League Rules - Waterbury Mens Slow Pitch (Updated)

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These rules are Supplemental to the USSSA Rule book:

THIS IS A MEN’S LEAGUE, 16 & OVER TO PLAY-NO WOMEN ALLOWED. ALL PLAYERS COMPETE @ THEIR OWN RISK VOLUNTARILY. THE CITY OF WATERBURY & LEAGUE OFFICIALS ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INJURIES/ LOSSES THAT MAY OCCUR AT/ NEAR THE FIELD OF PLAY.

EACH TEAM MUST SUBMIT A ROSTER (UP TO 25 PLAYERS) BEFORE THE FIRST GAME. UP TO 5 ROSTER CHANGES MAY BE MADE DURING THE SEASON. LEAGUE OFFICE MUST BE NOTIFIED. PLAYERS MAY MOVE 1 TIME BETWEEN TEAMS & NOT BACK.
PLAYERS MUST PLAY IN 7 GAMES TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PLAY-OFFS. IN CASE OF PROLONGED INJURY, TEAM MANAGER MUST NOTIFY LEAGUE OFFICE AND THE PLAYER MUST THEN ATTEND & PLAY IN A COMBINATION OF 7 GAMES. LINE-UP CARDS GIVEN TO UMPIRES AT GAME TIME WILL DETERMINE PLAY-OFF ELIGIBILITY. IT THE MANAGERS RESPONSIBILITY TO HAND IN THE LINE-UP CARD TO THE UMPIRE.

WE PLAY USSSA RULES WITH LOCAL MODIFICATIONS.
TEAMS MAY BAT AS FEW AS 9(10TH SPOT IN AN OUT) AND AS MANY AS 12. THE 10TH TO 12TH PLAYERS MAY BE ADDED TO THE LINE-UP THE 1ST TIME THROUGH, THEN 10TH ONLY AFTER THAT.
COURTESY RUNNERS ARE 1 PER INNING, USE OR LOSE, PICK YOUR OWN.
25 RUN MERCY RULE AFTER 3, 20 AFTER 4 AND 15 AFTER THAT. EQUAL AT BATS. THE LEAGUE UMPIRES WILL BRING BASES, TEAMS SUPPLY 1 NEW GAME BALL & BACK- UPS
ANY TEAM THAT NO-SHOW FORFEITS ON 3 OCCASIONS WILL NOT FINISH SEASON, NO REFUNDS.
A FORFEIT WIN COUNTS AS A GAME PLAYED FOR WINNING TEAM ONLY
ANY PLAYER EJECTED WILL SIT HIS TEAMS NEXT GAME, 2ND EJECTION WILL BE 2 GAMES AND A 3RD TIME WOULD RESULT IN THAT PLAYER BEING BANNED FOR THE SEASON.
PLAYER EJECTED FOR FIGHTING, 5 GAMES. PLAYERS EJECTED MUST LEAVE THE PARK AT UMPIRES REQUEST OR RISK TEAM FORFEIT. EJECTED PLAYERS SHOULD NOT ATTEND LEAGUE GAMES DURING SUSPENSION.

NO METAL SPIKES ALLOWED
MULTI-WALLED BATS AND SHELL STYLE BATS ALLOWED. PLEASE SWING STOCK BATS ONLY IN THIS RECREATIONAL LEAGUE. UMPIRES HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY BAT FROM PLAY FOR DAMAGE OR SUSPICION OF TAMPERING. IF LEAGUE WISHES TO TAKE ANY BAT AND HAVE IT CHECKED THE PLAYER HAS 2 CHOICES, GIVE IT UP OR QUIT THE LEAGUE.
BATS NOT ALLOWED: COMPOSITE STYLE, PST, TITANIUM OR 100+MPH BATS.

MAKE-UPS WILL BE DONE AS DOUBLEHEADERS WHEN POSSIBLE, LEAGUE OFFICE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJUST GAME RUN RULE AND FOUL BALL RULE WHEN NECESSARY TO GET GAMES IN.

PLAY-OFFS: TOP 4 EACH DIVISION QUALIFY FOR PLAY-OFFS, ROUND 1, SINGLE ELIMINATION, HIGHER RATED TEAM WILL BE HOME TEAM. DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP BEST OF 3. FINALS BEST OF 3.

PRIZES: DIVISION CHAMPIONS, REGULAR SEASON $200.00
DIVISION CHAMPIONS, PLAY-OFFS $200.00
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS $250.00
SPONSOR TROPHY TO LEAGUE CHAMPION AND RUNNER-UP
PLAY-OFF MVP TROPHY

NOTE: THERE IS A 15 MINUTE GRACE PERIOD ALLOWED TO GET THE 9TH PLAYER, THEN YOU MUST START THE GAME. BE ON TIME. IF WEATHER IS BAD, MANAGERS WILL BE NOTIFIED ASAP BY PHONE. YOU CAN CHECK OUR MESSAGE BOARD www.waterburyslowpitch.com DURING THE DAY.
SOMETIMES IT WILL BE A GAME TIME DECISION AT THE FIELD. YOU MUST SHOW UP.
NO ALCOHOL IN THE BENCH AREA, RESPECT THE RULE. YOU CAN BE EJECTED, NO WARNING