2023 Fall Softball - Competitive Softball · Any Competitive
- Team Fees
- Regular $30.00 per player
- Free Agent Fees
- Regular $30.00
Games will take place Wednesday evenings on field 3 at Campbell Park.
A. 10 players are required. A minimum of 9 Players may start a game, an out will be taken for
the 10th batter.
B. Games consist of 7 innings unless time limit is reached.
C. Time Limit: No new inning will start after 45 minutes. It is a good idea to have the
managers and umpires agree on the actual time when the game starts. Game can end in a
tie.
D. No more than 10 runs may be scored per inning, after the 10th run scores, the teams will
switch at bat. No other mercy rules in effect.
E. Free substitution will be allowed to promote participation. Players may be substituted
freely defensively at the beginning of each inning, and all players present will be put in the
batting order. Players arriving after the game begins will be placed at the end of the batting
order.
F. No lead-off of bases or steals are allowed. Player can leave the base once the ball crosses
the plate.
G. A legally pitched ball must, in the judgment of the umpire, reach a minimum arc of six (6)
feet and shall not exceed a maximum height of twelve (12) feet from the ground. Any ball
that, in the umpire's judgment does not meet these requirements will be a delayed dead
ball. The umpire will make a visual and/or verbally signal to indicate an illegal pitch. A
batter may choose to swing at the ball and in doing so negates the dead ball. In which all
results of the play are valid. If the batter chooses not to swing, the pitch will be called a
"ball". No fake pitches are allowed whether while on the pitching rubber or not. Pitcher
must come to a complete stop prior to pitching the ball. (No walking starts or quick pitches)
H. Batters will start with a 1 and 1 count.
I. HOMERUN: Competitive divisions is limited to a single homerun per game (1 limit), and Recreational division may not have a homerun (0 limit).
Any homerun over the limit ends the half inning for the batting team.
EQUIPMENT
A. Bats shall be official slow-pitch softball bats certified by ASA.
B. No steel spikes are to be worn at anytime. If the umpire notices anyone with them, they will
be asked to change into other shoes. If they do not have a pair, they cannot play until they
can find another pair. Playing in sandals or bare-feet is not allowed.
PLAYERS CONDUCT
A. Fielder's must leave access to all bases and home plate. Failure to allow a runner clear access
to any base will result in the runner being awarded that base. In addition, it is the runners
responsibility to avoid contact with the defensive player at all bases. If, in the opinion of the
umpire, any contact outside of incidental, the runner will be called out and will be ejected
from the game. A runner who initiates contact in an effort to dislodge the ball from the
fielder's grip will be declared out, and may be subject to the penalties of the next rule.
B. At the discretion of the umpire, any person who instigates a fight, provokes a physical
confrontation, or attempts to maliciously injure another player, will be ejected from the
game immediately. Pride Sports League officials reserve the right to ban the player from all
future League activities.
C. At no time will players, teams or spectators be allowed to threaten, harass, berate, belittle,
make loud obnoxious remarks, trash talk, or make obscene remarks or gestures about
other players, teams, spectators, or umpires. Any verbal abuse will be considered
unsportsmanlike conduct and will not be tolerated. Unsportsmanlike conduct will be left to
the discretion of the umpire and failure to observe these rules will mean ejection from the
game and a one game suspension. Offender(s) will be subject to ejection from the league,
without prior warning, pending further investigation.
D. Players are expected to conduct themselves in a proper manner displaying good
sportsmanship at all times. A Sportsmanship Out may be administered by the umpire for
any cussing by players, coaches or bench personnel. If the team is up to bat, the out will be
immediate. If the team is in the field the out/outs will be subtracted when they come up to
bat. More than one sportsmanship out may be assessed. A players action may require
ejection and they will not be allowed to participate in the next scheduled game.
E. The umpires decisions are final.
F. Pride Sports Leagues reserves the right to ban any players from future games and league
events for bad behavior.