Constitution

Constitution:

1.  The executive shall be made up of a President, Treasurer, Vice President, and Recording Secretary. Elections shall be held at the fall general meeting each year, to be held before November 1st of the year. The elections will rotate every other year to elect the President/Secretary, followed by the Vice-President/Treasurer in order to avoid full turn over. The Past President will sit as an advisor only.

2.  National Slo-pitch Association rules of play will be used with the following exceptions:

• A player arriving late may be added to the batting order at the bottom of the starting order

• Unlimited fielding substitutions allowed.

• A team must have at least 8 players to avoid a forfeit.

• No tagging a runner that goes over the commitment line at home.....force out only!!!

• A catcher and pitcher must be in the proper position until each pitch has been delivered.

• Any player having to be removed from a game simply is removed from the lineup with NO penalty but may NOT return to the game. (coed must always bat guy-girl etc)

• See co-ed specific rules here

3. Home team will supply bases, home plate mat and 1 new Grey Dot (optic yellow) 12" ball to be used for the doubleheader, plus one good used ball.  Failure to comply with the above will mean forfeiture of the home game advantage.  If the home team advantage is forfeited the opposing team needs only supply good used balls.  The home team is listed "FIRST" on schedules.

4. Score Sheets:

• Names to be printed on score sheets exactly as they appear on the team roster. No other will be given attendance credit.

• Name of any player ejected from the game must be written on the score sheet as being ejected.

• Umpire and coach must sign home team score sheets.

• The team name, time, date, and park must be entered on all score sheets. Circle your team name when both sides of the sheet have been used.

• Score sheets now will remain with the team rep and not be submitted. If there are any discrepancies for the playoffs the league executive will ask for your scorebook.

5. Any players playing coed may play in more than one division, but NEVER on the same night. No exception for scheduling due to conflicts!!

6. Any male may play in ONE Masters (+45 )  and one Sunday men's team. New for 2019, one (1) player aged 42 or over in the same calendar year may play in the Masters' Division but must be declared...For playoffs in Masters and Sunday men only there will be no coin toss for a home game. The highest seed after the regular season is done will always be the home game.

7. NEW IN 2018:  A maximum of 6 runs per inning with an open last inning.

8. ALL MASTERS DIVISIONS AND ALL MALES IN COED DIVISIONS MUST USE WOODEN OFFICIAL SOFTBALL BATS ONLY.  (BAMBOO BATS ARE NOT ALLOWED).  No metal bats for men!