Simplified Coed Slow Pitch Softball Rules
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A team consists of 5 males and 5 females (minimum roster size)
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5 male players and 5 female players must play defense at all times
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There must be 2 of each sex in the infield and outfield positions
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Pitching distance is 40 feet from home plate
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Players must use official softball bats only
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Male and female players must alternate in batting order
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When a male batter is walked, the following female batter has an option
of batting or taking a walk
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Batter may not bunt, chop or half swing. The result is the ball is dead
and the batter is out, base runners may not advance
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Base runners are not allowed to lead off - base runners must keep foot
in contact with the base until the ball crosses home plate
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Games are 50 minutes finish the batter. The final score will be the score
at the end of the last complete inning.
Slow Pitch Softball Strike Criteria
WHAT IS A SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL STRIKE:
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Must have a legal arc:
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Minimum 6-feet from the ground
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Maximum 12-feet from the ground
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Must be delivered underhand at a moderate speed
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Is judged when it crosses the plate
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Must be a pitched ball that passes through the strike zone
which is that space over any part of home plate between the
batter’s back shoulder and their front knee when the batter
assumes their natural batting stance
Slow Pitch Softball Strike Zone
BACK
SHOULDER
BACK
SHOULDER
Some part of a
legally pitched
ball must pass
through this
zone to be
called a strike.
STRIKE
Remember that the position of a batter
in the batter’s box makes no difference.
The plate and batter’s natural stance at
the plate are the controlling factors.
A pitched ball that touches home
plate and is not swung at is always a ball.