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At League Joe, we are doing our best to bring the fun back to the game of softball. As umpires, I don't need to tell you that our game has gotten too serious and too competitive - you are often the bearers of the brunt of an overly-competitive, me-first culture. What I do need to tell you and emphasize strongly is that we support you in doing what you need to do to make sure the fields are safe and fun for new players. Rules are great and all, but we all know that sometimes you're going to screw them up, or make a bad call, or a player is going to misinterpret something and create a scene. We will relentlessly drive into our coaches and players an attitude of "Let it go, it's just a game" and want to take some pressure off of your shoulders. We don't expect you to be perfect - we expect you to be human. And if players are treating you as anything less than, then you have my full blessing to remove players from the field or the entire league if you see and know that their presence is toxic.
The vast majority of the players you are going to see on the fields are new to the game of slowpitch. For some, that means they have literally never held a bat before. For others, that means they haven't played since their high school days, and they maybe have some of those bad habits. You're going to see a field with players who are 18 years old and 68 on the same team. That's the beauty of our style of play, and we ask you to be protective of that culture since many players will look to you first on the field as the leader of that diamond. We encourage you to engage with, laugh with, and enjoy a fun evening of ball with our players. If you see a brand new player who is super nervous against a tournament player who is dropping knuckle balls, we encourage you to NOT give the pitcher that strike 3 call that caught the corner and we encourage you to tell that pitcher to serve some meatballs to the new players. And if the knuckle heads don't get it through their skulls what kind of game they are playing - that's where you let us know and we'll take care of it.
One rotten apple spoils the bunch. You have our permission and encouragement to remove those apples.
Play the Game. We will preach to the coaches that they need to work with each other to be understanding of situations with subs and odd things with their lineups. Sometimes a team is going to show up and only have one girl instead of 3 and they couldn't find a sub. The coaches will be encouraged to negotiate how to make the field of play "even" and get the game in to respect the results. We try to avoid force forfeits - just get the game in!
These are the most common and/or most unique rules being used for this event. Please see "Official Rulebook" for exhaustive list of playing rules. When in conflict, rules written here shall supercede those in the official rulebook.
As a player, you are responsible for knowing all official rules of the game. By participating in the event, you are agreeing that you are aware of all rules associated with the league and the sport, and agree to abide by them at all times.
This is a celebration of a whole season of play and a great way to end the year on a high note. Come ready to play, but don't forget to keep up the spirit of fun, parity, and inclusiveness!
All standard League Joe rules with USSSA base are in play. ISP is the home park and will use its umpires, therefore any nuances to the game will shift towards ISP standards.
8 Run Cap per Inning, per Team for the first 3 innings of play. Innings 4+ are Open innings.
50 minute clock
Games can end in a tie
Drafted teams must always bat and play with full roster provided
No player may sit the bench on defense more than one inning prior to the start of the 5th inning
Coin flip for home/away
3 courtesy runners per inning, any gender for any gender. Cannot run for more than one person per inning
The South side team as a whole has many more female players than the North side team for this event. Rather than force women to switch allegiances, we will play the following rules:
Female Disparity is Less than 2
The team with fewer women cannot bench their females without specific cause (i.e. injury)
Lineups have no other restrictions
No restrictions on where women play the field
Female Disparity is 2 Or More
The team with fewer women (typically The North):
Cannot play a female at Catcher without specific cause
Cannot bench the females without specific cause
BOTH TEAMS
All rostered players must be added to the lineup
Your lineup may not consist of more than two guys in a row
If you do not have enough females to have a unique female in each required lineup spot, the females will rotate themselves through the batting order sequentially
Players who wish to "Run it Back" with a previous championship team may do so as long as a minimum of 8 total players from that previous team are able to participate. They will then be faced off against a championship squad from the other turf to play.
* We're adults with busy lives so if you *really* can't find your old jersey, it'll be fine. But you better not have given it to Goodwill!
All players (including those on Run it Back squads) are included in the player pool to participate in Draft Pool Play games at 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, and 9:30.
Turf Allegience Determination
I-70 will be the dividing line for turf allegiences. If you live and play North of I-70, pick North! If you live and play South, pick South! If you have any split allegiences for any reason, feel free to pick your favorite or join the player draft pool and be selected to the team that needs you the most. The flex player draft will occur the morning of Tuesday, Oct 21 by the Commissioners of each park. Commissioners will draft/assign coaches to assist with this process. League Joe salary balancing and parity system will determine order and volume of draft picks for each side.
* We're adults with busy lives so if you *really* can't find your old jersey, it'll be fine. But you better not have given it to Goodwill!
** Depends on number of players who sign up. We will fill every diamond with every willing player at the fields. Players may opt to play only two games if they wish to do so! Play as much or as little as you like for the evening.
These are guidelines and rules for the event that all coaches must acknowledge and follow. Please review all rules carefully.
The official rules for the sport, which may or may not be from a sanctioning body.
Rules have not been posted yet. Please check back later.
