The 2017 Millennium Sunday Fall Softball League's TIME LIMIT bylaw was not followed correctly in an 11:00 a.m. doubleheader today after one of the teams said there is no time limit in an 11:00 a.m. doubleheader and the other team had not printed out the league's bylaws to prove them wrong.

Teams need to follow this bylaw exactly as written below with no exceptions.

The rule was written and agreed upon by the league to speed up the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m doubleheaders so those teams can get back to their sponsors quicker without missing too much of the 1:00 p.m. NFL games.

And speaking of the 11:00 p.m. doubleheaders - I do my best with spreading them around with teams in the league so that by the end of the regular season they come out equally.

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Here's a refresher on the 2017 Millennium Sunday Fall Softball League's TIME LIMIT bylaw.

EXCEPTION: Please see Rule 8, (a) below.

Note: It is highly recommended that all teams have a copy of the league's rules and regulations with them every week in the event the umpire needs them to make a ruling.

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8. TIME LIMIT: A new inning will not begin after one hour from the start of the game. Time begins after the ground rules are taken with the umpire.

Note: The only time a new inning will start after one hour is if a minimal of 5 innings have not been played, which is needed in order for the game to be official and when the game is tied - when it will then be continued using the international tiebreaker rule until a winner is determined.

a) The exception to the use of the TIME LIMIT bylaw is the following:

When a doubleheader is not preceded or followed by another doubleheader there will be no time limit and in all playoff series.

b) Three warm-up pitches to start a game, after which at the beginning of each ½ inning, no more than one warm-up pitch.

c) No infield or outfield warm-up ball after the first inning.