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SCARBOROUGH OVER 55 COMPETITIVE SLO-PITCH LEAGUE

2009 CONSTITUTION AND RULES – SO55C-SPL

Regular SPN softball rules except as listed below. 

  1. Waivers: Each player/person must turn in a signed, properly filled in (readable) waiver before going on the field.

  1. Lost or found items: If you find something - Do not take it home!

ü      Give it to the convener ONLY or his appointed receiver (usually umpy).

ü      If you have lost something contact the convener.

  1. Home Team: is the first team on the schedule.

ü      In play-offs home team is determined by leading points.

  1. Bases: First game - home team puts down the bases (unless already in place).

Last game; final inning, the team on the field brings the bases in and puts them in their designated storage area. Base distance is 60 ft.

  1. Commitment & Scoring Line in effect. The plate (any part) must be used for an out and there is no tagging behind commitment line.

  1. Pitching: The pitching arc will be 6 to 12 feet.

ü      Strike zone is a home plate mat approx. 24” x 36”.

ü      During an inning the pitcher can only be substituted for by direct switch with a player on the field, unless in the opinion of the umpire he has been injured.

ü      Any ball hitting the wooden plate after being hit will be considered a fall ball.

  1. No batter’s Box: A batter may bat from any position in relation to home plate as long as he does not contact the strike-plate, or have his entire foot in front of, or behind, the strike-plate when the ball is struck.

  1. Player removed from game: will not be an out or a void in the batting line up. Go to the next batter. Unlimited batters allowed.

  1. Bats: supplied by the League will be used during play.  Similar bats acquired by a team will not be allowed, and if used, the game will be defaulted by the offending team.

  1. Mercy Rule: – Five (5) runs per inning with the last inning open.

  1. Courtesy Runners: Only players who have medical problems or are injured in the game will be permitted courtesy runners.   A courtesy runner can be called out if he drops the restraining rope before the pitched ball crosses the plate.

  2. Anticipation step allowed: after ball crosses the plate.

  3. Sliding is allowed: at all bases except home plate, and tagging for an out is required at all bases except home plate unless runner is in forced play situation.

  1. Time limits: No inning starts after 80 minutes with a maximum of 1 hour and 30 minutes game time limit.

  1. Infield & Warm-ups: after the first inning, warm ups are at Umpire’s discretion. Umpires will be responsible for maintaining time limits & shall have the right to suspend infield/outfield warm up balls in an effort to complete 9 innings within the time frame.

  1. Grace period: 15 minutes which will come off the total game time.

  1. Default Game:  No player limit to start the game, but must end with 8. All managers have the responsibility to substitute from the other teams not playing in their time spot/or from the spare list.

ü      If starting with 8 of their own players they can borrow up to 3 others to field 11 defense players.

ü      If starting with less than 8 players, the team can only field up to 10 defensive players.

  1. Play-off Qualification: To be eligible to play in the final games, a player must have played - a minimum of 33% of the regular season games.

  1. Player injury: The ball shall be declared dead when a player is injured seriously enough that, in the opinion of the umpires, he needs immediate assistance. All play will cease and base

          runner (s) must return to the last base touched.

  1. Rainout Scoring: When both teams are rained out these games will not be made up as all teams should have equal numbers of games to determine league standings. The exception would be if one game played on a given day and the other did not. In this case, the teams short a game will play a 4 point game on their next meeting. If they are not to meet again (last 3 weeks) and it affects the league standing – a plan will be devised at that time.

  1. Field Fitness: The fitness of the field for playing shall be decided before the game by the umpires in consultation with team managers.  Once the game has begun, the umpires will be the sole judges as to suspension or postponement of the game.

32.             Ties:  are allowed during regular schedule, but must go to extra innings in the playoff.

33.             Two team tie breaker

ü      Best win/lost record, ü      Most runs for, ü      Least runs against

ü      Head to head, if applicable, ü      coin toss

Interpretation and suggestions:  see: 1) your managers 2) President, Wayne Crowley 3) Vice President, Ken Green 4) Treasurer, Duane Richards. All changes are voted on by the Managers, and in the event of a tie, 3 executives decided the vote.

No rule may be waived or amended either by agreement or consent of players, managers, umpires or officials of the League.  Rule changes require Executive approval, and can only be made by written submission to the Rules Committee.

League team standings will be posted weekly on the Website.

Wayne Crowley        416 518-0542 – mail:     slo-pitchfun@rogers.com

Copyright © 2000 [W. Crowley]. All rights reserved. Revised 06/16/09