EVENT DETAILS

RULES

2024 GSL Mixed Cash Days

Games will be played at:

Fields 5-8, Arroyo Grande Sports Complex located at 298 N Arroyo Grande Blvd, Henderson NV 89014

Arroyo Grande DOES NOT have active scoreboards. All coaches are encouraged to keep a home and away book. The home book will be the official book. Umpires will confer with the home book between each half inning. Any disputes on score MUST be brought up before the first pitch of the following half inning.

The Tournament Director, Assistant Tournament Director and UIC have the right to change the format and schedule as they see fit in order to conclude the tournament due to weather or any other unforeseen circumstances.

50-minute game times (60-minute championship and if). Game time is forfeit time. Teams MUST be ready to play at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled game time. We will be giving all teams a break but if both teams and the umpire BOTH agree to want to start the game early, they may do so.

Coaches: Please check-in at the check in table AT LEAST 30 minutes prior to your first game.

At check-in, you will be given two (2) 12” and two (2) 11” tournament balls. You will pay your entry fee and you will have the option to purchase a rabbit band ($10 each per gender).

Coaches are responsible for the behavior of your players and fans. Please make sure everyone reads the complex rules which are posted at the front gate and available online.

Bat Testing

All bats must confirm and continue to perform within the current USSSA 240 bat standards. All bats will be checked-in prior to the first gameplayer in the Qualifiers, Regionals and State Events. All bats MUST display the new USSSA stamp. All bats that fail compression will be kept by the tournament director until the team has been eliminated from the tournament.   Bat testing will be done at random throughout the tournament. If a pitcher is hit at ANY time during the tournament, the bat will be pulled and tested. If the bat passes the compression test, it will be returned. If the bat fails compression testing, it will be pulled from tournament play until the team has been eliminated or the tournament has concluded. Should ANY bat fail compression testing at under 150, the serial number, make, model, team name and player name will be notated and any further use of the bat COULD result in permanent suspension from USSSA Softball.

Any bat without the 240 Thumbprint will be removed and the user/owner of the bat and the manager on the roster will be ejected for the duration of the tournament.  If no owner can be identified, the manager of that team will be ejected for the tournament. All ejection rules will apply to this ejection, so the offending player/coach/manager will not be allowed to attend the tournament.

Pitchers

All pitchers are required to toe the rubber (Pitchers must have a part of their foot touching the rubber) There is no more pitchers’ box.

Substitutions

All substitutions must be announced to the home plate umpire and be recorded.  Any unannounced substitutions that have been appealed by the opposing manager/team will result in the ejection of the illegal player. A new substitute may then be allowed to take the place of the illegal substitute. An illegal substitute appeal must be done before a pitch is delivered.

Balls

The official ball of the 2024 Nevada USSSA season will be the USSSA Thunder ZN Hardcore 12” Softball. ONLY the 12” Thunder ZN Hardcore may be used for males. Any Classic W or Demarini GSL Nation Classic ball may be used for females. All female balls must have the USSSA (or GSL) logo on them.

Balls will be available for purchase at the event:

12” Thunder ZN Hardcore: $80 per dozen

11” Demarini GSL Nation Classic ball: $50 per dozen/ $30 for 6

Protests

You can protest a specific player, not an entire team at once. Protest fee is $100 per player protested. Protests must be done BEFORE the end of the game.

ALL TEAMS MUST TURN IN A LINEUP CARD PRIOR TO THE GAME BEGINNING. YOUR DHH MUST BE CIRCLED ON THE LINEUP CARD. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN YOUR FORFEITING THE DHH FOR THAT GAME!

DHH

A DHH (Designated Homerun Hitter) is allowed per gender and can be anyone in your lineup. The DHH’s will remain the same for the duration of the game. If the DHH ‘s are walked, it allows your team a free homerun until that DHH comes back up in the lineup. If the DHH is removed from the lineup, the DHH will be forfeit until that player returns. Your DHH’s may be change after each game.

Home Run Rule:

Mixed D: DHH plus 3 per gender

Any untouched fair fly ball over the fence that exceeds the limit will be just an out.

Mixed E: DHH plus 1 per gender

Any untouched fair fly ball over the fence that exceeds the limit will be an inning ending out.

Two rabbits may be purchased at any time. The cost is $10 per gender. The rabbit can run for any player (of the same gender) at any given time. One courtesy runner (same gender) per inning (unlimited times for one player, per gender) may be used. The courtesy runner can be any player on the roster. If the courtesy runner is still on base at the time his/her turn at bat comes up, that spot in the batting order will be an out.

NOTE: A COURTESY RUNNER CAN BE USED FOR THE PITCHER AND WILL NOT GO AGAINST THE TEAMS COURTESY RUNNER LIMIT. THIS IS OPTIONAL AND NOT MANDATED!!

*In extra innings, you may courtesy run for the runner at second once they’ve obtained the base.

Tie Breaker Rule: At the end of the time limit, the last completed at bat goes to second base and ONE PITCH begins.

Run Rules:

20 after 3, 15 after 4, 10 after 5. No flip flop rules.

All games will be decided by a double coin toss, except in the championship game, which the undefeated team has the option of home team or visiting team. A double coin toss will determine home team in the “If” game.

Profanity Rule: ZERO F Bombs will be tolerated. This is your first warning. Your second warning will be advised at the coin toss. Watch the bat flips. UMPIRES CAN USE DISRECTION IN GIVING WARNINGS OR EJECTIONS FOR EXCESSIVE BAT FLIPS!

PLAY USSSA! PLAY GSL! PLAY THE BEST!

Jason Buffington- USSSA Nevada Director

Christopher Cherry- USSSA Nevada Assistant Director

Darryl Stewart- Nevada UIC