2010 League Rules

1. Playoffs – Midweek, starting July 19 or 20^th, until completed.

2. Verification of Insurance required to prior to playing 1st game.

Either Softball BC or South Hill Sports (Jim Johnson 604 228 0144)

3. Game Time limits: Single game- no time limit

International tiebreaker in effect until reach time limit

4. Lights out Park Times: Newton 10:30 South Hill 10:30

5. Player Eligibility: - All Players must be on an insured roster.

- Masters players can be universally picked up.

- Tier 1 teams are allowed to pick up from Tier 2 teams

- Tier 2 team pickups - Submitted to Executive (24 hrs)

- Playoffs only rostered players allowed. Player must have played at least one game in the regular season.

- Teams are allowed to play game with 8 players (9^th batter is an automatic out) but may not drop down to 8 if they start with 9 or more (except if a player is injured).

6. Statistics: - Each team must enter their own statistics on the eSportsdesk site.

- Each team will also be given score sheets that correspond to web site data.

- Failure to enter stats into the website within 1 week of the game being played will result in a $25 fine. Each failure to enter the stats will see the fine increase by another $25 (ie. $50 for second offence, $75 for third, etc).

7. Performance Bond: $300 per team prior to 1st game

8. Game Cancellation: - All cancellations due to lack of players is a forfeit

- All fines are taken out of bond and have to be replenished if the performance bond account drops below $150 prior to next game. The fine money is paid to team that was cancelled against.

9. Illegal Bats – We will use the Softball BC ruling which states that bats must have the ASA 2004 certification mark. However, there is a list of bats WITH the certification mark that are in fact banned bats. That list is available at:

10. Standings – The regular season standings will be used for placement into a double-KO tourney for playoffs. The standings will be decided by, in order: