Year-End Tournament & Rules

Valley Mixed Slo-Pitch League Association

 

VMSL Year-End Tournament Rules:

 

The V.M.S.L. will follow SPN (Slo-Pitch National) Official Rules and V.M.S.L. regular season rules, with the following additions or amendments.

 

TIME LIMIT :   

  • No new inning to start after 70 minutes.  
  • Friday and Saturday games will have NO extra innings due to time restrictions.  
  • Sunday games, if tied, will be settled by International Rules until the game is won. 
    • The only exception being the ‘A’ and ‘B’ final games which will be allowed ONE regular extra inning, followed by International Rule if required.

PLAYER ELIGABILITY: 

  • All players in the year-end tournament must have played at least 6 regular season games and be on the roster by June 1.  
    • Should a team contest the eligibility of a player, score sheets must be produced to prove a players attendance at 6 games. 
    • Concerns over eligibility of players on another team should be brought to the attention of league executive.  
    • Ejection of players who are not eligible to play in league is at the discretion of the league executive. 
  • Any Teams short players during the Year End Tournament must obtain executive approval for any players picked up during the round robin to cover absences

 

GRACE PERIOD:  

  • Ten minutes is allowed after start time to field a team (Minimum of 9 players, with at least 3 female) before a game is defaulted.  
  • On Friday and Saturday only, if a team is short players, they may pick up players from another team in this league.  
    • Any pickups must be agreed to by the opposing team.  
  • On Sunday, all players must be on team roster.  NO PICKUPS. 
  • Extreme circumstances to be reviewed by the League Executive

 

DIVISION SELECTION: 

Relegation to ‘A’ or ‘B’ Division will be determined as follows:

1.       Points ( Win = 2 points, Tie = 1 point)

2.       Plus Minus run factor ( +7, -7 )

3.       Actual score, plus minus differential

4.       Total runs scored

5.       Total runs allowed

6.       Revert back in order

7.       Flip a coin

 

HOME TEAM: 

Decided by coin flip with an SPN Umpire

 

ADDITIONAL RULES & REMINDERS:

  • All Games are played at Brown Road Park
  • Sunday is Single Knockout
  • Teams are encourgaged to stick around, or come back for the Finals, the awards presentation will be held directly after the Final Games on the A Diamond
  • Plan ahead, Drinking & Driving is not tolerated
  • Third Strike Foul:  A batter is out on the first foul ball hit after the second strike.
  • All tournament players must have played 6 regular season games and be on the SPN roster by June 1.
  • No jewelry.
  • Diamond “A” is by the playground (E), and Diamond “B” is by the concession (W).
  • Don’t step on or across the plate when batting or you will be liable to be called out for stepping out of the batter’s box. 
  • 4 straight balls to a male batter, with a female on deck - batter gets two bases, female must bat. 
  • Don’t forget the SIX-PACK rule if you argue with the Umpire!!

…and keep the park clean!

 

Have fun!

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