2024 Millennium Sunday Softball League: Rules & Regulations
The league is an USA Softball of Pennsylvania Slow Pitch Class "E" League with guidelines for rostering "D1/D2" players.
The following rules and regulations have been adopted and approved by the League Committee and will be adhered to in all cases.
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1. The 2024 Millennium Sunday Softball League roster rules and the guidelines for turning in weekly line-ups will be posted on the message board in a separate post.
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2. Playoff Eligibility: To be eligible to play in league playoff games, a player must have played in eight (8) games of the regular season schedule.
a. If a team wins a game by forfeit, all members of that team will be credited with a game played.
b. If a team loses a game by forfeit, no members of that team will be credited with a game played.
c. A non-rostered player can be challenged at any playoff game and a picture ID will be required for proof of identity. Use of a non-rostered player will result in a forfeit.
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3. If any team participates in an USA Softball of PA advance play tournament and makes it into Sunday play, they must notify the league. The league, in turn, will notify the opposing team and umpire that the playoff games for that Sunday are postponed and will be rescheduled to the following Sunday.
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4. On the league schedule, the team listed on the right, will have the choice of being the home team in the first or second game of the doubleheader.
Note: This does not apply to league (Best-of-3) playoff series, where the higher seeded team must be the home team in game 1 and game 3 (if necessary).
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5. The home team listed on the schedule has the responsibility for setting up the field with home plate, pitcher's plate and bases; providing one new game ball and one backup ball; and general overall care and maintenance of the field.
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6. Official Scorebook: Scorekeepers must give their teams starting line-up and any substitutions made with players' names as they appear on the team's roster. If only one team keeps score, then that book will be the official scorebook for the game.
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7. Forfeits will result if a team is unable to field nine (9) players by 15 minutes after game time. Once the first game of the doubleheader has been forfeited, there will be an additional 15 minute time period given before the second game is declared a forfeit. Any team that forfeits two or more games will be brought before the league committee to determine possible league suspension.
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8. All players are required to wear a uniform shirt with numbers on the back. All teams must have uniform shirts by May 5, 2024 or show "proof of purchase" by that date.
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9. Run Ahead Rule: 20 after three innings, 15 after four innings, and 10 after five innings. Complete innings must be played unless the home team scores the run ahead limit while at bat. When the visiting team reaches the limit in the top half of the inning, the home team must have their opportunity to bat in the bottom half of the inning.
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10. Rain Outs: Teams will be notified on the MillenniumSoftball.com message board 1 ½ hours prior to game time if the games have been rained out. It is each team's responsibility to notify its players that the games have been rained out. Regular season and playoff game rain outs will be rescheduled through the league commissioner.
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11. Extra Player (EP): The 11-man batter rule (EXTRA PLAYER) may be used by any team. Teams may also use 3 EP's and bat up to 13 players. The extra player(s) must be made known prior to the start of the game and be listed on the scoring sheet in the regular batting order. An EP cannot be added once the game has started. If the EP is used, the EP must be used the entire game. The league will follow the USA Softball Extra Player Rule whether a team uses 1, 2 or 3 EP's in a game.
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12. Courtesy Runner: The league will follow the USA Softball Courtesy Runner Rule.
Note: The league does not allow the use of a Medical Runner.
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13. "Ghost Runner" - Starting with the top of the 8th inning, and each half inning thereafter, the offensive team shall begin its turn at bat with the player who is scheduled to bat last in that respective half inning being placed on second base. Exception: Playoff Games
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14. The league distance between bases will be set at 65 feet.
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15. The league will follow the USA Softball of PA District 6 Player Ejection Policy.
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16. When the batter is discovered using an USA Softball non-approved bat, the batter will be called out.
To be approved for play in the League, a bat must:
a. Have an ASA 2000, ASA 2004 or ASA 2013 certification mark.
b. NOT appear on the USA Softball non-approved bat list (even though it might have a certification mark).
The safety of our players is paramount. This rule will be enforced, without exception, especially to protect the pitcher.
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USA Softball Certified Equipment can be viewed from the link below.
https://www.usasoftball.com/certified-equipment/
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17. Any player found using an altered bat, will be banned from the league for life. The league has the right to confiscate any bat it feels may be altered. The league will then send the bat to the manufacturer of the bat for a final determination on whether the bat is altered.
This rule was implemented to keep our players safe and to make the game the safest it can be. With the one word "SAFETY" in mind, the league will not tolerate anyone who would embark in any manner that would put our players in peril.
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18. An altered bat is considered altered when the physical structure of the legal bat has been changed in any way. Or when an illegal or non-approved bat has been made up in such a way as to appear to be a legal bat. Examples of altering a bat are, but not limited to the following: Painting a bat; shaving the barrel; had the plug removed/replaced or changed in any way; had the knob removed/replaced or changed in any way or had anything removed or added to the inside or outside of the bat other than the legal way to tape the bat at the specified and appropriate place.
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19. Any rules and regulations not listed will be governed by the USA Softball Rule Book.
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20. Appeals of the Rules and Regulations: Any appeal arising from the Rules and Regulations will be brought before the League Committee for a ruling.
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