2015 OFFICIAL LEAGUE Ladies’ Game Day Guide GAME DAY INFORMATION GAME STARTING TIMES Games will begin promptly at 6:30 pm. (Playoff games could start at 6:45 with Conference Supervisors approval). If either team is awaiting the arrival of their 8th player, a 15-minute grace period will be extended. When that player arrives, that team has the OPTION to start the game with eight or they can await the arrival of their 9th player within the 15-minute grace period. Once the grace period expires, the 8 must start. If within the grace period, the 9th player arrives, the game MUST begin. If the grace period expires and the 8th player has not arrived, a forfeit is called against the shorthanded team. CROSS CONFERENCE GAMES RECEIVE A 30 th MINUTE GRACE PERIOD and MUST start when the Ninth (9 ) player arrives. All games will have 1 and 1count and starting May 1st you get an extra foul. GAME SOFTBALLS and PLATE MATS Two League sanctioned softballs are to be supplied for each game by the home team. Both teams are responsible for bringing a plate mat to the field. The home team is required to put out the plate mat, if they don’t have a plate mat than their plate mat then the visiting team is required to put out the plate mat. If the game is played with the visiting teams plate mat they become the home team for that game. If both teams do not have a plate mat then both teams receive a forfeit for the game. No game should be played without a plate mat behind the plate. LEGAL GAME DAY CANCELLATIONS Cancellations due to inclement weather must be made before 3:30 pm by the home team manager notifying the USSSA assigner Floyd Bassett at 631-582-4383. Home team manager is also responsible for notifying Away Team Manager and calling the SCL scoreline of a cancellation before 3:30 pm. ‘NO FIELD’ is not a legal GAME DAY reason for a cancellation. The Home Team is responsible for securing an approved field or they will get a FORFEIT LOSS. Cancellations not due to weather must be made 24hrs before game time. ILLEGAL GAME CANCELLATIONS If a game is cancelled for any reason other than inclement weather with less than 24 hours notice, the league will be billed for the entire umpire fee of $50 for USSSA which in turn will be deducted from the home teams’ performance bond. RESCHEDULING GAMES From the day of cancellation, the home team manager and the visiting manager will have until midnight of that day to schedule a make-up date and call it in to the scoreline. If a date is not called in by midnight, the Conference Supervisor will schedule the make-up game for the first available Monday, Tuesday or Thursday that both teams are not playing and when the home field is available. MANAGERS ARE NOT TO CONTACT USSSA WITH SCHEDULE REVISIONS SCORE REPORTING All scores are to be called in by the winning manager to the SCL Scoreline at 207-8302 before 9:30 pm on the night of the game. Failure to report a score on game night, or later than the 9:30 pm deadline will result in performance bond forfeiture (for the first offense) and a 14-0 forfeit against the winning team (for the second offense). League Address: PO Box 481 Yaphank N.Y. 11980 League Website: www.ESCL.net. All game night rule infractions, umpire no-shows or any other problems are to be reported to your Conference Supervisor that night by both managers. Field Directions BAYPORT/PATCHOGUE LINDENHURST EVANGEL RAVENS Lindenhurst Middle School UNITED METHODIST SOULS James Wilson Young Middle School Bayport Sunrise Highway (Route 27) to Nicolls Rd. South look for signs for Purick St. Make right onto Purick, follow Purick directly into parking lot. Middle School is on right. Field is directly behind the School. DIX HILLS ANGELS DIX HILLS SERVANTS Signal Hill Elementary School East, Dix Hills Northern state pkwy to exit 41 go east on Wolf Hill Rd past high school make left onto Caledonia Road, school on left. Sunrise Hwy. (Route 27) to Wellwood Ave. south. Go south on Wellwood, past railroad tracks. School is 1/2 mile down on left. Park behind school. LIVING WORD CHURCH EASTPORT BIBLE IRONMEN Both teams are using 12 pines field See directions below SAYVILLE METHODIST SERAPHIM NEW LIFE DISCIPLES Sayville Middle School Sayville Sunrise Hwy. (Route 27) to Johnson Ave. South on Johnson Ave. about ¼ mile. School is on left. Field is in back of school. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN WITNESSES Babylon Memorial Grade School Babylon Southern State Parkway or sunrise hwy to Deer Park Ave.(south) take to park ave. and make a right(dairy barn will be on the corner) stay on park ave. for approx.. 1/3 mile pass school on right then turn right on ralph ave. for best access to parking lot. . TRINITY LUTHERAN REVELATIONS Brookwood Hall South Field (mon. only) See Gospel Community Valor Twelve Pines Park LIE to exit # 64 Rte 112 – South or sunrise hwy north Take Rte 112 – South Turn left(or if going north from sunrise make a right) onto South Haven Take South Haven down approx.. 1and ISLIP METHODIST PROPHETS Islip a1/2 miles field is just passed fire house Terrace Early Childhood Center Islip on right Terrace Sunrise Hwy. (Route 27) to Exit 46 (Carleton . Ave.). North to 2nd traffic light (Nassau Ave.) and make a right. Go to end and the field will be located directly in front of you. GOSPEL COMMUNITY VALOR Brookwood Hall South Field (mon. only) Sunrise Hwy.(route 27) To exit 46 (carlton ave) south to Montauk hwy west(27a). ½ mile make right on Irish ln. and left into Brookwood hall parking lot (note: no parking on the north side of Montauk hwy. at the field) PATCHOGUE NEW CREATION PATCHOGUE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS Saxton Avenue Middle School Medford Sunrise Hwy. (Route 27) to Route 112 and go north to Clark St. Make first left onto Annanias, which ends at Saxon Ave., the school is straight ahead. GRACE GOSPEL FALCONS Oregon Middle School OUR SAVOIR 91ST PSALMS Dawnwood Middle School Centereach From the south: Sunrise Hwy north to Rte 112 to Southaven Rd. Make right. Turn left on Oregon Rd. Middle School on your right. Parking and field around back. LIE to Exit 62 (Nichol’s Road) North. Cross over Route 25 (Middle Country Rd.) to Mark Tree Road. Make left (west) to 1st traffic light (43rd Street), make left. School is on the left and field is located behind the administration building. From the north: take L.I.E. to exit 64 (rt. 112) head south turn left onto Greenport ave. and make your second right onto Oregon St. school is on your left field is BIBLE inCORNERSTONE the back COALTION THREE VILLAGE BRETHEN Cornerstone Bible Church Field Port Jefferson Nesconset Hwy. (Rt. 347) to Jayne Blvd. south (just west of Rt. 112). Go south about 1-2 miles down on right side. Field is behind church. TEMPLE BAPTIST GUARD Longwood Middle School The Longwood Middle School is located on the East side of Yaphank Middle Island Road, approximately a half mile south of Middle county Road (rt 25). Our Field is all the way in the back, in the northeast corner of the property PATCHOGUE MIGHTY WARRIORS Airport Field #8 Shirley Sunrise Hwy. (Route 27) east to Exit 58 north (William Floyd Pkwy.). Go ½ mile and make right onto Dawn Drive. Complex on left. Field is in back right corner. Field #8 L.I.E. to Exit 68 (William Floyd Pkwy.). Go south about 2 ½ miles and make left onto Dawn Drive. Complex on left. Field is in back right corner. Field #8 CHURCH ON THE SOUND SAINTS COED PARK - COED LANE & UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS DRIVE Head west on Route 347/Nesconset Hwy from Nichols rd/Rt 97. Turn right on Stony Brook Rd the turn left on to University Heights Drive. Park is on SW corner of COED Lane and University Heights Drive. Please park along Park's border and not in front of residences or driveways