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SNOWFLAKE/TAYLOR July 4th - 2010 SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
Men's
- Teams can register as an A or B team. Teams will play a
single seeding game within the division they register for, for
placement into a double elimination tournament. Teams are
required to give themselves a ranking according to the division
in which they usually participate (A, B, C etc.). Teams that
are organized just for this tournament should use these
guidelines for their team ranking: Use the highest ranking of
the best six players who play in the same division. (Example: A
team with 6 A Division players should enter as an A Division
team.) A team with 4 players that can hit homeruns consistently
should also be in the A Division. B Division rosters will be
reviewed to confirm their proper placement in the tournament.
The Recreation and Parks Department shall have complete
authority to change any inappropriate team ranking. Teams will
be accepted (first come first serve) until individual tournament
limits have been reached. Teams are guaranteed 3 games.
Coed - Same as above except only 1
division.
Dates – Friday – July 2nd,
Saturday – July 3rd and Monday – July 5th
Times
- Games start Friday evening. Teams should be prepared to
play Friday, Saturday and Monday.
Entry Fee - $220.00 per team payable to the
Snowflake/Taylor Recreation and Parks Department. A team will
be registered when both entry fee and registration form are
received. The deadline is Friday, June 25th by 5:00
p.m. Fees will pay for game balls, officials, trophies, and
scorekeepers. ENTRY FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE.
Awards - 1st Place: Team trophy and
individual T-shirts.
2nd Place: Team trophy and
individual T-shirts.
Rosters - Team rosters must be turned in
by June 25th. Team rosters will be frozen at the
beginning of the double elimination tournament. Any changes to
a team’s roster must be made before the start of the team’s
first double elimination tournament game. Players may not be
added to a team roster if they have played for another team
during this July 4th Tournament. Team rosters can not exceed 15
players. League officials will take action on roster violations
in accordance with protest procedures.
Playing Fields
- Men's A: Centennial Field. Men's B: Centennial Fields
and Taylor Field. Coed: Snowflake and Taylor Field.
Insurance - Medical insurance is the
responsibility of the team or individual. The Snowflake/Taylor
Recreation and Parks Department does not carry medical insurance
for teams or individuals.
Conduct
A. There will be a display of good sportsmanship at all times. Players,
coaches, managers or other team member will not make disparaging
or insulting remarks to or about opposing players, officials or
spectators or commit other acts that could be considered
unsportsmanlike like conduct. The penalty for violations is
prompt ejection of the offender from the game. At the
discretion of the umpire, a player committing a first
offense, may be benched from the point of the infraction and
then for the next complete inning. A player/coach committing a
second offense will be ejected from the game. A player/coach who
continues with unsportsmanlike behavior shall leave the grounds
for the remainder of the game or the game will be forfeited.
The tournament supervisor/umpire may forfeit a game if team
players or their supporters exhibit excessive public abuse in
any form.
B.
Players, coach, manager or other
team member involved in a flagrant unsportsmanship act will be
ejected and must leave the grounds immediately and the plate umpire should not restart the game until the
ejected player/coach is gone. Flagrant acts include but are not
limited to:
·
Fighting – Offenders are ejected for all further tournament
play. (Minimum event suspension – one year) Length of
suspension in all future programs conducted by the
Snowflake/Taylor Recreation and Parks Department to be
determined according to the offender’s involvement in the
incident.
·
Pushing - Offender is ejected from game. (Results in a
fight-see Fighting)
·
Swearing – Offender is ejected from game.
·
Intimidating an umpire – Offender is ejected from the game.
C. There will be no drinking of alcoholic beverages on the
premises.
D. There will be no smoking or chewing tobacco on the field or in the
dugout.
Protest - Must be resolved at game site.
Umpires decisions, with possible consultation with tournament
supervisors, will be final.
Ties
- Will be played off in all play. Each team at bat will place
their last out on 2nd base.
Rules & Regulations
A. Game time will be one hour long or 7 innings. No new innings will
start after 55 minutes. Games will be called after 5 innings
if a team is ahead by 15 and after 2 innings if a team is ahead
by 25. Semi-final and final games will not have the 55-minute
rule.
B. Batters come to bat with a one-ball/one strike count. Fouls
count as strikes. Strikes will be awarded if pitched ball hits
any part of the base or mat and has a 6' to 12' arch from the
ground.
C. Singles or doubles will be awarded to players hitting the
ball over the right field fence in Snowflake. An out will be
declared on the 5th over the right field fence
single and/or double – (combined total).
D. Substitution is allowed. A player can only come back
in once for whoever took his or her place, (in the same batting
order).
E. Batting order must be submitted in writing to the field
supervisors prior to the game.
F. In case of inclement weather, playing conditions will
be decided at the game site by league supervisors.
G. NO METAL CLEATS ALLOWED IN ANY PLAY
H. A minimum of 9 players can start a game.
However an out will be declared whenever the 10th
position in the lineup is scheduled to bat. A 10th
player may be added in the 10th position anytime
before the end of the game. Any team that starts with 10
players may drop down to the minimum of 9 players to finish the
game. Any team that starts with 11 players (“EP”) may drop down
to a minimum of 10 players to finish the game. If a player is
ejected from the game for any reason, the ejected
player’s team must have a substitute available to replace the
ejected player or that team will forfeit the game. If a team
starts with 9 or 10 players, they may not add an 11th player
“EP” to the lineup.
I.
Extra player is optional. If used he/she must remain in the
batting order the entire game. "EP" can play defense and be
substituted for by a player who has not yet been in the game.
The starting "EP" can reenter.
J. Teams will be allowed one courtesy runner per inning, which
must be the team’s last out. The same batter can have another
courtesy runner if the team bats around.
K. Pitchers will be allowed to pitch from the 50’ to 55’
pitchers plate or anywhere in-between. All other pitching rules
are in effect. Mat size has been increased to accommodate extra
pitching distance.
L. Home run limits:
There is a 10 (out of the park) home run limit in the Men’s A
Division and 4 (out of the park) home run limit in the Men’s B
and Women’s Divisions. Out of the park hits beyond the limits
will be a single in the Men’s A (all base runners advance) and
an out in he Men’s B and Coed Division.
M. Bats must be ASA certified and must not be
included in the ASA Banned Bat List. List will be posted at the
fields.
N. If third strike is fouled, the batter is out and the
ball is dead, no advancing.
O. A base runner is not required to slide at home plate.
However if there is ANY contact between the base runner
and the catcher than the base runner is out. Catchers can not
deliberately cause contact in and attempt to subvert this rule.
P. Any ball hit to the pitcher that is not a grounder
is an out. Ball is dead.
Q. Males must pitch in the coed division.
R. In the event of rain or any other cause, which prevents
a game from continuing, the game will resume from the point of
departure and will be completed at the first opportunity.
S. Authority: League Supervisors and the Director of the
Snowflake/Taylor Recreation and Parks Department shall have
complete authority in all situations not herein covered.
(PS: If there are any experienced umpires on
your team who would like to call games please have them contact
one of the field supervisors or call Don Camacho at (928)
536-7103 ext. 4. Umpires are paid $15 per game, if we need to go
with one umpire they will be paid $20 per game. Final games will
have two umpires.)
MOTELS
Osmer D. Heritage Inn Bed & Breakfast (928) 536-3322
Silver Creek Inn (928) 536-2600
Snowflake Comfort Inn (928) 536-3888
Cedar Motel (928) 536-3249
Town of Snowflake
81 West 1st South
Snowflake, Arizona 85937
(928) 536-7103 ext. 4
(928) 536-2539 FAX
dcamacho@ci.snowflake.az.us
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