Co-ed ASA Slow-Pitch D Tournament

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1 CSU Stanislaus Softball Presents 2010 WARRIOR BASH Co-ed ASA Slow-Pitch D Tournament 2-Game Elimination Pre-register cost $250 (by July 31,2010 for discount) Beyer HS Fields 1717 Sylvan Ave. Modesto, CA Cost $300*/team (includes ASA Registration & insurance) Winning team receives championship T-shirts All Proceeds Benefit Warrior Softball Scholarship & Field Improvement Funds Sat., Aug. 28, 2010 For more information and to register: JSchefkowitz@csustan.edu WarriorAthletics.com

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3 The Warrior Bash is using ASA Slow Pitch rules with the City of Turlock Recreation Department s Coed amendments. Coed Adult Slow Pitch Rules & Regulations Amendments. AMENDMENT 1 PLAYERS Teams must have a minimum of seven (7) players to start a game (4 women and 3 men according to co-ed rules). Teams may bat a maximum of 16 players. Teams may not play more men defensively than women at any time. However, men can still bat, but must take an out between consecutive male batters. AMENDMENT 2 BATTING ORDER The batting order shall alternate male-female or female- male, with a maximum of 16 batters. A team that has more than 50% females will have female batters one after another. At no time shall two male hitters bat one after another without an out being called (Example: Seven (7) males and six (6) females in batting order). The male batter is not called out when two male batters bat simultaneously. There will be an out where the female batter was not present. AMENDMENT 3 FIELD POSITIONS Managers may assign their players to any normal position on the field as long as no more than five males are on the field at one time. AMENDMENT 4 EQUIPMENT The female batters will be using standard 11" green dot softball. The male batters will be hitting a 12" Incrediball. No base runner shall touch home plate or jump over the plate. The base runner must cross the home plate line extended from home plate. If a base runner touches home plate or jumps over, they will be called out. AMENDMENT 5 COURTESY RUNNER RULE Males may courtesy run only for males. Females may courtesy run for males or females.

4 AMENDMENT 6 EXTRA PLAYER RULE Teams may use 6 extra players in their lineup for a maximum of 16 batters. Only ten players are allowed in the field. All players must be on the game roster to be eligible to play. Players may substitute as frequently as they want, but if more male players are present a male player may only substitute once for a particular player if he is not batting in the line-up. Players batting in the line-up may substitute freely on defense. (i.e. If a team has 5 male and 4 female, a team may not sit the player out of the lineup to avoid an out and still substitute freely. If player replaces a player in the batting lineup the original player may only return to game for the player who substituted for original player). AMENDMENT 7 WALK RULE If a male is walked (ball four), the male will go to 2nd base and the female will bat, unless there are two outs, in which the female batter has the option of walking or batting; the decision must be made before the first pitch. AMENDMENT 8 COMMIT LINE There will be a commit line between 3rd base and home plate. Once a base runner crosses the commit line, they must proceed to home plate. There will be no tags applied to base runners between the commit line and home plate. This will be a force at home plate. RULE 1 MEDICAL AND/OR ACCIDENT INSURANCE All players who have signed the roster are covered with accident insurance as an excess insurance, meaning that the policy is secondary over any other valid and collectible insurance or health plan that you may have. If you have no other coverage in force, this policy will pay your claim as Primary, subject to the deductible. A physician s clearance is recommended for all participants prior to participation. RULE 2 ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS Sec. 3 All players must be 18 years of age or out of high school. Persons who play on any high school, college, or professional softball/baseball team will not be eligible for play in league until their season is over for their respective level. All players must sign a team roster releasing the California State

5 University, Stanislaus from any responsibility from accidents occurring during the program. The team manager assumes the responsibility for having all team members sign the roster. Failure to sign will result in immediate forfeiture of all games and may result in the team being removed from the tournament with no refund of registration fee. Sec. 4 Sec. 5 All games will automatically be declared a forfeit in which an ineligible player has participated. A team may protest a game in which they thought the opposing team used ineligible players. This protest must be done before the conclusion of the game and in writing. b. All protests for playoffs and championship game must be made by before the last out of the game. RULE 3 ROSTER Sec. 3 The maximum number of players carried on a roster is twenty (20). All players must sign the official roster prior to participating or they are ineligible and cannot play (see Rule 2, sec 1). Each team must submit an official team roster (available online at by the deadline September 4, The roster must be filled out completely with all players having signed the roster. Teams who fail to meet this deadline may be dropped from the tournament. Players may NOT play on more than one team. Any other teams that players appear on a line up will automatically forfeit those games. RULE 4 SIGN UP/ENTRY FEE Each team is required to pay the entry fee at sign ups and must have a minimum of 10 players on roster with all signatures. All checks are to be made payable to the CSU Stanislaus/softball RULE 5 EQUIPMENT/FACILITIES Sec. 3 Sec. 4 Sec. 5 Game balls for league games will be provided by Cal St. Stanislaus All games will be played as per the official schedule. Uniforms are not required. Metal cleats are not allowed. Cal St. Stanislaus recommends catcher's masks to be worn; they are not, however, required. All bats will be checked by the officials and conform to ASA bat rules and regulations for league play. All Non-Approved ASA bats, All Miken Bats and All Titanium bats are banned from City league play. No earrings are allowed during play.

6 Sec. 6 A.S.A batters box will used for league play. Front line of the batters box and the sideline at the heels of the player s feet will be enforced for safety. RULE 6 TOURNEY PLAY NOTE: The advisory committee for this tournament is the Tournament Director and Umpire in Chief. The Tourney Directors are not responsible for any win, loss, or tie that may occur. a. For Conflict resolution, the Tourney Director will communicate only with the team manager, as listed on the current league roster. Sec. 3 Sec. 4 Sec. 5 Sec. 6 Championship team will receive individual T-shirts. Entry fees will not be returned if team forfeits. All protests, other than ineligible players (SEE Rule 2), must be made to umpires at the time of the violation and not after the conclusion of the game. The protesting team must inform the umpire to write in the scorebook when the protest occurred. This must be done before the next pitch. Protests will be ruled on prior to the game continuing. The Protest Committee consists of the Tournament Director and Umpire in Chief. Each manager will be mailed a copy of the schedule which will indicate time, date, and site. It is their responsibility to make sure that all players are aware of and understands the league rules and regulations. All rosters will be checked before playoffs and championship games. RULE 7 GAME RULES Sec. 3 Sec. 4 All games will be governed by the current official ASA Rule Book rules and regulations except as noted within. Uniforms regulations for this league have been waived. Home team is decided by a coin flip. Visitors have choice of dugout. Cal St. Stanislaus will attempt to provide scorekeepers for all games. However, if they cannot then all official scorebooks will be kept by the Home team NOTE: Scorekeeper shall be some 16 years or older or under the discrepancy of the umpire. Sec. 5 The home run rule will be in effect for the small short fenced fields as follows:

7 All Leagues -One (1) home run per inning is allowed everything hit after that will be an out. NOTE: Homerun is over the fence and untouched. A 4-base award is not a homerun. Sec. 6 Sec. 7 Sec. 8 Sec. 9 Teams must have a minimum of seven (7) players to start or finish a game. A team may play with fewer than they started with if a player or players must leave due to a job conflict or injury. Players who are removed from the lineup due to a job, injury, emergency or conflict must leave the ballpark. Teams that have less than seven players at any time during the course of a game, must forfeit the game. There must be an equal number of men and women on the field or more females than males. Official game time will be scheduled game time unless changed by the official. At official game time, teams with less than eight (8) players have a ten (10) minute grace period in which to start the game. During the grace period, the team that has enough players to start the game will receive one (1) run for every two (2) minutes until the undermanned team is ready to field eight (8) players. For the odd minutes late, the minutes will be rounded up (i.e., 0-2 min - 1 run; 2:01-4 min - 2 runs; etc.). This will be for all official game times, not only the first game of the evening. Once there are eight (8) players, the game will start. Time limit on all games is 65 minutes. No inning may start after time has expired. In the Championship game, the time limit on the first game is 90 minutes. The if Necessary game will start at conclusion of first game. That game will be 90 minutes also. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted at Symra Park at any time. Players and teams are subject to immediate ejection from the facility. GLASS BOTTLES OR CONTAINERS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT Smyra Park AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON. 0 Players may be added to the line up sheet once the game has started, provided they are eligible players. All players that will be entering the game must be entered at bottom of batting order, up to 16 players may appear on the line up. All players adding to the line-up must report with the umpire and score keeper before batting. Note: A total of 16 batters may be added after the game has started. 1 No more than ten (10) players may be in the field. 2 One courtesy runner is allowed per inning. The courtesy runner is out if they are on base when it is their turn to bat. You may not take a courtesy runner off base to come to bat. 3 There is no run limit.

8 4 No one under the age of 15 is allowed inside the team area. No children are allowed on the playing field at any time regardless of age. 5 ASA pitching/batting rules will be in effect with the following emphasis/exception in these leagues: ALL LEAGUES - recreational strike box (measuring 22" x 42"), 6' - 12' pitch, with the count starting at 1-1. Batters will be allowed one foul ball when batter has two (2) strikes in the count. In recreational strike box, the pitched ball must arch at least six (6) feet, from the ground, before it passes any part of home plate. The pitched ball shall not rise higher than twelve (12) feet from the ground. In order for a pitch to be considered a strike, the pitched ball must land inside the recreational strike box. If the batter hits the ball fair or foul while stepping on or in the strike box, the batter is out and the ball is dead. All leagues will have a batter's box. Batter may not hit the ball if they have crossed over, in front of, or behind the batter's box line. Sec.16 A player, coach, or umpire who is bleeding or has blood on his uniform, cannot participate until he is treated or his uniform is changed. If this is accomplished in a reasonable amount of time, the player does not have to leave the game. The amount of time that is reasonable is left to the umpire's judgment. The City of Turlock Recreation Services will allow a courtesy player to fill in on a short-term temporary basis while the bleeding is attended to and/or the required uniform change is made. If this cannot be accomplished in a reasonable amount of time, a substitution will be required or the player will be dropped from the lineup. A team is still required to have eight (8) players. The courtesy player must be a member of the team. Time will not be suspended because of the blood rule unless the injury prevents the player from leaving the field for required treatment and/or uniform change. 7 To break ties, the following will be used in order: 1. Winning percentage (if different # of games played) 2. Head to head competition (when teams play each other - who is the winner) 3. Offensive runs scored head to head 4. Defensive runs allowed head to head 5. Offensive runs scored in league 6. Defensive runs allowed in league 7. Coin Toss

9 8 All base runners must peel of to the inside or outside of base path to remove themselves from the base path or can slide if a double play is potentially in effect. 9 The umpire will call all illegal pitches verbally as soon the pitch is recognized as an illegal pitch. The officials will extend their arm out to identify to all players that an illegal pitch has occurred. 0 A player ejected from a game will be automatically suspended, at least one game, depending on the severity of the players actions. 1 If ejected player leaves team with fewer players than started with, this spot in the order now becomes an out. 2 Any batted ball that strikes the pitcher in the air will be an automatic out. This is only in affect if the pitcher has to defend themselves from a line drive. If the pitcher is trying to make a play on the ball away from their body this rule is not enforced

10 Cal St. Stanislaus, Warrior Bash, 2010 I, the undersigned player, acknowledge, agree and understand that: 1. Voluntarily, and of my own free will, I elect to participate as a member of the softball team and tourney indicated below. 2. I understand that there are certain risks and hazards in participating in softball that may result in injury or death to me or other players, including but not limited to those hazards associated with weather conditions, playing conditions, equipment and other participants. 3. I understand that sliding into a base is dangerous to me and to other players and may result in injury or death. 4. I understand that the very nature of the game of softball is hazardous and risky, including, but not limited to: the acts of pitching, throwing, fielding, and catching of the ball, the swinging of the bat, jumping, stretching, sliding, diving and collisions with other players and with stationary objects of which can cause serious injury or death to me and to other players. Further, I the undersigned player, agree that in consideration for the right to play as a member of the team designated below and in consideration for permission to play on the field arranged by the team: 1. Voluntarily elect to accept and assume all risks of injury incurred or suffered to me (a) while practicing or playing as a member of the team so designated, (b) while serving in a non-playing capacity as a team member during practice or play by other teams or by other players on my team, and (c) while on or upon the premises of any and all of the fields arranged for by my team or Tournament for practice or play. 2. I release, discharge, and agree not to sue the team and Cal State Stanislaus, the field owner or other entity designated below, the Amateur Softball Association of America or their owners, officers, agents, events, associations, employees, or any person or entity connected with the team, league, field, or Amateur Softball Association of America for any claim, damages, costs, or cause of action which I have or may in the future have as a result of injuries or damages sustained or incurred by me from whatever cause including bit not limited to the negligence, breach of contract, or wrongful conduct of the parties hereby released. Please complete the Following: Manager: Phone # Day: Evening # : Cell #: Fax #: Address: Tournament registration fee (check appropriate box): Postmarked by 7/31 - $ Postmarked after 8/1 - $ ENTRY FEE MUST BE RECEIVED BY 8/15/2010 Make out checks to CSUS/Softball. Mail to: Jan Schefkowitz, Head Softball Coach, Cal State Stanislaus, 1 University Circle, Turlock, CA Jschefkowitz@csustan.edu Team Name: PLAYER WARNING, WAIVER, ASSUMPTION OF RISK & RELEASE OF LIABILITY: This agreement is given in consideration of my involuntary participation in the California State University, Stanislaus Slow Pitch Coed Softball Tourney. I assume responsibility for my physical condition and ability to perform any athletic and exercise activities related to the event. WARNING & ASSUMPTION OF RISK: I understand that there are risks and dangers associated with participation of this event. Athletic and exercise activities are physical. I understand that participation involves risks including but not limited to bodily injuries such as strains, falls, bruises or broken bones. I agree to assume all risks, whether known or unknown to me. MEDICAL CONSENT & RELEASE: If medical attention beyond first-aid is required, I give permission for medical attention to be administered. Furthermore, I agree to indemnify and hold harmless California State University, Stanislaus and its employees, officers, agents, & volunteers from any claims and all actions and for loss, injuries or damages incurred while participating in the event above. ACKNOWLEGEMENT & AGREEMENT: I acknowledge that fully understand the above warning, waiver, assumption of Risk & Release of Liability. I understand that is an am giving up important legal rights, including the right to sue. Name of Player (print) Address City, Zip Signature