| • All Bats must be ASA 2004 stamped Player caught using an illegal bat will be ejected for the game and will also be suspended for the next week. • Arch 6-12 feet • Can Bat 12 DH and EH • Can play with 9, must forfeit with 8 Teams short a player gets 10 min to find a player Can start with 9 and add a 10th man at the bottom of the lineup if you have not batted through the lineup yet. • Courtesy Runners (injured players) last batted out Umpires call on injuries • 15 run rule after 4 innings • 10 run rule after 5 innings • All batters will start with a 1–1 count • BIG STRIKE ZONE – close pitches will be strikes – swing the bat • After two strikes the ball must be fair. A foul ball = out • Metal spikes are allowed • Umpires calls are final Excessive arguing will result in player ejection (umpires discretion) • Two up homerun rule • Must turn in a roster before first game on May 18th. • All teams must have a scorekeeper/ keep a book • Players must play in a total of 5 reg. season games to be eligible for playoffs • All teams make playoffs. Playoffs will be seeded by records. Ties broken by head to head record. If still tied, a coin flip will decide seed. Playoffs start July 20th. Three game series for the first round. Finals are a five game series. August 3rd will be a playoff rain date. |