59.1.0 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FAST PITCH and SLOW
PITCH SOFTBALL – Fast pitch and Slow pitch softball are considered separate and
distinct sports.
|
Year |
First
Practice |
Minimum
Practice Days Per Individual |
Regular
Season Contest Limit |
End Season |
|
2002-03 |
March 3 |
10 |
20 + Jamboree |
May 31 |
|
2003-04 |
March 1 |
10 |
20 + Jamboree |
May 29 |
59.2.0 JAMBOREE - A softball jamboree is an abbreviated contest and shall include no more than six (6) innings per team and/or six (6) innings per player. All conditions of Article 17.14.0 also apply. Each squad and each player is limited to schedule and to participate in only one (1) jamboree.
59.3.0 PLAYER/TEAM LIMITATION - Starting a contest shall count as one of the twenty (20) contests allowed for an individual.
59.3.1 Any substitute who does not play in more than two (2) innings of a contest shall not have it count against twenty (20) individual season contest limit.
59.3.2 The number of contests played on any day by players and teams shall not exceed four (4) contests.
59.4.0 Additional NFHS softball rules - Leagues may adopt all NFHS rules listed “by state association adoption.”
59.4.0 CALLED CONTEST - When a non-league or league contest is called by the umpire before the completion of the required number of innings, and the league has no rule pertaining to the situation, then the contest is declared a "no contest".
59.4.1 The contest can be replayed.
59.5.0 SUSPENDED CONTEST - In state tournament play, the suspended contest shall apply when the umpire calls the game before the completion of the required number of innings.
59.5.1 The game shall continue from the point of suspension at a later time.
59.5.2 The lineup and batting order of each team will remain exactly the same as the lineup and batting order when the contest was suspended. subject to the rules governing the contest.
59.61.0 MIDDLE LEVEL SCHOOL FAST PITCH and SLOW
PITCH SOFTBALL
Fast
pitch and Slow pitch softball are considered separate and distinct sports.
|
Total Season
Including Practice |
Minimum
Practice Days Per Individual |
Season Contest Limit |
|
12 weeks |
10 |
10 + Jamboree |
59.62.0 SEASON - The starting date is determined by each league but no middle level season may start before the date established for senior high school fall sports.
59.63.0 JAMBOREE - A softball jamboree is an abbreviated contest and shall include not more than six (6) innings per team and/or six (6) innings per player. All conditions of Article 17.14.0 also apply. Each squad and each player is limited to schedule and to participate in only one (1) jamboree.
59.64.0 PLAYER LIMITATION - A player shall participate in no more than three (3) softball contests per week.
59.64.1 Extra innings: Extra innings may be played following the regular contest. These extra innings are for those players who play no more than two (2) innings or who do not play in the regular contest (see 51.18.1). Up to four extra innings may be played.
59.64.2 Any substitute who does not play in more than two (2) innings of a contest shall not have it count against ten (10) individual season contest limit.
59.65.0 CALLED GAME - When a non-league or league contest is called by the umpire, before the completion of the required number of innings, and the league has no rule pertaining to the situation, then the contest is declared a "no contest".
58.65.1 The contest may be replayed.
59.66.0 Additional NFHS softball rules - Same as listed for high school softball.