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Softball Technical Guidelines
Softball Technical Guidelines
Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
Lingayen
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
TECHNICAL GUIDELINES, RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. NAME OF COMPETITION
2015 Division Athletic Meet
2. DATE AND VENUE
The tournament will be held from November 12-14, 2015 at Lingayen Beachfront,
Lingayen, Pangasinan.
3. ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS
The sole judge of a participants eligibility totally lies within the judgment of screening
committee.
4. SYSTEM OF ELIMINATION
Double Elimination
5. RULES THAT WILL GOVERN THE TOURNAMENT
The rules and regulation that will govern the tournament will be the 2010-2013
International Softball Federation (ISF) Rule Book. With some modification stated in this ground
rules.
6. THE GAME OF SOFTBALL FOR BOTH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SHOULD BE
PLAYED FOR
a. Five innings in the elimination round up to the placement game (3 rd placer) with
the application of the Ten-Run Rule.
b. If one of the team leads by 10 runs or more after 3 completed innings or 2
innings if the home team is ahead.
c. Seven (7) innings for the championship games with the application of the ISF
2010-2013 Runs Ahead Rule (Mercy Rule).
*(Mercy Rule 15 runs after the 3 innings, 10 runs after the 4 innings, and 7 runs
after 5 innings.)
d. In case of PLAY-OFF, the game shall be played for five (5) innings with the
application of the Ten-Run Rule. A grace period of 30 minutes shall be given.
7. THE TIE-BREAKER RULE WILL BE APPLIED AFTER THE FIFTH ON A FIVE-INNING
GAME AND SEVEN-INNING GAME.
8. RULE OF IMMEDIATE SUCCESSION SHALL BE OBSERVED.
Only the first game in the morning shall be given fixed time. Games that follow shall
start shortly after the end of the preceding game.
9. DEFAULT
All teams shall be given twenty-five (25) minutes grace period before being declared in
DEFAULT.
10. BORROWING/EXCHANGING OF UNIFORM SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED.
Anybody caught using anothers number during the progress of the games shall be put
out and be ejected from the game.
11. CONFERENCES
a. DEFENSIVE CHARGE CONFERENCE three (3) calls to confer in the whole duration
of the game which the coach may opt to use in an inning.
PENALTY: Removal of the pitcher from the pitching position.
b. OFFENSIVE CHARGE CONFERENCE only one (1) call to confer in every inning
shall be allowed.
PENALTY: Ejection of the coach or the players who insisted the conference.
12. DRAG PITCH MAY BE USED AND JUMP PITCH SHALL BE ALLOWED.
Approved:
BERNARDO S. DE GUZMAN,
Ed.D.
Division PESS Supervisor