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Days Played -
Wednesday nights
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Starting Date -
May 5, 2008
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Game Times -
6:15, 7:15, 8:15 and 9:15 p.m.
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Fields Used
- Memorial and Mill Parks
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Home and Away -
Flip of a coin to determine home team and visiting team.
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Run Rules -
10 Run rule after 5 innings, and 20 run rule after 3½
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Game Postponement - Most games will be postponed by umpire. If it has been raining all day
and the Parks and Recreation Department feels it could pose a liability
problem, it reserves the right to postpone a game. Please call the rainout
number at 454-2900 ext. 3350 if the rain out website page has not been updated.
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Number
of players participating in the game -
We will use the rule in the book. If there is not
a person batting in the 10th batting position, no out is recorded.
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Number of players playing
because of an injury - Teams will
not take an out for an injury but will complete with as many players that can play.
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Ejection -
A
player
ejected from game will be suspended from league play. If the ejected player
cannot be replaced, the game will be forfeited. Player suspension:
Players who receive a game disqualification according to ASA/MSF
guidelines will also receive a ten day suspension which begins the day
following the incident. Suspended players are not allowed on park property
during the suspension period. The suspended player's team will not be
allowed to play if the suspended player is on park property and that game
will also be forfeited if the suspended player does not leave immediately.
Reinstatement: suspensions shall be immediate and remain in effect until
such time that the suspended party and his team manager appear before the Parks and Recreation Sportsmanship and Eligibility committee.
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Number of games per season -
30
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Home Run Rule
- There is a home run limit for 1 for D & 2 for DD teams, a
3 home run limit for
C teams, a 4 home run limit for CC teams, and a 6 home run limit for B
& BB teams. The batter is ruled out for any excess home
runs.
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Courtesy Runner -
The person who made the last out is the courtesy
runner.
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Balls -
Make sure that when a ball is hit outside the fence by one of your
players, your team needs to retrieve it or supply the umpire with another
ball. You will only get one new ball to start a game.
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Blood
Rule - You need to carry an extra
shirt and pants to accommodate the blood borne pathogen rule in the book.
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Causal Profanity
- Rule will be enforced as per ASA/MSF guidelines.
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League Standings
- All games will count in the league standings that go into the
newspaper or web site.
Because of the large diverse classifications, the team standings for B, C, CC, DD, D
and EE teams
will be separate for post- season
play.
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Make Up Games-
at the end of the season
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Time Limit -
One hour game time limit.
We
will use the tie breaker rule if running late per game. Please hustle your
players in and out of the field to keep the games on schedule. Tie
breaker
rule: The batter who made the last out will be put on second base to start
an inning and three outs must occur. The same rule applies for the
home team. At the end of that inning, a winner will be
declared if a run scores. If no runs score, the game will end in a tie with a
point going to each team.