Adult Coed Softball

Registration Deadline:
Monday, May 6, 2024

Drop Deadline:
Monday, May 13, 2024

Coaches Meeting:
Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Roster Due Date:

Monday, June 12, 2024

League Games:
June 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
July 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30
August 1
Teams play one game a week,
either Tuesday or Thursday
 
Tournament Game: 
August 10, 2024

Team Fees:
$1,000

EQUIPMENT
• Both coaches will provide the umpire with one 11″ and one 12″ ball in good shape prior to the game. The official softballs are to be marked as either MSP-44, COR-44, MSP-47, COR-47, or .52 Cor (NSA Approved).
• Men bat using a 12-inch ball, women use an 11-inch ball. Any color of softball is authorized.
• The bats banned by the NSA will not be used the date of the list will be determined each year. A copy of the current list is available on the NSA Softball Website.
• No metal cleats. Players must wear closed toed shoes.
• Catchers must wear a mask.

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY AND ROSTER
• Adult Co-Ed Softball rosters are comprised of adults 21 years of age or older who are parishioners at a Catholic  parish – exceptions should be submitted to CYO Athletics.  All players should be listed on the roster – no players not on  a roster should play in any game. 
• Each player must sign the Hold Harmless Agreement for Adult Sports prior to playing in  a game, to be maintained by the team coach at each game.
• Home team must furnish a competent scorekeeper who will  maintain the official score for that game. This can rotate  depending on who is on the bench.

RULES
•  Games are 7 innings long; if a team is ahead by 10 or more runs after 5 innings of the game, the team with the lead will be declared the winner and the game will end. Bases are 65 feet apart and the pitching rubber is approximately 50 ft from home base. Only 1 minute between half innings.
• In regards to a 6 PM game no inning may begin after 7:15 PM. The game may begin as late as 6:15pm, but will not end late. At 7:30 the games end, the score goes back to the score at the end of the last full inning. For all other games no inning may begin after 1-1/4 hours of play. Tie-breakers will be distributed at time of tournament.
• Unlimited foul balls are permitted.
• All batters begin with a one and one count. Unless the batting team has a 5 run lead or greater, if a player (woman or man) gets a walk with a 4- 1 count (3 straight balls thrown to her/him), the batter will advance to second base, the following batter has the option to advance to first or to bat.
• All batters must be pitched to. A pitcher cannot intentionally walk a player, if the batter would rather hit.
• Unlimited defensive substitutions are permitted. A courtesy runner is permitted, for an injured player, but it must be the last out of the gender of the injured runner.
• All players attending the game must bat. Only ten players may play the field at any one time, with no more than 6 players of one gender. The minimum number of players is 8 (6-2). If no player of a gender is available to bat (because they are on base), there will be an automatic out, and the next gender will bat. Men and women must alternate in the batting order. There will be two batting orders; one for women and one for men, either a woman or a man may lead off. If a team wishes they may lead off each inning with the same gender, i.e. a man each inning, but it must be declared before the start of the game.
• A “No slide, no crash” rule will be in effect for all bases, including home. NO SLIDING IS PERMITTED. ANY and all incidents will be an automatic out. Returning to a base or slipping is not considered sliding. The runner has an obligation not to crash into the defensive player.
• A player must turn to the right and may not be tagged out if they are overrunning a base. Any attempt to decoy the fielder cancels the “run by” rule and the runner may be tagged out.
• Defensive players may not block a base. If a runner has to miss the base to avoid a collision, it is the umpire’s discretion whether the runner will be awarded the base or not.
• No encroachment is allowed. This will not be called if the situation occurs at home plate. On the first offense a warning will be issued to the team. On the second offense, the umpire will nullify any out that has occurred because of the encroachment. The batter and runners will be placed assuming that the ball has been dropped. If the encroachment does not result in an out, another warning will be given. This rule applies to both men and women.
• Every pitch must be one continuous motion.
• A runner scores by crossing the scoring line.
• A runner who has broken the plane of the commitment line (halfway between 3rd base and home plate) will be called out if a defensive player is touching home plate while holding the ball before the runner breaks the plane of the scoring line. Normal tag out rules apply to any runner who has turned for home, but who has not passed the commitment line. If a runner touches home plate they will be called out.
• When the game is on a field with outfield grass and a skinned infield no outfielders are permitted to be on the skinned infield until after the ball is hit.
• Tournament Rule Only – in the case of extra innings, each new half inning starts with a runner on second base (the last male player called out in the previous inning).
• Each game will begin with the CYO Athletics Pre-event prayer by Knute Rockne:

Dear Lord,

In the struggle that goes on through life

we ask for a field that is fair,

a chance that is equal with all the strife,

the courage to strive and to dare;

and if we should win, let it be by the code,

with our faith and our honor held high;

and if we should lose, let us stand by the road

and cheer as the winners go by.

Amen.