AKRON AREA CHURCH LEAGUE

CO-ED BYLAWS

THE USSSA RULES WILL BE THE BASE RULES FOR THIS LEAGUE WITH THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONS AND REVISIONS.

1)   MINIMUM AGE: PLAYERS MUST BE 13 YEARS OF AGE PRIOR TO JULY 15.

2)    GAME RULES:

1. BASE DISTANCES 65 FEET.

2. A LEGAL GAME IS 4 COMPLETED INNINGS OR A 12 RUN LEAD AFTER 5 INNINGS OR A 15 RUN LEAD AFTER 4 INNINGS OR A 20 RUN LEAD AFTER 3 INNINGS.

3. BATTING ORDER MUST ALTERNATE MALE, FEMALE, ETC.  UP TO 15 PLAYERS

(TEAMS MUST BE MADE UP OF AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF MALE/FEMALE   PLAYERS OR ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE MORE FEMALE PLAYERS) 

4. PLAYERS CAN PLAY ANY POSITION DEFENSIVELY ON THE FIELD.

5. IF A MALE BATTER WALKS THE NEXT BATTER (FEMALE) HAS THE OPTION OF EITHER WALKING OR HITTING!  IF SHE CHOOSES TO HIT THE MALE RUNNER WILL REMAIN ON FIRST BASE.

3)    THE HOME TEAM IS THE OFFICAL SCOREKEEPER.  THE TEAM LISTED FIRST ON THE SCHEDULE IS CONSIDERED THE HOME TEAM AND IS THE TEAM THAT WILL SET UP THE FIELDS FOR PLAY.

4)    GAME TIME IS FORFEIT TIME!  THERE WILL BE NO GRACE PERIOD!  EIGHT (8) PLAYERS MUST BE PRESENT TO START THE GAME.  GAME TIME LIMIT IS ONE (1) HOUR AND FIFTEEN (15) MINUTES.  NO NEW INNING MAY START WHEN THE LIMIT IS REACHED.  IF THE GAME IS TIED THE GAME WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A WINNER IS DECIDED.  MAKE SURE THE UMPIRE KNOWS THE START TIME AND BE SURE TO WRITE IT DOWN IN YOUR SCOREBOOK!!!

5)    SHOES:  THERE WILL BE NO METAL SPIKES!!!!!

6)    ANY PLAYER WHO STARTS THE GAME IS SUBSTITUTED FOR DURING THE GAME MAY RE-ENTER THE GAME AS LONG AS HE OR SHE STAYS IN THE SAME SPOT IN THE BATTING ORDER.  SUBSTITUTE PLAYERS WHO ARE TAKEN OUT OF THE GAME MAY NOT RE-ENTER THE GAME.  IF A PLAYER IS INJURED OR THROWN OUT OF THE GAME AND NO REPLACEMENT PLAYER IS AVAILABLE, HIS OR HER TURN AT BAT BECOMES AN AUTOMATIC OUT.

7)    FOUL BALLS: IN THIS LEAGUE WE WILL HAVE TWO (2) FOUL BALLS!!

8)    ANY TEAM THAT FORFEITS (3) THREE GAMES DURING THE SEASON WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE LEAGUE WITH NO REFUND.

9)   UMPIRE DECISIONS ARE FINAL.  NO PROTESTS WILL BE ALLOWED.

10)    NO HITTER CAN BE THROWN OUT AT FIRST BASE BY AN OUTFIELDER!!

11)   SPORTSMANSHIP MUST BE STRESSED AT ALL TIMES BY EACH TEAM AND THEIR SPECTATORS.  COACHES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL IN THIS AREA.

12)   A PLAYER MUST ATTEND 3 SERVICES A MONTH FROM THE CHURCH HE OR SHE IS   PLAYING FOR.  IF A CHURCH HAS MORE THAN ONE TEAM A PLAYER CAN ONLY PLAY ON BOTH TEAMS IF THEY ARE IN A DIFFERENT DIVISION

13)  THE HOME TEAM WILL SUPPLY A NEW GAME BALL AND THE VISITING TEAM A GOOD USED BACK UP BALL.  THE HOME TEAM WILL HAVE THE UMPIRE SIGN THE SCOREBOOK.

14)  A PLAYER MUST PLAY AT LEAST ONE  GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE POST SEASON TOURNAMENT.

15)  IF THE UMPIRE DOES NOT SHOW UP BY 1:45 PM CALL DAVE THORLEY (330)620-2864 OR (330)688-2323.  IF THE UMPIRE IS NOT GOING TO SHOW AND BOTH TEAMS AGREE TO PLAY THE GAME WITH AN UMPIRE FROM THE STANDS THE MANAGERS MUST SIGN EACH OTHER’s SCOREBOOK AND WILL BE CONSIDERED AN OFFICIAL GAME.

16)  A COURTESY RUNNER MAY BE USED IF A PLAYER NEEDS ONE DURING THE GAME BUT THE BATTER MUST REACH FIRST BASE BEFORE YOU PLACE THE COURTESY RUNNER.  THE COURTESY RUNNER WILL BE THE PERSON TO MAKE THE LAST OUT (WOMAN FOR WOMAN AND MAN FOR MAN).

17)  BALLS AND STRIKES: IN THIS LEAGUE THE BATTER SHALL APPROACH THE PLATE WITH 1 BALL AND 1 STRIKE

18)  EJECTION OF A PLAYER: IF A PLAYER IS EJECTED FROM A GAME BY THE UMPIRE AND YOU HAVE NO SUBSTITUTES TO REPLACE HIM OR HER WHEN IT IS HIS OR HER PLACE TO BAT IN THE LINE UP IT WILL BE AN AUTOMATIC OUT.  IF A PLAYER IS EJECTED THAT PLAYER MUST SIT OUT THE NEXT GAME.  THIS WILL INCLUDE GOING INTO THE TOURNAMENT GAMES ALSO.

19)  THE WINNING COACH MUST E-MAIL THE SCORE TO RICH MORTON AT NLMORTON@NEO.RR.COM, NO LATER THAN 11 PM GAME NIGHT.