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2013 Spring/Summer Regulations
2013 ADULT SOFTBALL PROGRAM REGULATIONS
Revised 3/21/2013
A. SCHEDULES
1. All games must be played as scheduled. No mutual agreements between managers may be made to change the date or
site of a game.
2. Games will be played and start at the scheduled time. Forfeit times are noted below in Section A.7.
3. In the event of inclement weather, cancellations will be available on a recorded message after 4:00 PM -
Monday thru Friday and after 7:00 AM on Sunday. The phone number is 732-5657. Instruct your players to call
this number rather than the Softball Office's main number. Cancellations and other information will also be posted
on our Website: WWW.Eteamz.com/tobadultsoftball
4. In the event of a postponement or cancellation due to unfavorable weather, the Softball Office will reschedule the
game and post reschedule dates and fields on the website.
5. Should a game be called due to light failure, it will be considered a suspended game and will be picked up from the
point of suspension at a later date. Games called due to curfew will be official. Curfews are in effect at Raynor
Park, Miner Field, Veterans Field, and Morris Ave Field.
6. Rescheduling information will be posted on the website (usually within 48 hours of the original cancellation).
Team managers requiring written notice of reschedules must submit their written request at the start of the season.
Any team representative who expects written notice and has not received a notice within seven (7) days of a cancel-
lation should call this office to find out why they did not receive anything. Please call: 451-6128.
7. Forfeit Times: Double or Triple headers:
- Game 1 - 5 minutes after scheduled start time.
- Game 2 - 15 minutes after 1st game forfeited.
- Game 3 - 5 minutes after 2nd game forfeited.
Single Games:
- 5 minutes after scheduled start time.
B. ROSTERS
1. A team may have a maximum of three (3) non-residents on their roster. All other players must be residents and/or
taxpayers of Brookhaven Town.
2. Rosters and registration cards must be turned in to the Softball Office prior to Monday March 25th, 2013.
The roster must list the Manager (and any Assistant Manager) in the Team contact area. All players, including man-
agers who are players, must be listed in the Players area. Up to 25 names may be listed in the player area. Regis-
tration Cards must be filled out for all players and managers. Teams will forfeit their games until cards and rosters
are on file in the Softball Office. NOTE: Only properly registered players and managers are allowed on the bench or
playing area. This includes batting practice, pre-game warm-ups, the game, and between games.
3. Rosters will be open until June 30th. Teams may add or delete players until this date. At no time may more than 25
players be on a current roster. Rosters will become frozen on July 1st.
4. Should a player's eligibility be questioned by an opposing manager, the questioned player will be required to fill out a
player challenge card. Players will be required to provide Photo ID if challenged. Any player who is not able to provide
ID or who refuses to fill out the challenge card will be declared illegal and the game will be forfeited. Managers may
challenge the legality of a player at any time. No more than two (2) challenges may be made in any game.
The following are the penalties:
5. The player, if ineligible, is declared illegal and will not be eligible to play in the Town for one year.
6. The ineligible player's manager will be ineligible for the next two (2) games.
7. Games that the illegal player played in will be forfeited.
8. Players may compete on only one team in the Brookhaven Town Softball Program. (Exception: Fire Dept Teams)
9. Once a player has appeared in a game with a team, they cannot change to another team before the roster deadline
unless they appeal to the Softball Office for a hearing and receive permission.
10. Any player whose legality becomes questioned, may be suspended by the Softball office. A hearing will be held and
at that time, forfeiture will be decided.
11. Players may not be added at the field. Do not give registration cards to the scorekeepers.
12. Fire Department teams may only have active members of the Fire Department on their rosters.
NO Exceptions.
C. PROTESTS
1. Protests must be made verbally (before the next live ball) to the umpire and official scorer and in writing to the
Softball Office within 48 hours after the game. A twenty-dollar ($20.00) money order payable to BOA must accom-
pany any written protest. (Refundable if you win protest).
2. Only protests prepared in accordance with the 2013 USSSA Rule Book will be considered.
D. PLAYOFFS
1. All teams qualify for the playoffs. A single elimination format will be used.
2. Ties in the Standings will be resolved by:
a) Head to Head games played, if still tied;
b) Fewest Runs Allowed (Head to Head), if still tied;
c) Fewest Runs Allowed versus the entire League, if still tied;
d) Coin Toss.
E. AWARDS
1. Individual and team awards will be given for the 1st place team in each league.
2. Team awards will be issued to the playoff champions.
3. Sportsmanship/Sportswomanship Award to one men's league team and one women's league team.
F. PLAYER CONDUCT
1. No alcoholic beverages at the park before, during or after the game. Violation of this rule may be grounds for disciplin-
ary action. This is a Town of Brookhaven ordinance.
2. Managers are responsible for the conduct of their players at the field. In order to keep this under control, all managers
should advise their players that failure to follow the rules of good sportsmanship will result in their being removed
from the game and possibly suspended from future games.
3. Any player who pushes, shoves or strikes an umpire or official scorer either with his/her person or an object may be sus-
pended for a minimum of one year from the date of the incident, after appearing before a hearing committee.
Further action may be taken by the USSSA.
4. Use of obscene or vulgar language may result in an automatic ejection from the game. Umpires are advised to strictly
enforce this rule. No warning is necessary before an ejection for obscene or vulgar language.
5. Should a player be ejected from a game, he/she must leave the field of play immediately or risk the chance of his/her
team forfeiting the game. Umpires also have the authority to remove a player from Town property.
6. The Town of Brookhaven Recreation Division reserves the right to discipline participants for unsportsmanlike conduct. If
necessary, a hearing will be conducted by the Ethics Committee. Individuals will receive written notification of any
action taken by the Recreation Department.
G. TEAM COMPLAINTS
1. If a team rep has a legitimate complaint, please contact the proper person listed below:
LEAGUE MATTERS Peter Eaton 451-6128
FIELD CONDITIONS Parks Department 451-6199
UMPIRE PROBLEMS Jim Terveen 648-8346
H. BROOKHAVEN TOWN 15-RUN RULE
1. If, after three (3) full innings of play, one team leads another by fifteen (15) or more runs, the losing team will get one
more official at-bat to reduce the lead. If the lead is not cut to ten (10) or fewer runs in that next at-bat, the
contest is over.
2. If the lead is cut to ten (10) runs or below, the contest will simply continue as usual. However, should a fifteen (15) run
gap be opened again in later innings, the rule goes back into effect.
I. BROOKHAVEN TOWN PLAYER EJECTION RULE
Any player ejected from a game will be ineligible as indicated.
1. 1st Offense: Next two (2) games. If the ejected player fails to sit the next two games, forfeit wins will be awarded
to the opposing team. The player will be required to sit out his/her next two (2) games and the team represen-
tative/manager will also sit out his/her next two (2) games for failure to comply. If the ejection occurs in the final
game or games of the season, the penalty will carry over to the next season.
2. 2nd Offense: Any player ejected a second time will be declared ineligible for the remainder of the season, inclu-
ding playoffs and tournaments.
3. Note: In addition to the above suspensions, further disciplinary action may be taken against an ejected player
after a hearing by the Ethics Committee.
4. Appeal Process: A twenty-dollar ($20) money order payable to B.O.A. must be included with your written appeal.
The fee will be refunded if the ejection is overturned.
J. BROOKHAVEN TOWN SAFETY BASE RULE
1. Any batted ball hitting the white portion should be fair and any ball hitting the orange part should be foul.
2. On the initial play to first base from the infield or outfield the batter-runner may only touch the orange portion
of the base. Exception: If the throw pulls the defender into foul territory, the batter-runner and
defender may use either the white or orange base.
3. The defensive player must touch the white portion.
4. This rule is in effect only on the initial play at first base which does not include: Returning to the base after over
running. Running on a base hit to the outfield (runner may touch the orange or white part). Re-tag to advance on a
fly ball.
5. Effect: If a base runner uses the orange portion at any time after the first attempt at first base and is not in contact
with the white portion, then he is considered off the base.
6. Penalty: The batter/runner is called out on appeal. Play continues, ball is alive and in play and all other runners are
in jeopardy.
K. BAT RULES
1. Prohibited Bats: All Composite bats are prohibited in Brookhaven Softball.
Note: Bats prohibited by Brookhaven Town under this safety regulation may still be legal for USSSA tournaments
or other non-Brookhaven sponsored leagues.
2. Allowed Bats: Only bats on the Approved Bats List are approved for use in the Town of Brookhaven Adult
Softball Program. This includes Batting Practice, League Games and Playoffs. Managers and players who wish to
have a bat added to or removed from the list may appeal (in writing) to the Softball Office. This list will be updated
on a regular basis. Based on appeals and playing conditions, the Softball Office reserves the right to change this
list without notice.
Penalties: Any player who uses a non-approved bat will be ejected and serve a two game suspension.
Note: The Approved Bats List is available online at our website: www.eteamz.com/tobadultsoftball
3. Cracked, Worn, or Damaged Bats are not altered bats, but will be removed from play. USSSA umpires and directors are
authorized in their discretion to remove from play any bat which shows wear such as worn off or cracked graphics or
damaged barrels, handles, tapers, plugs, cap or knob. Umpires or directors in their discretion may either remove the
offending bat from the game or tournament and return it at the end of play or simply ask the player to put the bat
away and not use it in USSSA play. If such a bat is brought back into USSSA play, the owner and user of such a bat
may be suspended from USSSA play for up to one year.
4. Altered Bats: Brookhaven Town will strictly enforce the USSSA rule on altered bats. The responsibility of knowing whether
a bat is altered is that of the user and the owner of the bat. The fact that the individual did not know that the bat was
altered is not a factor in imposing any suspension. The question is only whether the bat is altered or not.
L. MISCELLANEOUS
1. Playing rules contained in the Official 2013 USSSA Slow Pitch Rule Book will govern play in all leagues, except where
Town Rules conflict.
2. The Town Scorer at the field will determine ground rules at that particular field. Should an umpire interpret a ground
rule incorrectly during the course of a game, the scorer may, and should, intercede at once.
3. Any game stopped because of weather is not a suspended game (e.g. lightning, rain, fog, snow, etc.)
4. A game is considered a legal game whenever the losing team has batted four (4) times.
5. All team representatives have the responsibility to pass on rule changes to their players each season. For example:
Allowed Bats, 6 Foot Pitching Area, Offensive Team equipment interference, etc.
6. There is no time limit for the Spring/Summer season.
7. Any night, including Saturdays, may be used to play make-ups or other rescheduled games. This applies to Nights,
Sunday AM, Women's, and Fire Dept. games.
8. Forfeiture of a game or games on three (3) playing dates during a league/playoff schedule will result in the offending
team being dropped from the program.
9. Players may not use excessive speed at any time in delivering a pitch.
10. Dual first bases (safety base option) will be used for the 2013 season.
11. All teams, in all leagues, at all fields, are limited to six (6) over-the-fence home runs. Anything over-the-fence
after six (6) is an out. This is a dead ball situation, all runners return to their bases.
12. Men's leagues will use the 12 inch ball. The Women's leagues will use the 11 inch Softball. Night leagues in both
Men's and Women's play will use an Optic Yellow covered ball.
13. Men's league bases will be set at 70 feet. Women's league bases will be set at 65 feet.
M. COURTESY RUNNERS
1. Courtesy Runners are allowed in All Leagues.
2. After the batter has reached base, his courtesy runner, if used, must be inserted before the next pitch.
3. All Leagues (except Over 50), the runner used will be the player who was
the last recorded out, or if no outs, the last batter from the prior inning. (If no outs in the first inning, the last batter in
the line-up).
a) May be used for only one batter per inning. If the same batter reaches base twice in an inning, you may run for
that batter again.
b) Last recorded out examples:
* Batter hits into double play, grounder to shortstop, force at second, force at first; the batter is the
last recorded out.
* Batter hits into double play, fly to left, runner on third tags up and is tagged out at the plate; the runner
called out at the plate is the last recorded out.
4. Over 50 leagues, any number of runners may be used in an inning, but each runner may be used only once per
inning. Runners may be any roster member of the offensive team whether they are listed in the current batting order
or not.
5. Players with a physical disability may apply in writing to the Softball Office for a permanent courtesy batter/runner
waiver. In this situation, the player who is used as the waiver runner or batter will be the player who was the last
recorded out. The waiver runner is not considered a courtesy runner. The runner who is running for the batter from
home plate must start from a position directly behind the home plate umpire.
N. OTHER
1. Field Coordinator: Each site will have a recreation staff member who will put down the bases, provide balls and
line-up cards and determine if the fields are playable. This individual will keep a scorebook.
2. All USSSA rules will be followed with the following exceptions:
a) Teams must have nine (9) players to start a game, and may list up to 13 players in the batting order.
Batters may be added at any time. Batters removed from the game (injury, ejection, etc.)
must be substituted for, or that spot in the order will be an out.
b) Brookhaven Town 15 run rule will be used.
c) Brookhaven Town player ejection rule is in effect.
d) All composite bats are prohibited, and only bats on the Approved Bat List will be allowed.
O. RECREATION (noun): to create anew, restore, refresh, refreshment of strength and spirits after work.
(Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 1984).
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