CHALLENGE YOURSELF.CHALLENGE THE WORLD HUNTSMAN WORLD SENIORGAMES H U N T S M A N W O R L D S E N IO R G A M E S SOFTBALL OCTOBER8-20,2018

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1 SOFTBALL BIBLE OCTOBER 8-20, ST.GEORGE,UTAH - USA H U N T S M A N W O R L D S E N IO R G A M E S CHALLENGE YOURSELF.CHALLENGE THE WORLD HUNTSMAN WORLD SENIORGAMES SOFTBALL OCTOBER8-20,2018

2 Welcome Players, Managers and Fans Welcome to our 32 nd Annual Huntsman World Senior Games. We are anxious to once again see familiar faces many of you who have been coming here for more years than we can remember. But equally so we are excited to see new faces. If this is your first trip to our tournament, be assured we are working hard to give you the best tournament you have ever attended. Our team of volunteers and officials are here to see that the tournament runs smoothly and that you have an enjoyable time. Please respect their efforts and show good sportsmanship toward them and your fellow athletes. Here are a few of them: Directors: Ron Garrett (men s) and Connie Stewart (women s) Assistants: Gail Sandberg, Glen Hovey, Riitta Nugent, Shayne Young, Laurie Lee, Kent & Ann Garrett, Don Hilts, Stephanie Stowe, Tonya Neilson, Shelly Rehn, Duane Anderson, Rod Smith, Jeff Stewart Umpire in Chief: Clair Woodbury May you have success and feel pride in your accomplishments. Have a great time and good luck! Sportsmanship: In keeping with our goals of friendship, peace, health and friendly competition, we are asking Managers/Coaches to emphasize the need to show respect for opposing players and loyal fans. Inappropriate language and behavior have no place in these Championships. If such language and/or behavior are observed, the players and/or fans will be asked to leave. Fighting will not be tolerated. In such an occurrence, both teams will forfeit the game and no medals will be awarded. The teams will be suspended from the Huntsman World Senior Games for at least one year. Roster: It is strongly recommended that all teams have a minimum of 15 players on their roster. Managers received a team number when they registered their team. They need to give that number to their players so their players can complete their individual registration. When the players register with that number, they will automatically be added to the team s roster. Managers will be able to monitor their roster on-line and watch it grow as their players register. After September 1 st team managers may make changes to their team roster by calling the Huntsman World Senior Games office. ( ). Changes will not be permitted at the manager s meetings

3 Huntsman World Senior Games Softball Rules 2018 All games will be played under current SPA rules except as noted below. For a complete list of rules visit the SPA website at Huntsman World Senior Games rules and tournament specific rules to note are: 1. The calendar year will determine the age and eligibility of the player. All persons who are age 50 as of December 31, 2018 are eligible to play. Burden of proof of eligibility rests with each player and his/her manager. Any player who fails to verify his/her age to the satisfaction of the Rules & Protest Committee will be disqualified along with his/her manager, and the game will be forfeited. ATTENTION: Players must check-in at the Dixie Center Registration Station prior to playing in their first game. Each player will receive a Huntsman World Senior Games wristband at that time. This band must be worn throughout the tournament. The wristband will have the team s ID number on it. We will be checking everyone s wristband prior to their first game and often during the tournament. Players will not be allowed to play without first checking-in and receiving a wristband. Field directors will replace damaged or torn wristbands when the player provides them with their picture ID, Huntsman World Senior Games ID badge and the damaged wristband. Players may only play on one team per age division and must have a wristband for each team if playing in multiple age divisions. 2. All Players must play in at least 1 round robin game to be eligible to play in the tournament. The tournament director may consider hardship exceptions to this rule if approved by September 15 th. 3. Teams may start and finish with as few as 9 players. However, an out must be taken in the 10 th batting position until such a time as an additional player arrives. No game will be delayed to accommodate a late arriving player. 4. All players are required to have a 6 vertical number, of contrasting color, on the back of the uniform. 5. Players may be added defensively as they arrive as follows: up to 10 players for 50+, 55+, 60+ and up to 11 players for 65+, 70+, 74+, 79+ and 84+. Women s teams may use up to 11 players defensively. Any women s 70+ team that plays a 74+ team will spot them one run at the beginning of each inning with four runs maximum. 6. Teams may bat an unlimited number of players in a game, providing each player is legally on that team s roster. 7. All line-ups cards are required at least 15 minutes prior to game time or team may risk forfeiture. All sites will have a table where line-up cards are to be turned in. 8. If a player is ejected from a game and no substitute is available, the game will be forfeited. 9. In round robin games there will be a 55-minute clock. The umpire will notify both teams when time has expired. Upon expiration of time, the current inning will be completed and the following inning will be a final inning (unless tied) and will be an open-run inning. 10. Bracket games, (including semi-finals), will utilize a 60-minute clock. Finals will have no time limit. The undefeated team in the championship game will be the home team. 11. Game time starts when the umpire announces to both teams to Play Ball. 12. A 5-Run Rule will be used each inning except when an inning is declared an open-run inning by the umpire. The 5-Run Rule will be used throughout the tournament. If a team is about to be mercy ruled, the 5-run rule will be extended to allow the team to get 1 run under the mercy rule. Example: fifth - 2 -

4 inning, team is losing 24 to 5, the team that is losing would be able to score 8 runs and the inning would be over. 13. A mercy rule of 12 runs after 5 innings will apply to all games, including finals. 14. The International Tie-breaker rule will be used. (Refer to SPA Rule 1, Section 58. Each team will start each additional inning with a runner on second base. The runner will be the last player that completed his/her turn at bat when the third out was made in the previous inning. No courtesy runner is allowed to replace the runner starting at second base until he/she has advanced to third base. If this runner is unable to continue to play for any reason and no substitute is available, he/she will be declared out and the next previous batter will be the tie-breaker runner. The runner that was unable to continue may not play for the remainder of the game. ) 15. An approximate 21 x 35 strike-zone mat/plate will be used. Any part of the mat/plate touched during a play at home plate will be considered a legal touch by a defensive player. Offensive players must pass the safety line after passing the commit line. 16. The allowable pitching arc shall be 6 to 12 feet. A pitching box of 50 to 60 feet will be used for all games. A pitcher may deliver the ball from anywhere in the pitching box (i.e. one foot must be in the pitching box). (Refer to SPA Rule 6, Section 1. Prior to pitching, the pitcher must come to a full stop with the ball held in either the pitching hand or both hands in front of the body. This position must be maintained at least one second and not more than ten seconds before making the delivery.) 17. A no collision rule will be used. A runner will be called out for contact with a defensive player if, in the umpire s judgement, the contact was deliberate or if the runner could reasonably have been expected to avoid contact. 18. Strike Definition. (Refer to SPA Rule 7, Section 5. A STRIKE IS CALLED BY the umpire: a. For each legally pitched ball hitting any portion of the strike zone mat at which the batter does not swing. b. For each ball swung at and missed by the batter. c. For each foul tip, including the third strike. d. For each foul ball, including the third strike. EFFECT: Ball is dead and base runners must return to their bases without liability to be put out. NOTE: A pitched ball that hits the ground before hitting the strike zone mat is a dead ball" and may not be hit by the batter. ) 19. A team s starting line-up only may re-enter the game in their original place in the batting order. 20. The batter-runner must touch the orange base if there is a play at first base, either from the infield or the outfield. Failure to do so will result in the batter being called out. If, in the opinion of the umpire, the batter touches the inside base (instead of the orange base) solely in an effort to avoid a collision, the play will be called as though the batter actually touched the orange base. 21. Players may run as courtesy runners once per inning. Once a courtesy runner touches the bag where he/she is to be the replacement runner, he/she is deemed to be in the game and normal substitution rules apply. Courtesy runners may not run for courtesy runners. Courtesy runners must be placed before the first pitch to the next batter. 22. Balls for men: 12 /.44 C.O.R./.375 compression. Balls for women: 11 /.44 C.O.R./.400 compression 23. All bats stamped by the manufacturer and meeting the 1.20 bpf or 1.21 bpf standard will be considered legal bats with the exception of the Miken Ultra I which is not considered legal for play. 24. Altered bats are not acceptable. Violators will be ejected from the tournament, suspended from Huntsman World Senior Games in the following year and their team manager will be ejected from the game. Both - 3 -

5 will be reported to all senior softball organizations. Team managers have the right to appeal after the game. The bat will be confiscated until the end of the tournament. 25. An illegal pitch will be signaled and verbally called at the point the pitch becomes illegal. 26. We will no longer be utilizing the flip-flop rule. 27. Homerun Rule: Pool play games: (all classifications) Three Home runs allowed + one-up (Home team in unlimited inning can t go one-up) Bracket Play games: Major Plus Unlimited Home runs allowed Major Seven Home runs allowed + one-up (Home team in unlimited inning can t go one-up) AAA Three Home runs allowed + one-up (Home team in unlimited inning can t go one-up) AA, A, B, C, D Straight one-up (Home team in unlimited inning can t go one-up) Once the Maximum run per inning has been obtained, no additional runs will score as a result of an overthe-fence home run; however, the over-the-fence home run will count in the team s total. Hit and Sit rule will be used!! - 4 -

6 All Managers Meetings are Mandatory: Men , 65+, 74+, Sunday... October :00 pm Women , Wednesday... October :00 pm Men , Sunday... October :00 pm Women , 60+, 70+, Sunday... October :00 pm Men , Wednesday... October :00 am Where: Dixie Center Entrada Room 1835 Convention Center Drive St. George, Utah - 5 -