These rules are specific to Woburn Men's Softball and supercede any and all ASA rules.

Library Park:

• Drinking is strictly prohibited at Library Park.
• Please obey all posted No Parking signs.
• Any player arrested at the park is automatically suspended for the remainder of the season no matter what the offense is. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• Clean up all trash you generate on the benches and in the parking lots.
  • Take ALL parking lot trash with you (water bottles, pizza boxes, etc.) This does not mean that you dump the trash at the Towanda Club or the Library.
• DO NOT draw any unwanted attention to the league.
• Keep radios at a reasonable volume (also known as the "Milton" rule). Please consider the time of day and the fact that there is an old folks home nearby (see the rule stating "DO NOT draw any unwanted attention to the league.")
• The league reserves the right to suspend or expel players or teams from the league because of their parking lot behavior without warning and without appeal. Consider this is your warning. If a player is suspended for parking lot behavior the player's team manager will also be suspended. Violation of any of the above rules could result in suspension.

• All rainouts will be made up on the 2nd Sunday after the game was originally scheduled. If a team cannot play on that Sunday, the league will chose the time to reschedule the game. If the same team cannot play the rescheduled time, that team will forfeit and we'll move on.
• Any game that a team cannot play during the season is considered a forfeit, unless there are extreme extenuating circumstances (commissioner's decision).
• If a team forfeits, they are responsible for BOTH umpire's fees for the forfeited game. Please contact Ed McGrath to submit payment prior to your next game. If payment terms have not been agreed to or submitted, that team will forfeit all subsequent games until payment or an agreement is made.
• If a game gets out of hand and the umpires stop the game the game will not be rescheduled. If the umpires deem both sides to be equally at fault then a double forfeit will be issued. If the umpires deem one team to be at fault then the other team will be awarded the victory regardless of the inning or the score of the game. The playoff eligibility ramifications are discussed in the Roster and Playoff Eligibility section below.
• During the playoffs, teams are subject to play on any night of the week. Teams will be asked before the playoffs for any nights they cannot play. Teams are expected to be available to play on their league’s regularly scheduled nights.

• Teams can have a maximum of 15 players in their lineup at one time. If more than 15 players show up for a game, then additional players will have to be substituted in. Managers need to confirm substitution with opposing team's manager before the substitution is made. Additionally, the league will make exception to the 15 man rule only if the opposing coach agrees to allow more than 15 into the other team's lineup.
• Players substituted for must be put back into the same spot in the lineup when they go back into the game. Players can only substitute for the same spot in the lineup during the course of a game.
• All players in the batting order must play at least 1 inning in the field.
• You can drop players from the bottom of your order at any time in the game. You must start at the last player and work your way towards #10. If you drop to 9 players the 10th spot in the lineup will be called an out each time through the lineup and that spot cannot be filled. You cannot drop past 9 spots. Players dropped from the lineup cannot be added back into the lineup.
• If you are an A-league player you CANNOT play any B-league games. If you are a B-league player you can play A-league games but no matter how many games you play you are not allowed to play in the A-league playoffs.
• A game may start in the top of the first inning with the visiting team having only 8 men. If, however, by the time three outs are recorded a 9th player has not arrived the game will be considered a forfeit. If the 8 man lineup bats thru the lineup the 9th spot will be considered an out. A team cannot start on defense with fewer than 9 players.
• Substitutes from other teams can only be used in order to help a team avoid a forfeit. However, these substitutes can only allow a team to get to 9 players. Substitutes from other teams cannot be used to reach 10 or more players in a given lineup. If a sub from another team is being used and then a rostered player arrives, the substitute will leave the game and the newly arrived player will take the substitute’s spot in the lineup.
• Substitutes from other teams can only be used with the approval of the opposing team’s manager. Don’t assume you can use another team’s best players as substitutes in your games. The opposing team manager needs to approve the person selected to sub in. A substitute is to allow you to avoid a forfeit, not to give you an advantage in a given game.
• Teams may use players that are not on another WMSL roster at will and without restriction, except where league sanctions exist against substitute players.
• Violation of substitute rules will result in a forfeit by the offending team.

• If a courtesy runner is required, it must be taken every time that player reaches base. The player that was the last out recorded will be used as the replacement runner. The courtesy runner will be forfeited for that player if the team fails to use the runner each time through the lineup.

• Players must have at least 11 games to be eligible for the playoffs.
• It is the manager’s job to keep track of the opposing team’s players. Any questions at the end of the regular season will have to be figured out by checking the scorebooks of the teams in question (So keep track of the opposing team’s line-up).
• Final rosters must be submitted to the league before the start of a team’s 13th game of the season. Any players that are not on your team’s roster by the start of the 13th game are INELIGIBLE for the playoffs regardless of how many games you can prove that they played. Team Managers are responsible for keeping the rosters up to date. Rosters will not be changed unless requested by the team managers or backup contacts. The manager and contacts names should be submitted to the league so they are included on the team contact list. All roster change request should be emailed to webmaster@woburnmenssoftball.com. They will be updated on the website as soon as possible.
• All playoff teams should expect to have their score books collected and reviewed by the league to determine playoff eligibility of all players.
• Players should be listed in score book by Last Name. If multiple players have the same last name then first name should be included. If players are listed by first name in the score book and there are multiple players with the same first name on the roster then neither player will be given credit for the game played. Managers are responsible for the state of their lineups and score books. Player numbers are not an acceptable replacement for player names when determining eligibility.
• If score sheets for all games cannot be presented then no players on the roster will be given credit for the missing games.
• If there is a forfeit then the team that forfeits the game will get no credit for a game played for any players. Each player on the team that wins via forfeit will be given credit for a game played.
• In the event of a double forfeit, no players on either team will be given credit for a game played.

• If a player is ejected, there is a two game suspension following that game. The game the player is ejected is not included in that two game suspension.
• If a player plays while suspended that team will forfeit all games played in by that player and the player is suspended for the remainder of the season, including playoffs. Ejections are handed out at the umpire's discretion.
• The league reserves the right to subjectively suspend/expel any players or teams from the league for their on field actions without warning and without appeal. Consider this your warning.

• Only ASA approved bats are allowed in play. See Bat Rules page for what bats you can and can't use.
• All Miken bats are banned from Woburn Men’s Softball
• If there are not clear markings on a bat it is the umpire's discretion whether that bat will be allowed in play or not.
• During play, if the opposing team challenges the legality of a bat and the bat is deemed illegal, the player that just used the bat will be called out and runners will return to the bases that they occupied before the at bat.
• Once the bat is ruled illegal, any player from that team that uses the illegal bat will be called out and ejected from the game. The ejected player will serve a two game suspension.
• Any player that continues to use the illegal bat after a suspension will be suspended for the remainder of the season, including playoffs.
• Players caught using modified bats will be expelled from Woburn Men's Softball immediately and permanently.
• Any bat deemed illegal during the course of the game is BANNED for the rest of the season.

• Team managers are responsible for sending the results of their games to scores@woburnmenssoftball.com the morning following the game (by Monday morning for Friday night games). This is essential in order to keep the website standings up to date. If you never send your scores in then don't complain that the website hasn't been updated with your correct record. The site will not be updated without game results. So, if you send in "our record is 10-2" the site will not be updated to reflect that ... send in game results to prove it.