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Wall Recreation Softball League 2008 Rules
Winning coaches are responsible for emailing scores within 24 hours.
Rainouts and rescheduled games will be posted on the news page as well as the schedule for your league.
This Slo-Pitch League now plays by ASA Softball Rules. The rules that follow are our modification rules.
First game starting time is listed unless otherwise noted. Failure to place nine players on the playing field with 15 minutes constitutes a forfeit.
THE 2008 WALL MEN'S & WOMEN'S SOFTBALL LEAGUES WILL NOW BE PLAYED UNDER ASA SOFTBALL RULES. ALL WALL MODIFICATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW. YOU CAN GET A LIST OF ALL SOFTBALL RULES ON THEIR WEBSITE.
NO DRINKING OR ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IS ALLOWED IN THE PARK. You will be given a ticket if you are caught.
HOME TEAM supplies bases and one new official gold stitch cor. 44 /.375 league softball for the Sunday C or D league at the start of every game. Visiting team supplies one backup ball for every game. (note: Any team can put a brand new softball in the game at any time, but all balls are divided equally between both teams after the game.) Home team is responsible for having the bases set and marked out by starting time. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HOME TEAM TO PUT THE BASES IN THE CAGE AT RASH, OR IN THE BOX AT BRICE, AND PUT THE RUBBER PLUGS IN THE BASE HOLES AT THE END OF THE LAST GAME OF THE DAY.
UMPIRES cost $40.00 for one man per 6 inning game, and $40.00 for two men per game. This will be split between each team, including all playoff games with the exception of the championship series. Umpires must be paid in full before every game.
In the case of forfeit, the UMPIRES MUST BE PAID IN FULL BY THE FORFEITING TEAM. If a team forfeits, you will up until the start of your next game to pay the $40.00 forfeit fee for a single game and $80.00 for a double-header. If team is not paid, you will be dropped from the league. Failure to pay the umpire will result in forfeit of the game and suspension of the team from the league until the umpire is paid. If a team forfeits on 3 separate occasions throughout the course of the season, they will be dropped for the league and their entrance fee forfeited.
PLAYER PARTICIPATION:
Players can only play on one Sunday team (either the C Division or the D Division). No major or impact players are allowed. No major or impact player can play in the weeknight B or Sunday C/D League Playoffs. If you do not know if a player is on that list, you must contact Greg Kapalko to find out before that players play, and if an impact player is caught playing on an unauthorized team, that team will forfeit all playoff games that the impact player participated in. All players participating in any Wall Recreation Softball League agree to play at their own risk of injury. It is the responsibility of each manager to inform all his or her player of this stipulation.
TEAM ROSTERS are to be finalized by May 1st. Each roster will be filled out prior to your team's first game. Each team is allowed no more than 20 men on their roster. No player will be allowed to be added to a roster unless he has registered, which includes his or her personal signature on the roster/waiver release for, or he cannot participate in the league. Players can be added or dropped by June 15th.
Fall league rosters are due by October 1st. For a player to be added to a roster, he must register in person at RKE Athletic and sign the official roster and waiver sheet. If a player is found participating in any Wall Recreation softball game without signing a roster waiver form, all games in which the illegal player has played in will be a forfeit. If your team fails to turn in a final roster by June 15th you will not be permitted to participate in the playoffs - NO EXCEPTIONS.
RAIN-OUTS:
Weeknights: Team CAPTAINS must call at 5:00 p.m. - 774-6863; all players may check web site news page
Weekends: Team CAPTAINS call 774-6863 one hour before game time; all players may check web site news page
CANCELLATIONS will result in a forfeit.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: A team needs eight players to start a game. The batting team must supply a courtesy catcher. If a team starts with ten players, once the batting order goes around once complete time, no extra players may be added to the lineup. Players will only be allowed to enter the game by substitution after this point. If a team starts with 8 players, they may add at any time of the game, regardless of how many times the batting order has gone around their 9th & or 10th player, but if the player is added, he must be put at the bottom of the batting order( in the 9th or 10th spots). If a player is injured or is ejected from the game by the umpire, and there are no substitutes, their spot in the batting order will declared an out when their turn comes up. If at any time during the game a team has only eight players, this will result in a forfeit.
Whenever a team starts with less than 9 Players, that team will take an automatic out each time the 9th batter's position comes up in the batting order with the exception : that the defensive team can NOT walk either intentionally or unintentionally the batter that prceeds the automatic out. In that case the automatic out or outs are bypassed and the next scheduled hitter will bat.
Illegal Players: In the event that a team needs to add a player ( who plays on another team in the league) to avoid a forfiet- he may participate as a Defensive player only - he may not bat- this can only be done with the approval of the opposing team- but remember then all spots in the batting order -7-8-9-10 - will be declared automatic outs.
ADDITIONAL EP RULE:
All teams playing in the league will have the option of playing with two EP's (additional hitters). Teams may bat 12 hitters and all the players are interchangeable defensively.
Remember, if you choose to start the game with 12 players (maximum), you must finish the game with 12 players. If at any time your batting order has less than 12 players, when the missing player's spot in the batting order comes up, they will be declared an out.
PROTESTS must be made before the next pitch, legal or illegal. A formal protest must be written up with 48 hours of the game and turned over to the league. Make sure you have the umpire's name, the team you are playing and at which point in the game this occurred; men on base, outs, etc. All protests that are protests of ASA-SLO-PITCH rules will be decided upon by the umpire's director. All protests that are league modification rules will be decided upon by the league rules committee. Each team involved in the protest will be allowed to present its case but have not vote.
WINNING CAPTAINS MUST email wallsoftballscores@gmail.com within 24 hours of your game with the actual score of both games. If your team splits the doubleheader, both coaches are responsible for emailing the scores in. If we do not receive an email within 24 hours of your game, your team will be fined $10 for every occurrence. No team will participate in the league playoffs without your total fines paid.
COURTESY RUNNER: This is an optional rule which must be decided upon by the team captains. If a courtesy runner is used, it must be the last out.
STEALING IN MEN'S SLOW PITCH No Stealing - No Metal Spikes
PITCHING RULE: The ball must be delivered with an ARC and reach a height of at least 6 Feet from the ground, while not exceeding a maximum height of 12 Feet from the ground.
Each batter will start every at bat with a 1-1 count. The 2nd foul ball hit with 2 strikes will count as a strike and the batter will be declared out.
Illegal pitches will not be declared verbally till the ball passes the batter.
ILLEGAL BATS: Umpires should perform a Bat inspection prior to every DH. All Bats must be on the approved ASA bat list. If it's not on the list it's illegal. Only bats stamped with Offical ASA Softball Logo and a BPF 1.20 or less will be legal and allowed to be used, with the exception of wood. ALL BATS WITHOUT THE ASA STAMP ARE ILLEAGAL, and cannot be used-unless the bat appears on the ASA Banned Bat list.
The Link to the ASA Website is: http://www.asasoftball.com/aboutcertified_equipment.asp
HOME RUN RULE
Any untouched hit over the fence is a Home Run.
Spring SUNDAY C Division - 4 HR'S Per Team - Per Game
Fall Sunday D Division - 3 HR'S Per Team-Per Game
GAME LENGTH:
All double-headers will be 6 inning games.
All single games will be 7 inning games
All games both 6 & 7 innings will be played a 1-1 count.
EJECTIONS:
1. Any member of a team who tosses a bat during a game will be ejected from that game only. If the infraction occurs late in the game (7th inning) that member will sit the next game also.
2. Any member of a team who continues to argue wrongfully and makes a mockery of the game will be ejected for a minimum of that game plus the next game. Second offense -- will be ejected the rest of the game plus the next 3 games. Third offense -- will be expelled from the league.
3. Any member of a team who makes an attempt to cause physical harm to an umpire before/during or after a game will be ejected and expelled from any sanctioned ASA league in this state.
4. Any member of a team, player or coach, who is suspended from any league for a period of three or more games will not be permitted to play of be part of any game in any other league that he/she is associated with. The suspension will be honored in all leagues. The league directors/commissioners will contact each other if and when the time comes. The area director will uphold this ruling. This infraction must occur in an ASA registered and sanctioned league.
PLAYER MOVEMENT: Once a player has played a game with a team, he is permitted to switch teams only once. The league director must be notified in advance, or the team he plays for will be a forfeit.
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