Softball Captain and Players' Information CAPTAINS’ MEETING
The Captains’ Meeting will be held Tuesday, February 7th, 5:15 p.m., in the Harper Student Center Auditorium. The Team Captain or a representative from every team is required to attend.
GAME DATES, TIMES, and LOCATION
Dates:
Sundays
February 19 and 26
March 4, 18 and 25
April 1, 15 and 22*
*Playoffs Times: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. - All games will begin every hour on the hour, 1-5 p.m. - no exceptions.
- Game time is forfeit time. No “grace period” will be allowed.
- 7 “rostered” players must be present to begin play in the competitive league and 7 players must be present to begin play in the non-competitive league.
- The umpire has complete authority during the game
Location: RL Jones Recreation Center in Mt. Pleasant
(Directions: Take Hwy 17 North to the 526 Exit. Stay a short while on Hwy 526 to the Long Point Road exit.
Take a right on Long Point Road - going north.
Take a left just past the first stoplight and Exxon Station onto Egypt Road.
The Rec. Center and fields are 1 block down Egypt Road on the left.)
NOTE – Dogs are NOT allowed on playing fields! ROSTERS
1. Persons eligible to play are MUSC students and their spouses, MUSC employees, Wellness Center members.
2. Two leagues will be offered: competitive and non-competitive. Non-comp teams must have at least 3 female players on the field at all times.
3. Participants may play on one team in each league; however each team may only have a maximum of 2 players on the roster that are playing in both leagues.
**NOTE: Special scheduling requests cannot be guaranteed; therefore, every team should have enough players in the event games are scheduled simultaneously.**
4. Completed rosters will be accepted until Wednesday, February 15th, 3:00 p.m. in the Student Programs Office.
5. Additions to rosters will be accepted through the 4th week of play (Monday, March 19th) and must be submitted in person by the Team Captain to the Student Programs Office.
6. If any unrostered player plays after the 4th game, all games in which he or she participates will be forfeited. GAME RULES
ASA Official Rules of Softball will be used with MUSC Intramural Modifications. Please review the rules included with the Captain Packet.
Full copies of the ASA Official Rules are available to borrow in the Student Programs Office. REGISTRATION FEES
1. Each team is required to pay a refundable $50 registration fee. Fees are due in Student Programs prior to the first game date. Registration fees must be paid in cash!!! Your team will not be scheduled until this fee is paid.
2. Teams completing the season without any forfeits will be refunded in full. Teams with 1 forfeit for the season will be refunded $25. Teams which forfeit twice will lose the entire sum and be disqualified from the league. In order to avoid a forfeit, please see the section BYES AND FORFEITS, #3.
3. Registration fee refunds can be picked up by the Team Captain in Student Programs within 30 days following the end of the season.
4. Teams will not be able to transfer their registration fee from one sport to the next. Each sport needs to be closed out upon completion.
BYES and FORFEITS
1. Team Captains may request a bye for a particular weekend by calling Student Programs or an Intramural Coordinator no later than 5:00pm the Wednesday before the weekend that the bye is needed. (Contact info is in the section headed QUESTIONS or PROBLEMS.)
2. A team may request one bye. However, depending upon the number of teams participating, teams may receive more than one bye per season.
3. If a scheduling conflict arises, the team contact or representative must contact the Intramural Coordinator before 10 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the game date. Conflicts will be handled on a case by case basis.
4. A team will be eliminated from competition after two forfeits.
5. In case of a team’s disqualification from the league due to forfeit, a maximum of 1 player from the eliminated team may be picked up by another team. This holds true only through the 4th week of play (deadline for adding players to rosters). SCHEDULES
Weekly game schedules will be posted on Wednesday evenings in these locations:
“RAINED OUT”
An Intramural Coordinator will call team captains if a game should be canceled due to inclement weather. It is the Captain’s responsibility to contact their individual team members. INJURIES
There are risks inherent in this activity. As with all other endeavors associated with being an MUSC student, each player is responsible for themselves and any medical expenses incurred due to an injury.
Students are advised to carry their student ID and health insurance card to games in the case they need to go to Emergency Services at MUSC or another hospital.
CONTACT INFORMATION Questions should be referred to the Intramural Coordinators at:
intramurals@musc.edu | 
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