| LMSL 2008 RULES QUICK LIST (SEE FULL RULES FOR MORE DETAILS)
1. THREE FOULS IS AN OUT
2. BASERUNNERS CAN’T LEAVE BASE UNTIL PITCHED BALL REACHES HOME PLATE.
3. AT LEAST 3 WOMEN ON FIELD AT ALL TIMES –10 PLAYERS TOTAL ON DEFENSE
4. PITCHING STYLE IS 9 O’CLOCK MODIFIED FAST- TO MEN ONLY
SLIGHTLY ABOVE SHOULDER IS OK-NO WINDMILL OR SLINGSHOT
YOU MAY ALSO ARC THE BALL UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE BATTERS HEAD
5. MAY USE UP TO 2 EXTRA HITTERS (EH) IF YOU USE 2, ONE MUST BE A WOMAN.
EH’S MAY ENTER THE GAME ON DEFENSE AT ANY TIME
6. ALL MEN PLAYERS MAY RE-ENTER THE GAME ONCE, WOMEN HAVE UNLIMITED
RE-ENTRY
8. RUNNERS MUST SLIDE/GIVE THEMSELVES UP OR OTHERWISE NOT TOUCH OR RUN INTO ANY FIELDER. FIELDERS MUST NOT BLOCK THE BASEPATHS WITHOUT THE BALL UNLESS IN THE ACT OF FIELDING-NO PHANTOM TAGS
WOMEN SPECIFIC RULES:
1. OUTFIELDERS (ALL 4) MUST BE AT LEAST 25 FEET FROM THE INFIELD DIRT
2. CAN’T PLAY 5 INFIELDERS AND/OR ROVER VS WOMEN BATTERS
3. NO FAST PITCHING-LOB OR LOW ARC (UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE BATTER).
4. AT LEAST 3 WOMEN ON THE FIELD.
IF YOU ONLY HAVE 2 YOU CAN ONLY HAVE 9 FIELDERS AND THE #10 SLOT IN THE BATTING ORDER IS AN AUTOMATIC OUT
IF YOU ONLY HAVE 1 YOU CAN ONLY HAVE 8 FIELDERS AND THE #9 AND
#10 SLOTS IN THE BATTING ORDER ARE AUTOMATIC OUTS.
ZERO WOMEN = FORFEIT
5. MEN BAT/RUN/FIELD FOR MEN, WOMEN FOR WOMEN-UNLESS YOU HAVE MORE THAN 3 WOMEN PLAYING-THEN A MAN CAN REPLACE A WOMAN.
BUT THERE MUST ALWAYS BE AT LEAST 3 WOMEN ON THE FIELD. ALSO
IF YOU USE BOTH EH’S ONE MUST BE A WOMAN.
6. WHEN A MAN BATTING IN FRONT OF A WOMAN IN THE BATTING ORDER IS WALKED ON 4 (or 3 if we’re using 1-1 count) STRAIGHT BALLS ON THE FIRST
4 PITCHES, THE WOMAN HAS THE OPTION OF BATTING OR TAKING A WALK.
THESE RULES ARE IN ADDITION TO OR AMENDMENTS OF THE ASA 2007 RULEBOOK WHICH ARE THE OFFICIAL RULES OF THE LMSL |
