2008 FALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION

SCHEDULES ARE NOW POSTED!!!

Fall Leagues shall be limited to teams, comprised of participants in good standing, which submit their completed registration forms and entry fee in full.  Team registration shall begin Tuesday, July 1 and end Tuesday, July 29 or when the leagues / divisions are full whichever comes first.  Teams may submit their registration forms and entry fees at the Belleville Softball Complex Office.  The Belleville Softball Complex Office is conveniently located at 1300 S. Mayflower Rd.; South Bend, IN  46619-3910.  Complete registration information and forms shall be available on our web site: www.sbpark.org and the Belleville Softball Complex Office.

Entry fee for Double-Header divisions shall be $500, while the entry fee for Single Game divisions shall be $250.  All teams shall also be charged a $100 player participation fee.  An additional $2 per waiver submitted after the teams' first game at the Belleville Softball Complex shall be assessed.  No player may be added nor shall any waiver be accepted after Thursday, September 11.

Double-Header teams shall be scheduled to play at least twelve (12) games.  Single Game division teams shall be scheduled to play at least six (6) games.  (Our goal is to schedule all double-header teams fourteen (14) games and all single game teams seven (7) games, however under certain weather conditions - which are out of our control, we shall have the right to call the season complete after twelve and six games seasons.)  Games, which are cancelled or postponed by inclement weather shall be rescheduled into the regular season, or rescheduled on available weekends, added to the end of the regular season or cancelled at the discretion of the League Director.

The following leagues / divisions shall be offered as long as at least four (4) teams register per league / division.

Men's Slow Pitch

• Monday Double-Header (8/4 - CLOSED)

1. Midwest Sales & Service, Chris Sellers
2. Eddie's Steak Shed, Jason Zolman
3. Doug Kosek DDS Softball, Tod Moorhead
4. Hanley & Sons Funeral Home, Josh Pemberton
5. Original Street Kids, Xavier Creary
6. Nicola's Pizza & Pasta, Michael Blair
7. Poonjab Strikes Back, Kerry Zielinski
8. Underdog Softball / Main Street Pub, Peter Shoop
9. The Jets, Matt George
10. Josh Taylor Bible Study, Brian Szklarek
11. Linebacker Lounge, Tony Nemeth
12. Jay's Lounge, Chris Clanton

• Tuesday Double-Header (4 - CLOSED)

1. Snap On Tools, Mike Barnett 
2. Sun Construction, Josh Cline
3. Barnaby's, Jonathan Bajdek
4. Rampage, Matt Rush

• Wednesday Double-Header (9 - CLOSED)

1. Joey Amardillo's, Jim Conrad
2. Maverick Molding, Bill Sinkovics
3. Corby's Irish Pub, Jason Zolman
4. Weinberg Custom Homes, Mike Sniadecki
5. General Sheet Metal Works, Anthony Dockery
6. Barnaby's, Dirk Young
7. South County Budweiser, Ted Krajecki
8. Borders Dairy Queen, Jim Wagner
9. SKS / Suburban South / Easton, TJ Jorgensen

• Wednesday Single Game (8 - CLOSED)

1. Grubbers Landscaping, Tony Grubber
2. Damon Products, Garold Kendall
3. Quik-Liner / Lippert, John Walczewski
4. Crank Yankers, Josh Smith
5. Old School, Charles Bond
6. Annihilation Operators, Matt Smylie
7. We Be HazerGagen, Jamie Lestyk
8. McCormick's, Mike Stack

• Thursday Double-Header (11 - CLOSED)

1. Crowe Chizek, Jason Whitmer
2. Precision Auto / C Drilling, Brian Hart
3. Corby's Irish Pub, Jason Zolman
4. ARS Asphalt, Josh Pemberton
5. Cabo Mechanical, Matt Dimond
6. Value City Furniture, Gibson Luuga
7. Mayhem, Neil Graber
8. Eddie's Steak Shed, Jeff Coldiron
9. Barnaby's, Merritt Krovitch
10. Main Street Pub, Chris Orozco
11. Rickscapes, Tyler Alerding

• Thursday Single Game (2 - CLOSED)

1. Tru Pay, Chris Sharp
2. Jimmy Johns, Andy Knapick

Coed Slow Pitch

• Monday Single Game (6 - CLOSED)

1. Matrix Plumbing & Heating, Beth Dipert
2. Longshots, Matt Douhan
3. Spherion Staffing, Justin Leslie
4. Terminix, Tim Harvey
5. Gippers, Christian Milovich
6. Universal Holy Family, Ron E. Burr, III

• Tuesday Double Header (6 - CLOSED)

1. Golden Touch Massage, Paula Downey
2. Mason's Heating & Appliances, Erlinda Moreno
3. Underdog Softball, Peter Shoop
4. Bosch, Craig Wall
5. Champion Windows, John Earl
6. Simeri's Old Town Tap, Anthony Lawrence

Games will be scheduled on the following dates:

Playing rules which are unique to leagues / divisions are:

• Over the fence home run limits shall be:

Excess home runs shall be outs!

• Coed games shall have a sixty-five (65) minute time limit.  No inning shall start more than sixty-five (65) minutes after the umpire has declared, "play ball".  NOTE: games may end in a tie!

Points of emphasis / playing rules for 2008:

• All participants shall wear athletic shoes suitable for softball.
• Men's League games shall not have a time limit
• In the event of inclement weather the League Director shall have the discretion to reschedule or declare games final as stopped based upon the games bearing on league / division standings and awards.
• Games may be rescheduled for many reasons, which include but shall not be limited to inclement weather.  It shall be the managers' responsibility to know when, where and whom their team is scheduled to play.  Whenever games are rescheduled less than five (5) days before they were scheduled the manager shall be notified by telephone by league management.  It shall be our policy to not give scheduling information over the telephone.
• Game time is forfeit time.  However, the umpire will wait ten (10) minutes before starting a game.  The result will be that the game will be a six (6) inning official game; with the best result the violating team(s) can achieve a ?tie?.  Under no circumstances will an umpire start a game after more than ten (10) minutes.  In case of a time limit game (see the next rule); no new inning can start after fifty-five (55) minutes.  Forfeited games can quickly ruin the spirit of a recreation program.  Forfeits harm both the team that is short-handed and the team that showed up on time, ready to play.  In an effort to encourage teams to show-up on time and ready to play we will charge forfeiting teams a $25 fee which must be paid at the Belleville Softball Complex before the teams next game.  This fee may be waived, at the discretion of the League Director, if sufficient notice is given.
• All softballs shall be supplied by Dudley or Worth.  All softballs shall be poly core construction with synthetic optic yellow covers.  Men's 12" softballs shall be .40 COR, 375 maximum compression.  Women's 11" softballs shall be .44 COR, 375 maximum compression.
• Teams shall not submit a team roster as such.  Team rosters shall be comprised of all "2008 Official Waiver & Release of Liability & Indemnification" forms, which are completely and correctly filled out, initialed and signed, and submitted by individuals for your team.  (Please note that "shirt size" is requested for team t-shirt award ordering.)  All participants must complete and submit waiver forms for each team they choose to participate with before playing!  Failure to comply may result, at the discretion of the League Director, in forfeiting games, suspension of participants and managers and potentially individual or team expulsion from further participation in South Bend Parks & Recreation programs.

Additional information and forms:

Still have questions?  If so, please email: softball@southbendin.gov and a member of the Belleville Softball Staff will promptly respond to your inquiry.