SAN FRANCISCO SOFTBALL
WINTER LEAGUE RULES
2005-2006
TIME
 EACH LEAGUE GAME = ONE HOUR AND TEN MINUTES.
FOUL BALLS

EACH TEAM, EACH GAME, ALLOWED TWO FOUL BALLS OVER
ANY FENCE, HEDGE, ETC. THIRD FOUL BALL = BATTER IS OUT.            

MERCY RULE
 12 TEAM RUNS AFTER FIVE INNINGS.
HOME/VISITOR
 ALL LEAGUE GAMES – MANAGERS DO COIN FLIP.
HOME/VISITOR
 PLAY-OFFS AND CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – AS PER PRINTED
SCHEDULE PRESENTED TO EACH MANAGER.
PICK-UP PLAYERS
(LEAGUE)
 TEAM MANAGER IS ALLOWED TO PICK UP TWO OR THREE
PLAYERS AT GAME TIME, DURING LEAGUE GAMES ONLY.
PICK-UP PLAYERS
(PLAY-OFFS)
 NO, NO, DURING PLAY-OFF SERIES, PICK UP OF PLAYERS =
AUTOMATIC FORFEIT OF PLAY-OFF GAME.
PICK-UP PLAYERS
(CHAMPIONSHIP)
 NO, NO, DURING CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, PICK UP OF PLAYERS =
AUTOMATIC FORFEIT OF CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME.
ALL PLAYERS
 CAN PLAY ONLY FOR ONE TEAM DURING THE PLAY-OFFS AND
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OR TEAM WILL AUTOMATIC FORFEIT.
OPEN & UPPER
PLAYERS
 ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE LOWER DIVISION. DURING
LEAGUE GAME SAID TEAM WILL BE REQUIRED TO MOVE UP
TO OPEN AND/OR UPPER LEVEL, FOR THE PLAY-OFFS AND
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES.
MAGIC WORDS
 PLAYERS AND OTHERS WILL BE EJECTED FROM GAME.
OTHER LEAGUE ACTION WILL BE HANDLED BY THE LEAGUE
DIRECTOR AND SOME CASES, IF NECESSASRY, WILL BE
HANDLED BY THE SF RECREATION AND PARK DEPARTMENT,
RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND LEGAL DEPARTMENT. WILL
ALSO BE FORWARDED TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE.
CLEAN UP
 PLEASE, HELP CLEAN UP YOUR TEAM BENCH AREA
AND PICNIC AREA.
CATCHER
MASK
 IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO ALL DIVISIONS –
UPPER COED, LOWER COED, OPEN COED, AND UPPER MEN,
LOWER MEN, OPEN MEN, AND SENIORS.
ALL PLAYERS –
SPECIAL RULE
 ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE PLAYED DURING REGULAR LEAGUE
SEASON IN ORDER TO PLAY IN THE PLAY-OFFS AND CHAMPION-
SHIP SERIES OR SAID TEAM WILL AUTOMATICALLY FORFEIT.
BATS –
WINTER LEAGUE

WOOD AND METAL BATS CAN BE USED.
NO MIKEN ULTRA-BALANCED; MIKEN ULTRA-MAXLOAD; MIKEN ULTRA #2;
EASTON TRI-SHELL CONNEXION; EASTON SYNERGY; EASTON SYNERGY PLUS;
MIKEN FREAK PLUS; DEMARINI DARK; DEMARINI EVO; WORTH WICKED;
WORTH WWSC WICKED COMPOSITE.
PLAYER WILL BE EJECTED FROM GAME AND TEAM WILL LOSE GAME.
COURTESY
RUNNER

UNLIMITED COURTESY RUNNERS ARE ALLOWED EACH INNING,
EACH GAME, WHEN MANAGER NEEDS IT FOR HURT, OLDER, ETC.
PLAYER. ANY PLAYER ON THE OFFICIAL LINE-UP AND AVAILABLE
BENCH SUBSTITUES AS A ENTRY OR RE-ENTRY PLAYER.
WEATHER
REPORT
 TELEPHONE: 415.552.1705
AFTER 7:30PM – FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY EVENING
AFTER 7:30AM – SATURDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY MORNING
TIE GAME
 TIME ON THE CLOCK – PLAY ONE EXTRA INNING ONLY.
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2261 Market Street • PMB Box 294
San Francisco, CA 94114
415•552•1705
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