TEAM FORMATION AND RULES

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Each team brings one (1) new softball for each weekend.

Register your team on-line prior to the fall league meeting on August 8th.  Make sure to rank your team 1-10.  1 is a beginner C team.  10 is a high-level A team.

Fall League provides an opportunity for your players to learn about the game and gain experience-playing fastpitch.  

Starting in Fall 2019, 8U and 10U will play all fall games on Saturday.  12U-18U will play all fall games on Sunday's.  We are doing this to relieve the high demand/shortage of umpires on just playing on Sunday's.

• Because of fall weather conditions, all games are rain or shine. The decision to play is made at the fields by the two (2) coaches and umpires, (please don't email or call).
• 1/2 hour delay if lightning is present.
• All games will be scheduled for 65 minutes, allowing for the last inning to be completed, and one inning using the tie breaker rule if the game is tied.  
• Free substitution and round-robin batting is mandatory. 
• Teams will not be penalized for having 8 players weeks 1-4. 
• 5 runs per inning  for 10U for entire season including State.
• 5 runs per inning for 12U for weeks 1-4.  Normal run rule for State.
• Schedule:  Every week schedules are re-done by record.  For example.  Week 1= A team ranked a 5 will be scheduled against a team ranked a 5.  After week 1, teams with a record of 2-0 play against 2-0 teams, 1-1 vs 1-1, 0-2 vs 0-2.  Every week we look at the schedule and repeat the process.
• Games are scheduled at Noon, 1:30, 3:00 and 4:30.   IF we have an odd number of teams at a location there are occasions that we have to stagger your game schedule for your team.  i.e.  Noon and 3:00 or 1:30 and 3:00.  It rarely happens but it may.  Also, depending on how many fields we have at each age level in each region teams may have to be move from region to region to play games.
• 8U will use the summer rules modified to reflect fall ball.  To keep cost down there will be no umpires used until state.
• 10U will play following the national rules (same as all age levels) and continue to play at 35’ pitching distance, use an 11” ball. 

This year we will have our Fall Director Meeting at Medina Entertainment Center on Thursday, August 8th, 2019 at 7:00PM.

Coaches do not need to attend. This meeting is for Directors to discuss fall league, rules, and policies.

Fall Registration Fee is $500.00.

8-Under is $100.

Thank you for considering hosting a Fall Ball League/Qualifier/State Tournament Site. We anticipate 600 teams playing Fall Ball this year with Minnesota Softball. We will absolutely need your fields if you can spare them.

We need a minimum of (2) 200' fenced fields but more are easier to schedule.

If you want a chance to host a Fall State tournament we require that you host a minimum of 2 of the 4 days of league play.  

Keep in mind you will be required to maintain them throughout the day (drag, water, chalk, repair).

Also make sure your fields have restrooms, concessions and you post weekly a field schedule so teams know where to play.

This is a two (2) part form. In part one we will need information about the site. In part two we will need information on weekend availability. Before filling out the form you might want to have the following information handy if you wish to host:

1. Complex Name
2. Field Name/Number and Priority
3. Field Availability
4. Age Preferences if Any
5. Director Contact Information

We hope by using this form information can be streamlined. If you wish to edit the form after you fill it out, contact the gentleman below.

Minnesota Softball  thanks you and the kids do too!