Old Mission Beach Athletic Club Over-The-Line Official Score Sheet

Old Mission Beach Athletic Club Over-the-Line Official Score Sheet

G Men’s Open Court Number: G Men’s Century G Women’s Open G Winner’s Bracket G Men’s Canardly G Women’s Century G Men’s Cannever G Women’s Canalways G Loser’s Bracket G Men’s Cadaver G Women’s Caneasy G Men’s Camummy

TEAM #1 NAME______

INNING PLAYERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

X = HIT HITS O = OUT V= HOME RUN RUNS TEAM #1 TOTAL RUNS

TEAM #2 NAME: ______

INNING PLAYERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

X = HIT HITS O = OUT V= HOME RUN RUNS TEAM #2 TOTAL RUNS NOTIFY THE COURT MONITORS THAT THE GAME IS OVER WINNING TEAM: TURN IN THE SCORE SHEET IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE GAME @ Old Mission Beach Athletic Club Reprinted by permission - Revised May 2013 ______

1. PLAYERS 7. FOULS 11. EQUIPMENT

Three players per team - substitutes A) Any ball landing outside of “pie”, A) No gloves to be used for fielding allowed if player has not played for any other “fair” area or hitting foul line. except in women’s divisions. Taping of hands and team. A replaced player may not re-enter the B) Any taken pitch. fingers permissible if no padding is used. Golf same game. He may play in subsequent games. C) Any false pitch or “Balk”. gloves may be used for batting. B) Only wooden Official Softball bats, 2. AT-BAT POSITIONS maximum 2 ¼" in diameter allowed, or wooden 8. SCORING Official Little League bats, maximum 2 ¼” in Bat from home marked j. Teammate diameter allowed. Any X Bat and/or Louisville pitches from anywhere in front of “THE LINE” A) Three hits in an inning scores one run. Slugger “Chicago 16" (or similar big-barrel bats) or its extensions. One foot of batter must be Each additional hit in the same inning scores one are not allowed (See Rule 6H). behind apex of the triangle (marked j). more run. Home runs “Clear the Bases”. C) No baseball, oversized, or painted B) Intentional throwing of the bat is a wooden bats allowed. Penalties for bat infractions 3. FIELDING POSITIONS three-run penalty (Officials’ decision). shall be at the discretion of the Over-The-Line Committee (See Rule 6H). Fielders may play anywhere past “THE D) Official OTL balls will be used. Balls LINE” or its extensions. 9. LENGTH-OF-GAME will be furnished by the tournament directors.

4. HITS A) Regulation games: On the first weekend of play, games will be three innings. On A) Ball hit into fair territory on the fly the second weekend of play, games will be four 12. CROSSING-OVER (“THE LINE”) without being caught by fielders. innings. The Over-The-Line Committee reserves B) Any ball touched and dropped by the right to decrease the number of innings played A) At no time may players cross from fielders. to facilitate the completion of tournament play in a one side of the “LINE” or its extensions, to the C) Fielders crossing “THE LINE” or its timely manner. other when catching or attempting to catch a hit extensions when attempting to catch ball (see C) If tied at the end of regulation play, ball. Rule 12). one additional inning will be played to break the B) To avoid penalty, you must make a tie. If the game is still tied after that inning, play definite stop before crossing the line. If you catch 5. HOME RUNS additional inning. the ball and your momentum carries you into or D) If still tied on runs after two across the line, it is a penalty. (See Rule 4C and Any ball hit PAST the last man in fair additional innings, the team with the most hits 6G). territory on the fly without him touching it. The wins. If teams are tied with the same runs and hits ball only has to go past him, not necessarily over after two additional innings, play additional his head. innings until either team breaks the tie with runs or hits. Runs take precedence in this situation. 13. GENERAL 6. OUTS E) If at the end of any inning a team has an 11 or more run lead, the game is over. A) A batted ball caught on the fly by A) Two foul balls (see Rule 7) either the batter or pitcher counts as a “No Pitch”. B) One Strike 10. SCORE KEEPING B) You must have a full team (three C) Fly balls caught by fielders players) to start a game. D) Ball hitting “THE LINE”, lines that A) Winning team (all three members) will C) No warming up on playing courts. make up the “pie”, or landing in the “pie” be the officials for the next game on the same court. Begin games immediately. E) Ball touched or dropped by batter or Captain of the winning team will be responsible for D) Rule violation complaints must be pitcher (see Rule 13A). Foul tips that hit batter keeping track of the game ball. made BEFORE score sheet is turned in and is the and land in foul territory are foul. B) Start the games within five minutes losing team’s responsibility. F) Batting out of turn after completion of previous game. Any team not E) Decisions of the Over-The-Line rules G) Pitcher crossing “THE LINE” after ready to play will forfeit; any exceptions will be at committee are final. hit ball (see Rule 12) the discretion of the OTL committee. H) Using a disqualified bat C) “One” of the “Three” players on the I) Not having one foot behind the apex winning team shall turn in the scorecard to the of the triangle (marked j) when batting. (See announcers stand in a timely fashion while the Rule 2). other “two” will score keep the next game.