Co-Ed Softball

Team 1- Scott's Team-Scott Miles- 216-310-2472

Team 2- Round Trippers-Ryan Gunnarson- 513-290-5298

Team3-Team 1- Mikhail Dillard- 216-272-9128

Team 4- Team Rowan- Mick Rowan- 440-413-2441

Team 5- Faith +1- Miles Weaver- 419-310-3452

Team 6- The Big Law Machine- Scott Guttman- 513-545-8868

Team 7- Tribe Time- Phillip Haddad- 740-361-0223

Team 8- The Comic Relief- Mike Pollock- 570-878-6986

Team 9- We Love Soft Balls- Nate Overmire- 419-619-0224

Team 10- Team Stahl- Nate Stahl-

All Amateur Softball Association rules are in effect for all leagues of play with the following as well as some discretional modifications as adopted for Capital University Intramural play.

1. Teams:
   a. A team shall consist of 10 players, including a short fielder. A team may begin shorthanded but may never play with fewer than 8 (even in the case of an injury).
   b. Coed:
   • To field 10, there must be 5 men and 5 women on the field at all times
   • To field 9, there must be 4 or 5 men and 4 or 5 women on the field at all times
   • To field 8, there must be 4 men and 4 women on the field at all times.
2. Equipment:
   a. Bases, ball, and some bats will be provided.
   b. Rubber or plastic cleats are recommended on the fields; NO METAL CLEATS will be allowed.
   c. A catcher’s mask will be provided and used at the discretion of the catcher.
3. Game Play:
   A. League play:
   • 7 innings or 1 hour, whichever occurs first; no drop-dead rule, instead no new inning will start 5 minutes prior to end of the hour.
   • The 10-run mercy rule will apply after 4 innings or 3 ½ if the home team ahead.
   c. A complete game will stand after 4 innings or 3 ½ if the home team is ahead.
   d. A batter will begin with a 1 ball and 1 strike count. A 2nd foul ball third strike is an out (coed/regular league). 1 pitch rules = See Addendum if necessary.
   e. A pitch must have a 5-10 foot arc. No high-arc pitches; at no time should they Exceed approximately the height of the backstop.
   • At times, the umpire and/or catcher may declare a pitch “flat” or “high” to alert the batter that a pitch will be called a “ball”. The batter may still choose to swing at such a pitch.
   • A “strike” is a pitch that meets the arc criteria and lands on any part of either the plate and/or extension mat which is placed directly behind the plate. Otherwise, the pitch will be called a “ball”.
   f. Intentional walks may simply be declared after the umpire has begun play (free pass). COED: If a batter is intentionally walked to reach a female batter (umpire’s discretion), then the next batter shall have the choice to bat or take 1st base.
4. Base Running:
   a. At no time will a base runner be permitted to “run through” a fielder. A runner
   must avoid within limits (3-feet) or give him/herself up. Any undue force will result
   in an out and could result in automatic ejection from the games as well as suspension. 
   b. A base runner that illegally interferes with a fielder attempting to make a play will be called out. If it is an obvious attempt to prevent a double play and it occurs before the base runner is put out, the immediate succeeding base runner shall also be called out.
   c. The base runner must remain in contact with the base until the ball is hit or crosses the plate. Failure to do so will result in an out. There is no stealing.
   d. Courtesy runners are permitted for injured players once the batter has reached base. The courtesy runner will be designated as the last batter put out, the last inning.
5. Batting:
   a. The batting order shall be entered on score-sheets and will be followed with the exception of substitutes, who may enter the game and bat in the spot for whomever they have replaced.
   b. Teams may bat the entire squad.
   c. Bats must be official softball bats of legal size, weight, and shape
   d. When attempting a swing, a batter who steps completely outside the batter’s box or onto home plate will be called out. The runners must return to their original bases.
   e. Bunting is illegal in slow pitch
6. Fielding:
   a. A fake tag is an obstruction and results in automatic ejection for the fielder (umpire’s discretion). The base runner shall be awarded the base.
   b. On any obstruction by a fielder, play will continue and bases will be awarded, in the umpire’s judgment, to equal those that could have been reached had the fielder obstruction not occurred.
   c. Infield Fly Rule: When the batter hit’s a Routine pop fly with less than two outs, and there are runners on first and second base or the bases are loaded (force at 3rd bases), the batter is automatically out. The runners can try to advance but only after tagging up.
7. Tie Games: Tie games will stand in the regular season. Tiebreaker format will be used only in the playoffs.
8. Captain’s Responsibilities, Inadequate Behavior, and Fighting:
   • The team’s captain is held at all times responsible for his/her players’ actions and eligibility.
   • Inadequate behavior (i.e. obsessive/ threatening complaints about umpiring, other taunting or harassment to umpires or other players) will not be tolerated and may also result in AUTOMATIC EJECTION from the game.
   • Calls are made at official’s discretion and must be observed and respected at ll times.
   • Fighting results in AUTOMATIC EJECTION from the game. Violators ill be subject to further disciplinary action the Intramural Director up to and including, but not limited to, SUSPENSIONS from all other further intramural participation for the remainder of the year.

NOTE: ALL OTHER ENFORCEABLE RULES ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE INTRAMURAL SUPERVISOR AND/OR COORDINATOR.

Additional Rules:
****If games are cancelled due to weather, signs will also be posted in the Cap Center. Call the office 236-6570 if you have questions. Even if it’s a little wet, we may still end up playing. Show up if you are unsure.

1. Any Ball hit off the Campus Center in Right/Right Center field will be an automatic out. Any ball that bounces up an into the porch in right/right center field will be an automatic ground rule Double.
2. Any ball hit into the Parking lot on the fly will be an automatic Out. Any ball hit on the ground(bounced or rolled) into the Lot will be an automatic ground rule Triple.
3. Because of time constraints and to Initiate play, The batting Team is allowed 2 consecutive walks per inning.
4. No Sliding
5. No Bunting allowed (full swing only)
6. Since we have no foul lines, Judgement call to say ball is fair or foul will be made by Homeplate umpire.
7. Out of play is the tree line on the 3rd base line. Out of play on the 1st base line is the beginning of mulch. If the Ball goes out of play. Runner is awarded 2 bases from last base attained.
8. Every batter starts with a 1 ball 1 strike count.
9. Foul Balls – A batter will be called out upon hitting his second foul ball following his first strike. Examples: 3 foul balls = out, one swing and miss then 2 foul balls = out, one foul ball then one swing and miss = out. 
10. No Protests from judgement calls.
11. Captains control their team. No one speaks but the captain. Any player’s behavior deemed aggressive or unsportsmanlike will be ejected and that team will forfeit.
12. No new innings started after 55 minutes of the scheduled start time. Umpire/supervisor must make that announcement at the 55 minute mark.
13. A Team with 2 no-shows will be eliminated from the league.

Revised 3/07 MDA