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


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 WOMAN.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.  IF CERTIFIED UMPIRES ARE NOT PRESENT, THE BATTING TEAM WILL PROVIDE UMPIRES AT HOME
PLATE, FIRST AND THIRD BASE.  BASE UMPIRES 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 USE INTERNATIONAL TIE BREAKER RULE (LAST OUT TO SECOND BASE, PLAY FULL INNING,
WINNER AT THE END OF THE INNING WINS). 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 LEAGUE WILL PROVIDE SCORE SHEETS, GAME BALLS AND BASES.


SCORE SHEETS
THE WINNING TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR UPDATING THE POSTED SCHEDULE AT THE DIAMONDS.


UMPIRES
THE LEAGUE WILL TRY TO PROVIDE UMPIRES; THIS WILL DEPEND ON AVAILABILITY OF THE UMPIRES.  IF THERE IS NO
UMPIRE THERE TO START THE GAME THEN YOU WILL UMPIRE YOUR GAMES THE SAME AS IN REGULAR SEASON


GENERAL RULES
1. FOUR BALLS AND NO STRIKES TO A MALE BATTER, HE GOES TO SECOND BASE, SORRY LADIES BUT YOU ONLY GET ONE BASE
2. ***NEW*** LADIES CAN BUNT
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.
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