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GIRLS LEAGUE RULES 1. FIVE RUN LIMIT PER INNING. 2. ALL BATTERS MUST STAY IN LINE WITH BATTING ORDER. (REFER TO ADDENDUM 1.) 3. ANY BATTER ON LINE UP WHO TAKES A TURN AT BAT AND THEN LEAVES THE GAME FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN SICKNESS OR INJURY, MAY BE COUNTED AS AN OUT EACH TIME IT IS HIS TURN TO BAT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE GAME. 4. ALL GAMES WILL BE FIVE INNINGS OR FOUR INNINGS IF THE GAME IS OUT OF REACH. TIE GAMES WILL HAVE A ONE INNING ONLY TIE BREAKER, TIME PERMITTING. 5. MUST HAVE HIND CATCHER AND NO MORE THAN FIVE INFIELDERS. 6. SHORT STOP CANNOT ADVANCE TOWARD BATTER ANY CLOSER THAN THE LINE BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD BASE. 7. NO INFIELD FLY RULE. 8. UNLIMITED FOULS AFTER SECOND STRIKE. 9. CATCHER DOES NOT TOUCH THE BALL UNTIL AFTER IT HITS THE MAT. 10. IF A PITCHED BALL WITH PROPER ARCH HITS MAT WITHOUT BEING BATTED, IT WILL BE CALLED A STRIKE. 11. PROPER ARCH WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE UMPIRE. 12. A FLAT PITCH WILL BE CALLED A BALL UNLESS BATTER SWINGS. 13. IF 2ND BASE RUNNER PASSES 1ST BASE RUNNER, 1ST BASE RUNNER IS OUT. 14. IF A RUNNER IS HIT BY THE BATTED BALL, THE RUNNER IS OUT. 15. NO DEFENSIVE COACHES ALLOWED INSIDE FENCE. 16. PITCHER MUST HAVE FOOT IN CONTACT WITH RUBBER MAT UNTIL BALL IS RELEASED. 17. INTENTIONAL WALKS MUST BE PITCHED. 18. BALL BOUNCES OVER THE FENCE, ALL PLAYERS ADVANCE TWO BASES. 19. UMPIRE HAS AUTHORITY TO EJECT ANY PLAYER FROM THE GAME. 20. UMPIRE HAS FINAL AUTHORITY ON THE FIELD. 21. PLAY IS DEAD AT UMPIRES DECISION. 22. ANY QUESTIONED RULE OR CALL, CAN BE BROUGHT TO A COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR FUTURE EXAMINATION. 23. UMPIRE HAS A RIGHT TO REVERSE HIS CALL. 24. A PLAYER ARRIVING AFTER THE GAME HAS BEGUN AND BEFORE THE THIRD INNING, MAY BE ADDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LINE UP AND MUST PLAY ONE INNING IN THE FIELD BEFORE BATTING. 25. NO ALTERED BATS. 26. ANY QUESTIONED BATS MUST BE APPROVED BY BOTH COACHES. 27 MUST HAVE SIX PLAYERS OR GAME MAY BE FORFEITED. 28. BATTER MUST REACH FIRST BASE OR PLAY MUST END BEFORE A DESIGNATED RUNNER CAN BE USED. 29. ANY TEAM FOUND TO HAVE AN OVER THE AGE LIMIT PLAYER ON THEIR TEAM COULD BE FORCED TO FORFEIT THEIR WINS. 30. FIRST TEAM LISTED ON THE SCHEDULE IS HOME TEAM AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SCORE KEEPER. 31. COACHES MUST GIVE LINE UP TEN MINUTES BEFORE GAME. 32. IF A TEAM HAS THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS, THE GAME SHOULD START AT POSTED GAME TIME. 33. ANY TEAM WITHOUT THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS TEN MINUTES AFTER POSTED GAME TIME MAY FORFEIT. 34. BOTH COACHES OF THE FIRST GAME ON EACH FIELD ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING OUT FIELD EQUIPMENT. (BASES, CATCHERS EQUIPMENT, ETC.). 35. BOTH COACHES OF THE LAST GAME ON EACH FIELD ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RETURNING FIELD EQUIPMENT TO THE CONCESSION STAND. 36. EVERY PLAYER GETS TO PLAY THE ENTIRE GAME UNLESS A DISCIPLINE PROBLEM ARISES. THIS MUST BE DISCUSSED WITH YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. 37. NO BASE STEALING. 38. ALL RULES ARE OPEN TO CHANGE AT COMMITTEE DISCRETION. |