41ST ANNUAL
RICHMOND ROUND-ROBIN
MAY 29-31, 2010
MEN’S SLOW PITCH &
CO-REC SLOW PITCH
TOURNAMENT RULES
As it requires eight teams to form a complete bracket, teams are urged to enter as early as possible to insure a spot in this year’s tournament. We will help the teams arrange lodging at hotels and motels near the fields where they will be playing. Information on hotels and motels will be sent to entering teams as soon as we can place them in a bracket. Please enter your team at this time and help us plan a better tournament for you. The entry fee is $375.00. NOTE: team managers who enter their team by May 1 will receive a free tournament souvenir t-shirt.
CLASSIFICATIONS: There are three men’s slow pitch classifications and one co-rec slow pitch classification. Each has two divisions, one using the ASA home run limits and one with unlimited home runs but limited runs. Teams will be divided into eight team brackets with each playing the other seven teams on Saturday and Sunday with all teams advancing to the playoffs. Bracket winners and runner-ups advance directly to the championship finals and the other teams compete in a wildcard playoff for additional spots in the finals. No team is eliminated from the tournament unless it loses its last game in the playoffs. Playoffs will begin Sunday and conclude on Memorial Day.
PLAYING RULES: All playing rules of the A.S.A. as printed in the current year’s A.S.A. Rule Book will be used with the exception of those listed below.
METAL SPIKES: Some of the field owners prohibit the use of metal spikes; therefore, it is recommended that all players have shoes available that do not have metal spikes.
ASA HOME RUN LIMIT RULE (TEAMS ARE ALLOWED UNLIMITED RUNS):
C – Four Home Runs
D – Two Home Runs
E – No Home Runs
A fair ball hit over the fence in excess of the limit will be treated as a walk with runners advancing if forced.
WLST RUN RULE (TEAMS ARE ALLOWED UNLIMITED HOME RUNS):
MAXIUMUM NUMBER OF RUNS AT END OF INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
C – 25 Run Limit 5 10 13 16 19 22 25
D – 20 Run Limit 5 10 12 14 16 18 20
E – 15 Run Limit 5 10 11 12 13 14 15
Note: Teams are allowed to score unlimited runs in extra innings.
41ST ANNUAL
RICHMOND ROUND-ROBIN
2010 TOURNAMENT RULES CONTINUED
BATS AND BALLS: Only bats and balls legal in ASA play may be used in the tournament. Teams will be permitted to hit their own balls.
HOME TEAM: Will be determined by a coin flip. In the event a game matches two teams from different divisions, the home team will determine the home run or run rule used in the game.
RUN AHEAD RULE: A team leading by ten or more runs after five or more complete innings, will be declared the winner.
STEALING BASES: Players will not be allowed to steal bases.
WHIFF RULE: A batter who swings and misses a pitch shall be declared out by the whiff rule.
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT: Umpires may assess a penalty of one out against a player or team guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct. This may result in a team having two outs in an inning if the penalty is on the batting team or an extra out in an inning if the penalty is on the team in the field. If the unsportsmanlike conduct is against the team at bat and there are already three outs, the team coming to bat will be awarded an extra out.
PROTESTS: The field director at each location will decide all protests. We will make every effort to make sure that the ruling made is correct.
SPECIAL RAIN RULE: If rain stops the game in progress and it cannot be resumed at the field within one hour of stopping time, five innings will constitute a complete game; otherwise, game to be replayed in its entirety.
REFUNDS: A team, which withdraws prior to the preparation of the schedules, will be refunded 80% of its entry fee. A team, which withdraws after the schedules have been prepared, will be refunded 60% of its entry fee IF a replacement team can be found. No refund for any reason will be made after the schedules have been prepared UNLESS a replacement team is found.
POSTPONEMENT: If rain prevents completion of the tournament as scheduled, the tournament director will determine how to complete the tournament, such as reducing finals to single-elimination or postponing the competition to a later date.