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2008 Bump List and New 2008 USSSA and North Texas Rules
North Texas USSSA
2008 "Bumps" and Other Information
Here are the "bumps" for 2008 . there is additional information at the end
of this list . please read!!
Men's C to B
None
Men's D to C (10)
Agape SBC Padres
CSI Shoulda Won
Cut-n-Edge Texas Bullets/Vic's Paint
Jokers Texas Mowmentum
Norman Radiator The Core
Men's E to D (17)
Baddogs/GSRM Los Unicos
Blue Crew Natural Disaster
By 1 Softball Old Skool
Carswell Bombers PMI
Compadres Routine/Modern Taxidermy
CTS Sagnasty
Dallas Indios TeamTexas-KioskDeals.com
DC Diablos TOBIS
Los Lobos
(Yes, I know that Carswell is a Military team . this reclassification means
that they must participate in the Men's "D" program when they participate
in a tourney that is NOT a part of the USSSA Military program.)
Women's D to C (2)
Jolt
Xplosion
Mixed D to C (2)
Conference Café (national bump)
TPS Storm (national bump)
Additional Information for 2008:
"Upper Class" Players / "One Class" Drop Rule
A North Texas team can pick up and use three (3) upper class players for
play in both local and State/National/World tourneys. However, we are
going to continue to enforce the "one classification drop" rule that we
used in North Texas last year, with the exception of the "C" class noted
below.
Men's "A" Players Playing in "C" Class
A "C" team can pick up one (and only one) player from an "A" team in the
Conference USSSA program. A "C" team cannot pick up a player from a Major
team in the Conference USSSA program. If a "C" team picks up more than one
"A" player, they will be immediately be classified as a "B" team. It
doesn't matter whether the player was a starter or a reserve, if he's on an
"A" or "Major" roster at the end of last year (2007), that's his status for
2008. A "B" team can have a total of three (3) "upper class" players,
including one (1) player from the Major Players List. If we haveany "B"
teams in North Texas in the 2008 season, all "C" tournaments will be played
as "B/C" tournaments, using an equalizer rule as we did last season.
Rosters Begin "Freezing" on May 1
We will not begin "freezing" a team's roster when they win a tournament
(except for an NIT) until any tournaments beginning in May 2008. April 1
was the date used last year. For the Mixed program, we will not be
'freezing" rosters until June 1.
NIT Berths Won/Berths Passed Down
Any team that wins an NIT tournament and the accompanying World berth or
has an World berth "passed down" to them will immediately have their roster
frozen at that time, regardless of whether they accept the berth or not.
Any team that accepts a World berth must, with seven (7) days, pay a $300
deposit to North Texas USSSA that guarantees that your team will, in fact,
be attending the World tournament. In the past, we've had teams that have
accepted the berth and, for whatever reason, decided, at a later time, not
to attend the World tournament. Our host parks have already paid the
National office for this berth. This fee will not be refunded by the
National office to the various host parks. This is an attempt to help your
local parks and park directors retain a portion of their expenses. If a
team attends the World tournament, this deposit will be refunded upon their
return from said World tournament. Failure to pay this deposit within seven
days will forfeit the berth and will pass it down to the next team in the
tournament. However, the team's roster will stay "frozen."
Other Rule Changes
Ejected Player
Last year's rule: If a team starts a game with ten (10) players and one
(1) player gets ejected, if the team doesn't have a substitute for the
ejected player, the team forfeits the game.
This year's rule: If a team starts a game with ten (10) players and one
(1) player gets ejected, the team can continue with nine (9) players and
take an "out" in the ejected player's position in the batting order.
Walking a Player to Get to the Automatic Out
In the past, if a team was playing with nine players and taking an
automatic "out" in the tenth spot in the batting order, teams would walk
the ninth batter in the order to get the out and, hopefully, if that player
did not touch first base, would get him called out for the
third out of the inning and start the next inning with an out in the
leadoff spot of the inning.
This year, that 'loophole' has been closed. If a team walks the ninth
batter to get the out, the tenth batter is considered out and any appeal on
the ninth batter touching first base is prohibited.
Inning-ending Out (Men's D and E)
This rule will stay the same as last year's rule.
Offensive Ejection (Men's E)
This rule will stay the same as last year's rule.
Teams/Players Being Bumped and Sitting Out a Year
Tournament Run Rules
For all “local” tournaments (including the State tournaments), the run rules in effect will be the following:
20 runs after two innings
15 runs after three innings
12 runs after four innings
10 runs after five innings or thereafter
There is a new rule that was adopted nationally that says a team, if
bumped, cannot sit out a year and then come back at whatever classification
they desire. If a team is bumped, for example, to "C" for the 2008 season
and sits out the entire 2008 season, then whenever that team decides to
return to competition they will be classified at whatever classification
they were BEFORE they decided to sit out a year.
We will also adopt that rule in North Texas as it pertains to a player
being part of a team "bumped" to a new classification. If he/she decides
to sit out a year, then that player, at the time he/she decides to resume
his/her USSSA "career," will be classified as to the level they were at the
time of their "retirement"' In other words, if you're on a "D" team that is
bumped to "C" for 2008, you cannot sit out 2008 and be a 'free agent' in
2009. You would still be a "C" player until you attempt to compete at the
"C" level. This will be in effect for a player that is "bumped" AFTER the
2008 season.
Softballs
Beginning in 2009, USSSA will ONLY use in tournament play the Men's "Major"
ball (40COR). In an attempt to help "correct" the altered/shaved bat
situation that has become the Association's biggest problem, this is the
solution they have come up with. So you need to use your supply of
"Distance" and "Elite" balls that you have accumulated during the 2008
season.
Names on Rosters
It was also voted on that a player's name on a roster must match the name
on his/her driver's license. I read that to say that if your name, for
example, is James Edward Smith, your roster needs to have either James or
Edward Smith on it and not Jim, Jimmy, J.E. or some other combination.
I do know that this will cause a problem with a player's history. We will
be attempting to go into the USSSA system and make changes that will
combine a player's multiple names and history into one. If your "correct"
name in 2008 is different than it was on a 2007 roster, it is your
responsibility to contact the State Director in writing (e-mail is
preferred) and inform him that your name is different.
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