Hosted By Vicky Corcuchia's Fitness for Life

6th Annual Invitation Softball Tournament

Rules

ALL ASA RULES SHALL APPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:

  1. All games have a time limit of 70 minutes. No new inning to start after 70 minutes except for the championship games.
  2. Tournament will enforce the ASA Mercy Run Rule; twenty (20) runs after 3 innings; fifteen (15) runs after 4 innings; ten (10) runs after 5 innings. Run rule shall be in effect for all games including championship games.
  3. Game time is forfeit time. Teams must be ready to start at the designated time or forfeit.
  4. Tie Breaker Rule shall be utilized when a game results in a tie after seven (7) innings or the seventy (70) minutes time limit has elapsed. The player last completed at bat from the previous inning, or his/her substitute shall be placed on second (2nd) base to start the extra inning. EXCEPTION: Tiebreaker Rule will not be in effect for all Pool Play games. Pool Play games may end in a tie.
  5. No metal spikes are allowed.
  6. Bats allowed for tournament play will be in accordance with the ASA Bat List. Please check the ASA website for bat allowance. Bats shall be checked prior to each game. If a player uses an illegal bat, an out shall be declared and the player shall be disqualified from the game.
  7. A maximum of three (3) homeruns is allowed per team, per game. Any subsequent home run over the fence shall be declared an out.
  8. One Courtesy Runner will be allowed per inning. The Courtesy Runner shall be the last player that has completed his/her turn at bat, and who is not currently a base runner. If it is for the first batter of the game, the Courtesy Runner shall be the last player in the lineup.
  9. Any player found illegal will be banned and the team will be immediately disqualified for the remainder of the tournament plus the next year.
  10. Team managers are responsible for making sure each team member has proper photo identification required for check-in at the tournament. Proper identification is defined as a passport or STATE issued drivers license or identification card. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS! No ID…No PLAY!!! At check in, players shall present their form of identification for verification, sign a waiver, and a plastic medical bracelet will be placed on the wrist of each registered and verified player. This bracelet shall not be removed until he/she has been eliminated or win the tournament. Umpires are instructed that no bracelet, NO PLAY!!!
  11. All protests of rule interpretation will be decided by the Tournament Umpire-in-Chief. Any protest of player eligibility will be decided by the Tournament Director/Committee. Each protest is $50.00. If protest is upheld, the $50.00 fee will be returned. Tournament Committee will have the right to discharge a player or team from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct.
  12. Each team shall provide a scorekeeper to settle any score dispute.

    Awards:

    Individuals
    1st and 2nd place teams (up to 16 max.)

    1 MVP
    1st place teams (All Divisions)

    1 Outstanding
    2nd place teams (All Divisions)

  13. This is an ASA sanctioned tournament. All teams and umpires must be ASA registered.
  14. All Pool Play games will be officiated with one umpire. All Double Elimination games will be officiated with one umpire until the semi championship game. All games beginning with the semi-championship and thereafter will be officiated with two umpires.
  15. There shall be no smoking in the dugouts. Consumption of alcohol is prohibited for players/coaches during game time in or outside of the dugout. PENALTY: EJECTION FROM THE GAME/OR TOURNAMENT.