GENERAL RULES

One umpire per game
Max Roster of 15. Games are Co-ed.
Maximum amount of players on the field is 10.
Minimum is eight. An outfield rover position is permitted. No more than five players allowed in the infield.
Minimum of two Women on the field at all times. All players must bat.
Seeding and home-field advantage will be determined by total fundraising.

Game Duration SEE SCHEDULE
Each game is a maximum of 45 minutes.

40 min, with 5 minutes to allow the next game to set up.

Each game will be five innings or time, whatever comes first. Ties are allowed.
Mercy Rule of five runs per inning is in effect for first four innings, unlimited fifth inning.
Finals will be 60 minutes and have unlimited runs after third inning.
Any games halted for any reason will be considered complete after three innings.
Ties allowed in round-robin play
For playoffs, ties in standings will be broken by fundraising total.

Pitching Rules and Gameplay
Slo-Pitch Rules in effect. Pitcher must pitch from the pitching plate or behind it.
Teams are responsible for pitching to themselves.

ALL PITCHERS TO WEAR MASK.
Five pitches to hit a ball fair or you the batter is out (foul on fifth pitch is an out).
No bunting, no chopping.
Pitchers are not responsible for fielding any balls in play.
Batted ball that hits the pitcher or is fielded by the pitcher is an out.

Running
Base-paths are 60ft.
No stealing allowed. Runner can only leave the base when the ball has been hit.
Runner leaving the base early will be called out (no anticipation step). One leadoff warning per team.
Any hit ball that contacts a base-runner, the runner is called out
Any balls out of play will result in each base runner awarded one base from time of throw.
Zero contact at home plate. Commitment and safety line are in effect.
Runners do not touch home plate and there is no sliding into home.
Catcher must catch the ball with foot on home plate before the runner has crossed the safe line for the runner to be called out.
When a runner crosses the commit line, they must continue to home safety line/plate.

Courtesy Runners
Three courtesy runners per team. Runner must be the last player called out.
With two outs, a catcher on base must be replaced by a courtesy runner. (last out)

Equipment
Players are responsible for their own gloves.
Bases and softballs will be provided.
Teams will be provided Batting helmets, Bats and Catchers equipment.
Helmets must be worn at all times when batting and on base or in the on-deck circle.
Catchers equipment must be left at the plate for shared use between teams.
Pitchers must wear a Facemask when on the mound.
All batting helmets will be provided, but teams are recommended to provide their own.
There will be bats provided, but teams are recommended to bring their own. Sanitizing wipes will be available for use to clean facemasks between use.
Only rubber baseball shoes or running shoes are permitted

Sportsmanship
We are here to bring the community together using sport and family fun at the base. Poor sportsmanship will not be tolerated. Absolutely no arguing with the umpire. This is a FUN game.
Any swearing at the umpire results in immediate ejection of the player. NO swearing permitted at the field at anytime.
Teams are responsible for reading all of the rules and unsportsmanlike conduct is not tolerated.