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SOFTBALL

SPORT RULES

Power and Duties .................................................................................................................................................. 45
The Plate Umpire ................................................................................................................................................... 46
The Base Umpire .................................................................................................................................................... 46
Responsibilities of a Single Umpire .................................................................................................................. 46
Change of Umpires ................................................................................................................................................ 46
Umpires Judgment ................................................................................................................................................ 47
Signals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 47
8. Suspension of Play ........................................................................................................................................... 48
Violations and Penalties ...................................................................................................................................... 48
14. COACHES, PLAYERS, & SUBSTITUES .................................................................................................................................. 49
Coaches .................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Line-Up Cards and Rosters .................................................................................................................................. 49
Players ...................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Starting Players ...................................................................................................................................................... 51
Extra Player ............................................................................................................................................................. 51
Re-Entry ................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Substitutes/Illegal Player .................................................................................................................................... 52
Disqualified or Ejected Participant ................................................................................................................... 54
Disrupted Calls ....................................................................................................................................................... 54
Dugout Conduct .................................................................................................................................................... 55
15. REPLACEMENT PLAYER ........................................................................................................................................................ 55
Replacement Player .............................................................................................................................................. 55
16. PROTEST PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................................................................... 56
Protests that will not be received ..................................................................................................................... 56
Protests That Will be Received .......................................................................................................................... 56
Protests Involving Judgment and Interpretation of Rule ........................................................................... 57
Notification of Intent to Lodge Protest .......................................................................................................... 57
Time to Lodge an Official Protest ..................................................................................................................... 57
Information Required for Written Protest ...................................................................................................... 57
Result of Protest ................................................................................................................................................... 58
17. DIVISIONING ............................................................................................................................................................................ 58
18. AWARDS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
See Sport Rules Article 1 ..................................................................................................................................... 58
Tiebreakers ............................................................................................................................................................. 58
19. UNIFIED SPORTS RULES ....................................................................................................................................................... 59
20. GLOSSARY OF TERMS ........................................................................................................................................................... 59

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