Mens season ending tournament currently scheduled for May 18th.  Upper division will play 8 - 1, Lower division will play 4 - 9.

New Co-ed Season Starts June 6th - July 18th

Games are thursday nights from 7 - 10.

Register on the Anthem website.  

Below is a short list of the rules for a refresher for mens softball league.

Forfeits:

 Please call the Front desk or Sports department by 2:00 p.m. on the day of to notify so we can inform the opposing team.

 A team that does not notify the ACC Sports department will get an automatic loss on their schedule for failure to comply with rules. ACC Sports Department

E-mail: BSt.Pierre@anthemcouncil.com

Ph: (623)-742-6021

Front Desk E-mail: aacom1@anthemcouncil.com Ph: 623-879-3011

Currently we use modified USSSA rules for mens slowpitch softball. The modifications are below.

• Mat pitch with 6’ft to 12 ft’ arc from release of ball.   Basically lower limit can be judged by batters height, top part is most likely going to be if it is excessive since no one has a ruler under the ball.  Pitch hight is umpire judgement.  (Plate and Matt count as a strike)
• Undefensable balls hit up the middle in the air or on the ground with a three foot arc around the pitchers head will be deemed an out.  We have flags about 2 ft each side of the pitchers mound for umpires to use if it is to close to pitcher.  This is umpires judgement as to what is undefensable.
• We are adding a safety bag at home plate.  This requires a commit line about 1/2 way between home and 3rd where if the runner crosses that line they must run home.  Home will be the bag off to the side of home plate that the runner must touch.  The catcher will only need to tag home plate on a play at home before the runner touches home plate to make an out.
• For all bases not including home plate we are going to use the USSSA rules that are already in place for interference on both the defense and the runner.  We will look at plays where intentional contact is made and if it is meant to take someone out the player intiating contact may be ejected.
• 5 over the fence home runs per team per game
• Foul Language or Swearing one team warning and then player is tossed
• No run rule except for tournament at which time USSSA run rules will apply
• Games have no new inning start after 52 minutes and drop dead after 65 minutes.  
• We are asking that rosters be filled out and handed in by second week of season.  You can have as many names on roster as you want but a person must play 4 games to be eligible for the tournament.
  • For regular season games a subs can be used from other teams within division or a lower division if they are on a teams roster in the league.  If they are not a roster then they can not play in the tournament.  If you use subs they must be placed at bottom of batting order and play positions in following order.  Catcher, Right Field, Second Base.  Any more than 3 subs game can still be played but will be considered a forfeit.

Good luck all, and have fun!

Please reach out to Bobby St. Pierre (623) 742-6921 at the Anthem Rec Center for any issues.