The Adult Sports League Coed Softball Gender Rules

NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON FIELD: Unlimited substitutions are allowed in the field between innings. Maximum of 10 players (at least 4 women) on the field. Minimum number of players on the field/your starting line up is 8 (6 men/2 women) to avoid forfeit (see Forfeit rules). No more than 6 men are allowed on the field at one time. There is no maximum number of women allowed on the field or in your line-up. If a player arrives late, they will be inserted into the bottom of the batting order. You are allowed to place a late arriving player in the field. Notify the umpire and opposing team of these additions.


NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN THE LINE-UP: - Only players in the line-up are eligible to play in the field. - There is no max number of players allowed in the line-up. - The line-up needs to stay the same for the whole game (except for special circumstances then talk to ump). - The rules require a 2 to 1 batting ratio for men to women. - The intent is that you cannot have more than 2 men bat in a row. - If the line-up starts with 2 guys, it must end with a female. - If the team has too few women, then women can bat more than once in the line-up in order to satisfy the 2 to 1 ratio. - Men are not allowed to bat more than once in the line-up. - If a team has too few men, go to a 1-to-1 man/woman ratio or have 2 women bat in a row.