MCGSL 14u Rules

1 . 80 minute finish the inning in all regular season and tournament games.  No new inning starts at or after 70 minutes. Championship game is a full game. Ties allowed in regular season; tournament games play until there is a winner. Tie breaker used as required, High seed has choice in tournament games. USA mercy rule applies in all games. All available players bat and teams will have open substittution. If at any point in the game a player cannot bat for any reason, she is skipped, and is removed from that game with no out taken unless the lineup falls below nine. She may return to play the next game. Courtesy runner for both pitcher and catcher will be the last player in the lineup to come to bat at that time.

 2. All regular season games will be scheduled with home teams playing at their site. If the scheduled home team cannot provide a field for their home games, the games will be played at Mineral City fields.

 3. Nine defensive players. 7 runs maximum per inning.

 4. Any protest arising during a game will be adjudicated within a three day period. A fee of $100 must be paid to the plate umpire at the time of the protest. There will be no protests after a game is complete. The UIC will make all decisions regarding protested games. If the protest is upheld, all money is returned and game will resume at the point of the protest. If protest is not upheld, all money is forfeited. The offending team will pay the umpire a full fee for the the conclusion of the protested game, or forfeit the game. A protest may be withdrawn within a twenty four hour period of when made, but the coach protesting will receive only $50 of the protest fee.

  5. Rules not covered herein, and rules enhancements and additions will be the domain of the executive board. Their decision is final in all rules instances.

This is a USA softball league, and all USA codes, rules and regulations are in full effect unless superseded herein.