North American Softball Federation

"OFFICIAL"

 NASF of PA Tournament Page

Schedules and Standings leading to the NASF of PA State Championship

NASF Tournament Director - Mike Shenk

NASF Tournament Director/UIC - Bob Ream

Last Edited  -  03/20/2008

Any rule not covered here will fall under jurisdiction of the Amateur Softball Association of Pennsylvania.

Classifications

Gold Division
1.  ASA classes “B” & “C” or only other association’s classes “C” & “D” may participate in this division.
2.  (2) HRs per inning.

Silver Division
1.  ASA class “D” or only other association’s class “E” teams may participate in the division.
2.  (1) HR per inning.
3.  Roster may contain no more than 3 players from a competitive class roster from the previous year.

Bronze Division
1.  This division is for teams just starting out or with less than a .500 winning percentage against teams of a higher classification (ASA “D”).
2.  To participate in this division you must submit your roster and be approved by the sanction classification committee.
3.  At any time during the calendar year you can be moved from this division to a higher class by the classification committee.
4.  (1) HR per game. After that will be an out.

Final decisions of what class you play will be determined by the classification committee.

Rosters
1.  The official tournament roster will be your ASA or other sanction roster with 4 pick-ups from an equal or lower classification team.

Pitching
1.  The pitch must have an arc of at least 6 feet from the ground no more than 10 feet from the ground.
2.  The pitch must be delivered the first time the ball passes the pitcher’s hip.
3.  After receiving the ball the pitcher will have 5 seconds to deliver the pitch.
4.  Any underhand motion may be used to deliver the pitch.
5.  No pump fake allowed.

Batting
1.  An advanced count of 1 ball & 1 strike will be used.
2.  There WILL NOT be a courtesy foul.
3.  All current ASA Approved 98 or 100 mph bats will be allowed as well as any bat with an approved BPF rating of 1.20 (ASA 100+) approved by the other associations will be allowed. The bats must be marked with the 1.20 rating. Remember, The Miken Ultra and Miken Ultra-II are still not allowed to be used by these other associations either and not allowed in NASF play either. Bats made specifically for the Senior Softball Associations are also not allowed as these bats may have a 1.20 rating, but they are designed to achieve optimum flex with a slower bat speed than required by other softball bats. Most bats are designed to achieve optimum flex at bat speeds of 95 mph or more, which means the average senior player never attains optimum performance from their bat. In designing a bat specifically for senior softball players, they have created a bat that achieves optimum flex at a lower bat speed. These kind of bats are not allowed in non-senior league or tournament play for these obvious reasons.
4.  Bats are subject to inspection at anytime when a player enters a complex. A bat that simply rattles will be allowed if it passes all other qualifications.
5.  The strike zone will be from the batter’s front knee to his back shoulder if he were standing even with home plate. The zone DOES NOT change if the batter stands further up or back in the batter’s box.
6.  When an over the fence homerun is hit, all runners and the batter will walk off. No appeal can be made for missed bases.

Base Running
1.  There will be NO STEALING.
2.  The double base must be used at first base. The runner MUST use the portion of the base that is in foul territory if there is a play at first. The fielder MUST use the portion in fair territory. If the runner uses the wrong base, he will immediately be called “OUT”. If the fielder uses the wrong portion of the base, the runner will be called. “SAFE”. If there is no play at first the runner may use either portion of the base. (This is an actual umpire’s call, not an appeal play used in ASA). In the event of an errant throw to first base, the runner & fielder may switch sides of the base.
3.  If there is a question on whether the correct portion of the base was used, the team manager may call “Time” and respectfully request that the field umpire get help from the home plate umpire.
4.  After the initial play at first base, ALL play will be from the white portion of the base. The runner must be in contact with the white portion or they will be considered off the base.
5.  The base runner has the right to the baseline except when the fielder is attempting to field a ball. In the event of a double play, the runner may continue in a straight line to the base at his own risk. If he intentionally interferes with the fielder, the runner closest to home plate at the beginning of the play will be called “OUT”.
6.  Intentional interference includes, but not limited to, crashing into the fielder, waving of arms to distract the fielder or hitting the thrown ball.
7.  If the runner intentionally crashes into the fielder, the player will be immediately ejected from the game.
8.  A courtesy runner may be used 1 time per inning. This player can run for any other player that is already in the game. The courtesy runner must be someone not already in the game. This will not be considered a substitution.

Official Ball
1.  All classes will use a 44 cor. 375 compression ball.

Run Rule
1.  All The run rule will be 20 after 4 complete innings and 10 after 5 complete innings.

Official Game
1.  A game will be considered official after 3 ½ innings if the home team is leading. If the visiting team leads, the game must complete 4 innings to be official.

NASF Contacts (Call Mike or Bob first as they will have the latest and greatest information)
Mike Shenk - Area NASF Director, ASA of PA Slow Pitch Deputy Commissioner, 717-203-7420
Bob Ream - Area NASF Director/UIC, 717-808-3126
Steve Gable - Area NASF Director, 717-272-0981
Steve Dimitry - ASA of PA Slow Pitch State Commissioner, 610-539-9297
NOTE: The term "Area NASF" means any field NASF Events, whether games or tournaments are held on at that time.

2008 NASF Tournament Information

1- The Big Money Challenge Points will be awarded ONLY at the four (4) separate Big Money Silver Class Events. The two (2) Gold Invitational Events and the three (3) Bronze Invitational Events will be run as separate individual tournaments and the prizes will be in accordance with how many teams enter each event. The Gold and Bronze Class will not have the Big Money Point Standings, they will only have the NASF "Sanction Points" Standings as even though each Gold and Bronze tournament will be it's own event, the teams will still accumulate NASF "Sanction Points" points which will be used to seed teams at the Gold and Bronze State Championships.

2- The NASF "Sanction Points" will determine the teams seeding in the NASF State Championships. The Spring Open tournament is not part of the Big Money Silver Series, that tournament will be part of the NASF Point Series and this event will be worth double NASF points. The four (4) Big Money Silver Class Qualifiers will also earn teams NASF Points according to the tables below. At the end of the NASF tournament series, the NASF "Sanction Points" leader will receive a paid entry into the State Tournaments. There will be a paid berth for each class. The State Champion will receive a paid entry to the World Series in Las Vegas, NV.
 

                                                                  Big Money Silver Points                NASF "Sanction Points"

2008 NASF Tournament Events
 

*** Low entry fee. Cost to cover Umpires, Field rental & balls. Based on # of teams entered.

NOTE- The Amateur Softball Association rule book will be used, if other rules are implemented. The presidents of leagues or tournaments directors must notify each team in hard copy. When a team participates in championship play, the roster is frozen. If this team loses players, the team manager has the right to contact his commissioner .The commissioner in turn has the authority to open the roster and place new players on that team. All rosters are frozen two weeks prior to a World Series Tournament. Maximum players to be replaced are four. All teams must have insurance. Tournament director has the authority to set the amount of home runs per game. However he must advertise, in hard copy, this rule prior to all teams entering the tournament.

This Hardcopy Document will serve notice as the Official Rules of the 2008 NASF Tournaments in accordance with NASF guidelines.
 

Weekly Results will be kept on this page as well as the Total Standings:

There will be cash payouts at each tournament as well as earning Sanction points.
Sanction points determine seeding for States as well as the #1 team in points gets a paid entry to States.
All State Tournaments will have cash payout to winner as well as an All State team and Tournament MVP.

The Big Money Silver Series will be the same as the Rec Series last year.

To enter tournaments call Bob Ream @ 717-808-3126 or email him @  b.reamsr@gmail.com
To enter the Lebanon Tournaments you can also call Steve Gable @ 717-272-0981

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Weekly Results

May 3 - Lancaster County Spring Open - Intercourse & Gap Fields

May 10 - Big Money Silver #1 - Lebanon

May 17 - Gold Invitational #1 - Manheim

May 24 - Bronze Invitational #1 - Intercourse