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2009 Fall Fall Kiwanis Benefit One Pitch Coed Softball Tournament Rules Subject: One-Pitch Coed Softball Tournament Reference: Purpose: To provide policies and procedures to assist
personnel with the implementation of the One-Pitch Softball Tournament to be
conducted Saturday, October 10,
2009, 9 am until Completed at Park & Rec. Sports Complex, next to
the Dahlonega Senior Center, Lumpkin County, GA. General:
HAVE FUN!! Proceeds from the tournament will go to the
Kiwanis Foundation serving local Children’s Charities. A.
Player eligibility. All
persons ages 15 and older are eligible to participate. Participants will be required to present
their ID card prior to participating. If
a protest results from the alleged use of an illegal player, and the protest is
upheld, the offending team will be eliminated from the tournament. Once
a player starts with a team, he/she must remain with that team during the
entire tournament. B.
Team rosters AND TOURNAMENT FEE. 1.
Tournament
fee due before 1st game check in time. Tournament Entry Fee will be $125.00
Total per team for a one day
scheduled double elimination Tournament. 2.
Team rosters must be submitted NLT 10 minutes before the 1st game
to the Tournament Director of Kiwanis of Lumpkin County. 3.
In order to participate, personnel must be
identified on the team roster. Use of a
non-listed player will be considered use of an illegal player and therefore
constitute team elimination from the tournament. 4.
Team rosters are not limited to 12 players/coaches. Roster revisions will not be permitted
throughout the tournament. Rosters due before 1st game, if player or
players are to play later in day, names must be added on Roster before 2nd game.
No Exceptions, this will result in forfeit, if player is not on roster. All
names must be legible. 5.
No
player will play on 2 teams in same tournament weekend. It will result in
forfeit. 6.
Coed-
Must
have 9 players to start game. At least 3 need to be women. Ok to use 4 women 6 men
-(BUT NOT 8 men 2 women). C.
Awards. Kiwanis will
provide team awards for the first and second place teams. D.
PROTESTS
AND APPEALS. 1.
If
any protest is to be made, ask umpire to call Director, it will be a $25.00
fee. If no fee, you will be charged at later date and prizes may be held.
Protest must be made at time of infraction, not after play has resumed and not
after game. 2.
No
protest on judgment calls. 3.
Appeals
must be made before next pitch and after infraction, one appeal per base
runner. E.
Equipment. 1.
Balls will be provided by each team. Each team will
supply one new ball and one
backup per game. Each team is required to throw in backups as needed. Tournament
softballs - $5.00 each. 2.
Single Walled / Non Composite Bats Only – This
is for player safety. A list of approved bats may be given to each team. 3.
No Metal Cleats / Spikes F.
Rules. 2009 ASA Rulebook rules
and the following amendments will govern all play. 1.
Each batter will receive just one pitch. 2.
Batters will be declared out if they hit a foul
ball (Caught or dropped). 3.
Swing and miss 4.
Take a called strike. 5.
If the batter steps out of the box to make
contact or swing at the pitch, the batter is OUT. 6.
Batters will be awarded first base if their
pitch is called a ball. Male
batter must be pitched to, female has option to walk or hit. 7.
When
female batter is at bat, all infielders must be on dirt. If infielder is on
grass, when pitch is released. Batter will go to 1st base. (Umpires
discretion.) 8.
No Bunting G.
Games. 1.
Game time is forfeit time. Grace period can be given for 1st game
only; 5-10 min. Will start game with 9 players. Must be ready to play 10
minutes before game time. (Coaches take notice).Will result in forfeit! 2.
Games will have a 30-40 minute time limit; no
inning will begin after 30-minutes have elapsed from the start of the game. 3.
There will be no time limit for the championship
game. (Championship games 1
hr. 10 min). 4.
The tournament will employ a double elimination
format. 5.
4
1/2 to 5 innings is considered a complete game or time has expired. Tie Breaker
will apply. (Last out will go to 2nd base to start inning). *NOTE* No courtesy
runner for the last out until an out is recorded. Can have a runner for a
batter who gets on base, not tie breaker runner until out is recorded. 6.
If at the end of play there is a tie, it will go
to: a)
Head to Head Record b)
Head to Head c)
Run Differential d)
Overall Run Differential 7.
Umpire
will call out GAME TIME at 15 to 10 min warnings. Umpire will not say how much
time is left after 10 min warning, only that time has Expired or Ball Game
(Coaches keep your time). 8.
The 4 inning/20-run rule, and a 5 inning/10 -run
rule apply after three innings will be in effect for all games with the
exception of the championship game. 9.
There will be no practice on game fields prior
to the start of any game. H.
BASE RUNNING 1.
No
lead offs after pitch, must stay on base once pitcher has ball and is ready to
pitch ball. 2.
Courtesy
runners - 2 per inning. LAST OUT RUNS NO EXCEPTIONS. Can burn runner - but must
let umpire know before courtesy runner steps on base. If runner is not last out
and team is caught before 3rd out is made of inning, runner will be out and if
runner has scored, run will not count. Player will be considered a courtesy
runner once he steps on base. 3.
Umpire
can also call “wrong runner” out. 4.
Runner
must slide or avoid contact with defensive player on double plays - (Umpires
discretion) 5.
Base
runner or batter runner can be called out for verbal interference. (Umpires
discretion). 6.
If
base runner is hit with batted ball, while on 1st or 3rd base. Ball is dead,
runners move up a base if forced to move and batter goes to 1st base. NOTE Base
runner must not intentionally attempt to be hit. If base runner intentionally
is hit - ball is dead - base runner is out - batter goes to 1st base. (Umpires
discretion). 7.
If
base runner on 2nd base is hit with batted ball. Ball is live, unless base
runner intentionally lets ball hit them, then ball is dead and batter goes to
1st base. (Umpires discretion). I.
Pitching 1.
Slow
Pitch Arc between 6 and 12 feet. 2.
Plate
& Mat are strikes. 3.
Pitcher
can Fake pitch (juke) 5 seconds to release pitch once on mound or in 5ft area
behind mound, if pitch is not released, then umpire will call ball. 4.
Count
is 1 ball and 1 strike on batter to start (1 and 1). 5.
Umpire
will call out “illegal” on pitches - he feels are illegal. If batter hits ball
play is live. 6.
No
windmill pitching allowed. A ball will be called if you windmill on the mound
or in 5ft area behind mound. Pitcher can windmill after pitch has been
released. 7.
Pitcher
must have foot on mound or in 5ft area behind mound when releasing pitch. J.
BATTING
1. Can bat up to 12 players. 2.
Must
let umpire know how many you are batting. Turn in batting slip. (Always on
Table) 3.
Batting
slip is official line up. If not batting 12, may add a player to bottom of
batting slip, only when player arrives late to game. - Let umpire know.
Straight sub only / No re-entry 4.
All
field position players must bat. 5.
Count
is 1 ball and 1 strike to start (1 and 1). In inclement weather count will
start at 2-2. Has to be fair after 2 strikes. 6.
Arc
Pitch - Slow Pitch Arc between 6 and 12
feet. 7.
Plate
& Mat are strikes. 8.
Ball
is dead once pitch hits plate, mat, ground or batter swings & misses ball. 9.
Umpire
will call out "illegal" on pitches, he feels are illegal, if Batter
hits ball play is live. 10.
Most bats are allowed. Bats can be banned
if we feel they have been altered or tampered with. 11.
Check to see which bats are legal to use.
Note: If batter uses illegal bat - will be called out, play is dead. 12.
Three
run homerun rule per game per team, all homeruns after the third will be an out and no runners will
advance. Walk off homeruns OK -. Batter and base runners must step on front
base on all homeruns. Example: batter to 1st - 2nd to 3rd, etc. (if not - will
be an out) 13.
Batter will be called out, if umpire
feels batter gives up (Umpires discretion). So run everything out / any motion toward
dugout will be considered giving up. BALL IS STILL LIVE 14.
When your team is batting - All bats,
equipment and players, must be in dugout, must have 1 coach and one on deck
batter & when on defense all bats, equipment and all other players will be
in dugout, if not Umpire will call ball dead and either give a warning, call
runner out, not let runners advance, or advance runners 1 or 2 bases. 15.
Umpire must call "Time" before,
you step out of batters box -this includes before, after and between pitches. If
not - pitch will count. When asking for "time" make sure
"time" is granted/ it is not automatic. 16.
Male batter must be pitched to, female
has option to walk or hit. 17.
When female batter is at bat, all
infielders must be on dirt. If infielder is on grass, when pitch is released.
Batter will go to 1st base. (Umpires discretion.) K.
Teams. 1.
Teams will be allowed to start and/or finish a
game with nine players. Any team not
having at least nine players at the start or conclusion of a game will forfeit. 2.
Teams may bat and play a maximum of 12 players. 3.
Substitutions may be made at any time. 4.
Umpire
is official scorekeeper. If questioning score, question must be asked before
first pitch is made of inning played. Must have score book. 5.
No
questioning after 1st pitch is made, score stands. 6.
Should a team start a game with nine players,
they will be allowed to add a tenth player (not an eleventh) to the batting
order upon his/her arrival. For teams
which start a game with nine players, an automatic out will not be recorded for
the tenth position in the batting order. 7.
In the event of any injury or ejection which
results in the batting order being depleted from eleven to ten/nine or 8.
Line-ups are to be submitted to the official
scorer NLT 10 minutes prior to game time.
The home team will be responsible for maintaining the official
scorebook. Failure to provide a
scorekeeper will result in forfeiture of the game. 9.
The home team will be determined by the toss of
a coin. 10.
Teams
will be limited to three home runs (excluding inside the park home runs) per
game. Once the third home run is
reached, any batted ball hit over the fence that would have otherwise been a
home run, will be scored as an out
with no advancement from any base runners.
L.
EJECTIONS
AND INJURIES 1.
Any player or coach, who is ejected from a game,
will be ineligible to participate in the next game which his team plays. 2.
Any player or coach, who intentionally makes
physical contact with an official or Kiwanis representative, will be subject to
immediate suspension for an indefinite period.
Such an occurrence will be investigated and facts pertaining to the
incident will be forwarded to the appropriate personnel for review. 3.
If a
player is ejected from a game, that spot will be an out every at bat. That team
must advise the ump and the other team who that Batter follows. 4.
That
team can sub a player to play in ejected players spot but no batting. 5.
If
ejected player's team allows sub to bat, inning will end and all runs scored in
that inning will not count. (Coaches take notice) 6.
If
player is injured, and there is no substitute, that player's spot will be an
out every time at bat. 7.
Any
player or players using bad profanity words (especially "F" word) or
"TAUNTING" can be ejected from game or tournament. Umpire - Directors
discretion. (Coaches take notice). 8.
Any
player caught with alcohol on field or dug-out area can be ejected from game or
tournament. Any player that is under the influence of alcohol can be ejected
from game or tournament. Consumption of alcoholic beverages or drugs by
team members is prohibited before or during games. Anyone seen partaking of such prior to the
start of a game, will be ineligible to participate in the next two games
his/her team is scheduled to play. Once
a game has started, if a player is judged to have partaken of alcoholic
beverages or drugs, before or during the game, he/she will be ejected for the
remainder of that game and will be ineligible for the team’s next tournament
game. 9.
A
ball player ejected for any reason from a game, who refuses to leave the field
and remains otherwise uncooperative with the tournament personnel will be
suspended from further play in the tournament and may face further disciplinary
action (suspended for 1 year or banned for life) and can cause team to forfeit
game (coaches take notice). M. INSURANCE 1. Individual
players are NOT covered by any insurance policy held by Kiwanis of Lumpkin
County. 2. Teams
and/or individual players must provide their own insurance coverage if they so
desire. 3. You
are playing at your own risk! COACHES PLEASE
NOTE: ·
Be
ready to play 10 min. before scheduled game time. ·
Only
members of the team currently playing on the field are allowed in their
designated dugout and area. ·
Teams
will supply one new ball and one backup per game. Each team is required to
throw in backups as needed. Tournament softballs - $5.00 each. **Director has the right to forfeit any
game, eject any player Point of contact is Tournament Director Kiwanian Dale Farmer at 706-482-8258. Rain
Out (Lighting) Policy If tournament has
started – Your game(s) will be pro rated ALL
OTHER ASA SOFTBALL RULES APPLY UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE IN THE ABOVE RULES. |
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