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| Rules |
| All play will be judged according to the rules set down by the American Softball Association (ASA) with the following exceptions, variations etc. A situation not specifically covered in these local rules will be governed by ASA rules.
Age Criteria:
Bronco Division - 11 and 12 year old girls.
A players age is determined by how old she is on January 1st of the current year we are playing in.
Players:
Each team consists of ten (10) players with a Short Center position fielded as a standard part of the defensive alignment A minimum of 8 players is required for a team to start the game. A team that cannot field the minimum number of players within 15 minutes after the scheduled start of the game will automatically forfeit and the game will not be rescheduled. A team that loses a player(s) to injury or other cause during the game and as a consequence finds itself with less than the minimum number of players may continue to play the game at the Manager's discretion or they may ask for and be granted a forfeit. A player must play at 50% of the regular season games to be eligible for the playoffs.
Under NO circumstances will a team be allowed to field more than the standard 10 players in the field. This will not be allowed even if both Managers consent to this practice.
Lineups:
Lineups must be submitted to the opposing team Manager for each game no later than ten minutes prior to the start of the game. These lineups will include the name of the girl, her number, and the continuous batting order that will be employed for the duration of the game.
Uniforms:
Each player must be in proper attire to participate. Proper attire includes the standard team shirt team hat and safety equipment as further defined. Uniform shirts are to be tucked into pants.
Equipment:
All batters on-deck batters and base runners will be required to wear protective batting helmets at all times. A player who in the judgment of the Umpire intentionally removes a helmet while base running during a live play will be called out. Catchers must wear catchers' helmets as well as a chest protector, shin guards, face mask and throat guard.
Only official softball bats are allowed. Bats made of aluminum, graphite or ceramic material must have an official softball insignia on it or have had such an insignia before being worn off. Little League/baseball bats are prohibited, as are T-ball bats.
Softball:
The home team will provide two (2) new balls for each game.
An Official 12" softball will be used for the Bronco and the Pony Divisions.
Umpires:
The basic responsibility for providing Umpires resides with the home field team. At least one (1) Umpire will be used in this division during regular season play. The Umpire will have total responsibility for deciding matters such as darkness, curfew, minimum players etc.
The Umpire will have general responsibility for calling games due to weather conditions. If lightning and/or thunder is observed and the Umpire has not elected to call the game the Managers of the teams will be empowered to make a joint decision to remove her/his players from the field. If there is disagreement as to the merits of this action it must be reported by the disagreeing party to the League Protest Committee within 48 hours.
Protest/Disciplinary Committee
The Protest/Disciplinary Committee shall be comprised of one member of each organization and whose chairperson will be drawn by lot before the start of the season. The Protest Committee will handle only the following matters: Protests pertaining to lightning/thunder scenario. All other weather, darkness, curfew etc. decisions are the sole responsibility of the Umpire.
Reported incidents of improper conduct by team Managers, Coaches, players or fans that are of a nature that poses a threat to the health and well being of the players and/or the league.
No other protests are allowed.
Base Lengths:
The base path distance for the Bronco and Pony Divisions is 60 feet.
Pitching Distance:
The distance from the pitching rubber to the back edge of home plate is 40 feet for the Bronco and Division.
A 12’ diameter circle will be drawn around the pitcher’s rubber.
There are no exceptions and Managers are NOT permitted to adjust this distance.
Schedules:
Schedules will be submitted to all Managers and will be followed accordingly. In the case of a rainout the League Coordinators from all Associations will assist in rescheduling games and umpires. Games other than weather related may only be rescheduled if both teams playing agree to reschedule and a field time is available, otherwise the game will be played (even if forfeited).
Batting Order
A continuous batting order including all team members must be employed. Players will bat at
In the Bronco Division, a team may only score a maximum of 10 runs per inning except in the seventh or the umpire declaring final inning before the inning begins.
Defensive Substitutions:
All girls participating must play a minimum of 4 complete innings defensively (12 outs) in a seven-inning game. Free defensive substitution will be permitted. Pitchers may not pitch more than 4 innings per game. One pitch in an inning counts as a full inning.
Disciplinary Actions:
Disciplinary action for whatever reason deemed necessary by a Manager may be taken at her/his discretion. Notification of such action must be given to the opposing team Manager prior to the start of a game or at the time the action should be necessary.
Foul language and unsportsmanlike conduct shall be determined by the Umpire who may elect to eject the offending party from the game.
Bats or any other equipment thrown in anger will result in the batter being declared OUT and dismissal from the game with the ball being declared dead.
A bat that slips from the batter’s hand will result in a warning to the team for the first occurrence.
The second team occurrence will result in the batter being called OUT with the ball being declared dead and the runners unable to advance. This ruling is based on the judgment of the Umpire.
Game Times:
All games should begin promptly at the scheduled time as listed on the master schedule. Forfeit for lack of sufficient players occurs 15 minutes subsequent to the scheduled start time.
Game Length:
The standard game length is 7 innings .
A game becomes official after the "two hour rule", or after 5 innings have been completed, or 4 1/2 innings if the home team is leading. If a game does not become official, and a team is leading by 15 or more runs the game will be considered complete and over if one of the following factors caused the cessation of the game:
1. Darkness
2. Two hour rule
3. Weather
If a game becomes official but did not finish due to darkness or weather, the score that existed at the end of the last complete full inning will be the final score of the game.
No new inning may be started at a point exceeding 2 hours from the actual start of the game. As an example a game which started at 5:45 P.M. cannot have a new inning started after 7:45 P.M.. On fields that a 5:45 game is followed by an 8:00PM game, the 2 hour game clock will begin at 5:45 P.M. If no Umpire is present, delegate an Umpire until such time as one arrives.
Tie games that reached an official complete game status and were halted due to darkness "Two hour rule" or weather will be considered to have ended as a tie game and will be recorded as a tie in the standings. Games that are tied after 7 innings shall continue until the tie is broken, halted due to darkness, “Two hour rule”, or weather, after which the game will be recorded as a tie.
Slaughter rule will be 15 runs after 5 innings or 4 1/2 innings if home team is winning.
Rules of Play:
All Divisions
All pitching will be according to ASA Fast Pitch Rules.
The strike zone is defined as the area over the white portion of home plate between the armpits and the knees of the girl batting. The Umpire is the only judge of the strike zone.
In the event of an obvious injury to any player the Umpire may declare the ball dead and call time out. The Umpire will be responsible for the judgment as to the position of the runners.
When a player is due to bat but can’t, the manager must declare the batter out of the game or temporarily out of the game. If the batter is out of the game it is not considered an out and the batter cannot return. If the batter is out temporarily, it is considered an out and may return.
No jewelry or combs will be allowed.
Players may be brought up from a lower division if the team anticipates being short players to field the team. Players being brought up may not pitch or catch. Players must be registered with the Association. A team may bring up players to roster a maximum of eleven (11) players for the game. If you have more than eleven (11) players at the game, you may not play the bring up players over eleven (11). Brought up players are eligible for tournament play upon approval of the lower level manager.
Bronco Division
Bunting is allowed.
Stealing is allowed, as is a pick off of the runner.
Runners may leadoff the base only after the ball has left the Pitcher’s hand.
Stealing of Home is allowed.
The dropped third strike is in effect
The ball is considered in play on an overthrow back to the pitcher from the catcher. Runners may advance at their own risk.
The infield fly rule is in effect.
Any Runners stealing may only advance one base. (Only Bronco Division).
All base runners must make an attempt to slide or to avoid a collision with a defensive player. The Umpire will call a runner out based on judgment that the runner failed to comply with these spirit and intent of these guidelines.
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