Section IX Softball 2017

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1 Section IX Softball 2017

2 SECTION IX SOFTBALL COMMITTEE Name, School & League Phone Sectional Co-Chairman Steve Boucher Rhinebeck High School Tom Cassata Red Hook High School Jonnah O Donnell Marlboro High School jonnah.odonnell@marlboroschools.org J.J Gass Eldred Central School gassg@eldred.k12.ny.us Sectional Co-Chairman School: xt5535 Cell: School: xt18800 Cell: MHAL Representative School: Cell: OCIAA Representative School: Cell:

3 SECTION IX SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT Thursday, May 18 Tuesday, May 23 Thursday, May 25 Saturday, May 27 Rain Date Sunday, May 28 Point cards due by noon/ Seeding meeting Sectional Quarterfinals games begin. If more than 8 teams qualify, the highest seed will host a doubleheader. (i.e. If nine teams qualify the 8 seed plays the 9 seed at the 1 seed - the winner will then play the 1 seed after a short break) Sectional Semifinal games Section IX Finals Sites and Times TBD Potential Sites are Cornwall High School, Middletown High School, and Rhinebeck High School. NYSPHSAA STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT Regionals Thursday, June 1 st Saturday, June 3 rd Class AA Regional Semi-Final Thursday, 6/1 Section Section IX at Middletown HS 3:00 PM Regional Final Saturday, 6/3 Section Section I/IX winner if Section Rhinebeck High School 12:00 PM Class A Regional Semi-Final Thursday, 6/1 Section Section IX at Middletown HS 7:00 PM Regional Final Saturday, June 6/3 Section Section I/IX winner if Section Rhinebeck High School 4:00 PM Class B Regional Semi-Final Thursday, 6/1 Section Section IX at Middletown HS 5:00 PM Regional Final Saturday, 6/3 Section I/IX Section VIII/XI winner if Section Hofstra TBD if Section St. Joseph s 3:30 PM Class C Regional Semi-Final Thursday, 6/1 Section Section I at North Rockland HS 4:00 PM Regional Final Saturday, 6/3 Section VIII/XI Section I/IX winner if Section Rhinebeck HS 2:00 PM Class D Regional Final Friday, 6/2 Section Section IX at Rhinebeck HS 4:00 PM State Final Four Saturday, June Town of Moreau Harry J. Betar Jr Recreation Park

4 2017 NYSPHSAA Softball Championships Saturday, June 10, 2017 Town of Moreau Recreational Park (Harry J. Betar Jr. Recreational Park) CLASS AA Semifinals 11:30 am Finals 4:00 pm 2-3 Field A Field D 8-11 CHAMPIONS Field C 5-6 CLASS A Semifinals 9:00 am Finals 1:30 pm Field A 8-11 Field C CHAMPIONS Field B 5-6 CLASS B Semifinals 1:30 pm Finals 5: Field B Field A CHAMPIONS Field D 3-4 8

5 2017 NYSPHSAA Softball Championships Saturday, June 10, 2017 Town of Moreau Recreational Park (Harry J. Betar Jr. Recreational Park) CLASS C Semifinals 9:00 am Finals 1:30 pm 5-6 Field D 3-4 Field A CHAMPIONS Field C CLASS D Semifinals 11:30 am Finals 4:00 pm 5-6 Field B 3-10 Field C 4-9 CHAMPIONS Field D 2-7 9

6 TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION: A team is eligible to participate in the tournament provided one of the following criteria is met: or better division* record or better overall class record or better division class record or better overall 5. Overall plus points 6. Plus points in division 7. Tournament committee selection (see below) * There has been some confusion on what games should be considered as "division games", especially in Class AA. This is explained in detail on the page with enrollments. COMMITTEE SELECTION: Committee Selection for Section IX tournaments will be available in all team sports. A. The respective sports committee must be notified at least 3 school days before the seeding and selection meeting date that a given school is going to apply for committee selection. B. The notification must be made by the applying school s Athletic Director to both the Committee Chair and the Section IX Executive Director. C. The Athletic Director in question must attend the selection committee meeting. D. If the Athletic Director disagrees with the committee selection decision, she/he has 1 (one) hour to appeal the decision to the Section IX Executive Director or his designee. E. The decision of the Section IX Executive Director or his designee shall be final and binding. F. You are encouraged to share this information with your coaches but remember that the Athletic Director is the official and only voice for each school in this matter. POINT CARD: Please fill out point card with all games on your schedule. If you have games that still must be played, list the opponent and the date. Leave the rest blank. Do NOT do add the totals. SEEDING: Teams will be seeded based on their point cards. They must be submitted no later than Thursday, May 18 th at noon. The results of any games played after the submission of the point cards and prior to seeding should be forwarded to Steve Boucher at sboucher@rhinebeckcsd.org or a voic can be left at ext The seeding will be done by dividing the number of division points by the number of division games in the regular season It is imperative that all teams complete their league schedule before the seeding meeting on Thursday, May 18 th. If a team fails to complete their league schedule their seed will be determined by the Section IX Softball committee. The Tie Breaker will be: 1. Head to Head results 2. Overall points divided by overall games. 3. Tournament Committee determination. RULES: A.S.A. fastpitch softball rules will be enforced. A 15 run mercy rule will be in effect throughout Sectional Tournament play, with the exception of the finals in each class. Please note that Sectional, Regional, and State Tournament games do not need to go a full seven innings to be considered official. However, everything humanly possible should be done in an effort to play a seven inning game.

7 SITES: All games up to the finals will be played at the home site of the higher seeded team. Every attempt should be made to play the games on the scheduled dates. Any changes must be approved by the Sectional Committee. To further simplify the organization and assignment of umpires, the host team must choose a start time of either 4:00 PM or 7:30 PM if you have access to lights. Please indicate your choice on the point card. In the finals, the higher seeded team is the home team. If a game is to be canceled due to inclement weather, before it begins, the decision will be made by the home school. If a game is canceled, the home school is responsible for the immediate notification of either Chairperson. Once a game begins, the umpires will have the authority to cancel or suspend the game. Rain outs will be rescheduled for the NEXT day. UMPIRES: The umpires will be selected and assigned according to the guidelines approved by Section IX. All games prior to the finals will use two umpires. The finals will use 3 umpires. GAME BALLS: Each team is responsible for providing 3 new game balls for each game played. The DUDLEY SB12LRFY-FP-NFHS (optic yellow-red stitch) is the only ball that can be used for sectional games. TEAM DROPPING OUT OF TOURNAMENT: Any team dropping out of the tournament will not be replaced. Their opponent will be awarded the forfeit and advance. PROTESTED GAME DURING SECTIONAL PLAY: Protests must be lodged in accordance with A.S.A. rules. A formal protest must be in writing and forwarded to the Sectional Co-Chairperson, Tom Cassata, no later than 8:00 a.m. of the day following the protested game. A protest form is located at the end of the handbook. A protest committee will be set up consisting of the League Chairpersons and a State Rules Interpreter. All decisions of this committee will be final REPORTING GAME RESULTS: Coaches of the HOME team are required to contact local newspapers with game results and other pertinent information. AWARDS: 1. Trophies - A championship plaque will be awarded in each class 2. Shields - York State Athletic Shields will be awarded to the members of the five tournament champions. TICKETS: 1. Ticket prices - Sectional Finals - $2.00 for students and $3.00 for adults. Regionals - $5.00 per person 2. Athletic directors may submit a gate list not to exceed 20.

8 School Enrollments Class AA 910 & up Class A Class B Class C Class D 169 & below FDR Cornwall Chester Millbrook Chapel Field Kingston Goshen John S. Burke Pine Plains Coleman Middletown Monticello Dover Sullivan West Eldred Minisink Valley Paltz Ellenville Tri-Valley Livingston Manor Monroe Woodbury Port Jervis Fallsburg Webutuck Roscoe NFA Poughkeepsie Highland S.S. Seward Pine Bush Red Hook Liberty Tuxedo Valley Central Saugerties Marlboro Warwick Wallkill James I. O'Neill Washingtonville Onteora Rhinebeck Rondout Valley Spackenkill What is a "Division Game"? Section IX is made up of two leagues, each having divisions based on enrollment. The Orange County League (OCL) has six divisions while the Mid-Hudson Athletic League (MHAL) has four divisions. With the exception of OCL Division I and OCL Division II (all Class AA Schools) only division games are used for seeding. In the OCL Division I and OCL Division II the "cross over" games (Division I vs Division II) are also used. These are the games that should be entered on your Division Point Card.

9 Section IX Point System AA WIN AGAINST (POSITIVE) AA LOSS TO (NEGATIVE) AA 6 6 A 5 7 B 4 8 C 3 9 D 2 10 A WIN AGAINST (POSITIVE) A LOSS TO (NEGATIVE) AA 7 5 A 6 6 B 5 7 C 4 8 D 3 9 B WIN AGAINST (POSITIVE) B LOSS TO (NEGATIVE) AA 8 4 A 7 5 B 6 6 C 5 7 D 4 8 C WIN AGAINST (POSITIVE) C LOSS TO (NEGATIVE) AA 9 3 A 8 4 B 7 5 C 6 6 D 5 7 D WIN AGAINST (POSITIVE) D LOSS TO (NEGATIVE) AA 10 2 A 9 3 B 8 4 C 7 5 D 6 6

10 SECTION IX SOFTBALL ENTRY FORM MUST BE RECEIVED BY Noon on Thursday, May 18, 2017 Name of School: League: Classification: Games Won Overall: Games Lost: Division Record: Division Standing: LIST ALL SCORES ON SOFTBALL POINT CARD Head Coach: Home Phone: School Phone: Athletic Director: Home Phone: School Phone: If invited, will your school participate in the entire Section IX Tournament, Regional, and State Tournament? Yes: No: If we are the home team, the game will start at: (circle one) 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Signature: Coach s Home Phone: School Phone: Coach s Fax Number: Please forward this completed form and point cards to the Steve Boucher (sboucher@rhinebeckcsd.org) by noon, Thursday, May 19, 2016.

11 SECTION IX SOFTBALL POINT CARD School Class Game # Opponent Date Class ENTER +/- Division POINTS (SEE NEXTPAGE FOR POINTS Total Points Total Games Points/Game ENTER +/- OVERALL POINTS (SEE NEXTPAGE FOR POINTS

12 Section IX Protest Form Date: Site: Time of game: Team filing protest: Home team: Away team: Protested Rule: Coach s interpretation of incident: Score: Visiting Coach: Home Coach: Inning of incident: Plate Umpire: # of outs Base Umpire: # of balls # of strikes Baserunners on

13 TO: FROM: All NYSPHSAA Athletic Directors, NYSPHSAA Softball Coordinators, NYSPHSAA Softball Coaches, and NYS Softball Officials. Robert Zayas, Executive Director DATE: February 5, 2016 RE: Point of Emphasis ASA Banned Bat List The York State Public High School Athletic Association is making a Point of Emphasis to all schools, coaches, and officials regarding the ASA Banned Bat List. ASA has developed this list to minimize injury of softball student athletes and has officially published it to assist state associations in recognizing what is allowed and what is not allowed in a game. Effective immediately, all NYSPHSAA member schools will adhere to the ASA Banned Bat List. NYSPHSAA has provided a link to the ASA Banned Bat List on the its softball landing page: Each school is responsible to adhere to the all ASA and NYSPHSAA rules and regulations. At games beginning this spring, umpires will continue to inspect bats prior to each plate conference and if a bat from the ASA Banned Bat List is identified, the coach will be informed and the bat will be removed from the game immediately. If a bat is not identified prior to the game and is used during the game then subsequently identified as illegal, the player will be will be subject to the Penalty For An Altered Bat Rule. Penalty for an altered bat: The player will be out. Disqualified from the game. Disqualified scheduled game pursuant to the NYSPHSAA Sportsmanship Standard. from the next regular Please immediately share this memo with administrators, coaches, student-athletes, parents and any individual involved in the sport of softball. Thank you for your attention to this memo.

14 USA Softball Non-Approved Bat List with Certification Marks 3/2/2017 Bass Quake Combat VIRSP3 Lady Virus SCN1 SCN11BH SCN1B SCN2B SCN3 SCN4B SCN5 SCN5B SCN6B SCN7 SCN7B SCN8 SCN8B SCN9 SCX14 SCX14B SCX2 Synergy SCX22 Synergy 2 SCX24B SCX3 Louisville Slugger FP136 Louisville Slugger FP1368 Louisville Slugger FP1369 Louisville Slugger FPC305 Catalyst (-8) Louisville Slugger SB304 Louisville Slugger SB34 Genesis Louisville Slugger SB404 Louisville Slugger SB73V TPS Voltage Miken MSF Freak Miken MSU Ultra Miken MSU2 Ultra II Miken MSUM Ultra Maxload Nokona Tomahawk Schutt Red/Silver Schutt Bat Worth EST9 Worth QESTFP Worth SBWK(Wicked) Worth SBWKA Worth WWSC Wicked Comp. (SP Only) Worth WWSCA

15 USA Softball Non-Approved Bat List with Certification Marks 3/2/2017 Worth XEST9X Worth XGold Worth XPST4 Worth XRed Worth XWICKX Wicked (SP Only) For a complete list of approved bats go to the certified equipment section of Last Updated: January 26, 2016