Rules for Susquehanna Valley Church Softball League

1. All games start at 6:30 SHARP. Games are nine innings.
2. Batting Practice: home team 6:00-6:15 , away team 6:15-6:30
3. Second team listed is HOME TEAM and is responsible for providing bases, mat and a quality game ball. Any restricted flight ball is acceptable.
4. Pitching must be slow with a 6 ft. min. and 15 ft. max. arc.
5. A mat will be used, to call strikes ONLY. Any part of the plate and mat is considered to be a strike. Walks will be allowed ONLY if both teams MUTUALLY AGREE before the game.
6. Teams consist of 10 defensive players on the field.
7. Base coaches act as umpires.
8. On deck batter makes safe/out call at the plate. If on deck batter is not in position to make the call, runner is declared OUT.
9. Each team will list all team members in batting order. Each member shall bat in that order. Late arriving players may be added at end of line-up.
10. Base runners may only run after bat makes contact with the ball. NO bunting.
11. There shall be unlimited substitutions.
12. Last player to make an out shall be the pinch runner for designated players.
13. Sliding is permitted, NO METAL SPIKES! ** Managers, please check your players spikes!**
14. It is prohibited to run into a player attempting to tag a player. All collisions should be avoided. Runner is automatically OUT if he runs into a fielder.
15. If a batter hits 2 foul balls after having 2 strikes, the batter is OUT.
16. No titanium bats or double-wall bats. It shall be the responsibility of each manager to check that all his teams' bats conform to this rule.
17. 15 RUN RULE: If one team is up by 15 runs after 5 innings, the game is over. IF time allows and both teams agree, another game may be started. Before beginning a 2 nd game, both teams should decide how many innings will be played.
18. Players must be 15 years or older to play.
19. It shall be the responsibility of each manager to enforce these rules within their own team, and to instill the spirit of proper sportsmanship at all times. Any on field disputes should be settled by the team managers ONLY .