Constitution

PETERBOROUGH SLO-PITCH ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION

PETERBOROUGH SLO-PITCH ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION

1. The executive shall be made up of a President, Treasurer, Vice President, and Recording Secretary. Elections shall be held at the fall general meeting each year, to be held before November 1st of the year. The elections will rotate every other year to elect the President/Secretary, followed by the Vice-President/Treasurer in order to avoid full turn over. The Past President will sit as an advisor only.

2. National slo-pitch rules of play will be used with the following exceptions:

A player arriving late may be added to the batting order at the bottom of the starting order
Unlimited fielding substitutions allowed.
A team must have at least 8 players to avoid a forfeit.
No tagging a runner that goes over the commitment line at home.....force out only!!!
A catcher and pitcher must be in the proper position until each pitch has been delivered.
Any player having to be removed from a game simply is removed from the lineup with NO penalty but may NOT return to the game. (coed must always bat guy-girl etc)
See co-ed specific rules below

COED ONLY

COED ONLY

Co-Ed Rules - Exceptions from the NSA Rulebook

5 & 5 COED SLO-PITCH RULES

RULE 1 – DEFINITIONS 5 & 5 COED

No changes, Refer to Rule 1, General Playing Rules.

RULE 2 – THE PLAYING FIELD 5 & 5 COED

FENCE DISTANCE Minimum fence distance – 275 feet

THE OFFICIAL DIAMOND will have a PITCHER'S BOX that is defined as a two (2) foot wide by ten (10) foot long area, directly between the pitchers plate and second base, which starts 50 feet from the back of home plate. The pitcher must pitch while having one foot planted within the pitchers box.

RULE 3 – EQUIPMENT 5 & 5 COED

THE OFFICIAL SOFTBALL

a. A solid core ball as described in Rule 3, General Playing Rules, with a coefficient of restitution (COR) of .47 or less. The ball must be black stitched. Optic yellow balls are mandatory.

b. Grey dots or NSA balls.

c. In NSA men and women use a different sized ball, we will not be following this rule. All players will use the same ball provided by the home team, one new ball and one good used ball must be provided.

ALL PLAYERS MUST WEAR APPROVED SHOES

a. No metal spikes are allowed in any coed play. No hard plastic or polyurethane spikes similar to metal soles and heel plate are allowed in any coed play.

UNIFORM

a. Casts (plaster, metal, or other hard substances) may not be worn during the game. Any exposed metal may be considered legal if covered by soft material and taped unless cleared with other team.

b. Uniforms must be identical. All players on a team shall wear uniforms alike in colour and style. Shorts or pants can be worn simultaneously, however, any combination should be similar in colour and style. Caps and visors that are worn must be worn properly.

BATS

a. Men are to use wooden bats only, banned bats include bamboo and corndogs. Women can use aluminum bats.

RULE 4 – PLAYERS AND SUBSTITUTIONS 5 & 5 COED

A TEAM SHALL CONSIST OF:

a. Coed (Slo-pitch). Ten (10) players; five (5) males and five (5) females.

b. A team must start a game with a minimum of ten (10) players and finish a game with ten (10) players. Coed teams may use the extra player ("EP") rule. **In PSPA, you can start with 9 players if short 1 female player, you cannot fill the missing spot with an additional male player. You must have a minimum of 4 female players to play a game.

f. Outfielders at the start of a play, may not be on the infield surface. See Playing Field Dimensions for end of skinning.

g. Late players cannot be added mid-inning. They can be added to the bottom of the batting order for the first full inning they are in attendance.

RULE 6 – PITCHING REGULATIONS 5 & 5 COED

No changes, Refer to Rule 6, General Playing Rules.

RULE 7 – BATTING 5 & 5 COED

EACH PLAYER ON THE SIDE at bat shall become a batter in the order in which their names appear on the score sheet.

a.Male and female players must alternate in the batting order, either a male or female batter may bat first in the lineup. If more female players than male players, females will bat back-to-back. This order must also be maintained when using the "EP" rule

THE BATTER IS OUT:

k. When the batter attempts a bunt.

RULE 8 – BASERUNNING 5 & 5 COED

a. No forward motion sliding.

b. No outfielder can throw a runner out at first.

RULE 9 – DEAD BALL - BALL IN PLAY 5 & 5 COED

No changes, Refer to Rule 9, General Playing Rules.

RULE 10 – UMPIRES 5 & 5 COED

No changes, Refer to Rule 10, General Playing Rules.

RULE 11 – PROTESTS 5 & 5 COED

No changes, Refer to Rule 11, General Playing Rules.