GENERAL
THE LEAGUE WILL PLAY UNDER THE NSA CANADA RULES. EXCEPT WHERE THEY CONFLICT WITH THE BOSTON PIZZA LEAGUE
RULES, AS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE & MAJORITY VOTE OF TEAM REPRESENTATIVES.


TEAM ROSTER
EACH TEAM MUST HAVE ITS ROSTER REGISTERED ON THE NSA WEBSITE (WWW.NSACANADA.COM) NO LATER THAN JUNE 1ST, 2008.
THE CAPTAIN OF EACH TEAM WILL ONLY HAVE ONE CHANCE AT COMPLETING THE ROSTER ONLINE SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU
HAVE ALL OF THE REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR EACH PLAYER BEFORE YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE. NO ADDITIONS OR SUBSTITUTIONS
CAN BE MADE WITHOUT CONTACTING THE LEAGUE NSA REP. THE REP IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN GO IN THE PROGRAM TO MAKE
CHANGES. THE ROSTER MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL AS INDICATED. THE MINIMUM AGE IS 18 YEARS OF AGE, EACH TEAM WILL
BE PERMITTED TO HAVE AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF PLAYERS ON THEIR ROSTER, BUT YOU MAY ONLY BE ON ONE ROSTER IN THE
BP SLO-PITCH LEAGUE.


TEAM LINE UP
EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A MINIMUM OF 8 PLAYERS TO START THE GAME.  A FULL LINE-UP WILL CONSIST OF 11 PLAYERS. A
MINIMUM OF 4 WILL BE WOMEN AND ONE PLAYER WILL BE THE E.H. WHO WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN THE FIELD. IF A
TEAM CAN ONLY FIELD 3 WOMEN, THEY CAN PLAY 6 MEN, BUT NO EH.  THE FOURTH WOMAN WILL BE CONSIDERED AN AUTOMATIC
OUT, YOU MAY NOT PUT A MAN IN THE LINEUP IN PLACE OF THE ABSENT LADY.THE EH SUBSTITUTION CAN BE MADE AT ANY TIME,
BUT FOUR WOMEN MUST REMAIN ON THE FIELD AT ALL TIMES. IF YOU START A GAME WITH AN EH< YOU MUST FINISH THE GAME
WITH AN EH. YOU CANNOT ADD THE EH AFTER THE GAME HAS STARTED. A TEAM WILL RECEIVE A DEFAULT IF THEY HAVE LESS
THAN THREE WOMEN AND/OR LESS THAN EIGHT PLAYERS TO START THE GAME. TEAMS THAT ARE SHORT LADIES MAY CALL IN A
LADY FROM ANOTHER TEAM IN THE LEAGUE PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGISTERED ON A ROSTER FOR THE LEAGUE.  


GENERAL PLAY
GAMES ARE 7 INNINGS OR 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES LONG.  5 FULL INNINGS CONSTITUES A COMPLETE GAME IF CALLED DUE TO
RAIN OR LIGHT CONDITIONS.  THE BATTING TEAM WILL PROVIDE UMPIRES AT HOME PLATE, FIRST AND THIRD BASE.  BASE
UPMIRES ON FIRST AND THIRD WILL MAKE THE CALLS AT THEIR RESPECTIVE BASE; HOME PLATE UMPIRE WILL MAKE THE CALLS
FOR SECOND AND HOME PLATE. IF A TEAM WISHES TO CHALLENGE A CALL MADE BY THE BASE UMPIRES, THE HOME PLATE UMPIRE
WILL MAKE THE FINAL CALL. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A FUN LEAGUE.  GAMES TIED AFTER 7 INNINGS WILL BE
CONSIDERED A TIE AND EACH TEAM WILL RECEIVE 1 POINT.  IN THE EVENT OF A TIE EACH TEAM WILL BE EXPECTED TO HAND
IN A SCORESHEET.

TEAMS WILL BE GIVEN A FIFTEEN-MINUTE GRACE PERIOD FROM SCHEDULED GAME TIME; IF YOU CANNOT FIELD A TEAM WITHIN
THE FIFTEEN-MINUTE GRACE PERIOD THEN YOUR TEAM WILL RECEIVE A DEFAULT.


EQUIPMENT
THE HOME TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING BASES, HOMEPLATE MAT, A NEW GAME BALL, AND A SCORE SHEET.


DEFAULTED GAMES
A GAME IS CONSIDERED DEFAULTED IF A TEAM CANNOT BE FIELDED WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF THE SCHEDULED START TIME. IF
YOU KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIELD A TEAM, OUT OF COURTESY YOU SHOULD ADVISE THE OPPOSING
TEAM CAPTAIN. FOR EACH DEFAULT YOUR TEAM WILL LOSE 1 POINT. IF YOU DEFAULT MORE THAN FOUR TIMES YOU WILL NOT
BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE PLAYOFFS. DEFAULTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA SCORE SHEET OR EMAIL TO THE EXECUTIVE TO
BE ADDED TO THE STATS.


RAINED OUT GAMES
IF A GAME IS CALLED DUE TO RAIN IT WILL BE CONSIDERED A TIE AND EACH TEAM WILL RECEIVE 1 POINT. THE GAMES WILL
NOT BE RESCHEDULED. THE CAPTAINS OF BOTH TEAMS WILL MEET AT THE DIAMOND OR CONTACT EACH OTHER AND AGREE TO A
RAIN OUT. IF NO CONTACT IS MADE BETWEEN TEAMS YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT THE DIAMOND AND READY TO FIELD A TEAM.
IN THE EVENT OF A RAINOUT YOU MUST GO TO THE WEBSITE WWW.BPSLOPITCH.COM, "RAINOUTS" LINK, THAT DAY, SO THAT
THE DIAMOND CAN BE CANCELLED AND EACH TEAM GIVEN A POINT. IF WE ARE NOT NOTIFIED OF A RAINOUT THE NO POINTS
WILL BE AWARDED.SEND AN EMAIL VIA THE "RAINOUTS" LINK AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE THE DAY OF THE GAME, SO THAT THE
DIAMOND CAN BE CANCELLED AND EACH TEAM GIVEN A POINT. IF THE EXECUTIVE IS NOT NOTIFIED OF A RAINOUT THEN NO
POINTS WILL BE AWARDED.


SCORE SHEETS
THE SCORE SHEETS MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
- DATE, TIME & LOCATION OF THE GAME
- NAME OF BOTH TEAMS & FINAL SCORE
- IF A TEAM DEFAULTED PLEASE INDICATE ON YOUR SCORE SHEET WHICH OF THE TWO TEAMS DEFAULTED, OR YOU CAN GO TO
  THE LINK "DEFAULT" AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE AND INDICATE THE SAME INFORMATION
- STATS WILL BE READ AS ONE OF FOUR THINGS: WIN, LOSS, TIE, OR DEFAULT

THE WINNING TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING THE SCORE SHEET. IN THE CASE OF A TIE BOTH TEAMS ARE REQUIRED TO
SUBMIT A SCORE SHEET. SCORE SHEETS ARE TO BE DROPPED OF TO THE DROPBOX IN THE BOSTON PIZZA LOUNGE (DOWNTOWN) BY
THE FIRST THURSDAY AFTER THE GAME WAS PLAYED.

IF THE SCORE SHEET IS NOT COMPLETE, NOT LEGIBLE, OR NOT PASSED IN ON TIME THEN NO POINTS WILL BE AWARDED FOR
THESE GAMES.  SORRY NO LATE STATS WILL BE ACCEPTED, AND STATS WILL NO BE CHANGED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN POSTED.
IF THERE IS A TIE FOR 1ST PLACE FOR PLAYOFFS OR DIVISION THAN THE TEAMS WITH THE MOST "WINS" WINS.
 


GENERAL RULES
1. THERE IS NO INTENTIONAL WALK RULE
2. ***NEW*** LADIES CAN BUNT
   - IF THE BALL MAKES CONTACT WITH THE BAT, EVEN WHILE YOU ARE PULLING THE BAT BACK (AFTER SHOWING BUNT),
     IT IS A STRIKE
   - IF YOU PUSH THE BAT TOWARD THE BALL AT ANY TIME (SHOWING BUNT) IT WILL NOT MATTER IF THE BALL HITS THE
     MAT OR THE PLATE, THIS WILL BE CONSIDERED A STRIKE
   - THIRD STRIKE FOUL, THE BATTER IS OUT
   - THE PLATE IS IN FAIR TERRITORY. IF THE BALL HITS THE PLATE AN REMAINS ON THE PLATE OR ROLLS TOWARD THE INFIELD,
     IT IS A FAIR BALL
   - IF THE BUNTED BALL TRAVELS DOWN FIRST OR THIRD BASE LINE STARTING FAIR , ROLLS FOUL, ROLLS FAIR AGAIN, THEN
     STOPS BEFORE THE BASE IN FAIR TERRITORY WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED BY A DEFENSIVE PLAYER, IT IS A FAIR BALL
3. "SCORING LINE" = SAFE LINE AT HOME. FOR A RUNNER TO SCORE AT HOME THEY MUST CROSS THE SAFE LINE,
    THE CATCHER TAKES THE PLATE. ANY RUNNER THAT TOUCHES THE PLATE WILL BE CALLED OUT
4. NO LEAD-OFFS, THE BALL MUST MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BAT PRIOR TO THE RUNNER LEAVING THE BASE. LEAD-OFFS WILL
   RESULT IN THE RUNNER BEING CALLED OUT. NO STEALING BASES.
5. EACH TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF 10 RUNS PER INNING WITH THE LAST INNING BEING OPEN. MERCY RULE
   APPLIES. IF A TEAM IS AHEAD BY 15 RUNS AFTER THE FIFTH COMPLETE INNING THEY WIN THE GAME
6. THE BASES WILL BE 60 FEET APART
7. 20 FOOT COMMITMENT LINE IS IN EFFECT
8. INFIELD FLY RULE DOES NOT APPLY
9. THERE WILL BE A HOMERUN RULE IN EFFECT; NO TEAM SHALL BE MORE THAN 3 OUT-OF-PARK HOMEURUNS AHEAD OF THE
   OPPOSING TEAM. IF A PLAYER HITS AN OUT-OF-PARK HOMERUN WHEN THEIR TEAM IS ALREADY AHEAD BY 3 THAN THE
   HOMERUN WILL BE CONSIDERED A STRIKE. ***NOTE: THIS RULE DOES NOT APPLY TO GAMES PLAYED AT THE TAP DIAMONDS
   IN TIMBERLEA***
10. NO USE OF ILLEGAL BATS
11. NO SMOKING, DRINKING, BOTTLE/CANS ON THE PLAYING FIELD
12. TEAMS DEEMED UNSPORTSMANLIKE MAY BE SUSPENDED FROM THE LEAGUE