ASL Rules for the 2011 season :

 

·        Teams must have a lineup at the beginning or each game

·        A minimum of three girls must be in the lineup at all times

·        If the minimum of girls is playing, any substitutions must stay in the same batting order spot

·        There are no limitations on substitutions:  For instance a player IS permitted to re-enter a game at a later time in the same spot in the lineup or anywhere if the batting order has been completed since they left.  Also, pinch runners are allowed by a player not currently in the lineup, not by a player in the lineup.

·        Teams must be comprised of Applebees’ employees.  If an employee leaves or transfers during the season, they are still allowed to play.  A transfer can play for one team or the other not both.  The transferred employee must make a decision after one week which team they will play for and cannot go back.  Also, after the eighth week of the season nobody can transfer teams regardless of the situation. If an employee’s home store does not have a team they may play for another store.

·        No leading off, stealing, or bunting

·        Home teams are responsible for having a field and bases. Bases should not be flat as they are difficult to see and set up in “softball dimensions”, not baseball ones

·        Our official league ball is the “blue dot” each team should have at least two

·        Directions should be sent to the visiting team with a cell phone number (in case someone gets lost) by the Friday before Monday’s game

·        Designated team captains will discuss and make decisions regarding close calls.  Use your best judgment and flip a coin if you absolutely can’t agree 

·        Both team captains must agree to end a game early due to weather or darkness in advance

·        The pitcher must be somewhere in the circle around the mound

·        The infield fly rule IS in effect.  In other words, if there is a pop up and the ball is dropped you cannot double up the runner needing to advance

·        It is strongly recommended that in the name of sportsmanship that a batter not take a ridiculous amount of pitches to stall the game or in search of “their perfect pitch”

·        Our league IS slow pitch meaning the delivery should be underhand and the ball should have some arc to it.  The ball should not be coming in level

·        Rain dates will be made up as needed (not within the first three weeks), the week following the final regularly scheduled game, otherwise teams will proceed directly to the playoffs

·        Playoffs will include the top eight teams in all, with #1 hosting #8 and #2 hosting #7 and so on, the winners will continue to advance to the finals, with games being at the higher seeded team.  Each division winner will host a home game and be seeded 1-4.

·        Tiebreakers:  1-Head to head record, 2-Runs given up, 3-Margin of victory

·        If a store receives an AOA on a game day, then they are excused from the game and it will be made up as soon as both teams are able to come up with a date

·        If a team forfeits the winning team will have their stats amended to their average “victory” margin at the end of the season.  The losing team will take a 20-0 loss in the standings.

·        Teams need to get scores (and any highlights they may want to share) to Ray by Monday night after the game 

·        Each team must produce a “Rosnet labor report” before the game with id’s in order to ensure that each player for their team is legit. This report should be done recently not 2009!

·        A team will be allowed to play one “ringer” if they should choose but will forfeit a spot in the batting order and field.  In other words they can only play nine at all times and must still have “3” girls in their lineup.

   

 

Any questions please give Ray a call at 732-567-6107 (cell) or 732-505-9090 (Toms River)