CO-ED RULES
PLAYER RESTRICTIONS:
1. Teams must play with 5 men and 5 women. Must play defense with:
2 men and 2 women in the outfield (must all play on the grass)
3 men and 3 women in the infield (must all play on the dirt)
Players must alternate, man/woman in the batting order. Failure to do this will be an out when the batter comes to bat.
WALKS
1. A walk to a male batter puts him on 2nd base.
2. The next female batter has the choice of hitting or taking first base.
3. Baserunners must be forced to move up a base.
RUNNERS
1. There will be a commitment line drawn between 3rd base and home plate. If a runner passes the line they must continue to home plate. Going back behind the line will be a dead ball out.
2. There will be a line drawn from home plate to the fence. Players scoring at home need to simply cross the line. DO NOT TOUCH THE PLATE! That will result in an out.
3. Plays at the plate are a force out. Runners must be completely across the line to be safe. NO TAGS AT HOME!
OTHERS
UMPIRES WILL EXPLAIN ANY OF THE RULES TO TEAMS AND PLAYERS BEFORE THE GAME. IT IS THE TEAMS RESPONSIBILTY TO READ AND KNOW THE RULES BEFORE THE GAME STARTS.