Tournament Rules:
USA SOFTBALL UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTATED BELOW *HOME TEAM WILL BE DETERMINED BY A COIN FLIP POOL PLAY OR THE HIGHER SEED BRACKET PLAY *HOME TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING THE SCORE AFTER THE GAME *FREE DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION. ONCE THE GAME BEGINS NO PLAYERS CAN BE ADDED TO THE LINEUP THIS MUST BE DECLARED AT THE PLATE MEETING *COURTESY RUNNERS CAN BE USED FOR PITCHER AND CATCHER ONLY AND WILL BE THE LAST COMPLETED AT BAT *NO COLLISIONS PERMITTED AT HOME PLATE RUNNER MUST SLIDE OR THEY WILL BE CALLED OUT *IF A PLAYER IS INJURED AND HAS TO LEAVE THE GAME THEY ARE PERMITTED TO RETURN IN THE NEXT INNING UNLESS THEY MISS THEIR AT BAT IN WHICH CASE THE PLAYER IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THAT GAME THEY WILL BE SKIPPED IN THE BATTING ORDER WITHOUT PENALTY BLOOD RULE IS IN EFFECT *IF A PLAYER IS EJECTED THEIR AT BAT WILL BE CONSIDERED AN OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT GAME AND THEY ARE INELIGIBLE TO RETURN TO ANY FUTURE GAMES *GAME TIME IS FORFEIT TIME TEAMS NOT READY TO START AT THE SCHEDULED STARTING TIME WILL FORFEIT FORFEITS WILL BE SCORED 5 0 *TEAMS MUST BE READY TO START UP TO 15 MIN EARLY *NO FORMAL PROTESTS ALLOWED

Special Comments:
NOW OPEN TO B/C TEAMS!!