KDCSL 2007 Tournament Rules

 

Same rules as the regular season:

• Softball Canada standard rules, with exceptions noted below;
• Match +4 HR limit – Teams can’t get more than 4 over-the-fence HRs more than the other team’s total.  Ex. If the visitors have 2 HRs, and the home team hits a 7^th, that hit is a single.
• Teams should field a minimum of four women, but can play with three and a phantom out in the batting order.  Maximum of six men in the field.
• Safe-bag and commitment line, runners must not step on home plate, force-out at home after crossing the commitment line (no tags in that zone);
• Sliding is not allowed (runner would be out);
• Bunting is not allowed (batter out and a dead ball);
• Infielders must remain behind the baselines until the ball is hit.
• Pinch runner is allowed from home if the other coach agrees; etc. as the regular season.
• Overthrow out of play = two base award from when the ball was thrown.
• If a batted ball hits a runner before a fielder touches it, the runner is out.
• If the batter runs inside the baseline and interferes with a throw to first, they are out.
• If a runner steps off their base before the batter makes contact, they are out (leadoff).
• Outfielders and Rovers must stay 10 yards / 30 feet back from the baselines until the ball is hit.  Only the 4 infielders may be inside that imaginary line.
• Mercy rule – Max 10 runs per inning – Last inning is open.

 

Round Robin games Friday night and Saturday morning:

• Games are 7 innings max, and in the round-robin no inning may start after the one-hour mark.  This does not need to be announced before the inning, although if an inning starts at 2 minutes to the hour it would be assumed to be the last.
• Season standings determine the home team.
• Teams should identify their coach and one captain to the umpire.  Only those two individuals should discuss any call or ruling with the umpire during the game.
• Scores are delivered to the Central Scoring table, where they will be converted into tournament points.  In the round robin portion, teams receive 75 points for a win, 50 for a tie, and 25 for a loss.  That score is adjusted by +/- up to 20 points based on run differential (which means if the home team is winning, they should still play the bottom of the last inning unless they are already up by 20.)  A default win is worth 85 points (75 + 10).  There is also a possible penalty of –5 points per official if teams miss their commitment to provide a scorekeeper at their assigned times on the schedule.
• A and B side semi-finals will be seeded with the top four point round-robin totals from the round robin in the A semis and the 5^th through 8^th in the B semis.  Any ties there will be broken by head-to-head results (if any), then by season standing (i.e. Tournament “seed” team number.)

 

Home Run Derby at lunchtime Saturday

• Men’s competition at Diamond 3, Women at Diamond 2 (small diamond in between);
• Up to 2 men and 2 women per team - Choose your pitcher;
• Most home runs from 5 swings wins the trophy and bragging rights;
• Foul balls, grounders, pop flies, line drives, misses and home runs all count as swings.
• After two taken pitches, the batter must swing (or lose one of the five chances);
• Ties are broken by additional rounds – players who are still tied advance.

 

Playoff Round Saturday afternoon

• Semi-final games are 7 innings, but the first inning after the one-hour mark is the last.  If there is a tie, extra innings will be played with a runner (last previous batter) starting on 2^nd base each inning.  Round-robin standings determine the home team.
• The final games are seven innings with no time limit.  Extra innings will break a tie in the final, again with the runner who batted last starting on 2^nd base.