No changes, Refer to Rule 1, ìGeneral Playing Rules.

RULE 2 – THE PLAYING FIELD

No changes, Refer to Rule 2, ìGeneral Playing Rules.

RULE 3 ñ EQUIPMENT
Sec. 2 The official softball shall be a smooth seamed, concealed stitched or flat surfaced ball. The center of the ball may be made of either long fiber kapok or mixture of cork and rubber, and or machine wound, with a fine twisted yarn and covered with latex or rubber cement. Or it may be made of other materials approved by the NASP. The cover of the ball shall be optic yellow, tanned horsehide, cowhide or any other materials approved by the NASP, cemented to the ball by application of cement to the underside of the cover and sewn with black waxed cotton or black linen thread to form a black-stitched softball. The solid core ball must be stamped with ìTHEî official NASP logo that contains the maximum C.O.R. and compression standards. The ball MAY NOT bear any other logos except for the NASP official logo unless otherwise approved by the Executive Director or the Executive Vice President of the NASP. MAXIMUM C.O.R. is .44 or .40. (.47 for Women)Maximum Compression for NASP softballs is 400 pounds or 525 pounds. Directors have the option as to which compression and which C.O.R. are to be used. NOTE: All Co-Ed divisions will use the twelve-inch softball.

Sec. 3 All Players must wear approved shoes.

No changes, Refer to Rule 3, "General Playing Rules".

Sec. 4 Uniform

No changes, Refer to Rule 3, ìGeneral Playing Rulesî.

RULE 4 ñ PLAYERS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

Sec. 1 A team shall consist of:
a. Coed (Slow pitch) with extra players. Twelve (12) players, six (6) males and six (6) females. In Coed Indoor, a male player must play the pitching position.
NOTE: If the ìEPî is used in Coed, twelve (12) players must be used. It is permissible to use eleven (11) players with an out being called between the 11th and 12th player.
b. Coed (Slow pitch). Ten (10) players; five (5) males and five (5) females.
c. A team must start a game with a minimum of ten (10) players and finish a game with ten (10) players. Coed teams may use the extra player (EP) rule.
d. Five (5) male and five (5) female players must play defense at all times.
e. There must be two (2) of each sex in the outfield and infield positions. Positioningis left up to the individual manager. EXCEPTION: There cannot be a Rover (male or female). There must be two male and two female outfielders in the outfield at the time the ball is pitched and it is the umpireís discretion to determine if the defensive team is in compliance. PENALTY: This is a Delayed Dead Ball Situation. The manager of the offended team has the option of having the batter bat over and assuming the ball and strike count he/she had prior to the pitch he/she hit (base runners return), or taking the result of the play.
f. Outfielders may not be on the infield surface.
g. Each team must have a male/female pitcher/catcher combination.
h.A two-hundred foot Co-Ed line will be used NOTE: A line will be drawn 200 feet from home plate in the outfield grass that all male outfielders must remain behind until the ball has been hit by all female batters.

Sec. 2 EXTRA PLAYER (EP)
If the extra player (EP) is used, it may be a male or female. These players may play defense at any time, but they must retain their original positions in the batting order. The batting order must remain the same unless a substitution is used in the offensive line-up. NOTE: When a team is using the extra player (EP), and in the event a player or players are removed for any reason during the course of the game. When no substitution is available, the player removed shall be scored as an out when his/her turn comes up in the batting order.

Sec. 3 COURTESY RUNNER: A Courtesy Runner may be used once per inning. The courtesy runner must be the player who made the last out. The courtesy runner MUST be of the same sex. EXCEPTION: If the player that made the last out is on deck or due up to bat, the player who made the previous out prior to the last out will be used. Or if the game is in the first inning the player furthest from the batter will become the courtesy runner. This could result in going back to a previous inning to get the proper courtesy runner. The player making the out is the proper courtesy runner, NOT the last player to complete his/her turn at bat. A Courtesy Runner is allowed in all Adult divisions.
NOTE: If a courtesy runner is substituted for illegally, the infraction must be caught before the next pitch. NOTE: A player becomes a courtesy runner when they have touched the base that is occupied by the player they are running for. Courtesy runners may not run for another courtesy runner.

RULE 5 ñ THE GAME

Sec. 12 Home Run Limit for Coed (Slow Pitch) Teams
a. Class ìCî ñ Two (2) HRís with the one up Home Run Rule.
b. Class ìDî ñ One up
c. Class ìEîñ One homerun. Every home run after the one untouched over the fence will be declared an out.

RULE 6 ñ PITCHING REGULATIONS

No changes, Refer to ìGeneral Playing Rulesî.

RULE 7 ñ BATTING

Sec. 1 Each player on the side at bat shall become a batter in the order in which their names appear on the score sheet.
a. Male and female players must alternate in the batting order. Either a male or female batter may bat first in the line-up. This order must also be maintained when using the extra player (EP) rule.
b. When a male batter is walked intentionally or unintentionally, the male batter is awarded second base, and the following female batter has the option to bat or walk.
c. It is the defensive teamís responsibility to know whether or not the wrong ball is in the game. Only the team at bat shall be allowed to make the appeal on the wrong ball being pitched. EFFECT: The offensive team shall have the choice to either take the result of the play or bat again.

RULE 8 ñ BASERUNNING

No changes, Refer to Rule 8, "General Playing Rules".

RULE 9 ñ DEAD BALL/BALL IN PLAY

No changes, Refer to Rule 9, "General Playing Rules".

RULE 10 ñ UMPIRES

No changes, Refer to Rule 10, "General Playing Rules".

RULE 11 ñ PROTESTS

No changes, Refer to Rule 11, "General Playing Rules".