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SOFTBALL

SPORT RULES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. GOVERNING RULES .................................................................................................................................................................. 5
2. OFFICIAL EVENTS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Individual Skills Competition ................................................................................................................................ 5
Base Race ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Bat for Distance ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
T-Ball Competition .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Coach Pitch Team Competition ........................................................................................................................... 5
Slow Pitch Team Competition .............................................................................................................................. 5
Unified® Sports Slow Pitch Team Competition ............................................................................................... 5
3. EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5
The Official Bat ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Warm-Up Bats .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
The Official Softball ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Gloves and Mitts ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Shoes .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Protective Equipment ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Equipment on Playing Field .................................................................................................................................. 9
Equipment contactby Ball ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Offensive equipment contact .............................................................................................................................. 9
Apparent play recourse ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Defensive equipment ........................................................................................................................................... 10
All Equipment ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
4. UNIFORM .................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Caps ........................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Undershirts.............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Pants/Sliding Pants ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Numbers .................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Names ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Casts ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Jewelry ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
5. FIELD OF PLAY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11
The Playing Field .................................................................................................................................................... 11
Ground or Special Rules ....................................................................................................................................... 11
The Official Diamond Shall Have Base Lines As Follows: ............................................................................ 11
Diamond Layout ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
Bases ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Baserunner’s (Second) Home Plate .................................................................................................................. 13
6. INDIVIDUAL SKILLS COMPETITION RULES ...................................................................................................................... 14
Individual Skills Competition .............................................................................................................................. 14
Base Race ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Bat for Distance ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
7. T-BALL TEAM COMPETITION .............................................................................................................................................. 17
Divisioning ............................................................................................................................................................... 17
Playing Area ............................................................................................................................................................ 17
Team and Players................................................................................................................................................... 18
General Rules and Modifications ....................................................................................................................... 18
Substitutions .......................................................................................................................................................... 18

2 VERSION: June 2018
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