GASPL 2010 Co-Ed Rule Changes

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1) Skill Rank/Value Ratings Day
Ratings Day Will Be Re-Established Prior To The Men's Draft For All New Players To The League.
Co-Ed Team Managers Are Required To Attend Ratings Day To Evaluate New Players To The League.

2) Base Running Contact Rule
Players Will Be Allowed To Anticipate Contact At The Plate And Leave Any Base As The Ball Crosses The Plane Of The Plate.
This Rule Is In Adherence To The SPN Rule Currently In Use.

3) HR Stat Tracking
HR Stats For The End Of Season League HR Award Will Only Be Considered For "Over The Fence" HR. Inside The Park HR's And Errors That Result In 4 Bags Will Not Be Considered For The League HR Award.

4)1st Base Outfield Assists
No Outfielder Will Be Able To Make An Out At 1st Base.

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Mercy Rule: Rule remains unchanged, if either team is leading by 25 or more runs after the 7th inning the game is deemed to be completed.

Anticipation Step: Reverting to SPN rule, all players may now leave the bag when softball crosses the plane of the plate.

Male Batter Walked: Reverting to SPN rule, if a male player is walked for any reason, the male batter automatically is awarded 2nd base. The following female batter MUST bat.

1st Base Outfield Force: No outfielder may make a throw to 1st base to force out a batter.

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**AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION** At the Annual General Meeting, the rule involving automatic outs and male female playing ratios was discussed. The League Executive made the decision to review this rule and determine a rule that not only allowed a reduction in forfeited games, but also did not penalize teams further for already being short players. The following rule interpretation is what has been agreed upon:

3.1 Minimum number of players to start or continue a game is eight (8). A minimum of three (3) females/males must take the field. A maximum of five (5) males to be fielding at any time. If at any time during the course of the game the number of fielders or batters on a team falls below the minimum eight (8) or three (3) female/males, the game shall be declared a forfeit by that team at the time.

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Perhaps to be taken as a heads up, but no playoff games should be played at Palermo small. The diamond is too small especially with the rule changes about walking a male batter regardless of the count. If not possible, then the home run rule needs to be revisited.