Kildonan Co-ed Softball League
Western Canada's Largest Co-ed Slo-Pitch League
RULES
2011
KILDONAN CO-ED SOFTBALL LEAGUE INTRODUCTION
LEAGUE FEES: $800.00. This Includes team insurance, GST and administration costs, all
League, League Tournament and Playoff Games. There is a gate fee of
$2.00 per adult for games played at
Teams are responsible
for paying umpire fees (cash only) for all regular season and playoff games. $10.00
per team per game for scheduled 5 inning games in playoffs. $15.00 per team per
game for scheduled 7 inning games. This is a slight increase from last season
due to rates going up in most other Leagues.
Budget for a maximum of
18 games of $15.00 per game (4 League tournament games that count in standing
are 5 innings) plus minimum of 8 playoff and League Tournament games at $10.00
(maximum of 16 games depending how far you advance in playoffs and League
Tourney) Umpires must be paid at or before “Ground Rules” meeting (in cash and
paper bills- no change please)
In the event of a
forfeit. The non-forfeiting team will NOT pay umpire for that game. The League
will pay the umpire and the forfeiting team will be responsible for reimbursing
the League for FULL UMPIRE FEE ($30.00) with 7 days of forfeit or risk
suspension)
Any teams that forfeit
at
PAYMENT PLAN: Please
make any cheques payable to “Kildonan Sports” any other Cheques will no longer
be accepted by our bank
Minimum $300.00 deposit by March 21st
guarantees your spot on your preferred nights. We will be taking registrations
until April 21st but space may be limited on preferred nights.
Minimum $600.00 in total due on or
before April 21st , together with a post-dated cheque for or balance,
if any for no later than June 1st
EQUIPMENT
Home team supply bases, including
safe base for first base, home plate and pitching rubber and set up diamonds
and supplies 2 playable game balls, Worth Grey Dot. Home team must supply the
mat for the strike zone- 24” x 48” you may cut up an old carpet or make one
from rubber. Diamonds will already be set up only at games at
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Safe base is mandatory,
foul flags are optional, but recommended.
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Catchers should wear a
mask but it is optional.
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No titanium or hardball
bats allowed, all bats must have grips, or be properly taped (no electrical
tape) All bats must be legal as per the 2011 ASA guidelines
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Cleats - for insurance
purposes, steel cleats are illegal. Players must remove them immediately or
leave the game. Players will be called out if caught while at bat or on base.
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Uniforms - team uniforms
are optional (but recommended)
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Umpires will supply
scorecards. Please put player FIRST & LAST NAMES on Scorecards. East
Division- Winning teams must bring scorecard to League Headquarters at
Boston Pizza, Regent & Lagimodiere or at drop box at
ROSTERS
Insurance Roster: (up
to 20 players) completed and handed in when schedule is picked up. NO ROSTER, NO
SCHEDULE! Note – only
players on the insurance roster will be covered by insurance.
League Roster: (up
to 25 players) completed and handed in on or before League Tournament. Players must be on league roster to be
eligible for any league games after League Tournament.
LEAGUE
TOURNAMENT
The League Tournament will be played June 10th, 11th
& 12th with beer gardens and headquarters
PLAYOFF
WEEKEND
August 5th,
6th & 7th at
THE SEASON
Teams have choice
of playing Mondays & Wednesdays or Tuesdays & Thursdays- space is
limited and on first come basis
First Schedules (6
games) for May will be emailed out by no later than April 30th
Season starts the
week of May 2nd
Remaining schedules
will be emailed on a date
Regular season-22 games and 4
playoff games guaranteed (all teams make the playoffs).
Playoffs- all teams will be playing on playoff weekend August 5th,
6th & 7th (so
plan ahead, if players are on holidays that weekend make sure you have enough
eligible players for that weekend to field a team) Umpire fees paid by teams
All teams will play 6 games,
and then, based on caliber put into divisions for the next 6 games and the
League Tournament. We will do final seedings for the remainder of the season
and playoffs Teams will remain on their preferred night of play throughout the
season
Prizes for playoff winners
& finalist range from team trophies,
2011 KILDONAN CO-ED SOFTBALL
LEAGUE RULES
Game Duration- All
regular season games – 7 innings, 15 run mercy rule after 5th or 10
run mercy rule after 6th inning. Time limit - at
- Umpire Fees- Budget for a maximum of
18 games of $15.00 per game (4 League tournament games that count in standing
are 5 innings) plus minimum of 8 playoff and League Tournament games at $10.00
(maximum of 16 games depending how far you advance in playoffs and League
Tourney) Umpires must be paid at or before “Ground Rules” meeting (in cash and
paper bills- no change please)
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Profanity rule- anyone using profanity loudly, or directed at an umpire or
opposing team, will receive a team warning (each team allowed one warning per
game). If anyone from the offending team uses profanity during the rest of the
game the batter up (or the next batter if offending team is in the field) is
automatically out and does not bat.
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Equipment- Home teams set up diamonds (except any games at Little
Mountain Sportsplex or
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Bats-No titanium or hardball bats allowed, all bats must have grips,
or be properly taped (no electrical tape) All bats must be legal as per the
2010 ASA Guidelines
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No alcohol in view of umpire, if team is caught, automatic forfeit,
except games at Buhler Park where teams may consume alcohol in designated areas
during game- No alcohol in the dugout area
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No jewellery – if any
batter comes up to the plate with any jewellery on that is in view of the
umpire and they are caught, they are automatically out (no warning).
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Maximum 6 males
in line up at once (you may play 5 and 5, 4
and 6, etc. if desired). Exception, see
extra hitter rule.
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Late Teams – Teams not
ready to play right at the scheduled game time (not enough players, lineup not
made, diamond not set up, if you’re the home team, etc.) will lose their first at bat. If 10 minutes late- automatic forfeit.
Forfeits- will count as a
game played with non-forfeiting team awards a 10-0 win (and 2 points in the
standings) In
the event of a forfeit. The non-forfeiting team will NOT pay umpire for that
game. The League will pay the umpire and the forfeiting team will be
responsible for reimbursing the League for FULL UMPIRE FEE ($30.00) with 7 days
of forfeit or risk suspension)
If a team contacts the League with a courtesy
call a minimum of 24 hours before game time to forfeit a game so we can contact
the opponents and the umpire, they will not be responsible for Umpire Fees. If
a team does give a courtesy call to Forfeit, and the
game/s end up being rained out, it will NOT be a forfeit, and will be
rescheduled for the makeup weekend
Any teams that forfeit at Buhler Park with less
than 24 hours notice will be fined $30.00 per game for umpire fees and an
additional $30.00 to go to their opponents to cover their wasted gate fees
(only if the team was scheduled for that one game at Buhler that day).
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Short players – you
may play 1 or 2 players short taking automatic outs. If player comes late they can be put in
lineup at any time, as long as the game is not delayed.
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Batting Order - you may put males and females in any order you like.
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Courtesy Line – male
defensive players (except pitcher) must stay outside baselines between 1st
and 2nd base and 2nd and 3rd base on female
batters until ball leaves the pitchers hand. Failure to do so results in a dead ball,
batter is awarded 1st base and all other base runners awarded 1
base.
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Bunt Rule- Females only may bunt. If batter “squares” to bunt,
she cannot pull back and swing away. Batter is out and ejected from the game,
whether contact was made or not if she swings away after squaring. If a player
squares to bunt but pulls the bat back and makes no attempt to bunt in the
umpires judgment it is NOT an automatic strike, only a strike if the pitch is a
legally delivered strike. Courtesy line will still be in effect if batter
squares to bunt.
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Substitutions – only time a female may be replaced by a male in the batting
order or on the field is when you are playing with more than 4 females in the
lineup. Exception, see extra hitter
rule. Players may re-enter the game
once, but only for the person that they were replaced by.
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Extra Hitter Rule (Optional) – Please always inform
umpire when you hand in scorecard if you plan to bat more than 10 batters
Batting order Any order you like. 10 batters- maximum 6 males 11 batters- maximum 6 males 12 batters- maximum 7 males. 13 batters- maximum 7 males. 14 batters- maximum 8 males. Any
combination of players in batting order can play defensively, (with maximum of
6 males on field)
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Whatever number of
batters you start with you MUST FINISH WITH. Any open spots (if someone has to
leave or can’t finish a game and there are no legal subs to put in) will be
counted as automatic outs (not a forfeit)
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Courtesy Runner
–Maximum 3 courtesy runners per game- male for male, female for female. You may
now use anyone for the batting order to run, and a runner may be used more than
once per game (as long at team does not exceed 3 in a game)
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Player eligibility
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All players must sign
roster to be eligible for any league games.
Rosters due on the Saturday of the League tournament. The roster will
then be considered final, and any non-rostered players will be considered
illegal. Anyone caught using illegal players by way of opposing team making a
protest, or any league official (including umpires) being made aware of it, the
offending team will forfeit all games the illegal player has played, and, if
occurs during playoffs, the team will be disqualified for the remainder of
playoffs. Players may only play on one Tues-Thurs team as well as well as only
one Mon-Wed team. If a signed player wants to change teams once they have
signed with a team, they must do so before
the league tournament is completed, as well as notify the league to take
their name off their original team's roster.
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To be eligible to play
on Sunday of the League Tournament a player must have played at least one game
for your team prior to the Sunday (regular season or Tournament games) This may
help prevent teams from “stacking” their teams on the Sunday on the tournament.
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To be eligible for
playoffs, players must play at least 8 regular season games for any team that a player wants to play for in playoffs
(all players should be prepared to show umpire ID upon request in
playoffs). This prevents teams from
“stacking” their teams in the playoffs.
All League Tournament games count as games played. You will be
disqualified from playoffs if caught with ineligible players
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Playing on 2 different
teams in League
– Player can play on 2 teams as long as the
team they they play on different Conference Nights (same division
okay) and have signed the league roster. You
may only play on one Monday-Wednesday Conference Team and one
Tuesday-Thursday Conference Team only. Any conflicting games the league will not hold up games for
players (eg. League Tournament, make up games, playoff weekend). The player must pick a team to play on. This
rule is to make it fair for all teams so teams are not picking up players at
diamonds on game days.
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Lead Off - you may take steps
off after a swing and a miss or when a ball crosses the plate.
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Commitment Line- no touching home plate at any time when scoring a run, if
seen by umpire, runner is out.
Pitching- 6-12 foot arc. A strike is any legal pitch not swung at that
hits our infamous mat behind the plate that does not hit home plate. Teams
now must supply mat- 24” x 48”
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Foul Ball – 3rd
strike, you’re out!
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Walking Batters – if a male batter walks and is followed by a female, he gets 2
bases and the female batter bats. If
followed by a male he only gets 1 base. If a male batter walks before an “auto
out” he is awarded only first base.
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Tie Game – All tie games in regular season will remain a tie.
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Darkness or Rain – in this case 5 complete innings is considered an official
game. If a game is called in the middle
of an inning (past the 5th inning) the final score will be that of
the last completed inning. Example –
away team is leading 6 –
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Steel cleats – not allowed. Player
will be called out if at bat or on base and must remove them or leave the
game. This is for safety and insurance purposes.
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All other rules of
Slo-Pitch as per the
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SPORTSMANSHIP:
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Remember if an umpire blows a call, it is not on purpose, and
it is a part of the game. So don’t
“FREAK OUT” on the umpires, it’s not the end of the world!!!
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All umpires decisions are final, if a player is ejected from
a game:
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First offence – 1 game suspension
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Second offence – suspended indefinitely
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Any physical confrontation with umpires:
- First player from a team – person suspended
indefinitely
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Second player from a team – team is suspended indefinitely
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PROTESTS – all protested
games should be submitted in writing to League President, together with a
$20.00 payment per protest. Money will
be refunded if protest is won. If a game
is protested, umpire is informed at time of incident and scorekeepers of both
teams will mark at what point of the game the protest took place. These will be submitted to the League
President with a written protest and deposit.
Protestable situation – player eligibility, conflict of rules only (not
balls and strikes, safe or out or any other judgment call). Protests will be
addressed as soon as league office investigates situation and a decision is
rendered.
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BAD WEATHER – in the event of bad weather all players are to call the
league info line at 654-BALL. This includes bad forecasts and bad
weather on previous days (some diamonds may be playable while others are under
water). The league will not be calling teams to postpone games.
2011 LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
The League Tournament,
The Beer
gardens will be at the clubhouse between the 2 wheels. There will also be a
Beer Garden set up on the 2 wheels (set of 4 diamonds) so you may purchase
beer, water and pop right at the diamond and legally have a beer and
watch games in the designated areas. No alcohol on or around bench area!! Anyone caught with outside
alcohol or drinking outside designated areas with be barred from the park for
the remainder of the weekend and face possible suspension from League play.
The Tournament is included in
league fees and the first 4 games will count
in standings. Only League teams, with rostered
players, will be allowed with all league rules being used. The tournament will
be a round robin format and all teams will play 1 game Friday and 2 Saturday
with teams going in A ,B , C & D for Sunday where first loss and your out,
but come back to the beer gardens and party with the league. All games in tournament will be 5 innings
with a 10 run mercy after 3 innings.Teams
will now pay the umpires- $10 per team, per game.
Buhler Park and the League
will set up diamonds for all tournament games. The home team must supply 2 playable game
balls for each game and a
To be eligible
to play on Sunday of the League Tournament a player must have played at least
one game for your team prior to the Sunday (regular season or Tournament games)
and be signed to League roster. Anyone caught with illegal players will forfeit
game/s. This may help prevent teams from “stacking” their teams on the Sunday
on the tournament.
The tournament schedule for the first
game of the 3 round robin games will be emailed to all teams on Wednesday,
June 8th and posted online. You must come to
All Champs & finalist will
receive