HILLIARD SOFTBALL LEAGUES

2012 SUMMER AND FALL LEAGUE RULES

Unless otherwise noted, all games will be played according to the rules of A.S.A.

ROSTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED FOR ANY LEAGUE. CLASS "A" AND "OPEN" PLAYERS ARE NOT ALLOWED

IN ANY LEAGUE. Classification of players to be determined by the League Collissioners after investigation of the

subject player.

Players under the age of 16 will not be allowed to participate.

STARTING TIMES FOR ALL LEAGUES - 6:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M

If EITHER or BOTH teams have seven (7), eight (8), or nine(9), players present, the game may start. NO OUTS will be

taken for the seventh (7).eight (8) or ninth (9) players. Players may be added as they arrive Less then 7 players will

result in a forfeit. If bith teams have less rhen 7 players, a double forfeit will be result.

In order to play the complete 7 innings, EACH TEAMS NEEDS TO HUSTLE ON AND OFF THE FIELD. If the teams walk

instead of run or at least trot, the wasted time could result in losing a full inning. "Throw around" will not be permitted after

an out. Throw the ball back to the pitcher. Because a winner must be determined for each game, if at the end of 7 innings

the game is tied, the game will go into extra innings, and will use ONE PITCH rule. Playoff games will be exempt from the

one pitch rule. No inning shall start after 10:30 without special permission of Parks and Recreation.

Each team may bat as many players as they want. Players may NOT be dropped or skipped unless they are injured, or

must leave for other reasons. Anyone can play defense and not be in the batting order. ALL TEAMS MUST KEEP A

SCOREBOOK to resolve any questions of lineup changes and scoring. PENALTY - POSSIBLE FORFEIT.

If a manager knows that his team will be short of players, he must pick up players from other teams BEFORE GAME TIME.

If a team uses 10 players in the field, they must, at least, bat the number of players used in the field.

Home team for ALL rounds will be the first team listed. Home team will use the bench on the third base side. and visitors

use the first base side, to line up with the scoreboard. The HOME TEAM manager is responsible to select the proper bench

for each game.

All league play shall be ONE round. Playoffs will consist of first place team playing fourth place team. The second place.

team will play the third place team. Winners of the first place teams will play for the championship. In case of a tie for a

place, teams will be eliminated at each step. 1 - Head to head. - 2 - Run differential against the remaining tied teams.

3 - Total runs of against remaining tied teams. - 4 - Total runs for the season against remaining tied teams, and then flip.

All games will be played as scheduled, HOWEVER, THE SCHEDULE MAY BE REVISED, if weather conditions have

caused the league to fall behind. Rain out games will be played on regular playing nights using the Municipal Park fields.

It may be necessary to play games on any given night, at all eight fields. At least one week notice will be given to teams.

Managers will be notified about make-up times. Late in the season, make-up games may be moved to nights that have

completed their season. This is necessary in order to complete the season on time. Saturday and Sunday will be used

as a last resort.

When a player steps into the batter's box, he will have a count of one ball and one strike. NO FREE FOUL BALLS

A pitcher may pitch from the pitching rubber to anywhere parallel to, to anywhere behind the rubber. He could pitch from

second base if he could get it to the home plate.

Conditions of the playing field will be made before 4:30 P.M. on game day. MANAGERS ONLY should call the Hilliard

Community Center to a receive a recorded message. ( 4 7 0 - 5 4 1 3 )

HOME RUN RULE. After BOTH teams have hit a home run, either team may hit an additional home run. However, no team

may hit one more home run than the other team. Any additional home runs above the "one up" will be declared an out, AND

THE INNING WILL BE OVER. Inside the park home runs will not count. On fields that have no fences, there will be no limit

to the amount of home runs hit. When hitting a home run, the player is not required to run the bases, except on fields with

no fences. A batted ball deflected over the outfield fence, will be declaired a HOME RUN.

If a team is ahead by 15 or more runs at the end of the 4th inning, 12 runs or more at the end of the 5th inning, or 10 runs or

more at the end of the 6th inning, the game shall be called. This run rule WILL APPLY to any playoff games

In order to avoid injury, the only players allowed outside the players bench will be the next batter and the first and third

base coach. Please don't make the umpires enforce this rule..

A player may be ejected at ant time during the day of the scheduled game, i.e. before, during, or after the game. If a player

or manager is ejected by a umpire, for the first offense, the umpire will determine the severity of the offense and suspend

the player for a period appropriate to the offense. For the second offense, the League Commissioners shall determine the

length of the suspension.

If a teams player is questioned about their eligibility for a playoff, the opposition manager must challenge that players

Eligibility will be determined by the League Commissioner and the umpires.

COURTESY RUNNERS APPROVAL MUST BE MADE BY EACH MANAGER BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS. IF APPROVAL

IS NOT OBTAINED, COURTESY RUNNERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED LATER, EXCEPT IN CASE OF INJURY.

IF AN INJURY OCCURS DURING THE GAME, THE COURTESY RUNNER WILL BE THE LAST OUT.

Only bats with a CPR rating of 1.20 or less will be allowed. Any player using an illegal bat will be immediately suspended

and may be suspended from further play in Hilliard Softball League. An out will be given for that time at bat. Also, some

bats are determined to be unsafe by the A.S.A. A list of all non-approved bats can be found on the internet at

asasoftball.com.

A game may be stopped at any time after 55 minutes of playing time if it is determined that further play will not change the

outcome. The game may be stopped even in the middle of the inning and need not complete 4 1/2 innings. If in the opinion

of an official, a team is deliberately allowing the opposing team to score in order to bat "ONE MORE TIME" the game can

be called. 'The umpire can also FORFEIT THE GAME.

The game may be also be stopped if the teams WILL NOT HUSTLE on and off the field between innings

If any player uses any unsavory language, the umpire will warn both teams that the next incident will be an ejection of the

offending player. (*EITHER TEAM) If any player used the "F" word at any time, the umpire may eject that player immediately

WITHOUT WARNING.

ANY MANAGER, PLAYER OR OTHER PERSON CONNECTED WITH A TEAM, CAUSING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY

ANY ATTACK UPON THE PERSON OF UMPIRES OR ANY OTHER OFFICIAL OR USING ABUSIVE LANGUAGE AT ANY

TIME, MAY SUBJECT HIMSELF TO INDEFINITE SUSPENSION FROM ALL ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE HILLIARD

SOFTBALL LEAGUES.

ANY SUBJECT NOT COVERED BY THE ABOVE RULES SHALL BE ACTED UPON BY THE COMMISSIONERS WHEN

NECESSARY.

THE HILLIARD SOFTBALL LEAGUE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURY TO PLAYERS OR SPECTATORS

SUBSTAINED BEFORE , DURING AND AFTER LEAGUE PLAY.

2012 FALL LEAGUE RULES

IF DIFFERENT FROM THE SUMMER RULES

When a player steps into the batter's box, he will have a count of three balls and two strikes.- NO FREE FOUL BALLS

THIS IS A ONE PITCH LEAGUE. A pitcher may pitch from the pitching rubber to anywhere parallel to, to anywhere behind

the rubber.

A game may be stopped at any time after 40 minutes of playing time if it is determined that further play will not change the

outcome.