Chester County Coed Softball League

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EQUIPMENT

No double wall, triple wall, multi-wall or composite bats. No layered bats. All bat models must be single-wall, slow-pitch softball bats only. By definition, a single wall bat is a bat that has a hitting surface composed of one continuous, single shell or layer composed entirely of the same material without the use of any type of glue or bonding system. Any bat that is more complex than this definition is NOT single wall bat. All double-wall, triple-wall, composite, titanium, reinforced, carbon reinforced, steel, shelled, liquid or nitrogen filled, polytech and EST model bats are prohibited. All fast-pitch (FP or negative weighting) and baseball model bats are prohibited. Players using an illegal bat will be ejected from the game. If player is caught twice, they will be suspended for the season. If a team is caught twice during the season, the manager will be suspended for one (1) game.
Bats MUST be our legal bat list to be used in league play. To access the legal bat list, click on the Legal Bats tab on the left. If you want a bat not on the Legal Bat list rated, please fill out the Bat Review form under the Forms menu.
NO metal spikes are allowed on any of the playing fields.

LINEUP

One or Two Extra Player(s) (EP) of either gender can be added to lineup prior to going through the rotation once. Once the leadoff batter comes to the plate for the second time and is thrown one pitch, no players may be added to that team’s lineup. If a team wants to "save" a spot for a player coming late, they must take an automatic out at the end of their lineup. A team may end with one less player than they started with as long as the player in question was not ejected.
Three women must play in the field and bat unless a team only has two women, in which case the third spot in the line-up is an automatic out and the team can only field 9 players. (i.e. they lose a male fielder). The women cannot rotate from batting slot to batting slot. In other words, if a woman is in the 6th position in the batting order, she cannot move to another woman’s (or man’s) batting spot. If a team has only two women, they may still add one or two extra hitters to their lineup, however the automatic out spot must not be lower than the 6th spot in the lineup.
Three women must bat in the top 6 of the lineup, either 1st, 3rd and 5th or 2nd, 4th and 6th. If a team chooses to play more than 3 women, the remaining women (over 3) can bat anywhere in the lineup. If a team only has 2 women, an automatic out must be taken in the top 6 of the lineup.

BASERUNNING

NO TAKE-OUT SLIDES. NO FAKE TAGS. NO STEALING. Runners must either slide into home plate or avoid contact completely if there is a play there. A runner that does not slide or avoid contact will be called out.
A runner may not leave a base until the bat crosses the ball on a full swing. If a runner leaves the base prior to the bat crossing the ball, the runner is out. If the player check swings and the bat does not cross the ball and the runner leaves the base, the runner is out. Only 1 runner can be called out for leaving the base early on a single play. Once the umpire deems the runner that left first, play is dead, no pitch is called, the runner in question is called out and all other runners return to their previous base.
Two courtesy runners per game (gender specific). The courtesy runner will be the last out whether the out was made at bat or on the basepaths. A courtesy runner may also be a bench player of the same gender that has not entered the game.

PITCHING

All pitches must have a perceptible arc and reach at height of at least 6 feet and not exceeding 12 feet. (New Rule for 2010)
Illegal Pitch - If an illegal pitch is called by the umpire, the batter may swing at his/her own discretion. It is not a dead ball. There is no warning (in other words, first time is not a "warning")
Pitcher will have three pitches between innings (in no more than 1 minute) unless there is a pitching change. Relief pitchers will get 7 pitches from the mound (in no more than 2 minutes).

BATTING

The balls and strikes count starts at 1 ball and 1 strike for all batters.
Third strike foul is an out for men and women.
When a woman is up to bat, all infielders on the field must stay behind the bases.
If the pitcher walks a man and the next batter is a woman, the man automatically advances to second base and the woman bats.
Men will hit 12 inch low compression softballs; women will hit 11 inch low compression softballs.
Women cannot be thrown out at first base by an outfielder after hitting the ball. Force plays are still in effect, so outfielders can throw to second, third or home for force outs. Once a women rounds first base, she is "in play" for plays at first base.
No bunting. No chop hitting.

GAME

Run Ahead Rule to be as listed below:
- 20 after 3 complete innings
- 15 after 4 complete innings
- 10 after 5 complete innings
(New Rule for 2010)
Forfeit Time - Umpire waits 10 minutes for game to start - Game MUST start when both teams have at least eight (8) players available - 2 women must be in lineup. When the third woman spot comes up in the lineup, it is an automatic out.
If a team forfeits more than two (2) games in the regular season without notifying the league commissioner in ample time prior to the game, that team is eliminated from further league play for the remainder of the current year and is not eligible to return for the following year.
Rainouts - The league will decide if a game is to be canceled as the league must give the umpire one (1) hour notice. Game will be rescheduled by the league with ample lead time (usually 2 weeks) except in cases such as the end of season reschedules. If a game goes 4 and 1/2 innings and the home team is ahead, the game is official. If a game goes 5 full innings and the away team is ahead, the game is official. If a game goes at least 3 full innings and is rained out, the game will be completed from the exact point when the game was called, unless it is considered an "official game". If a game goes less than 3 full innings and is rained out, the rescheduled game will start from scratch.
All league participants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. A team will forfeit any game in which a player under the age of 18 is used.
Teams will be responsible for trash pickup and any damage to township, borough, or West Chester Area Sports Association property by his or her team .
Participation is at your own risk. League liability insurance will not cover personal injury.
Vehicle parking is at your own risk. League insurance will not cover damage to your personal vehicle.
Scores must be sent to the league by noon of the day after the game. The winning team is required to send in scores, but both teams may do so.

All other rules are covered under ASA official rules. All league decisions are final

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