1. You umpire your own team at bat.  If you do not know the rules, please do not umpire.
2. Must have a minimum of 3 females.  You can play with 9, 10, 11(EH) or 12(4^th Female) as long as 3 females are playing and your first 11 batters consist of 3 females and 8 males. We are a 7/3 league with an EH.
3. 7 runs maximum per inning.  Last inning is open. Mercy: 15 runs ahead after 5 innings but by all means you can keep playing (up to the team with the lead). Please do not go over time limits of games.
4. Home run limit, 2 per team then 1 for 1.
   - Team A can hit 2 home runs but cannot hit anymore before team B also hits 2. Once team B has hit 2, either team can only have 1 more home run than the other team.  A home run is counted when a ball is hit over the fence* Inside the park will not count against the home run total.
   - Any HR hit that will not count as a HR (because of the rule above) will count as a strike.

*NOTE – Diamond #6 the HR will be as follows-   a ball hit in play over foul pole marker or into rocks is a home run, hits in front and rolls past foul markers or into rocks is a double. Players score if on second or third on ground rule double. 

5. Ties will stand in regular season play.
6. Unlimited substitution. Any player re-entering must occupy their original batting position in the lineup.  This is mainly due to and allowed because of our back-to-back games.
7. INFIELD FLY: This is a fair ball (not including a line drive) which can be caught by an infielder, with ordinary effort, when 1^st and 2^nd or 1st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases are occupied before there are 2 out.  Infielder’s can include the catcher, and pitcher.  The umpire shall declare “Infield Fly”.  The batter is out, if fair, regardless if the ball is caught.  If the ball is foul and not caught, it is a strike. Runners can advance at their own risk if in fair territory.
8. WALK RULE: 4 straight balls (4-0) count to a male batter, with a female following, the male goes to 2^nd base and the female must hit.
9. NO PITCH RULE:  Pitch must be a minimum of 6ft. and a maximum of 12ft.   Batter has the option to swing even if called no pitch by the umpire.  If called “No Pitch” but the batter swings and misses, then it is a strike.
10. Small ball is to be used for female batters. The female has a choice if they would like to hit a big ball.
11. OVERTHROW:  An overthrow that lands in the dug-out area or under the fence is a “dead ball.”  Runner or runners advance one base.  Balls that hit the fence in the field area are live and runners advance at their own risk.
12. COURTESY RUNNERS: May be used, provided the batter has safely reached 1^st base.  Must be the last out gender equivalent. If the player is injured but there is no sub for them, they may get a runner from home. Runner must start by backstop behind the batter box. Substitution or/and scratching the player should be used before runners from home if possible. ie. if you are batting 4 girls scratch the injured person, no penalty of an out.
13. COMMITMENT LINE:  8 feet from home plate.  If touched by the runner on the way home, they cannot turn back and go to 3^rd base, they MUST go towards home plate.
14. SCORING LINE: marked as an extension of the first base line.
15. HOME PLATE:  Board covers the back half of the plate.  The catcher should take the front of the plate, however may use the board.  The runner must cross the RUN BY LINE, which is an extension of the FIRST BASE LINE.  If the runner touches home plate or the board, they are out.  When the ball is hit, if it touches the board, it’s a dead ball.  If it touches the front half of home plate, the ball is in play, if fair.
16. SAFETY BASE:  Orange to the right.  If running through 1^st with no plan to advance the runner must tag the orange. Any intentional movement toward 2^nd by a player is in play. If the runner turns left and comes straight back to 1^st it is not considered going to second. When running to 2^nd, the 1^st baseman should move away from the line, unless a play is being made.
17. No lead offs.  Batter must make contact, or the runner is out.
18. BASES: 65 FEET.
19. No bunting.
20. PITCHER’S MOUND: 50 to 60 feet from the rear of the plate.
21. PLAYERS MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE unless a letter is signed by the parents.
22. NO ALCOHOL allowed on the benches or the playing areas during the games.
23. Bats must have the USSSA logo shown on the right.
24. Wood board home plate size is: 24” X 36”.
25. Game times are: 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. There will be a 10-minute grace period for start times. If the offending team is not ready to play, they will be awarded the loss. No new innings shall start past 1 hour and 15 minutes. No shows without informing the opposing team will be assessed the same as late arrivals. There will be a 3-strike rule for offending teams:
    - 1^st offence-Warning from league executive
    - 2^nd offence-Team fine of $100
    - 3^rd offence-Removal from league
26. Teams must enter scores online through the TeamLinkT app. Winning teams are responsible for submitting score.  How to submit scores to the League

27. Code of Conduct- ZERO TOLERANCE FOR VERBAL, PHYSICAL ABUSE OR THE USE OF PROFANITY TOWARD AN UMPIRE OR PARTICIPANT
    -  Immediate ejection from the game.
    -  EFFECT: The offending person(s) must immediately leave the field and has one minute to completely leave the diamond until the game is over.
    -  Failure to leave the game will result in a forfeiture of the ejected player’s team for that game, and the game shall be suspended.

UMPIRES HAVE THE FINAL SAY!  REMEMBER, THIS IS A FUN LEAGUE.