Rules and Regulations

Rules adopted for the 2008 season.

In the event a men's league team is short players that would make the team either forfeit or take an automatic out, a female player may be used, with the exception that she must play in the outfield on defense.

Youth players 15 and under must have parental permission to play.(Verbal or written to league officials prior to play) Youth 15 and under must play in the outfield on defense.

Rules for 2008 season

* 7 inning games or 55 minute game time

* There is a 15 minute grace period for the 6:30 game only.You must start if you have 8 players.If you get at least 8 players and start the game within the 10-15 minutes of the grace period, the game will be played with a 1ball 1 strike count for every batter.At the end of the fifteen minutes if you do not have 8 players the game is a forfeit. Games other than the 6:30 game will start on time or be considered a forfeit with no grace period.

* run rule 15 after 3, 12 after 4, 10 after 5, and there is a 20 run mercy rule in any inning.In the event a team reaches 20 more runs than their opponent that half of the inning will be over and the other team will bat.If in the event the trailing team does not score at least five runs the game is over and the trailing team will have an opportunity to bat all their players if they have not got to do so already.

* steal rule is still in effect- once the ball reaches home plate you may leave the base and steal. Co-ed: no stealing

* use of an illegal bat- if in the event an illegal bat is used, the player will be out and ejected for the game. If multiple violations occur by a player further actions may result per a decision by the church league.

* differing co-ed rules:

- WALKS: If a pitcher walks any male batter: male batter automatically goes to second base. Batter much touch first base going to second. Female batter will receive option to either bat or take an automatic walk to first base. *This Rule is in effect whether the pitcher walks batter intentionally or unintentially.

- STEALING: No stealing

- LINE-UP: A team may have as many as 25 people in the line-up. The line-up may contain more males than females, but if two men bat in a row, the team must take an out. In the field, there may not be more males than females defensively, when 8, 9, or 10 people are in the field. Only players in the batting line-up may play in field.

If a team has declared to bat their entire roster and a player arrives late, whether male or female, that
player must be inserted into the lineup at the end of the batting order provided that the team has not
batted through their entire roster. If the team has batted through their entire roster, the player who has
arrived late may only be a substitute. If two men bat in a row, the team must take an out.

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