CITY OF GREER PARKS AND RECREATION

(864) 416-6607

COED SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL RULES

1.

LEAGUE

City of Greer Parks and Recreation reserves the right to make any changes deemed necessary to insure safe and efficient operation of the league.

2.

GAME

A. Games will be six (6) innings and every batter will begin with a 1-1 count. No new inning may be started after fifty-five (55) minutes.

B. All games are to be played at the time, date and place specified on the schedule.

C. Game time is forfeit time. Teams forfeiting the game must pay a $20 Forfeit.

D. RAIN OUTS - The procedure for possible rain outs shall be to call the sports line, 416-6619, after 3:30 pm on weekdays.

E. The League Director must be informed and approve any pre-game date forfeits with 24 hour notice.

F. Teams forfeiting two league games are dropped from the league.

G. No show umpires - Teams have a choice to request the scorekeeper to umpire or teams must mutually agree upon an umpire (team member or spectator). Games will not be rescheduled.

Game will count as official game.

3.

COED SOFTBALL RULES & TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Rules and conditions of Tournament Play shall follow the rules as are outlined for regular softball season rules.

COED RULES:

A. A defensive team shall consist of ten (10) players, with a maximum of five (5) men and five (5) women in the game defensively at all times. However, a game may be played without forfeit with eight (8) rostered players with no less than four (4) of either sex. (Example: 4 women-4 men.). Substitutions or courtesy runners must be of the same sex as the individual being replaced.

B. Batting order - A batting order must be submitted prior to the game and followed during the game. The batting order must list men and women separately and followed alternately such that two batters of the same sex may never bat consecutively.

C. Courtesy runners shall be the last recorded out made by the player of the same sex. If no player of the same sex has recorded an out, the player of the same sex listed last in the batting order shall be the courtesy runner. Team is allowed one courtesy runner per sex per half inning.

Additional courtesy runners may be allowed with approval from opposing team representative.

D. A minimum of three (3) outfielders must be behind an outfield restriction line (200 foot arc from home plate) when the batter hits the pitch.

E. After the first inning the pitcher will have one minute following the third out of each half inning to deliver no more than 1 warm-up pitch.

F. Rosters are due, in the sports office, before the first game. A team may add a player(s) before the first game of the second half.

G.

Roster size will be limited to twenty (20) players.

H. Once an individual player begins a season with one team on a particular night, they may not switch to a different team on that same night.

I. Team members can only play on ONE TEAM PER NIGHT. If players are found playing for more than one team per night, the player will be suspended from the league and the managers are subject to league discipline (i.e. ALL LEAGUES).

Team Manager will submit a completed original roster (no fax, photocopy).

J.

If a manager suspects an opposing team of using an illegal player, within 24 hours, the manager must submit a written protest of the player and a $20 protest fee to the Sports Office. If the protest is researched and upheld, the $20 will be refunded and the game will be forfeited by the team using the illegal player (a $20 forfeit fee will be assessed). The player will be suspended from league play determined by League Director.

K. A team found to be playing suspended, illegal, ineligible, or non-roster players, will forfeit all games in which said player(s) participated. Team Manager will be suspended from league for two games.

L. Any player ejected from a game is automatically suspended from the team’s next scheduled game. Additional games may be added on to the suspension.

4.

A. Game balls will be SB12.

B. No metal spikes allowed.

C. Protest fees returned only if protest is upheld.

5.

MISCELLANEOUS

A. The second foul ball after two (2) strikes is an out.

B. The City employs field supervisors who have police authority. Two of the laws they enforce are: NO ALCOHOL and SMOKING only in designated areas in the park, which is a fineable offense.

Inform your players not to bring alcohol in or smoke in the park.

C. PMBF ACCIDENT COVERAGE

NO player is insured through the City.

6.
League Rules:
A. 5 home run limit, everything after is an out.
B. All USSSA bats are legal.
C.USSA rules are in effect with the exception arch (6-12 foot limit from ground)
D. All teams must have the same color jersey and numbers (first game will not be enforced…any game after will be enforced)
E. Teams must start game with 8 players.
F. $20 umpire fee
G. Pitchers MUST remain on or behind rubber/chalk line (40 ft. minimum)