2008 Adult Softball Playoff Rules

Playoff eligibility is outlined as follows:

All teams qualify for the playoffs   *   A single game elimination format will be used

Ties in the standings will be resolved in the following fashion:

Head to head games played, if still tied….   Fewest runs allowed (head to head), if still tied….

Fewest runs allowed (versus the entire league), if still tied….   The tie will be settled with a coin toss

1.  Only players on your roster may participate in play-off games.  NO PICK UPS.  Any team using an

illegal player will be ejected.

2.  Scorekeepers are empowered with the right to declare a player eligible and/or ineligible.  Players

should be prepared to furnish ID if challenged.

3.  No infield and/or batting practice between games.

4.  Higher seeded team has home team advantage in all games.  In the Finals (2 out of 3), the higher

seeded team will be home in game one, visitor in game two, and home in game three.

5.  In all games, except for the Finals, games called because of inclement weather will be official if the

losing team batted four (4) times.  Finals must go the full seven innings unless the 15 run rule

is evoked.

6.  All protests MUST BE SETTLED before the next live ball.  The scorekeepers and umpires at each

field will be the protest committee.

7.  Any player ejected in a game will be ineligible for the remainder of the playoffs and further suspen-

sions may result.

8.  All Brookhaven rules, including the 15 run rule, will be followed.

9.  Check with the scorekeeper after each game to verify where and when you play your next game.

10. Game time is forfeit time.

11. Weather/Cancellation number:  732-5657