Rules

Tournament Rules 2007

1) ENTRY FEE IS $200.00 PER TEAM TO BE PAID BEFORE JUNE 1ST OR FIRST TOURNEY GAME.

2) ROSTERS ARE LIMITED TO 18 PLAYERS AND ONLY PLAYERS DESIGNATED TO SPARE WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY FOR MORE THAN ONE TEAM. THE ST.BRUNO CHALLENGE CUP SOFTBALL COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A LIST OF SPARES AVAILABLE FOR TEAMS IN NEED OF THEM. THE PENALTY FOR USING AN ILLEGAL PLAYER IS AUTOMATIC DEFAULT. EACH TEAM CAPTAIN WILL HAVE A WAIVER TO FILL OUT BEFORE THEIR 1ST TOURNEY GAME AND ONLY THESE PLAYERS ON THAT LIST WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH CAPTAIN SUBMITS HIS FULL PLAYERS LIST BEFORE THE FIRST GAME.

3) THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO RULE NUMBER TWO IS THE PLAYERS WHO ARE PLAYING FOR OUR MAIN SPONSOR D.E.E. THESE PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY FOR ANOTHER TEAM, IF THEY DESIRE.

4) EACH TOURNEY TEAM IS GUARANTEED TWO GAMES.

5) HOME TEAM WILL BE DECIDED BY A COIN TOSS BEFORE THE GAME.

6) UP TO 15 PLAYERS MAY BE IN BATTING LINE-UP. ONCE THE BATTING LINE-UP IS SUBMITTED THE NUMBER OF BATTERS MAY NOT BE CHANGED (EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF INJURY). A MINIMUM OF 8 PLAYERS MUST BE FIELDED TO START A GAME. IN THE CASE OF INJURY ONLY, A TEAM MAY CONTINUE WITH LESS THAN EIGHT PLAYERS.

7) 11 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED. PLAYERS IN THE BATTING LINE-UP MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FREELY DEFENSIVELY EACH INNING.(ie. RE-ENTRY IS ALLOWED DEFENSIVELY).

8) PITCHING: BALLE DONNE- THE PITCHER MUST PRESENT THE BALL, HELD IN THE PALM OF THE HAND IN FULL STOP POSITION PRIOR TO THE RELEASE. THE PITCHER SHALL LOB THE BALL ON AN ARC NO HIGHER THAN THE BATTERS HEAD. FAST PITCHES AND QUICK PITCHES ARE PROHIBITED. ILLEGAL PITCH SHALL AUTOMATICALLY BE DECLARED A BALL, UNLESS HIT BY THE BATTER, WHO SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPTION OF HITTING AGAIN IF HE SO DESIRES.

9 NO BUNTING. IF THE BALL IS BUNTED, THE PLAY IS DEAD AND THE BATTER WILL BE CALLED OUT.

10) NO LEADING. THE BASE RUNNER MUST REMAIN ON THE BASE UNTIL THE BATTER MAKES CONTACT WITH THE BALL. THE RUNNER WILL BE CALLED OUT FOR VIOLATING THIS RULE.

11) NO PITCHES ARE REQUIRED FOR AN INTENTIONAL WALK.

12) ANY HITTER RECEIVING A WALK WILL BE AWARDED ONE BASE, AND ALL RUNNERS FORCED UP BY THIS WILL ADVANCE ACCORDINGLY.

13) RUNNERS MAY TAG FROM ANY BASE ON A FLY BALL.

14) THE SAFETY BAG MUST BE USED ON CLOSE PLAYS AT 1ST BASE. A LINE WILL BE DRAWN BESIDE HOME PLATE AND WILL BE FOR THE BASERUNNERS USE LEAVING THE ACTUAL PLATE TO THE CATCHER. ALL PLAYS AT HOME PLATE WILL BE FORCE PLAYS.

15) NO STEEL SPIKES OR PERSONAL / TEAM BATS MAY BE USED.

16) NO PROTESTS WILL BE PERMITTED. IF THERE IS A QUESTION OF RULE INTERPRETATIONS, IT MUST BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. DECISIONS MADE BY THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE ARE FINAL.

17) ANY EJECTIONS OF A PLAYER WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND FURTHER PENALTY MAY BE ADDED.

18) GAMES ARE 6 INNINGS OR A MAXIMUM OF 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES UNTIL THE SEMI FINALS. FROM THE SEMI FINALS ON, GAMES ARE 7 INNINGS.

19) THERE WILL BE A 6 RUN PER INNING MAXIMUM EXCEPT IN THE FINAL INNING, WHICH WILL BE OPEN.

20) BYES WILL BE DETERMINED BY RANDOM DRAW.

21) A TEAM HAVING 12 OR MORE PLAYERS MAY USE A DESIGNATED HITTER FOR ONE POSITION IN THE BATTING ORDER. THAT IS: ONE PLAYER MAY ONLY HIT AND ONE PLAYER MAY ONLY PLAY IN THE FIELD. ONCE A TEAM STARTS A GAME USING A DH THEY MUST CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE GAME (WITH INJURY BEING THE ONLY EXCEPTION). I.E. A PLAYER REPLACING EITHER THE DH OR THE DHee WILL ASSUME ONLY THAT ROLE.

22) A TEAM MAY NOT USE MORE THAN TWO PLAYERS THAT ARE CLASSIFIED AS "A" PLAYERS. MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE DETERMINE THIS CLASSIFICATION BY WATCHING A PLAYER IN ACTION. THIS IS A HONOR SYSTEM RULE; TEAMS THAT DO NOT ABIDE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

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23) EFFECTIVE IN 2009 WE HAVE OBTAINED TWO SETS OF MID-RANGE EASTON BATS

(27,28,30 OZ.).THERE WILL BE ONE SET OF BATS AT EACH FIELD AND ALL PLAYERS WILL BE OBLIGATED TO USE ONE OF THESE BATS.( NO PERSONAL / TEAM BATS)



		Tournament Rules 2007 1) ENTRY FEE IS $200.00 PER TEAM TO BE PAID BEFORE JUNE 1ST OR FIRST TOURNEY GAME. 2) ROSTERS ARE LIMITED TO 18 PLAYERS AND ONLY PLAYERS DESIGNATED TO SPARE WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY FOR MORE THAN ONE TEAM. THE ST.BRUNO CHALLENGE CUP SOFTBALL COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A LIST OF SPARES AVAILABLE FOR TEAMS IN NEED OF THEM. THE PENALTY FOR USING AN ILLEGAL PLAYER IS AUTOMATIC DEFAULT. EACH TEAM CAPTAIN WILL HAVE A WAIVER TO FILL OUT BEFORE THEIR 1ST TOURNEY GAME AND ONLY THESE PLAYERS ON THAT LIST WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH CAPTAIN SUBMITS HIS FULL PLAYERS LIST BEFORE THE FIRST GAME. 3) THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO RULE NUMBER TWO IS THE PLAYERS WHO ARE PLAYING FOR OUR MAIN SPONSOR D.E.E. THESE PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY FOR ANOTHER TEAM, IF THEY DESIRE. 4) EACH TOURNEY TEAM IS GUARANTEED TWO GAMES. 5) HOME TEAM WILL BE DECIDED BY A COIN TOSS BEFORE THE GAME. 6) UP TO 15 PLAYERS MAY BE IN BATTING LINE-UP. ONCE THE BATTING LINE-UP IS SUBMITTED THE NUMBER OF BATTERS MAY NOT BE CHANGED (EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF INJURY). A MINIMUM OF 8 PLAYERS MUST BE FIELDED TO START A GAME. IN THE CASE OF INJURY ONLY, A TEAM MAY CONTINUE WITH LESS THAN EIGHT PLAYERS. 7) 11 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED. PLAYERS IN THE BATTING LINE-UP MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FREELY DEFENSIVELY EACH INNING.(ie. RE-ENTRY IS ALLOWED DEFENSIVELY). 8) PITCHING: BALLE DONNE- THE PITCHER MUST PRESENT THE BALL, HELD IN THE PALM OF THE HAND IN FULL STOP POSITION PRIOR TO THE RELEASE. THE PITCHER SHALL LOB THE BALL ON AN ARC NO HIGHER THAN THE BATTERS HEAD. FAST PITCHES AND QUICK PITCHES ARE PROHIBITED. ILLEGAL PITCH SHALL AUTOMATICALLY BE DECLARED A BALL, UNLESS HIT BY THE BATTER, WHO SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPTION OF HITTING AGAIN IF HE SO DESIRES. 9 NO BUNTING. IF THE BALL IS BUNTED, THE PLAY IS DEAD AND THE BATTER WILL BE CALLED OUT. 10) NO LEADING. THE BASE RUNNER MUST REMAIN ON THE BASE UNTIL THE BATTER MAKES CONTACT WITH THE BALL. THE RUNNER WILL BE CALLED OUT FOR VIOLATING THIS RULE. 11) NO PITCHES ARE REQUIRED FOR AN INTENTIONAL WALK. 12) ANY HITTER RECEIVING A WALK WILL BE AWARDED ONE BASE, AND ALL RUNNERS FORCED UP BY THIS WILL ADVANCE ACCORDINGLY. 13) RUNNERS MAY TAG FROM ANY BASE ON A FLY BALL. 14) THE SAFETY BAG MUST BE USED ON CLOSE PLAYS AT 1ST BASE. A LINE WILL BE DRAWN BESIDE HOME PLATE AND WILL BE FOR THE BASERUNNERS USE LEAVING THE ACTUAL PLATE TO THE CATCHER. ALL PLAYS AT HOME PLATE WILL BE FORCE PLAYS. 15) NO STEEL SPIKES OR PERSONAL / TEAM BATS MAY BE USED. 16) NO PROTESTS WILL BE PERMITTED. IF THERE IS A QUESTION OF RULE INTERPRETATIONS, IT MUST BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. DECISIONS MADE BY THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE ARE FINAL. 17) ANY EJECTIONS OF A PLAYER WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND FURTHER PENALTY MAY BE ADDED. 18) GAMES ARE 6 INNINGS OR A MAXIMUM OF 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES UNTIL THE SEMI FINALS. FROM THE SEMI FINALS ON, GAMES ARE 7 INNINGS. 19) THERE WILL BE A 6 RUN PER INNING MAXIMUM EXCEPT IN THE FINAL INNING, WHICH WILL BE OPEN. 20) BYES WILL BE DETERMINED BY RANDOM DRAW. 21) A TEAM HAVING 12 OR MORE PLAYERS MAY USE A DESIGNATED HITTER FOR ONE POSITION IN THE BATTING ORDER. THAT IS: ONE PLAYER MAY ONLY HIT AND ONE PLAYER MAY ONLY PLAY IN THE FIELD. ONCE A TEAM STARTS A GAME USING A DH THEY MUST CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE GAME (WITH INJURY BEING THE ONLY EXCEPTION). I.E. A PLAYER REPLACING EITHER THE DH OR THE DHee WILL ASSUME ONLY THAT ROLE. 22) A TEAM MAY NOT USE MORE THAN TWO PLAYERS THAT ARE CLASSIFIED AS "A" PLAYERS. MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE DETERMINE THIS CLASSIFICATION BY WATCHING A PLAYER IN ACTION. THIS IS A HONOR SYSTEM RULE; TEAMS THAT DO NOT ABIDE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. ..................................................................................................................................... 23) EFFECTIVE IN 2009 WE HAVE OBTAINED TWO SETS OF MID-RANGE EASTON BATS (27,28,30 OZ.).THERE WILL BE ONE SET OF BATS AT EACH FIELD AND ALL PLAYERS WILL BE OBLIGATED TO USE ONE OF THESE BATS.( NO PERSONAL / TEAM BATS)