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Intramural Co-ed Softball Rules


Basic Rules:

Games end 5 minutes before the hour or 7 innings whichever comes first. Should time expire, an inning that has started will be completed. During league play tie games will be recorded as a tie. During play-offs extra innings will be played. For the beginning of each extra inning, the last batter to make an out, will start off at second base as a base runner.

Additional Rules:


* Pitches must have an arc between 6ft-12ft

* Minimum of two women playing

* Softball bats only

* No metal cleats

* Batting order must remain the same for the whole game

* Late players go to the end of the batting order

* Teams consist of 10 players, can use substitutions, substitutions use same batting order.

* No stealing, No leading off the base, if a player leaves the base before the batter hits the ball he/she will be out.

* One base on an overthrow from the last base touched at the time of the overthrow.

* Base runners may tag-up after a fly ball is caught.

* No Bunting
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