Team Rules
Land a Flip = Shotgun a beer
After you finish your beer you get 1 flip. Call someone's name when you flip the can. If the can lands standing up, the person whose name was called has to shotgun a beer.
Additional rules: 1 flip for your first beer, 2 flips for your second beer, and so on.
*Stopping the additional rule starting 10/17/23 per Dan Grossman's complaints.
Strike Out = 30 Beers & Pink Tutu
If you strike out, you owe the team a 30-pack of beers & need to wear the pink Tutu until Coach decides.
Striking out looking or swinging. Foul out doesn't count.
Added Rule for Dylan: 1 Dizzy Bat Knocks Off 30 Beers
Alameda's League Rules
No Beers in the dugout: Don't drink before games in front of everyone. Keep your can hidden if you are pregaming. After the game, we drink beers away from the field.
Start with a 1 and 1 count: Each at bat starts with one ball and one strike,.
Don't Touch Home: To avoid collisions at home plate, you need to run past home plate to the right. There will be a chalk line to cross.
Pitching: The ball must go between 6'- 12' and land on the plate or mat behind the plate to be a strike.
7 innings long or 1 hour: whichever comes first. They won't start a new inning after the 1-hour timer goes off, you will finish the current inning.
5 Run Limit for the first 4 innings:
Each team can score 5 runs at most in the first 4 innings. The 5th, 6th, and 7th innings are "open," you can score as many as possible.
Mercy Rules:
20 Runs after 4 innings
15 Runs after the 5th inning
12 Runs after the 6th inning
Bat Regulations
Slowpitch softball bats labeled "ASA" or "USA" bats are allowed.
USSSA (U-Trip) Bats are not allowed. If the bat has both stamps, it is allowed.
Shop for Bats online:
Cheapbats.com > ASA Bats: www.cheapbats.com/shop/softball-bats-slowpitch-softball-bats/filters/USA+(ASA)