Let your voice be heard! Take a moment to fill out the SF SOFTBALL SURVEY

San Francisco Municipal Softball
755 Stanyan Street * San Francisco, CA  94117
Phone: 415 831-6316
Twitter: @SFSoftball :: Find us on Facebook

 

FALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION AUGUST 5-12

SEASON BEGINS SEPTEMBER 5

HOW TO REGISTER YOUR TEAM: You must have a Managers Account to register your team online. If you already have a Managers Account, simply log in during the registration period and follow the prompts. If you do NOT already have a Managers Account please email: teams {at} sfsoftball(.)com. Send us your first and last name, home street address, city and zip and cell phone #. We will enter your information into our system and email you your user name and password so you can register your team. Once you have your User Name and Password, go to Manager Accounts on the top of this homepage or to members.sfsoftball.com and you will be able to register your team beginning August 5, 2017. Team Fee : $825 

 Looking to join or fill in for a team? You can post your availability on the Message Board. Managers look there for players. The link to the Message Board is here  as well as on the left side of navigation menu.

Two Rule Changes for 2017:

1. CATCHERS MASK – catchers must wear a traditional catchers mask or (starting in 2017) a “Rip-It mask” or similar type of fielders face mask will also be allowed.
2.  WARM UP PITCHES:  For Playoffs, warm-up pitches will be allowed for all games.  At the beginning of each half inning, or when a pitcher relieves another, not more than one minute may be used to deliver not more than three warm-up pitches.  Play shall be suspended during this time.  A pitcher returning to pitch in the same half inning will not receive warm-up pitches.

Equipment for each game:

Managers make sure you bring to each game:

• Balls:  Open, Masters and Modified Coed games (1) new ASA yellow 12″ 52/300 ball, Coed games (1) new ASA yellow 12″ 52/300 ball and (1) new yellow 11″ 44/375 ball.    Only ASA approved POLY CORE (not cork center) balls with the ASA stamp may be used. 
• Catchers Mask and Bats.
• Lineup Cards,  Lineup cards must be those provided by the league.  A pack of 10 Lineup cards will be distributed to managers at their first league game.  Lineup cards can also be picked up any time day or night at the top of the stairs before you go down into the office.  Lineup cards are in the blue plastic envelope at the top of the stairs.Each team must fill out information (players’ last names and positions) as requested on lineup card before game time. Lineup cards must be presented when called for by the Plate Umpire or the game may be forfeited. The umpire will keep the hard copy and will give the original one to the opposing teams.  All players listed must be present when the lineup cards are exchanged. Mask must be an actual Catchers’ Mask (not face mask) Bats must be ASA approved (having the ASA stamp on them).  Composite bats may only be used in Open B, CC and C Divisions.

** OPEN B, OPEN CC & OPEN C MANAGERS & PLAYERS  :: Click here for some VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION regarding Composite Bats ::  Do NOT purchase or bring a new Composite Bat to the field before reading this!

BAT CERTIFICATION Composite bats used in Open B, Open CC and Open C must be certified by the league office.  To have your bat certified you must make an appointment with Anna Louie at ajlouie {at} comcast(.)net or text her at 415-350-8788.  Anna will check your bat and place a sticker on it so it will be legal to use in these divisions.

 SPRING PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK :: 2015 SF SOFTBALL SURVEY We’re currently hard at work preparing for SF Softball 2016 and your opinion is an important part of that process. Please take a moment to answer a few simple questions about your 2014 experience in SF Softball. It’s quick and there’s space to add free form comments of your own:  2015 SAN FRANCISCO SOFTBALL SURVEY. Do these surveys have an impact? DEFINITELY. The SF Softball Board is composed of active players and managers just like yourself. We consult the survey to get a broad, inclusive view of how the League is working and ideas for improvement. Example: the League rule changes we have made over the past couple of years have been changes that SF Softball players and managers asked for, based on your survey feedback. These include: expanding the Mercy Rule from 12  to 20 runs,  going to a 1-1 count and adding a strike zone mat and double first base bag. These were all changes that got an average 70% support level from SF Softball managers and players on the annual survey. So take a moment to let us know what’s working and what can be improved (and how)… Your feedback is important to us. Our survey takes just a couple of minutes and all responses are kept anonymous: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LL2WCZ6

New Rule 2015 – FOR WEEKNIGHT GAMES ONLY:

In the first (1st) inning, pitcher gets not more than one minute to deliver no more than three (3) warm-up pitches.

Effect: For each warm-up pitch in excess of three (3), a ball is awarded to the batter.

In the second (2nd) inning and each subsequent inning thereafter, pitcher gets no more than one (1) warm-up pitch. Ball is to be returned directly to the pitcher to start immediate play. NO warm-up balls are allowed in the infield or outfield in the second (2nd) inning and thereafter.

Effect: For each warm-up pitch in excess of the one (1), a ball is awarded to the batter.

Spring 2016 Playoffs Schedule

SUMMER PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Fall 2016 Playoff Schedule

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Speak Up For Softball!

If playing Softball, good safe fields, working lights, and clean (and open) bathrooms are important to you (they’re certainly important to us), consider taking a minute during this season to let us know if you see a problem.  Contact our league director at 415 831-6316 or email leagueoffice {at} sfsoftball(.)com

San Francisco Softball League Personnel registering teams at “Registration Night” at Sports Basement.

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