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Rules
All official Softball Canada rules apply except
those listed below.
1.
Umpires
decision on rule definition is final.
2.
Bat
your own balls .47 core 375 compression max. Teams who are caught using an illegal
ball will be given a warning the first time, the second time you will
be done for the season.
3. Any team caught with
alcohol at the diamonds will be out of the league immediately.
Any money paid to the league will not be refunded.
4. If for any reason an umpire has
to throw a player out of a game for misconduct that player is suspended
from playing until the executives meet with the umpire and the party
involved. This may result in the player being kicked out of the
league.
5. All equipment must follow
the Softball Canada and Amateur Softball Association of America regulations. Failure to
do so could cost you the game and the remainder of your games.
Anyone caught using non approved bats will have the bat taken for the
remainder of the game and the person using it called as an out.
Any team
caught more then once using non approved equipment will have the $75
performance bond fined, have to pay it back before their next game and
take all previous games as losses!! The insurance does not cover
any player or team using non approved equipment and will result in the
league losing their insurance coverage which will mean no more QCMSL in
the future.
6. Pitch runners will only be used when the
original batter gets hurt during the game. NO pitch runner is allowed
for the catcher, in the rule book it states that one is to be used but
that is for time purposes and we have lots of time to play. This
decision was made in 2004.
7. Mercy Rule: there is a 10
run per inning Mercy Rule that is in effect until the final inning,
during that inning each team has the chance to score and many runs as
they can.
8. Absolutely NO JEWELRY of any kind
is allowed to be worn, if you have earrings that can not be taken out
they must be covered with tape. Please notify all players, any
player caught playing with Jewelry will be an automatic out. This
is for insurance & safety purposes.
Pitching
1. No arc is required. No
whip/windmill/backspin allowed. Pitchers arm must not be higher than
their shoulder. Ball must be visible at all times.
2. Pitching mound is 43 feet from
home plate.
3. Ball to be supplied by the
umpire
Number of
Players
1. Min. 3 females, max. 7 males.
2. Playing with less than 10 is
allowed BUT 3 must be female or an out MUST be recorded
where
the 3rd female would be batting.
3.
You can start with 8 players anyone entering the game after the initial
start must play in
in the field first.
Lineups &
Substitutions
1. Your initial batting lineup
may come out and re-enter the game as often as you want providing they
are in the same place in the batting order. Any subs (not one of the
original 10), can go out, but once they come out of the game, they are
done.
2. The home team is responsible
for the official score sheet which must be signed by the umpire after
the game then submitted to Denise upon request. The score sheets
for each team MUST contain first and last names.
Rescheduling
Games
1. To reschedule a game,
you must give 2 days notice to the other team/umpires
& Denise or the game will be defaulted, score of 7-0 and a $78 fine
for games at Riffle & $35 fine for games at Rambler .
Home team MUST CALL Denise 737-0396. The
fine also comes into effect if your teams fails to show up for a
scheduled game.
2. Any games not played by July
14 will be a 0-0 tie.
3. To obtain an umpire for a rescheduled game, you
must provide 2 days notice to the umpires. Rescheduled games are NOT
guaranteed to have an umpire.
4. If it has rained and you are not sure if your game is still on please go the City of Regina web page www.regina.ca, go to the Athletic Fields section on the main page and it will tell you if the diamond at Riffle is closed, if it just states the athletic field then that does not apply to the actual diamond. As for Rambler, chances are good that if Riffle is closed then it should be to. I will try and call you on those days providing I am in the city. If it starts to rain before a game and you are not sure if you are to play, please have your team at the diamond ready to begin and the umpire will make the call.
League Business
1. All games must begin at 6:30
sharp. If a team cannot field, the game is defaulted and the score
entered as 7-0. There is a time allotment of 15 minutes.
When the day’s begin to get shorter the games will begin at
6:15 sharp. You will be notified by e-mail when this takes
effect. If there are double headers to be played the time allotment
will be 10 minutes.
2. Game results are to be
e-mailed to Denise after each game by the home team, you can do this by
clicking E-Mail Scores at the top of the league web page.
3. Team rosters must be submitted
to the league for insurance purposes by May 26th.
Team
rosters can be dropped off in Denise's MAIL BOX she will email you the
address.
4. All score sheets must have the
players first and last name on the score sheet due to insurance
regulations.
5. League meetings are mandatory.
Failure to provide team representation at a meeting will result in a
$25 fine from their performance bond
Playoffs
1. Players must be on the team roster
to qualify for playoffs
2. Non-roster players used in the
playoffs will cause game to be defaulted. Teams using non-roster
players will be fined the remainder of their performance bond.
3. Teams must play 80% of their
games to qualify for the playoffs.
4. Changes can be made to the
roster until June 30th due to players moving, injured, etc, not for
insurance purposes though.
5. Potential dates that may
conflict your team turnout during playoffs must be forwarded to Denise
by July 10. The League will ATTEMPT to accommodate.
Accidents and
Alcohol
1. The City of Regina and the
League:
Do not condone or permit
alcoholic beverages to be consumed on or near City owned
diamonds. The City & the league can not be held liable for
claims arising out of the use of the diamonds
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