Kickball Rules & Regulations - River City Athletics/ Fields4Kids, Bangor, ME

FUSION Kickball

2015 Rules

General Rules
- 15 players on each roster.
- 11 players on the field, 8 Minimum.
  - Pitcher, Catcher, First, Second, Short Stop, Third, Left Field, Left Center, Right Center, Right Field, Utility.
  - Coed Rules: Minimum of 3 players must be represented from either gender.
- A “countable” game cannot be played with less than 8 players.
- Umpires are in charge of game play and rule enforcement.
  - Any unsportsmanlike behavior will result in player/team being suspended or removed from the league. He/she/they will forfeit their sign up fee.
- Players cannot be added to your roster after week 3.
- Teams will play once a week.
  - Start first game at 6pm
  - Second at 7pm
  - Third at 8pm
- Teams play for 7 innings or 1 hour, whichever comes first.
  - Home teams have the last at bat.
- Kickballs and T-Shirt’s provided.
- No metal cleats allowed. Rubber cleats are allowed for use.
- Kicking order must be maintained throughout the game.
- Players may move freely from one fielding position to another at any time mid-inning or between innings.
- If someone is injured while running, you can have a courtesy runner.
- Alcohol is not allowed at the field.
- There will be a 20 run rule after the 3^rd inning, 15 run rule after the 4^th inning and 10 run rule after ^5th inning.
Kicking
- Balls and Strikes.
  - Strike zone is 1 foot outside of the plate and 6 inches high.
  - Three strikes is an out.
  - 4 balls is a walk.
  - Each batter is awarded one free foul.
    - Example: A batter with 2 strikes kicks a foul ball. They still have 2 strikes, but another foul ball will result in an out.
- Stepping on the plate to kick the ball is allowed.
- If the ball is kicked outside of the box, it is considered a foul ball, and is live until it hits the ground.
  - If it is caught in the air, out.
- All kicks must be made with foot only (no knee, etc). If a knee or other part of body is hit, it will be considered a foul.
- BUNTING IS NOT ALLOWED
  - “A bunt” is defined as a deliberate attempt to kick the ball with less than full force. This call is at the discretion of the umpire, and if a play is deemed a bunt, it will count as a strike.
Base Running
- Once ball is in pitchers hands on mound, cannot advance.
- No leading or stealing. Runners will be called out if leading.
  - You CAN tag up. If you leave early, you will be called out.
- Runner can advance on overthrow as many bases as they can take or until pitcher has the ball back.
  - If ball goes out of bounds, runner gets to advance to the next base.
    - If the runner is between 1^st and 2^{nd base}, they advance to 2^nd.
- If runner leaves a base early, before the ball is kicked, runner will be considered out and the ball is dead.
- Runners heading home cannot make contact with catcher. It is runner’s responsibility to avoid contact. If contact is made, runner is out.
- Sliding is allowed but not required.
Pitching
- No bouncing the ball. Ball must roll in. If not rolled (umpire discretion), it will be a ball.
- The ball can spin as long as it does not bounce.
Fielding
- All fielders (including pitcher) must be behind pitching line (3^rd base to first base) until pitch is kicked. If players jump in front of line, result is a ball.
- No head shots. Runner is automatically safe heading towards whichever bag they are moving towards if hit in the head. (Example: if pop out and running back to first and get hit in head, they get first base — do not advance).
- No infield fly rule
- Interference with runner = runner gets the base that they were advancing to.
- Tagging a runner with the ball is permitted
- An out is made if:
  - Strikeout/foul out
  - A kicked ball is caught in the air
  - A runner hits or is hit by a ball while not on a base
  - A kicked ball is fielded and the runner is touched by the ball
Extra Innings
- If 7 regulation innings are complete and the score is tied:
  - The game will end when a full inning is complete and there is no longer a tie.
  - The 8^th inning will be played normally.
  - If no winner is determined after 8, the 9^th inning will begin with each team having a runner on 1^st base.
  - If no winner is determined after 9, the 10^th inning will begin with a runner on 1^st and 2^nd base for each team.
  - If no winner is determined after the 10^th, the 11^th will start with the bases loaded.
  - Each subsequent inning will start with the bases loaded.
  - The base runners will be the last “kickers” of the previous inning following the “kicking order.”
  - During the regular season: if the game is tied once an hour has elapsed the game ends as a tie.
  - Playoffs: The game continues until one team wins.
Cancelations/Rescheduling
- If the games are cancelled, captains will receive an email.
- Canceled games will be made up if possible.
- If there is a rainout mid-game, as long as 4 innings are complete, the game is over. If 4 innings have not been played, no record of game will be kept.