EVENT DETAILS

Equalizer Rule

Mens D 1 DHH + 3 HRs    Mens E 1 DHH + 2 HRs   

Mens REC 2 HRs

MFCK and PUNISHERS are D

The Lower team will get 5 runs or an additional fielder.   

We will play the Lower class HR Rule and the Higher class team will be home.

Pool Play to Bracket Play

All Teams will be in one Pool. Equalizer rule will be in effect.

After Pool Play, The D Class Teams AND TOP 3 E teams will go into the Upper Bracket.

                          The Rec Class Teams and the 4th and 5th place E Teams will go into the Lower Bracket.

Home Run Rules / Courtesy Runner Rule

Pool Play   1 DHH plus 2 HR's   all additional "over the fence untouched" HR's are outs only

Bracket Play Upper Division    1 DHH plus 3 HR's   all additional "over the fence untouched" HR's are outs only

Bracket Play Lower Division    1 DHH plus 2 HR's  all additional "over the fence untouched" HR's are outs only

• Floating Rubber Pitchers will not be required to “toe” the pitching rubber. They may be up to 6’ behind the pitching rubber and within the pitching box.
• Starting lineups  Teams may start with 8 players. Teams starting with 8 or 9 do not have to take an out for the missing players.Teams starting with less than 10 may add up to 10 when available but they must be added to the bottom of lineup.

Courtesy (Bandit) Runner

• The Bandit Runner (BR) may be anyone on the roster.
• The BR must be designated before the game begins This is tied to the player and not a position in the lineup or on the roster.
• The BR will be the Bandit Runner for the remainder of the game. The BR may run for anyone at any time.
• If the BR is also in the batting lineup, and his turn at bat occurs while he is on base, his position in the batting order will be an out. If the BR’s “Turn at Bat” occurs and the BR is ON BASE, an out will be recorded for his position in the batting order. There are NO exceptions. His “turn at bat” occurs when the previous batters turn at bat has ended. “Play Ball” or “Batter Up” need not be indicated for his turn at bat to occur. There shall be no other penalty other than an out.
• The BR role may not be substituted. A Bandit Runner may be replaced on the base only by the player he is running for at the time. The Bandit Runner role is then lost for the remainder of the game.
• If anyone other that the BR assumes a position on the base to run for another player and is not announced prior to touching the base as a legal substitute the baserunner at that base will be declared out.

Runner for the Pitcher

• In addittion to the “Bandit Runner”  the pitcher will be allowed a runner other than the Bandit Runner If the Bandit is on base or in jeopardy of being on base when it is his turn to bat. This “pitcher runner” may be anyone on the roster. If his turn to bat occurs and he is occupying a base he will be “out at the plate”.

TIME LIMITS

We will be using a Time limit in this event.  

POOL GAMES   50 Minutes.......finish the inning   

BRACKET PLAY  50 Minutes.......finish the inning   Play 1 more

Players and Coaches PLEASE READ

We appreciate your participation in this event. We value your patronage to USSSA.  

If at any time during a game in this event, you feel the need to speak with a director, please inform your umpire. He has been instructed to grant your request. This request needs to come from the coach.                                           Do NOT let the game continue. We cannot fix anything after play has continued. This does not mean anything other than the fact that you will be able to speak with a director. Erroneous rule interpretations may be corrected. Judgement calls are always at the discretion of the Umpire.

Thank you and Good Luck to all of you and Thank you for playing USSSA!

CORRECT BAT STAMP 240 vs 220

240 Stamp   Old Stamp

ONLY 240 BATS ALLOWED     

Banned / Legal Softballs

A.D. Starr?Baden Sports
Bownet
BSN Sports
Champro Sports
DeMarini
Diamond Sports
Dudley
Pro Nine Sports
Rawlings
Short Porch
Worth

*SOFTBALL BALL MANUFACTURERS NO LONGER LICENSED WITH USSSA (as of 6/16/25)

• Decker Sports
• Elite Sports/Onyx

Elite Sports/Onyx softballs listed below are Non-Compliant and are not permitted in USSSA or GSL sanctioned play, effective as of February 11, 2025.

• Elite Sports/Onyx | Energy Slowpitch Softballs USSSA 12? Pro M
• Elite Sports/Onyx | Energy Slowpitch Softballs USSSA 11? Pro W

All approved models must comply, in all respects, with the USSSA Ball Performance Standards. Any unit that fails to meet these standards is noncompliant and is not permitted in USSSA or GSL sanctioned play.  

In addition to the requirement that a model must comply, in all respects, with the USSSA Ball Performance Standards, to be eligible for USSSA Sanctioned play, the USSSA Certification Marks and all other graphics must be applied permanently, and may only be applied by a current USSSA-licensed manufacturer. The use of stickers or decals is prohibited, and no additional graphics may be added to a ball after manufacturing. A ball with graphics not applied by the licensed manufacturer is an “altered ball”, is Non-Compliant and is subject to suspension under the USSSA Altered Ball rules. 

Any unauthorized use, creation, or application of a USSSA Certification Mark without written permission from USSSA is a violation of federal trademark law and may result in prosecution by USSSA.

State Rules that will be used in this event.

• Floating Rubber ; Pitchers will not be required to “toe” the pitching rubber. They may be up to 6’ behind the pitching rubber and within the pitching box.                                                                                                     
• Starting lineups   Teams may start with 8 players. Teams starting with 8 or 9 and must take an out for the missing players. Teams starting with less than 10 may add up to 10 when available but they must be added to the bottom of lineup.                                                                                                                                     
• A Batter who “bats” a ball, Fair or Foul, with an illegal bat will be declared out. This is an         “APPEAL PLAY” which must be appealed by the defense before the next pitch is thrown