All Palmer Softball Association leagues are play at your own risk. Please pay particular to attention to your children while at the park to insure their safety.

Spring Rules and Pertinent Information

Uniforms

No uniform rule

Plastic cleats only – No metal or screw in spikes

Equipment

The league ball is the Trump 44/375 Stote – Synthetic/Leather

We will use the ASA approved bat list. Go to www.asasoftball.com for a complete list
of legal and non-legal bats. If at anytime a bat is added to the non-legal list it will be banned from our league at that time. If a model bat is not on the list at the concession stand and you feel it is non-legal, please provide documentation or a web site which contains the said information.

Any player caught using an illegal bat based on the documentation at the concession stand, will be ejected from that game and the next one. That player will be an out each time they come up in the batting order if they cannot be replaced with an extra player. (See Alerted Bat Rule section below)

Game Play

Home Run Rule – 3 and 1 up; No touch home runs

Run Rule – 20 after 3; 15 after 4 & 12 after 5. Home team gets to bat if needed.

No stealing

Count – 1-1 count to start

Courtesy Runner – Can use one and must be designated before the game.

Twelve (12) batter maximum, one or two extra hitters (EH), but you do not HAVE to use EHs.
But however many you start with, you must finish with.

A team can play with 8 players minimum.

Player must play in at least two games to be playoff eligible. Line up cards must be collected
by umpires. Game cannot start without a line up card.

Roster - 20 players maximum. Township needs full name, address, and phone number of all players. Rosters due March 24.

Game times – 6:30/7:30pm. There is only a 15-minute grace period for the 6:30pm game.

Safety – Insurance covers coaches, sponsors, umpires and township from being sued for batted or thrown balls and injuries during or between games under the rules of ASA and Palmer Softball. NO KIDS UNDER 12 YOA IN THE DUGOUT. ALL PLAYERS, COACHES AND FANS IN DUGOUT ARE THERE AT THEIR OWN RISK.

In extra innings - When the visiting team starts the 8th inning, the last out of the seventh inning will start the eighth inning on 2nd base. This will continue with the home team in the bottom of the eighth and continue for any innings for the rest of the game.

Forfeits – If a team forfeits 2 games without calling by 4pm on game day they may be kicked out of the league with no refund of monies. Board decision.

League Fees– $300 includes umpires and balls

League Format

Regular Season

Each team will play all other teams one doubleheader

Total of 8 games in regular season with one division

Playoffs

Tiebreaker:

1. Head-to-Head record
2. One game playoff

Two separate playoffs in a series format

Round 1 (single elimination)

Seed 1 v. 4
Seed 2 v. 3

Round 2 (single elimination)

winner v. winner

loser v. loser

Altered Bat Rule

If someone feels that someone is using an altered bat they must:

1) Notify the coach or manager of their own team
2) That coach/mgr must notify the umpire to record person and bat type
3) Coach and umpire must notify Bill Raven or Bob Brooks
4) Bill or Bob will meet with player to discuss issue and have them sign the PSA Responsibility Waiver (listed below). The waiver indemnifies all officers, umpires and the township from any litigation due to injury. This waiver
does not indemnify the player’s coach or sponsor.

The bat will not be confiscated until one of the following occurs:

If an injury occurs from a batted ball off the bat in question. If the injured player wants to pursue investigation, the bat will be sent to the ASA office and/or manufacturer for analysis. If the bat has been determined to be altered, the said player will be suspended for one year from the Palmer Softball Association and turned over to local authorities for prosecution to the fullest extent.

Note: If injured player does not want to pursue investigation, the bat will not be confiscated.

PSA Responsibility Waiver

The undersigned Palmer Softball Association player admits that they use a bat that has been questioned as altered. The Palmer Softball Association has given me the choice to discontinue using the bat in question.

If I choose to continue to use this bat and an injury occurs due to use of it, Palmer Softball Association’s officers, umpires and the Township of Palmer bear no responsibility for any repercussions, be it legal or medical, caused by an injury related to using the bat in question.PSA indemnification statement:I state that the bat in question, listed below, is not altered in any way.

Date: _____________________________________________________________________
Player: ____________________________________________________________________
Bat Make: __________________________________________________________________
Model: ____________________________________________________________________
Serial Number: _______________________________________________________________
Officer: ____________________________________________________________________
Witness: ___________________________________________________________________

_________________________________

Summer Rules and Pertinent Information

Uniforms

Matching shirts required. If someone does not have regular team jersey, they must wear a shirt that is the same base color as team jersey (base coaches included). Any player or coach must be in uniform to be game eligible.

Plastic cleats only – No metal or screw in spikes

Equipment

The league ball is the Trump 44/375 Stote – Synthetic/Leather

We will use the ASA approved bat list. Go to www.asasoftball.com for a complete list of legal and non-legal bats. If at anytime a bat is added to the non-legal list it will be banned from our league at that time. If a model bat is not on the list at the concession stand and you feel it is non-legal, please provide documentation or a web site which contains the said information.

Any player caught using an illegal bat based on the documentation at the concession stand, will be ejected from that game and the next one. That player will be an out each time they come up in the batting order if they cannot be replaced with an extra player. (See Alerted Bat Rule section below)

Game Play

Home Run Rule – 4 maximum; outs after. No touch home runs

Run Rule – 20 after 3; 15 after 4 & 10 after 5. Home team gets to bat if needed.

No stealing

Count – 1-1 count to start

Courtesy Runner – Can use one and must be designated before the game.

Twelve (12) batter maximum, one or two extra hitters (EH), but you do not HAVE to use EHs.
But however many you start with, you must finish with.

All players must play in half of the games (21) and one player who has made 14 games will be playoff eligible. Games will be tallied monthly and player eligibility will be posted on our Web site. Objections must be proven with official PSA scorebook within five days, no scorebook, no grievance.

Line up cards will be created with a pre-printed roster of each team. Each coach is to highlight or check the players who are playing that night. The line up cards will be collected by umpires. Games will not start without a line up card.

Game times – 7:00/8:00pm doubleheaders. There is only a 15-minute grace period for only the 7pm game.

Safety – Insurance covers coaches, sponsors, umpires and township from being sued

for batted or thrown balls and injuries during or between games under the rules of ASA and Palmer Softball. NO KIDS UNDER 12 YOA IN THE DUGOUT. ALL PLAYERS, COACHES AND FANS IN DUGOUT ARE THERE AT THEIR OWN RISK.

In extra innings - When the visiting team starts the 8th inning, the last out of the seventh inning will start the eighth inning on 2nd base. This will continue with the home team in the bottom of the eighth and continue for any innings for the rest of the game.

Scores – Must be posted the following day by the winning team on Jackdaddy's Message board.

Forfeits – If a team forfeits 4 games without calling by 4pm on game day they may be kicked out of the league with no refund of monies. Board decision.

Roster – 25 players maximum. Township needs full name, address and phone numbers of all players. Rosters due one week prior to season starting (Thursday, April 24). No changes after this date!

League Fees– $1,700 includes umpires and balls

League Format

Regular Season

Each team will play all other teams three doubleheaders (six games)

Total of 42 games in regular season with one division

Playoffs

Games will be played everyday during the playoffs, no preference.

Tiebreaker:
1. Head-to-Head record (against team tied with)
2. One game playoff (coin flip determine home team)

Round 1 (best of three – higher seed is home for games 1 & 3)

Seed 1 v. Seed 8
Seed 2 v. Seed 7
Seed 3 v. Seed 6
Seed 4 v. Seed 5

Round 2 (best of three – higher seed is home for games 1 & 3)

Winner of seed 1/8 v. Winner of seed 4/5
Winner of seed 2/7 v. Winner of seed 3/5

Round 3 – Championship (best of 5 – higher seed is home for games 1, 3 & 5)

Two remaining teams from round 2

First night – 2 games to be played with potentially 3 games being played on 2nd night

Playoff Awards

Playoff champion - $300 + Plaque or trophy
Runner up – Plaque or trophy

Altered Bat Rule

If someone feels that someone is using an altered bat they must:

1) Notify the coach or manager of their own team
2) That coach/mgr must notify the umpire to record person and bat type
3) Coach and umpire must notify Bill Raven or Bob Brooks
4) Bill or Bob will meet with player to discuss issue and have them sign the PSA Responsibility Waiver (listed below). The waiver indemnifies all officers, umpires and the township from any litigation due to injury. This waiver
does not indemnify the player’s coach or sponsor.

The bat will not be confiscated until one of the following occurs:

If an injury occurs from a batted ball off the bat in question. If the injured player wants to pursue investigation, the bat will be sent to the ASA office and/or manufacturer for analysis. If the bat has been determined to be altered, the said player will be suspended for one year from the Palmer Softball Association and turned over to local authorities for prosecution to the fullest extent.

Note: If injured player does not want to pursue investigation, the bat will not be confiscated.

PSA Responsibility Waiver

The undersigned Palmer Softball Association player admits that they use a bat that has been questioned as altered. The Palmer Softball Association has given me the choice to discontinue using the bat in question.

If I choose to continue to use this bat and an injury occurs due to use of it, Palmer Softball Association’s officers, umpires and the Township of Palmer bear no responsibility for any repercussions, be it legal or medical, caused by an injury related to using the bat in question.PSA indemnification statement:I state that the bat in question, listed below, is not altered in any way.

Date: _____________________________________________________________________
Player: ____________________________________________________________________
Bat Make: __________________________________________________________________
Model: ____________________________________________________________________
Serial Number: _______________________________________________________________
Officer: ____________________________________________________________________
Witness: ___________________________________________________________________

_________________________________

Fall Rules and Pertinent Information

Uniforms

Matching shirts are not required.

Plastic cleats only – No metal or screw in spikes

Equipment

The league ball is the Trump 44/375 Stote (Leather) – Hit and chase your own balls.

We will use the ASA approved bat list. Go to www.asasoftball.com for a complete list of legal and non-legal bats. If at anytime a bat is added to the non-legal list it will be banned from our league at that time. If a model bat is not on the list at the concession stand and you feel it is non-legal, please provide documentation or a web site which contains the said information.

Any player caught using an illegal bat based on the documentation at the concession stand, will be ejected from that game, resulting in automatic forfeit. Also, anyone caught using an altered or painted bat will be banned for life from our league and will be turned over to the authorities for maximum prosecution. If an injury occurs to a player, the bat used can be taken in for investigation. (See Alerted Bat Rule section below)

Game Play

Home Run Rule – 3 and 1 up; no touch home runs; home team can go one up to win game

Run Rule – 15 after 4 & 10 after 5. Home team gets to bat if needed.

No stealing

Count – 1-1 count to start, no courtesy foul

Courtesy Runner – Can use one and must be designated before the game.

Twelve (12) batter maximum, one or two extra hitters (EH), but you do not HAVE to use EHs.
But however many you start with, you must finish with.

Insurance/Safety – Liability insurance is limited to legal representation of officers, sponsors,
coaches and field owner, if a player or fan pursue litigation for injury.

THIS IS NOT ACCIDENT INSURANCE, ALL PLAYERS PLAY AT THEIR OWN RISK.

ALCOHOL IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON THE FIELD OF PLAY AND BENCHES AT ANY TIME.

NO KIDS UNDER 12 YOA IN THE DUGOUT. ALL PLAYERS, COACHES AND FANS IN DUGOUT ARE THERE AT THEIR OWN RISK. WATCH OUT for batted or thrown balls, bats or objects during or between games.

In extra innings - When the visiting team starts the 8th inning, the last out of the seventh inning will start the eighth inning on 2nd base. This will continue with the home team in the bottom of the eighth and continue for any innings for the rest of the game.

Scores – Must be posted the following day by the winning team on Jackdaddy's Message board.

Forfeits – If a team forfeits two times without calling by 1pm on game day, they will be expelled
from the league, WITHOUT REFUND.

Roster – Maximum 30 players. Names and addresses of each player are due by first game.
Playoff eligibility: Must be on original roster.

League Fees – See Bill Raven. They include umpires and balls

League Format

Regular Season

Monday through Friday, beginning September 8, 2008. Doubleheaders start at 6:30pm, with a 15 minute grace period for first game only.

Ten teams in two divisions. Divisions are not split by level of play.

You will play the teams in your division four times (two doubleheaders) and the teams in the other division two times (one doubleheader) for a total of 26 games.


Playoffs

All teams make the final playoff double elimination tournament on Saturday,
November 1st. Rain date is Sunday November 2nd.

Seeding will go by best overall record. Tie breakers will be determined by 1) head to head record, 2) record within division, 3) record versus other division and 4) coin flip

Altered Bat Rule

If someone feels that someone is using an altered bat they must:

1) Notify the coach or manager of their own team
2) That coach/mgr must notify the umpire to record person and bat type
3) Coach and umpire must notify Bill Raven or Bob Brooks
4) Bill or Bob will meet with player to discuss issue and have them sign the PSA Responsibility Waiver (listed below). The waiver indemnifies all officers, umpires and the township from any litigation due to injury. This waiver
does not indemnify the player’s coach or sponsor.

The bat will not be confiscated until one of the following occurs:

If an injury occurs from a batted ball off the bat in question. If the injured player wants to pursue investigation, the bat will be sent to the ASA office and/or manufacturer for analysis. If the bat has been determined to be altered, the said player will be suspended for one year from the Palmer Softball Association and turned over to local authorities for prosecution to the fullest extent.

Note: If injured player does not want to pursue investigation, the bat will not be confiscated.

PSA Responsibility Waiver

The undersigned Palmer Softball Association player admits that they use a bat that has been questioned as altered. The Palmer Softball Association has given me the choice to discontinue using the bat in question.

If I choose to continue to use this bat and an injury occurs due to use of it, Palmer Softball Association’s officers, umpires and the Township of Palmer bear no responsibility for any repercussions, be it legal or medical, caused by an injury related to using the bat in question.PSA indemnification statement:I state that the bat in question, listed below, is not altered in any way.

Date: _____________________________________________________________________
Player: ____________________________________________________________________
Bat Make: __________________________________________________________________
Model: ____________________________________________________________________
Serial Number: _______________________________________________________________
Officer: ____________________________________________________________________
Witness: ___________________________________________________________________