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ACAA / USSSA Tournament Info
" Date: July, 20 - 25 --- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
" Each 12 Team Division will play 2 rounds of single elimination games, then 2 rounds of double elimination games to determine a Champion for each Division. The Winner and Runner-up in each Division will receive Trophies.
" Single Elimination games will be held on our 4 Fields on Monday and Tuesday nights. 3 Single Elimination games will be held on Green Jackets Field on Tuesday night. Double Elimination games will be held on GJ Field on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Teams chosen to play on GJ Field will be determined by the highest Ticket Sales. (both teams combined)
" The Tickets will still be $7.00 with $2.00 going to the Golden Harvest Food Bank. The Tickets will be for the August 1(Saturday), Green Jackets game. Each Ticket comes with a coupon for a Free Cap that can be picked up when you attend the game. There will also be Fireworks after the Game! John and I have tickets and tickets will be sold at the gate for our games. Also, there will be a link on our website to a special GJ page that lists all our teams. You can click on your team and buy tickets online!
" We are really looking forward to everyone's cooperation and participation in this year's GJ Ticket Sales. We sold over 700 Tickets last year which put us in great standing with the Green Jackets. In order to break last year's record, we are going to need the participation of all our teams. We are asking that every Team purchase at least 30 Tickets. If you only go to one Green Jackets Game this season, Please make it this one.
" Our 6 Team Ladies League will have their Tournament July 13 and 14. The Tournament will be Single Elimination for the first two rounds and Double Elimination for the Final Round. The Games will be held at Eisenhower Park/Warren Baptist Upward Fields.
" Questions, Comments, or Suggestions
Keith Davis --- 706-284-5042 --- davfam6@comcast.net
John Pirkle --- 706-799-7025 --- thepirk@aol.com
5/12/2009 9:52:18 PM
AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Adult Softball By-Laws
I. Governing Authority - Augusta Christian Athletic Association
The governing authority of all softball leagues shall be the athletic staff of the ACAA
II. Eligibility
All players on the men's teams must be 16 years old on or before June 10th of the current season*, and 15 years old on or before June 10th on the women's teams.
III. Rosters
1. Team rosters shall not exceed 20 players
2. A team's manager wishing to add or release players may do so by the ISTS system or by notifying the field supervisor fifteen minutes prior to your teams' scheduled game time.
3. No team may add a player to or from their roster after May 15th at 5:00 pm. Hard ship cases will be considered.
IV. Rules and Regulations
1. USSSA slo-pitch rules will be adhered to unless otherwise stated in these by-laws.
2. The ACAA will furnish 2 game balls, after that a team may furnish their own 44-core blue stitch softball with USSSA stamped on it, if they choose.
3. Church league teams may use the double wall bat, or any bat on the USSSA approved bat list.
4. Pitching Distance - Men's church league - 50-56 ft.*
5. Home runs: All leagues will use the equalizer rule.
Church C/D - 2 homeruns-then equalizer
6. All fees and rosters must be turned in by March 28, 2009
Church league teams $400 (softballs furnished) or multi-team reduced rate…
7. Games will be seven innings and no inning will start after one hour and five minutes,
unless there is a tie. The run rule limit will be 12 runs after five innings, 15 runs after four innings and 20 runs after three innings. In the event of rain, five innings constitutes an official game, four and one-half innings if the home team is ahead. If a game is rained out before it is considered to be complete then that game will be replayed in its entirety. Light failure will be treated like a rain out.
8. A grace period of five minutes will be given for the first game of the night. Grace period
begins at the scheduled game time. A team may play with eight players. If eight players are present at the scheduled game time the game must begin.
9. A team may start a game with eight players. When the ninth and tenth player arrive, he
must be inserted at the end of the batting order without penalty. An extra hitter may not be used in this situation. If a player is injured and has to be removed from the game, there will be no penalty against his team when there are no substitutes available. Courtesy runners (see note below). If a player is ejected, a team may continue to play with one less player than they started the game with provided there are no substitutes available. An out will be recorded in the ejected player's batting position. A team must have eight players to continue a game.
10. If a player is ejected from a game for unsportsmanlike conduct, he will have to sit out the
next scheduled game. Two ejections in one season are an automatic suspension for that person for the remainder of the season.
11. Line-ups must be turned in 10 minutes before game time.
12. Metal or screw in cleats are not allowed, only rubber-molded cleats are permissible.
13. Team trophies will be awarded to the first place teams in each division.
Tie-breaker system for the trophy positions are as follows:
(a) If two teams are tied at the end of the season, head-to-head competition will prevail.
(b) If two teams split during the season a playoff game will be held.
(c) If three or more teams are tied, a playoff will be held.
14. (a) A post season tournament will be scheduled. Each teams' seed in the tournament will be determined for other than first or second place, total runs scored in games between the tied teams will be used for the tournament seed.
(b) A sportsmanship trophy will be awarded at season's end. It's award will be determined by votes from the teams and the umpires.
15. All Players on a team must wear a matching color jersey with a number (6 inch) on the back. The jerseys may have a sponsor's name (discreetly).
16. Each team may have 2 courtesy runners declared at the beginning of the game. The courtesy runner will be the player who made the last out. A player who is injured during play may have a courtesy runner at the umpire's discretion.
V. Protest
1. Protests may be made on rule interpretation only; judgment calls are not protestable. Protest fee: $30. Protests must be made after the infraction or before the next live ball is put into play. Scorekeepers will note the inning, batter, and number of outs when the protest takes place. Protests are made to the home plate umpire.
2. Eligibility must be protested before the game ends. Driver's license or a picture ID must
be on hand at all games.
VI. Conduct
1. Any unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. This includes cursing, fighting, or
taunting. Anyone ejected from a game must leave the park.
2. No smoking or drinking will be tolerated in or around the playing field. (Fans included.)
3. Destruction of parks property will result in prosecution by law.
4. Anyone who threatens harm to a USSSA staff member or umpire will be banned from all programs and facilities.
VII. Church League Teams/Rosters
1. A church team must consist of members and/or regular attendees. An attendee is defined as a person that attends church service for the church he is competing for, since Jan. 1st of current year. This could be a Wednesday or Sunday service. Two churches may combine teams with approval of the league. A player cannot play on another church team unless the churches combine teams or the church has no team in the league.
A) If is recommended that the team set a standard for outreach players (non-members) that those prospect players comply with a minimum # of services attended to be determined by that church team. (Twice per month? Etc….)
B) No more than 4 of the 20 roster players should be outreach/prospect
players.
*A minister from the church must sign rosters. If two churches combine, both ministers
must sign the roster.
2. This is a church league. The league directors are the sole and final authority on a group's status as a church. Some typical qualifications: has official state status, collects tithes, has duly established clergy, ministry to all ages, and observes sacraments (Lord's Supper, baptism, etc.).
2009 Addendum
A. Umpire contingency: If the umpire has not arrived 10 minutes past official game start time, the game will begin. Each team will umpire it's own turn at bat (the batting team will call balls and strikes, safe or out, etc.)
B. Scorekeeping contingency: this year the league is providing paid scorekeepers/field supervisors. They will keep the official scorebook and determine if the game is to be postponed or cancelled due to inclement weather. If the paid scorekeeper is not there, these responsibilities fall to the home team.
C. Approximately halfway through the season, the ball color will change from white to optic yellow. All other specifications for the ball remain the same.
D. Forfeits: every attempt is to be made to play the scheduled game. As much advanced notice as possible should be given if a team cannot field enough players to play. A pattern of forfeiting games will cause that team to lose eligibility for play the following year.
E. The "quick pitch" is illegal in this league. Every attempt should be made by the pitcher to deliver a pitch to a prepared batter. Deliberate stalling by the batter will result in a penalty (called strike/out).
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