KELAB SHELL LUTONG MIXED SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL CARNIVAL
2002
RULES & REGULATIONS
General
1. This
tournament shall be called the Kelab Shell Lutong Mixed Slow Pitch Softball
Carnival 2002. Teams shall comprise of both ladies and men players
2. All
teams agreeing to compete in this tournament shall abide by the rules and
regulations governing the competition and the organiser reserves the right to
disqualify or exclude any team from further competition in the tournament if
found to have breached any of these Rules & Regulations.
3. The
International Softball Federation Rules
2002 slow pitch rules applies unless otherwise superseded by any of the
rules & regulations stated herein.
4. It
is encouraged that teams use common tops
as much as possible as this helps in identification of players during the game.
5. Players are not allowed to wear six
studded/cleated or metal studded/cleated boots.
6.
The date for the tournament shall be
on the weekend of 26th & 27th of October and/or 2nd
& 3rd November 2002. The starting time to be confirmed. Teams
will be notified accordingly. Nevertheless arrangements shall be made that
teams from outside Miri/Lutong area shall play only during one of the above
mentioned weekend.
7.
The venue of the carnival shall be
Kelab Shell Lutong.
8.
The following are the designated
contact persons :-
(i)
Danny Iswandi Morshidi - 085-454084 Fax – 085-453548
(ii)
Syed Zulkarnain – 085-452966 Fax
– 085-455739
(iii)
Sim Wan Chee – 085-452056 Fax – 085-456184
(iv)
Norizah Othman – 085-454654 Fax – 085-453548
(v)
James Woodford – 085-453883 Fax – 085-453526
9.
Registration forms are attached to
this Rules & Regulations.
10.
All registration forms must be
received latest by 12.00noon on Friday 18th October 2002 by the
above mentioned contact persons. or Kelab Shell Lutong Manager. All entries
must be accompanied by the entrance fees as indicated below (11). The committee
reserves the right to reject entries not accompanied by the entrance fees.
11.
The entrance fees shall be RM100
(Ringgit Malaysia One Hundred). Teams from schools consisting of only
students/teachers of that school are exempted from any entrance fees. To be
eligible for the free entrance, entrance forms shall be accompanied by a letter
from the school.
12.
Eligibility - Open to residents of
the Region but for teams from schools; only students/teachers of the school are
able to represent the school team. Players registered for a team representing a
school must have a letter from school/teacher certifying that the players
registered for the school team are current students/teachers of the school.
Game Officials
13. Each
team shall propose Game officials such as umpires
and scorers if available who will be required to officiate games in the tournament.
A schedule will be drawn up and full co-operation from the nominees are
expected from the organisers. The organising committee will arrange for umpires
and scorers if teams are not able to do so. This shall be clearly indicated in
the entrance form.
Players
14. Each
team may register any number of players for the tournament nevertheless only 15 individual prizes will be awarded to
the Champion, First Runners-Up and
Second Runners-Up. New players may be registered one (1) hour before the game for which they are
going to be fielded. The Eligibility rule Clause 12 shall still be applicable.
Tournament Play & Format
15.
The pitching shall be slow pitch.
The slow pitch shall be as defined in the International
Softball Federation Rules 2002. Any pitched balls which fails to do so will
be declared a ball if left by the batter at bat. A ball pitched under this
circumstances if batted by the player shall then be considered as having been
played. A missed swing will be declared a strike accordingly.
16.
Each team shall field a maximum of ten (10) players at any one
time consisting a minimum of three (3)
ladies and a maximum of seven (7)
men. Each team has the prerogative to field more than three ladies.
17.
If due to insufficient players at
the start of a game due to players coming late, teams are allowed to field a
minimum of nine (9) players to start a game. The team shall still
consist of a minimum of four (4) ladies.
Nevertheless this allowance is given on the condition that Batter No.1 is left
blank and the team starts with one down the first time they come up to bat.
Subsequent reaching of batter No.1 again will result in another down until that
position is filled. The blank position can only be filled in at the beginning
(top) of an inning.
18.
Teams unable to field the minimum
requirement as specified in (17) shall forfeit the game and a walkover given to
their opponents with a winning score of 4
- 0 provided their opponents meet the mminimum requirements as specified in
(17). If league format, the winning team receives three points and the team
that forfeits receives zero point. If knock-out format, the non-offending team
proceed to the next match. A grace period of ten minutes from the scheduled
time shall be given for teams to meet the minimum requirements to start a game.
No further allowance shall be given. If both teams fail to meet the minimum
requirements as specified in (17); then both teams shall forfeit the game and
no score or points registered for both teams.
20.
If there are more than six (6) teams
participating :-
(i)
For the first round the teams shall be divided into two groups via
balloting and games shall be played on a one
round league
(ii)
The second round (semi-finals onwards) shall be on a knock-out basis.
(iii)
The top two teams in the groups will advance into the semi-finals where
the top team of the first league will play the second team in the other league
and the second team in the first league will then play the top team in the
other league.
(iv)
The semi-finals losers will play for
3rd and 4th placing.
21.
If there are less than six (6) teams
participating, tournament play can be a double–knockout or league format. This
shall be decided by the Carnival Committee.
22.
If league format, three points shall
be awarded for a win, two points for a tie, one point for a loss and zero point
for forfeit.
23.
The balloting whether League of
Double-knockout shall be done at 5.00pm at Kelab Shell Lutong on Friday 18th
October 2002. Representatives from participating teams are eligible to attend.
Please contact persons under Clause 8 for further information. The balloting
shall be deemed final and the schedule will be sent out to participating teams
by Monday 21st October 2002 provided that legible addresses have
been provided on the entrance forms. The schedule can also be provided via
e-mail if so provided on the entrance forms. It is advised that teams from
outstations be available in Miri and ready to play by 08.00am on the Saturday
of the Carnival weekend.
24.
If League format, teams shall be
ranked based on the number of points obtained in the first round, with the team
obtaining the highest number of points
being declared the top team and so
forth.
In
the event of a tie in points, qualification to the semi-finals shall be given
to the team with the higher number of
wins.
In
the event of the same number of wins, qualification to the semi-finals shall be
given to the team with the higher number
of ties (draws).
In
the event of the same number of ties (draws), qualification to the semi-finals
shall be given to the team with the higher
number of runs rate. Run rate is defined as runs per innings scored.
In
the event of the same number of runs rate, qualification to the
semi-finals shall be given to the team
that won the game between the two teams.
In
the event that the game between the two teams ended in a tie, qualification to
the semi-finals shall be determined by the toss
of a coin.
28.
All matches whether league or
knock-out format with the exception of the Finals shall be played over four innings or 1 hour whichever is first.
But in the event that time expires before completion of four innings, then the
inning being played shall be played to completion.
The
final shall be played over five innings.
29.
If matches in the knock-out format
results in a tie, a tie-breaker
shall be played.
30.
For league format, a withdrawal by a team during the
competition will result in all games (played or yet to be played) involving the
said team shall be declared null and
void. No results shall be given to matches involving the said team.
Arbitration
31.
A panel appointed by the organisers and whose decision shall be
final, will serve to deliberate on any protests lodged by competing teams. A
protest during a game must be indicated to the plate umpire and scorer before
the next pitch is played and the scorer shall indicate that the match is being
played under protest. Protests made cannot be withdrawn. The official written
protest then must be done within twelve (12) hours after the completion of the
said game. Each protest must be accompanied by RM50 (Ringgit Malaysia Fifty) which is non-refundable regardless of
the decision of the panel. Clarification of rules during play shall not be
considered as official protest. Clarification of rules can only be made by the Team Captains or Team Coach.
32. Any matters not
covered herein or in the International Softball Federation Rules 2002 slow
pitch rules shall be referred to the organising committee whose decision shall
be final.
33.
The organising committee
(organisers) shall not be responsible or be held liable at all times and hereby
indemnified from
(i) any
and all injuries (including death of) or diseases to, and
(ii)
all loss of or damage to the
property of,
arising before, during or after participation in this
event.