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Lisbon Adult Coed Recreational Softball League
2007
revised May 8, 2007
This League is formed to provide a recreational outlet for the adults in the Town of
Lisbon. While we may have some competitive players in this League, we must
remember that we are here first for recreation.
LEAGUE RULES
1. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
a. Games will be played under the Amateur Softball Association of
America’s Official Rules of Softball with the exception of the specific
Lisbon Adult coed Recreational Softball League rules as follows:
b. Registration in this league is made by, submitting a completed team
roster and payment of fees, by the due date established each season.
i. Rosters will not be accepted unless they meet or exceed the
minimum requirements outlined in the following rules.
ii. Rosters will not be accepted after the established deadline, unless
allowed specifically by the Recreation Director.
c. Player must be 18 years of age.
d. A Lisbon Resident
i. Anyone who lives and/or works in the Town of Lisbon
ii. A worker must work a minimum of 15 hours a week in Lisbon
iii. A worker must be employed by a company whose base is in
Lisbon
iv. A person who lives in the towns of Durham or Bowdoin can play
in this League and will not be considered a Non Resident.
v. A Lisbon High School Graduate may play for a team regardless of
their residence.
e. Non-Resident: This League will allow no more then SEVEN (7) Non
Residents to appear on any team roster.
i. A Non-Resident: (Out of Town Player)
a. Anyone who does not meet the Lisbon residency
requirements as outlined in Rule 1d.
b. There can be no more then FIVE (5) members of
one sex listed as a Non-Resident.
f. Sponsors, Managers, coaches and players are considered to be a member
of this league. As a member, you can only participate on one team. If you
sponsor a team and wish to coach or play, it must be for that team. If you
manage or coach a team and wish to play, it must be for the same team.
g. There will be a minimum of 15 players and a maximum of 25 players on
any team roster.
2. ADDING OR DROPPING A TEAM PLAYER:
a. Each Team Captain/Manager will be allowed to add or drop players from
roster with the following conditions:
i. Each roster must maintain a minimum of 15 players and cannot
exceed the maximum of 25 players.
ii. When adding or dropping a player, the Team Captain/Manager
must date and initial the official team roster. This must be done at
least 3 days prior to the team’s next game.
iii. When adding a player, eligibility requirements set must be
maintained.
iv. A Team Captain/Manager may drop a player for any reason.
v. A dropped player must appeal to the Board of Directors before
being reinstated on original team.
vi. A dropped player must appeal to the Board of Directors before
being added to a new team.
vii. Players may not be added or dropped during any playoff period.
viii. Players must play half (1/2) games in season to be eligible for
playoffs.
ix. INJURY: Date of injury, date of return must be submitted to
Commissioner at time of injury to determine return of that
player for playoffs.
3. Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco Products and Illegal Drugs:
a. Are NOT allowed
b. All Team Captains/Managers must enforce this rule.
i. Any person caught drinking, using tobacco products or drugs will
be ejected from game and field. Player must appeal to the Board
of Directors before being reinstated on team.
ii. SMOKING is not allowed at any recreation facility or field.
4. FOUL LANGUAGE:
a. Will not be tolerated on and around the playing field.
After one warning to the team, the umpire shall assess “one out” against a team
whose member used casual profanity during the game. This profanity shall be
defined as any language to be considered vulgar, profane, or abusive by the umpire.
This language does not have to be directed at any individual, nor does the umpire
need to be able to identify which team member used the language. If the out is to be
assessed to the defensive team, it will be at the beginning of their next turn at bat.
5. UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT:
a. Any team member who strikes, or attempts to strike an official or any
other player shall be suspended from the league for the remainder of the
season. Any team member removed from a game for fighting will be
suspended for the remainder of the season. Any team member, manager
coach or player ejected from a game for un-sportsmanlike conduct:
1. Officials are directed to warn the Team Captain/Manager
upon first offense. A second offense will lead to an
ejection of the players who commits the act. A third
offense will lead to the acting Captain/Manager to be
ejected.
2. EJECTIONS:
a. Any player ejected from a game must leave the
complex.
3. Officials will report all infringements to the Commissioner
within 24 hours after the end of the game, The
Commissioner will submit to the Recreation Director for
review with the Board of Directors.
4. Anyone suspended from the league must pay a $20.00 fine
and appeal to the Board of Directors prior to being re-
instated in league.
UMPIRES: All game ejections must be reported to the Commissioner within
twenty-four (24) hours of game in which the ejection occurred, giving a description
of events leading to the ejection, or by noon on the next business day, if the incident
occurred over a holiday period.
GAME RULES:
1. GAMES: Games will begin as scheduled. Games will be played on Sundays
through the season.
a. A team that cannot field a complete team within fifteen (15) minutes
after the scheduled time will forfeit the game to its opponent.
b. Duration: Legal games will consist of seven innings.
c. Uniforms: Steel spiked shoes are not permitted.
d. Each team is responsible for team’s equipment and balls
e. If a team forfeits two games, that team will be eliminated for playoffs.
COMMISSIONER is responsible for notifying teams at least 2 hours prior to scheduled
games due to inclement weather or wet field conditions by (8:00am). Delays or
postponements will be posted on the Quickscore.com website if applicable.
* After that time, the Umpire is responsible for game status.
Make up games will be rescheduled within two weeks of the original date, and played
after their regular scheduled game.
2. LINE UP and BATTING ORDERS:
a. Managers must present the HOME PLATE
UMPIRE with a written line up card prior to start of
game.
b. HOME TEAM is responsible for official scorebook.
c. Managers must present the opposing team manager
with written line-up before game.
d. Batting Order. All members of a team roster,
present at a game, must be in the line-up unless
physically unable to play.
i. A fixed batting order must be maintained:
ii. Order must be female/male order must not
bat more then 3 males to 1 female, no
more then 4 males in a row until all females
have batted.
iii. Players arriving late shall be added to the
end of the batting order.
iv. Free substitution is permitted when in the
field, including the pitcher.
3. FIELDING:
a. A team should start a game with 10 players. There must be a minimum of
3 players of each sex on the field at any time.
b. A team may start with 9 players.
c. A team may end with 9 players.
d. Must maintain at 3 players of one sex on the field at the start of the game.
In the event of an injury during the course of the game, and a team can
only field 2 players of one sex, they may play and must have both
members of that sex on the field.
e. A player that leaves for any reason will not be considered an out when
their turn comes up in the batting order. The order will slide forward.
f. There will be no team infield warm-up before the game. Teams may have
a mutual batting practice prior to game if time allows. A mutual batting
practice is when both teams are on the field and one player from one team
bats then a player from the other team bats, and so on…
4. BATS: New rule:
a. Legal bats are determined by the 2007 ASA guidelines (98 mph). The
umpires will determine if the bats are legal or illegal before every
game.
5. BALLS:
a. A GOLD STITCH 12 inch regular smooth-seamed, flat surfaced, pebble-
textured softball with a COR of .44 and under and marked ASA-4495 will
be used for League play and playoffs.
b. Each team will supply a new softball to the umpire at the beginning of the
game.
c. If the defensive team loses a ball due to a bad throw, then the defensive
team must replace the ball.
d. If the offensive team loses a ball due to a ball hit over the fence, ground
rule double or foul ball, then the offensive team must replace the ball.
e. All replaced balls must be approved by the home plate umpire, prior to
being used in the game.
6. The blood rule as discussed in the Official rule-book will be in effect for all games
and playoffs.
7. Bunting, stealing or leading off bases will not be allowed.
8. All runners must slide into the base that they are advancing to when and if there is
a play being made on them.
a. Runners cannot barrel into a defensive player who is making a play on
them. The umpire will call the runner out and give that runner a warning.
Second offense to that player will result in ejection from game. This rule
pertains to 2nd, 3rd, and home plate.
9. The batter is out when he/she hits a second foul ball after two strikes
16.Pitchers must pitch from the 50-foot rubber. Pitches must have a 6 to 12 foot
arc. Any pitch under 6 feet, or over 12 feet, may be declared an illegal pitch by
the umpire.
10. OUTFIELD must consist of four fielders; a leftfielder, a left center fielder, a
right centerfielder, and a right fielder.
11. NO SHORTFIELD will be used in this league.
i. All outfielders must remain behind a designated line at all times
while in the field for all batters.
1. THIS LINE WILL BE 175 feet from home plate foul line
to foul line.
2. New Rule:
a. All outfielders must remain behind the line until
the female batter makes contact with the ball.
There are no restrictions for male batters.
b. If an outfielder crosses the line before the female
batter makes contact, then the female batter will
be awarded a single base.
12. HOME RUN RULE:
a. Each team will be allowed to hit 4 home runs. Each additional home run
will be considered an out.
13. INTENTIONAL WALK: If an intentional walk is given to a male batter, the
next batter (if it is a female) will have the option to accept a walk or have the
opportunity to hit. An intentional walk is defined as the pitcher motioning the
batter to first or pitching four straight un-hittable balls.
GAME RESULTS:
Must be called in to the Commissioner or Recreation Department by 9am the day
after the game by the winning team. Commissioner will maintain standings and submit
game scores to the Sun Journal and Times Record.
PROTESTS:
a. Must be followed by ASA rules.
b. After proper protest, protest must be submitted in writing to the
Commissioner. The Commissioner will submit to Recreation Director no
later then 48 hours after the game.
c. The Protest Committee will oversee protest. A hearing on the protest
must be held no later then 7 days after receiving the protest. The protest
must be attended by both team representatives, umpire involved in the
protest and the protest committee.
d. The Protest Committee will be formed by, team representatives not
involved in the protest. This committee will be presided over by the
Commissioner, the Recreation Director and by a member of the
Committee ((by a simple majority vote).
PLAYOFFS AND AWARDS:
1. Eligibility:
a. A player must have played in half (1/2) games in
season. Injured players may be eligible if they have
complied with all rules prior to start of playoffs.
b. If a team forfeits two games, that team will be
eliminated for playoffs.
c. (See ADDING/DROPPING Players):
i. Players may not be added or dropped during
any playoff period.
ii. Players must play half (1/2) games in season
to be eligible for playoffs.
iii. INJURY: Date of injury, date of return
must be submitted to Commissioner at
time of injury to determine return of that
player for playoffs.
2. The playoffs will consist of a double elimination tournament. Depending on the
number of teams in this tournament, the top teams may receive a bye. The
tournament pairings will consist of the last place team playing the first place team,
the second last team playing the second team and so on…
3. The higher seeded teams in first round will be the HOME team. All other games
will consist of a coin toss to determine HOME team.
4. In the event of a tie in standings, head to head, won/loss record, and/or a single
game playoff may be held.
5. Trophy will be awarded to the top DIVISION team and Runner Up.
6. Trophy will be awarded to the top TOURNAMENT team and Runner Up.
a. All awards will be voted on at league meeting such as individual trophies,
T-shirts, and plaques.
7. A team SPORTSMANSHIP trophy will be awarded to the team with the most
votes as voted on by the Team Representatives. In case of a tie, there will be a
second vote on the teams that are tied. League Commissioner will break tie. This
vote is taken during playoffs.
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