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All play will be governed by ASA rules, with the exceptions listed below.
The rules listed below superceed the ASA rules when applicable.
The Fields
1. The Home team is responsible for setting up and cleaning up the field.
2. The fields
do not have to be lined for games.
3. Fields must have foul poles or cones.
4. A mat will be placed behind Home
Plate and this mat will be considered the strike zone along with home plate. A pitch not hitting Home Plate or the mat will
be considered a Ball. 5. Mats are to be standardized this year. (Mat Dimensions: 25"x17")
6. The
umpire will distribute ground rules to the team managers before the game.
7. The distance between bases is set at 65
feet per ASA rules. 8.
The distance between home plate and the pitching rubber is 50 feet per ASA rules.
The Umpires
1. The league will be using ASA certified umpires.
2. The umpires have complete
control when the game starts.
3. Only the captain and assistant captain may question an umpire’s decision, as well
as discuss issues or decisions concerning the game.
4. Umpires must give proper warning before ejecting a player. Both
teams and the offending player must be clearly notified of the warning. A warning covers both teams and the next offender
will be ejected. The only exception is if a player makes physical contact with the umpire or another player in any circumstance,
with intent of injury or not. If this occurs, the player will be immediately suspended for the following game.
5. ASA
umpires are paid $40.00 a game regardless of completion of the game. For this reason every effort will be made to contact
teams by the 4 pm deadline to cancel the games due to weather.
Player Eligibility
1.
All players must be 18 or older
2. An employee, husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, fiancé,
or life partner of an employee of the company. A maximum of 4 non-employees are allowed.
3. A player that has been ejected
from a game is automatically suspended for that team's next game. If the same player is ejected a second time during
the season, then that player is suspended from the league for one calendar year. The attending captains must report the ejections
to the leage officers. If a suspended player plays in a game he/she was not supposed to, the game is forfeited and the
other team wins.
4. June 11, 2010 is the cut-off date to add new players to your rosters
5. To be eligible for the
playoffs a player must play in 3 of the teams 12 games.
6. An employee that is on the roster to start the season,
but subsequently laid off from the company during the season, may petition the league officers to continue to play for that
team through that season. The player will not be allowed to play for that team (or other teams) in any following seasons unless
rehired by the company or meets the eligibility of the Eagleview softball league. These players play for that year
only will not count against your non-employee total.
7. An employee that changes companies within the park shall continue
to play with the original team they played with to start that season. In the following seasons, that player will not be allowed
to play with their old team, but instead must play for their new team or provided their new company does not participate in
the league, they may petition to play with their old team. If accepted, these players would count against the four non-employee
limit.
8. An employee that changes companies outside the park, shall be allowed to continue to play with the original
team they played with to start that season. In the following seasons, that player will not be allowed to play with their previous
team, or any other team within the park.
Game Rules
1. Games begin at 6:00 p.m. Forfeit will occur at 6:15 p.m. All games must begin at the scheduled
time if eight (8) legal players are present. The game can only be delayed if one team has less that eight (8) players, or
does not have a women player.
2. Pitchers will have five (5) warm-up pitches in the 1st inning and three (3)
in each subsequent inning. Infield practice is allowed, but will end when the pitcher has completed the designated warm-up
pitches.
3. A team must field eight (8) players for a legal game. Two (2) of the players in the field must be women.
A team may play with only one women, but will only be able to field no more than 9 players in the field. That team will also
be subject to an automatic out at the end of their lineup. Should the number of players on a team fall below eight (8) during
a game due to injury or any other reason, the game shall be forfeited to the other team.
4. If the ninth through twelfth
players arrive after the start of the game, he/she bats at the end of the line-up. If that player's team is in the field,
they cannot enter the field or join the game until after that half inning has ended.
5. If a player must leave a game
due to injury or any other reason, that players spot becomes an out in the batting order, unless there is a player who can
legally substitute in that players batting position
6. A team may use two (2) "Extra Hitters" (EH) positions
in the batting order, as eleventh and twelfth players. Should this player arrive after the game, they will bat last in the
order. Definition of Extra Hitter: (1) They are an optional position; (2) If designated from the beginning of the game, the
EH becomes a position subject to the same rules noted here in sections 3,4,5; (3) the EH will remain in the same position
in the batting order; (4) If eleven or twelve players are used in the line-up, the "EH" players may play the field
as long as only ten players are in the field (two being women), but the batting order cannot be changed; (5)"EH"
can be substituted for pinch-runners or pinch-hitters, who then become the new "EH." The starting "EH"
can re-enter the game, in the same batting position; (6) If a team only has one female player, they are allowed only one (1)
"EH".
7. Once, during a game a re-entry can be made, for each position in the batting order. The player must
re-enter into his/her original spot in the batting order, replacing the player currently in the original spot. 8. Every Batter starts with a 1-1 (one ball, one strike) count.
9. When a
defensive player has the ball and a runner remains on his feet and deliberately crashes into the defensive player, the runner
will be declared out. If the act is determined to be flagrant and avoidable by the umpire, the runner shall be ejected.
10. All forms of Interference and Obstruction will not be tolerated for safety reasons.
a.
Interference: The act of an offensive player or team member, which impedes, hinders, or confuses a defensive player attempting
to execute a play. The umpire will decide which player will be called out based on which offensive player received the most
benefit from the interference. If this interference is an obvious attempt to prevent a double-play, the immediate succeeding
runner shall also be called out, along with the offending player.
b. Obstruction:
The act of (A) a defensive player of tema member which hinders or prevents a batter from striking at or hitting a pitched
ball. (B) A fielder, who is not in possession of the ball, in the act fo fielding a batted ball or about to receive a throw,
which impedes the progress of a runner or batter-runner. This rule will include an act of blocking the base path to any base.
Also, a "fake tag" is considered an act of obstruction. On all obstruction calls, the runner or batter-runner will
be declared safe. In addition, if any player is guilty of a "fake tag" obstruction, that player will be ejected
from the game, without protest.
11. Pitching arc Height. The maximum will be 10 feet and the minimum 6 feet. The umpire
shall call any ball outside of this range an "illegal pitch". An "illegal pitch" is automatically
a ball, unless the batter swings, in which case the ball becomes live.
12. Base runners must remain ON THE BASE until
the batter makes contact. If the umpire determines that a player left a base early before contact was made or the pitch hit
the ground in the home-plate area, the runner will be called out. A runner can step off the base after the pitched ball hits
the ground (Dead-Ball Rule).
13. Both men and women shall receive a courtesy foul ball with 2 strikes,
a foul ball after that will be an out.
14. When a man batting in front of a woman receives a walk, the man will be awarded 2 bases, the women batter
does not have the option to walk, she must hit. All forced runners move as well (if there is only a runner on 3rd, they
do not move). 15. When a woman is at bat, the outfielders must stay
in the outfield at all times. An outfielder is not allowed into the infield to field the ball. 16. Each team is allowed 3 over the fence home runs per game. Any over the fence home
runs after that will be counted as a single.
17. Outfielders must stay in the outfield until the batter makes contact
with the ball. Outfielders will be designated at the beginning of an inning
18. 15 Run Rule: If a team leads by 15 runs
after five completed innings, the game is considered over and the leading team is declared the winner.
19. Weather Delays/Game
completions
a) If a game is halted in the 1st or 2nd inning, the game will be replayed
from the beginning
b) If a game is halted in the 3rd or 4th inning, the game will be replayed
from the exact point of stoppage.
c) If the game is halted in the 5th inning or beyond,
the game is considered a completed game
20. A women batter may not be thrown out at first base by an outfielder when
attempting to reach first base. After reaching first base, that player becomes a regular base runner, all base running rules
apply. 21. A team is allowed 2 courtesy runners per game.
The courtesy runner shall be the last out recoreded by the same sex player. Therefore a female will be a courtesy runner
for a female and a male will be a courtesy runner for a male.
Equipment
1. A catcher will only be the only position eligible to use a catcher’s
mitt.
2. A first baseman’s mitt will only be used at first base.
3. All other gloves may be used at any position.
4. All players must wear non-metal cleats, sneakers or shoes. NO METAL SPIKES allowed! A player wearing metal spikes will
be ejected from the game.
5..If a bat is to be found in use that is illegal, it will be discarded from the game, and
the offending manager ejected.
a.
No Multi-wall, Titanium, composite, 1/2 composite, air chamber, sealed air chamber, or baseball bats allowed. (As
a guideline, if it is over $150.00 it is probably illegal)6. It is strongly recommended that each team carry a first-aid kit and use the ASA scorebook and
rulebook.
Schedule
1. The League Fee is (to be determined soon) and must be paid in full by April 23rd. Checks are to be made to
the Eagleview Corporate Center Association. After the start of the seasons, the league fee becomes non-refundable.
2.
No team shall be required to play more than three games in one week. Teams might be required to play two to three games a
week during the season. Teams will be scheduled to play up to three times a week as rainouts and scheduling dictate.
3.
The League will inform the managers of rainouts by 4:00 pm. This will be a set time because of the ASA umpires rule that
provides them payment if they show up at the designated game and start time, even if no game is played, or the game is cancelled
and rescheduled due to weather, or any other circumstance. After 4:00pm, it will be at the umpires discretion.
4. For
rainouts and other rescheduled games, the two affected managers will work together to determine the rescheduling date.
Please inform the league of your decision.
5. Should a team forfeit two games without notifying the league officers and
the other teams managers during the regular season, that team will be disqualified from the league for the remainder of that
season.
Captains
1. A “protest” may be filed
to the Vice President if a captain determines that an umpire misinterprites a rule during a game. A captain cannot
protest an umpire’s “judgment call.” An umpire’s decision on the field is final. The Vice-President
will hear any dispute regarding an umpire’s rule interpretation. All protests must be communicated immediately at the
point of controversy to the umpire and to the opposing captain. The Vice-President (unless he is involved in the dispute,
than the President shall take his place) will than make a decision on the “protest” after gathering the facts
from all involved parties. That decision will be considered final.
2. All teams must appoint at least two people as assistant
captains, who will carry out all duties of the captain in his/her absence.
3. At any time, should a captain have an issue
they feel compromises the integrity of the Eagleview Softball League, that captain may file a protest with the league officers.
A meeting will be held to discuss the captain’s concerns and then the league officers will make a final decision.
Playoffs
1. All regular season games must be made up prior
to the playoffs, unless those remaining games have no effect on the end of season standings.
2. Playoff games will start
after the regular season standings are determined
3. Tiebreaker procedure a) Head-to-head record b)
Record vs. common opponents, starting from top seed downward. c)
Coin Flip
4. A game
called because of rain, darkness, etc., becomes a suspended game and is continued at the exact point it was suspended.
5. The 15 run rule will apply during all playoff games.
6. Eligible playoff competitors are those team's members
that have played in 3 of their team’s 12 regular season games.
7. The league will field one umpire in the
first two rounds of the playoffs and two umpires for the semi-finals and the finals (depending on availability).
8. The
Championship will be decided in a Best of Three format.
9. For the Championship series, the higher seeded team can choose
to be home or visiting team for the first and third games of the series. For the second game of the series, the higher seed
will be the opposite of what it has chosen for the first and third games.
10. Playoff games will have a time limit to
avoid twilight or questionable light from having an effect on the outcome of a game. In the playoffs, a new inning cannot
start after 8:15 p.m., unless both team captains and the umpire agree to continue the game. A started inning may be completed
past this time.
11. In the playoffs, all regular season rules apply.
Eagleview Softball League All-Star Game and Picnic
1. The Eagleview Softball League All-Star game will be played after the championship
has been decided. Teams will decide their own All-Star players. Each team will send three representatives, wth at least one
being a women.
2. Everyone is invited to come to the end of season picnic.
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