Charlton Rec Friends

"A playground for all ages"

Fourth Annual Co-Ed Softball Tournament

Friday August 17th thru Sunday August 19th, 2012.

Click here to print the registration form for the tournament.  Registration due TBD.

All proceeds to benefit the Charlton Recreations Areas.

Softball Rules

This is a Double Elimination tournament. The rules will follow the 2012 ASA softball rule book, with a few twists.

 

1.  The UMPIRE has FULL authority of the games, their ruling is GOSPEL, and they are volunteers and will not tolerate poor sportsmanship.

2.  Teams must start and end the game with the 10 player rule, if your team is short a player; we will assign a player from our pool players to start the game.  Remember games are only 6 innings.

3.  No Profanity

4.  No Alcohol

5.  There must be a minimum of 5 males and 5 females on the roster (see rule 7).

6.  There will be 10 defensive players on the field.

7..The defensive team will be 50% male and 50% female.

8.  There is a 1 pitch per batter rule.

9.  There is a 10 run mercy rule after 4 innings, after 3 ½ for home team.

10.  1 hour time limit per game.

11.  18 years or older.

12.  No Slide Rule is in effect. Go into every base standing.  Can over run the base in a straight line, if you turn to the left to advance you can be tagged out.

13.  6 Inning game. **in the event of a tie  

14.  SLOW-PITCH GAMES

15.  No pinch runner, an injured player can have a pinch runner but must be of same sex and it will be who made the last out.

16.  Alternating batting order, Male/ Female or Female/Male.

17.  Free substitutions, but a starter and a sub are married in the order; substitutions are also male for male or female for female. A player who plays defensively must get their turn to bat. 

18.  All teams need to provide their own first aid kits and ice packs.

19.  Home team will be decided by a coin flip except for the championship game where the last undefeated team will be home.  If a second game is needed, a coin flip will then decide.

 

**In the event of a tie:  One more inning will be played, the last batter called out will be placed on second base (batting order will not change).  If there is still a tie at the end of this extra inning the totals of innings 1, 2 & 3 will break the tie.  If the first 3 innings scores are tied we will use the totals of innings 5 & 6 for a tie breaker, if that still results in a tie we will do a coin toss.

  Note:  If for some reason we do not have an official scorer at your game, the home team’s score book will be the official score book.

 Other Notes; there is a portable toilet at Bay Path and we will be selling drinks as well as bringing hot dogs and hamburgers if folks want.

 FUN ACTIVITIES...  50/50 raffle, long ball contest for men/women/kids!!