EVENT DETAILS

SOFTBALLS Available

Pool Play to Bracket Play

We will play Pool Play which will be followed by Bracket Play (Upper and Lower)

The top 3 teams from pool play will play play Upper

Adopted State Rules

State rules in the link below

• 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.   (Seniors Play National Rule)                                                                                         
• 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.                                                                                                              
• 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

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, for any reason, please inform your umpire. He or She 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 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.

Johnny Blizzard 919-988-3869

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

Equalizer / Home Run Rules / Time Limits /Courtesy Runner

Ragin Buntz is the only Rec Team. Equalizer is 5 runs or an addittional fielder (flip for Home team}

Home Run Rules

2 Home Runs and 1 Up     (Home team can not go UP 1 in the bottom of the last inning.)

Additional HRs are Outs Only

All Pool games will be Time Limit.   After 50 minutes, we will finish the current inning ONLY 

Pool games tied after 7 innings or Time Limit will end in a tie. 

All Bracket  games will be Time Limit.   After 50 minutes, we will finish the current inning and play one more.

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”.

Banned and Legal Bats / Banned and Legal Balls

240 Stamp   Old Stamp

ONLY 240 BATS ALLOWED

As you may know, there was a temporary ban on Suncoast and Juno Bats. They had testing issues and it was deemed a safety issue

the Juno bats have been reinstated,.........

The SunCoast banned models are listed below

Suncoast | SR12MUCETE
Suncoast | SRM12AASE
Suncoast | SR12MUCE
Suncoast | SRMAASE
Suncoast | SRMAASB
Suncoast | SRMUSE
Suncoast | SR12MUSE
Suncoast | SRMUSB
Suncoast | SR12MUSB