASE. |
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RULE
11 |
THE PITCHER MUST PITCH FROM THE "PITCHER'S BOX". THIS "BOX" IS THE WIDTH OF THE
PITCHING RUBBER, IS 6 FT |
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IN LENGTH, AND BEGINS AT THE RUBBER AND EXTENDS IN
THE DIRECTION OF SECOND BASE. AT LEAST ONE |
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FOOT MUST BE TOUCHING OR WITHIN THE BOX AT DELIVERY.
THE ARC IS SIX TO TWELVE FEET FROM THE GROUND. |
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HOME PLATE AND THE MAT ARE STRIKES. RUNNERS MUST TAG THE
OUTSIDE PLATE IN ORDER TO SCORE. |
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RULE
12 |
NO SUSPENSION, FOR A PLAYER WHO DISPUTES AN
UMPIRE’S CALL AND IS THROWN OUT OF A GAME.
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HOWEVER, A TWO GAME SUSPENSION WILL BE IMPOSED FOR
MALICIOUS OR HARMFUL ABUSE TO AN |
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UMPIRE OR PLAYER, OR THE USE OF PROFANITY
AND/OR FIGHTING (NOT FOR SELF DEFENSE). A PLAYER STARTING A FIGHT WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR
THE SEASON |
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RULE
13 |
PLAYERS WISHING TO SWITCH TEAMS ARE REQUIRED TO
SIT TWO GAMES. ONE SWITCH ALLOWED PER
SEASON |
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RULE
14 |
A PLAYOFF FOR FIRST PLACE IN CASE OF A TIE DURING THE REGULAR SEASON. ALL OTHER PLACES |
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ALL TEAMS
MAKE 3 GAME PLAYOFF A,B & C DIVISIONS ALL START IN THE A DIVISION |
RULE
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EACH TEAM PROVIDES ONE NEW GAME BALL ONLY ASA
APPROVED BATS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR PLAYERS UNDER
60. SENIOR BATS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR
PLAYERS 65 YRS OF AGE & OVER I.D REQUIRED FREAK |
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CAN BE USED
BY PLAYERS 60 & OVER ALL TEAMS WILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS |
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