- Once schedules are made, No Changing Games.
- Teams must have 10 players (8 men and 2 women) or 12 players (9 men and 3 women).
- Team must be ready to play at scheduled time. Game time is also forfeit time.
- Line-up must be ready before scheduled game time. First and last names MUST appear on the scorecard. Line-up must be given to the home plate umpire.
- A team shall consist of a minimum of twelve (12) players and a maximum of twenty-three (23) eligible players.
- Coed slow pitch defensive positioning shall include at least (1) female in the outfield at all times.
- Coed slow pitch with extra players, 12 players (6 male and 6 female)
- Length of league game shall be seven (7) innings or one (1) hour and five (5) minutes. Whichever comes first. NOTE: When four games are scheduled on one field, game time is 1hour and no new inning after 55 minutes.
- If game time remains after 7 innings and the game is tied, teams will play one tiebreaker inning. Last out (batter) starts on 2nd base. If game is still tied, the game will be recorded as a tie.
- Teams will be placed in a league in as fair a manner as possible. Ability level, past performance, and special requests will all be taken into consideration but not guaranteed.
- Four (4) innings constitutes a legal ball game.
- No batting or infield practice, please warm up in the prior game.
- Game may be forfeited by umpire if a team persists in using tactics that delay the progress of the game, or foul language.
Coed Slow Pitch Definitions
- Base on balls – a batter is awarded first base when four (4) pitches are judged to be balls.
- No base stealing is allowed.
- The distance of the pitcher’s plate to home plate is 50 feet for men and women.
- The pitcher shall take a position with one (1) or both feet on contact, but not off the side of the pitcher’s plate.
- The ball must be delivered at a moderate speed with an underhand motion.
- The delivery must be below the hip with a perceptible arc of 6 to 12 feet.
- Pitchers shall not be allowed to use tape or other substances on their hands or fingers, nor shall any foreign substance be applied on the ball. Powdered resin may be used to dry hands.
- Footwear is required of all participants. Persons may use hard rubber cleats. NO METAL SPIKES.
- Ten (10) defensive players are on the field, one of whom is to be the short fielder (Rover).
Batting
- A team may have twelve (12) players bat on offense, using the extra player rule. Only ten(10) players (6 men, 4 women) are allowed to play defense at one time. When batting twelve (12) players the team has free substitution.
- Re-entry rule is in effect.
- In case of an injury during the game, the game may continue with one less player if there are no substitutions available. However, an out will be recorded in the “empty” spot in the batting order.
- The batter may not bunt, chop or half swing.
- Effect: an out will be recorded.
- A strike is called by the plate umpire:
- A pitched ball hits the batter in the strike zone. A strike is called, the ball is dead and the base runner(s) may not advance.
- A ball called by the umpire:
- If a pitcher desires to walk a batter intentionally, the pitcher shall notify the plate umpire, who shall award the batter first base.
- Base on balls: The batter/runner is awarded one base. The ball is dead.
Base Running
- Base distance will remain at 65 feet.
- Runners leaving base too soon shall be declared out and the ball is declared dead, no pitch on the batter.
- Runners may not advance on an over throw to pitcher. After the pitch, the ball is dead.
- The ball becomes live when the pitcher-catcher are in legal position to continue the game.
- Sliding is allowed.
- A team may use (1) courtesy runner per gender per inning. Any player that is listed on the line up may run at any bag.
- A defensive player may not block a base in attempting to prevent a runner from getting to that base.
- Effect: The runner will be declared safe.
- Note: A defensive player may be ejected at the discretion of the umpire.
- A runner may not run over a defensive player in order to avoid a tag.
- Effect: The runner will be declared out.
- Note: Runner may be ejected at the discretion of the umpire.
- Base runner may leave the base when a pitch is swung at and missed but must immediately return to the base.
- Infield fly rule is in effect.
- Outfielders must stay behind the line until the ball is hit.
- If a guy is walked with a girl behind him, the girl also walks.
- Once (1) girl in the infield and one (1) girl in the outfield.
- 7 run limit per inning. Should there be players on base and a home run is hit, all runs will be scored if there is already 7 runs in the inning.