2022 MENS SLOW PITCH LEAGUE RULES  --- (NO METAL SPIKES)

LEAGUE PLAY:  Teams play 13 games in own Division.  Post season play for top 4 teams.(depending on league)

1.                  LEAGUE FEE:           $975 Resident;   $1300 Company (Check payable to: Town-Village of Harrison)                                                                                                                                 $30  Insurance (Check payable to Southern New York ASA)

2.     TEAM ROSTER:         All divisions closed after the fourth game.  NO exceptions.  Graduating High School Seniors can play. Players can only play in one Division.  Once player is on the roster of your team, you cannot switch teams after 1^st game. (Penalty - player will be ejected from league play and team forfeits game).

3. ELIGIBILITY
A. Residents - All residents must have a current Town of Harrison Photo ID Card or license and Must carry it with them to all games
B.   Out-of-Town - Each resident team must have at least 50% players from Harrison on roster. Must be registered before the season starts.  All other players must be residents or grandfathers.
C.   Grandfather Clause - Any player who grew up in the Town of Harrison & went through the Harrison School system ( or private school) & has played in the League for consecutive years prior to this year would be considered a grandfather.
** A grandfather who has not played consecutive years will lose his eligibility.**  
*New Grandfather clause for all Residential teams.  It a person moves into Town of Harrison and lives in Harrison for 3 consecutive years, then moves out of town he will he considered a grandfather.  If he moves to any other team in our league he will be considered an out-of-towner.
D.   Company Team - Each team is allowed unlimited Harrison residents.  All others must be legal FULL TIME employees of the Company based in the Town of Harrison (full time means at least 35 hrs. per week or more).
E.   As verification of residency and employment of the Company, players must be prepared to show proof.  Players must carry proof on them at all time during season.  ANY PLAYER UNDER FALSE ID: Team will be dropped from League & all games from that point on will   be forfeited.  Player will be suspended 2 years from any Harrison Recreation activities and Manager will be suspended for 1 year.

4. INELIGIBLE PLAYER:  Procedure:  
1.  Notify official or supervisor in charge before game or as soon as he enters game.   
2.  PLAY GAME
3.  Recreation Sup. will meet & check player out
4.  IF FOUND INELIGIBLE, PLAYER WILL BE DROPPED FROM LEAGUE & TEAM WILL FORFEIT ALL GAMES THAT PLAYER PLAYED IN.(SEE RULE 3E)

5. FORFEITS: If team forfeits two (2) games, team has to pay a $50. fee before next scheduled game.  If team forfeits three (3) games, it will be automatically dropped from the League.  Any team who forfeits out for any reason will forfeit all League fees.
**Any team who calls the day before for a cancellation due to a death related to the team, game will be considered a loss, not a forfeit.  All teams allowed 2 forfeits.

6.   PROTEST:   NO PROTESTS may be lodged on an umpire’s judgement.  Any dispute concerning interpretation of a rule must be settled on playing field by umpire & field supervisor.

7.  STARTING TIME: 5:30 GAMES: All games will start at 5:30 pm with 5 min. grace period. No new full inning will start after 6:35 pm.       6:30 GAMES: Will start immediately after 5:30 games.  NO GRACE PERIOD. If a team or teams are not able to field 9 men by starting time, they shall forfeit. ALL TEAMS MUST START WITH 9 PLAYERS.....Suggest warm-ups 10 minutes prior start.  
Curfew Rule: If the game is suspended because of rain, darkness and/or time limit, and 5 full innings have been completed and it is not a tie game, then the game will be an official game. Tie games will be picked up from point of suspension.

8. POSTPONEMENTS & RAINOUTS: Be in contact with League Supervisor as to when your game will be played and at what field.  Note: Players can contact the Recreation Hotline at 670-3039 after 4 p.m. find out game status. 

PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE REC DEPARTMENT BEFORE 4 PM ON ANY DAY THAT RAIN IS FORECAST.  THE LEAGUE SUPERVISOR WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOUR MANAGER. IF YOU DO NOT GET A CALL, PLEASE SHOW UP AT FIELD AT GAME TIME. 

9.   PITCHERS:   Before each game, pitchers are allowed 5 warm-up pitches.  Once the game starts, the pitcher gets one pitch and then ball is thrown down.
CONDUCT OF PLAYERS: If a player, coach or manager strikes, punches, attacks or physically harms another player or umpire, player will automatically be ejected from game and suspended from any further League play until disciplinary action is taken.  Report from umpire to League Supervisor will be submitted before disciplinary action is taken.  Vulgarity will not be tolerated. If a player is ejected from a game for unsportsmanlike conduct or any other reason, player will be suspended for a minimum of 2 games.
* A $75 fine will be imposed for the player who is ejected from the game. The player will remain suspended until the fine is paid. The fine does not negate the game suspensions. Fine payable by check to Harrison Cares.  If ejected again, player will be dropped from team roster, and from further league play for 1 year.

NO ALCOHOL drinking rule by players, coaches & spectators.  Anyone refusing to comply with this rule will be ejected from playing and spectator areas and also the park facility. *** Any player or team caught with alcoholic beverages during or after game on any of the school properties, will be suspended from that point and for the remainder of the season.
*** Drinking of alcoholic beverages will be permitted only in Veterans Park under the shelters until 9 p.m. & at West Harrison Park under the shelters until 9:30 p.m.  Drinking in the parking lot of West Harrison Park is prohibited. NO CHILDREN ON PLAYERS BENCHES DURING GAME (PLAYERS ONLY!) 

11.  INTERFERENCE WITH CATCHER: The catcher has received the ball & is waiting to tag the runner attempting to score.  The runner deliberately runs into the catcher with great force, causing him to drop the ball.  RULING - runner is out.  He is also ejected.  Rule 8, Section 8 - ASA Rule Book.

 12.  SLAUGHTER RULE: ALL DIVISIONS: Any team ahead by 10 runs at end of five (5) complete innings is awarded the win.  If home team is the team ahead by 10 runs, it will not bat in the last of the 5^th inning.  After five complete innings if visiting team is ahead by 10 runs: the home team does not get another at bat & as a  result, the visiting team is awarded the win.

 13.  DH/EXTRA HITTER: a) An extra players, referred to as an "DH" or “EH” is optional, but if one is used, it must be made known prior to the start of the game, and be listed on the scoring sheet in the regular batting order.  (b) The "DH" or “EH” must remain in the same position in the batting order for the entire game. (c) If an “EH” is used, all eleven must bat and any ten can play defense.  Defensive positions can be changed, but the batting order must remain the same.  (d) The "DH" or “EH" may be substituted for at any time, either by a pinch-runner or pinch-hitter, who then becomes the "DH" or “EH”. The substitute must be a player who has not yet been in the game. 

NOTE: At any time that an injury occurs to one of the fielders & he can’t be replaced by another player (even "DH" or “EP” batter) & his turn comes in batting order, Penalty will be – automatic out, every time his turn comes up.

13B. Only a starter can reenter the game.  He must reenter in his original batting order with the player who had substituted in for him.

14. A players must play in 5 games during the season to be eligible for the playoffs.

 15. COURTESY RUNNER: Before the start of each game, the captain must tell the umpire who will be their two (2) courtesy runners.  Failure to do this before each game will result in the team not being able to use the courtesy runner rule.  Last batted out. 

 16. Count:  Each Batter will start with a 1 ball 1 strike count.
STRIKE RULE: The batter is NOT allowed a third strike foul.  If the batter hits the pitch foul it will result in a strike out.(with 2 strikes.) 

17.  ALIGNMENT OF THE LEAGUE: The top team in each Division will be moved to the next upper Division and the bottom team of each Division will be moved to a lower Division at the start of each new season.  This will be done every year so that the League will become balanced. 

18.  TIE BREAKER RULE: Procedure will follow guidelines:
1.  Head-to-head competition.
2. Run differential.  
3.  Play a deciding game for position purposes. 
4.  Coin Toss  

19.  PROPER ATTIRE required to participate.  No jewelry worn during games, earrings, necklaces, watches or rings.

20.  The Recreation Department has the power to modify or change any rule it sees fit to make the league safer and more competitive.  During the season score keepers must write in last name, first initial in score books.                              
ABSOLUTELY NO DOGS PERMITTED AT GAME