Adult Softball League Rules
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The
Collierville Parks and Recreation Department shall determine the number,
variety and type of leagues; but teams may request league preference
registering.
ASA
Official Softball Rules
Govern play unless other wised noted in
these rules.
All teams are required to turn in a roster
before they play the second game of the regular season.� No team will be allowed to participate until
roster is filled out correctly and turned in to the Athletic Office.� Teams may add or delete players to the
roster until the sixth game of the season is complete.� No player may be added at this point.� No player under the age of 18 will be
allowed to participate without written permission from that player�s
parents.� No player under the age of 16
will be allowed to participate.
A maximum of 20 players, including pickups, a
manager, and a coach shall be permitted on a team�s roster.� A manager or coach shall not count as a
player unless he is an active player.
No player may participate with two different
teams in a league.� All players must be
on a roster and participate with that team.�
Teams using illegal players (players not on roster) will forfeit all
games played with illegal players.
LEAGUES
Men�s Open (Class B):� Six (6) home-run limit per team; per game.� After 6 is an out.� Stealing will be allowed.
Co-Ed (Major):�
Six (6) home-run limit per team; per game.� After 6 is an out.� No stealing.
Men�s Church (Church):� Four (4) home-run limit per team; per game.� �After 4 is an out.� No
stealing.
Men�s Rec, Women�s Open & Co-ed Rec (All
Class D)
No homeruns allowed.� No stealing.
NO METAL CLEATS ALLOWED IN ANY LEAGUE.
All games are played with 10 players (with an possible EH �
Extra Hitter or two EH for Coed, must be one male and one female).� Teams may not start a game with less than 9
players.� Teams that begin a game with 9
players do not have to �take an out� for missing players in batting
position.� Any team with less than 9
roster players will forfeit game.�
*NOTE:� Coed teams may start game
with 8 players (4 men and 4 women) and not be penalized in batting order.� Teams cannot continue a game with less than
eight (8) players, no matter how players are lost.� Teams must �take an out� for any batting position for which a
player is lost and they have no substitute.�
This includes teams using EH.
Players may be added to the line up, at the end,
until the batting order has been completed one time.� Once batting order has been completed.� No new player may be added to the end of lineup once a rotation
of starting lineup has been completed.
Teams must hit own softballs.� The Parks and Recreation Department WILL NOT provide
softballs.� Balls must be ASA� core 44 12� balls for men and 11� for women.
Refer to ASA Rulebook for list of illegal/legal
balls and bats.� A team using an illegal
bat or ball must remove and replace the bat or ball at the request of the
umpire.� Failure to do so in a time
manner set by the umpire will result in a forfeit.
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Games called due to weather or
other uncontrolled circumstances deemed by the umpires or CPARD staff before
four (4) complete innings and after one (1) complete inning will begin where
game was suspended.� Coaches for both
teams are responsible for signing the scorebook before leaving the field to
assure accuracy of player�s positions.�
(Another roster player may be substituted without penalty in rescheduled
games).
Any team forfeiting four games will be removed from
remaining game schedule.
League (or division) winner will
receive a team trophy.� The tournament
champions and tournament runner-up will receive team trophies.� End of Season tournament is determined by number
of teams in league.
The tiebreakers for teams with identical season records will
be as follows:
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1st tie break � won/loss record in head to head
games
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2nd tie break � won/loss record with next place
team and proceeding downward.� If a
tiebreaker is not for first place, procedure will start with first place team
and proceed downward.
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3rd tie break � fewest runs given up in head to
head play
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4th tie break � fewest runs given up for the
entire season
Exception � If teams play in divisions, the division record
will decide champion with overall record deciding tiebreaker, if tie still
exist, proceed with tiebreaker format above.
Uniforms or matching shirts are highly recommended.
Pants must be either baseball shorts or baseball pants. �Blue jeans are not allowed.� However, sweat pants will be allowed.� Caps are optional.
All managers and coaches are responsible for familiarizing
their players with the rules and regulations governing the program.� CPARD expects all coaches to exercise
complete control of players at all times.
Any manager or coach that directs their team to stop the
contest or any team that assumes this action before the final out, immediately
forfeits that particular game regardless of the score and the coach is
automatically suspended for a length of time determined by CPARD.
The team manager or coach must
make all roster changes and decisions unless another player is granted direct
permission by the coach to CPARD.
Games will be seven (7) innings or one (1) hour time limit.
Ten (10) run rule after five (5) innings,
fourteen (14) after four (4) innings and eighteen (18) after three will
constitute a game.� A game is complete
after four (4) complete innings if stopped due to weather or uncontrolled
circumstances.� Games
called before one complete inning will be rescheduled as a new game.
Game time is game time.� Due to the rule change of allowing a team to
play with 9 players without penalty, absolutely no grace period will be given.� No questions.
A Courtesy Runner can be used at any time during the game
for any player.� The player making the
last out must be used as a courtesy runner.�
A team must discover misuse of a courtesy before the next pitch is
thrown.� Once next pitch has been
thrown, play goes on.� Once this is
discovered the proper courtesy runner will replace that runner.
Stealing � Stealing will allowed in Men�s Open League
only.� A runner may advance to the next
base on the ball reached the front edge of home plate.� Runners advancing prior to ball reaching
front edge of home plate will be OUT when properly appealed.
No player shall intentionally run over an opposing player
who already has a ball in his/her possession.�
Penalty for such an infraction will be automatic ejection from the game.
Teams may us an Extra Hitter (EH).� An extra hitter may be used at any position of the batting
order.� Coed teams must use two extra
hitters.� The EH may be substituted into
the game at any time on defense as long as batting order is not changed.
The score of a forfeited game shall be ten (10) to zero (0)
in favor of the team not at fault.�
Protests shall be based on interpretation of rules
only.� Decisions involving the judgment
of umpires will not be received or considered.
A written protest must be submitted to the Parks and
Recreation Department no later than 7:00 p.m. the first working day following
the protested game.� The protest will
affect only the game that is protested.�
Not more than one game will be penalized by a protest.� Protests must be stated at the point of
contention (before the ball is put into play) and the umpires and scorekeeper
must make note of protest on Official Score sheet.� Protesting Manager must then file the official protest in writing
to the Parks and Recreation Department before the protest deadline.
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A player, coach or umpire who is bleeding or who has blood
on his/her uniform shall be prohibited from participating further in the game
until appropriate treatment can be administered in a reasonable length of
time.� The length of time that is
considered reasonable is the judgment of the umpire and/or CPARD staff
member.� Uniform rule violations will
not be enforced if a uniform change is required.
Absolutely
no profanity or misconduct toward staff, other players, umpires and spectators
is tolerated.� That person will be dealt
with appropriately.� Remember that there
are children and other people around that do not want to hear your aggressive
feelings and profanity.� Anyone
expressing him or herself in this manor will be subject to ejection and
disqualification from league and facilities for a time deemed by the
Collierville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department.
All coaches are responsible for making his/her team aware of
all rules, regulations, policies and procedures of this department and
league.� No player is exempt from
punishment explained in these rules.
No questioning of balls or strikes called by the
umpire will be tolerated.� One warning
will be given per team.� On the second
offense, the offending player or member of the team will be ejected.
A coach or player must be granted permission to enter the
playing area to discuss (in a calm manner) any rule violation.� Any judgment call will not be disputed and
can cause immediate ejection by the umpire and/or CPARD staff.
All players and coaches must remain in the dugouts at all
times.� Only players batting,
participating on defense, players on deck or coaching first and third are
allowed out of the dugout.� Players may
stand outside playing fence if there is no room in dugout.
Any spectator, fan, coach, etc. standing at a teams dugout
displaying abusive and/or obscene behavior will be expected by the umpires and
CPARD staff to be controlled by the team who occupies that dugout.� That team may request assistance from CPARD
in controlling that person to avoid any penalty.
Alcoholic beverages are not allowed on park property.� This means parking lots, open grass areas
and inside complex.� Anyone who consumes
or has consumed alcohol prior to arriving to complex will be asked to leave
park property.� CPARD and Town of
Collierville Police Department will deal with violators who resist accordingly.
In the umpire�s judgment any player who appears to be under
the influence of alcohol will be ejected from the game.
Please refer to the Parks and Recreation Department
Participant Behavior Policy.
Schedule changes are not allowed.� If a team has a special problem in regards to game time, the
manager should note the problem at registration.
Normally, two umpires will officiate each game.� If one umpire is present, the game shall be
played.� If no umpires show up, games
will be postponed and made up at a later date.
Line up cards (supplied in the press box) must be turned
into the scorekeeper 10 minutes before game time.� Be sure lineups contain:
Players Full Name � First name and last name
Players Number
Any substitutions
No coaches, players, assistant coaches, team scorekeepers or
spectators are allowed in press box during game.� Only coaches are allowed in press box to deliver lineups prior
Any team wishing to warm up before games should do so in
non-congested areas away from spectators and other teams.� No team is allowed to warm-up on infield
prior to start of game.� No batting
practice is allowed
No refund will be given to any team once placed on the
schedule.