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Applies to both men and coed leagues

LXC SPORT & SOCIAL CLUB OFFICIAL SOFTBALL RULES

(Unless noted here, please use USSSA rule sets.)

Pinch Runner Rule

  • The batter must make it to 1st base.
  • The last out of the same gender is the pinch runner.
  • Unlimited number of pinch runners are allowed.

Strikes and Balls

  • The pitch arc must reach 6 feet and not exceed 10 feet, and must hit the mat.
  • All pitches must come from the hip on the throwing hand side of the body with no fakes.
  • Pitchers are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to wear safety gear.

Male/Female Ratio

  • A maximum of 6 male players are allowed on the field at once.
  • Teams must have at least 3 females to play.

Commit Line

  • Once a runner crosses this line, they are committed to home plate and cannot return to third unless they are going back to tag up.
  • Home plate is a force out, and the runner cannot be tagged after crossing the commit line.

Bats/Cleats

  • Bats must be USA/ASA, NSA, or USSSA certified.
  • No metal cleats allowed.

Players

  • A team may field 10 players.
  • Teams must have a minimum of 7 players, with at least 3 females in coed leagues.
  • There may not be more than 6 players in the infield when the ball is hit.

Time Limit

  • Games consist of seven innings or 1 hour, whichever comes first.
  • If 50 minutes or more have passed at the start of a new inning, the umpire shall call the last inning.
  • The losing team will bat first in the last inning.
    • (USSSA Flip Flop Rule)

Hitting

  • Each batter starts with a 1-1 count.
  • Batters will be given one foul ball; with 2 strikes, the next foul ball will result in an out.
  • Any foul tip caught by the catcher will be considered an out.

Run Limit

  • A maximum of 7 runs is allowed per at-bat.
  • If 7 runs are reached, the following inning will allow only 6 runs, and the inning after that will allow only 5 runs.
    • This rule only applies to the team that is leading.
    • The team that is behind may catch up and take the lead up to 7 runs.

Home Runs

  • Men’s Upper (D): 3 HR
  • Men’s Lower (E): 1 HR
  • Co-ed Strong Upper (D): 3 HR
  • Co-ed Strong Lower and Weak Hand (E): 1 HR
    • After the home run limit is reached, any additional home runs will result in an out.
    • This is the HR limit per game.
    • The HR-hitting team is responsible for retrieving the balls.

Walks

  • Coed Only:
    • Males will be granted 2 bases on a walk, and the following female will have the option to hit or take first base.
    • If the male receiving the walk forces in the maximum runs per inning, the following female will start the next inning without the option to walk.

Batting Order

  • ALL players must bat.
  • The batting order must alternate between male and female (for coed leagues).
  • In the event that there are more females than males on the roster, females may bat back-to-back.
    • However, two males cannot bat consecutively.

Substitutions

  • Substitutions are allowed at any time as long as they are not preventing players from being involved or being unfairly used.
  • Substitutes will not be allowed to play if a team has 10 rostered players available to play on the field.

SPORTSMANSHIP

The idea of LXC is to have fun. We hope that all participants keep that in mind when becoming involved. Although the games may become intense, you still can be competitive while maintaining good sportsmanship. With this said, any behavior deemed unacceptable by staff may result in suspension and/or ejection from a game or the league.

Abuse of staff will not be tolerated.

LXC reserves the right to remove a player from a game or a league if they are considered to be bringing down the quality of the league. LXC will not tolerate fighting! Fighting will be an automatic ejection from any game and in most cases ejection from the league for the remainder of the season.

If you feel that someone on your team or on another team is not practicing good sportsmanship, please let us know.