SECTION IX 2024 SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT:

Section IX Softball Tournament

● Thursday, May 16th: Point Cards due by noon (please send

them to ALL the members on the softball committee)

● Saturday, May 18th: Sectional games may start at site higher-seed.

● Friday, May 24th & Saturday May 25th: (Rain date Sunday, May

26th) Sectional IX Finals at: Mount St. Mary College

Sectional Finals:

Location: Mount St. Mary College

May 24th

May 25th

Sub-Regionals:

Location: Monroe Woodbury HS

May 28th

Regionals Finals:

Location: (If Section IX is the Host) Monroe Woodbury HS

May 31 - June 1: Monroe Woodbury HS

State Finals:

Location: Martha Ave. Rec. Park - Long Island NY

Final Four: June 7th

State Finals: June 8th

Max Preps - All coaches are encouraged to use the Max Preps website, www.MaxPreps.com, for their team roster and statistics.  It is free. SITES: Top seeded teams’ home field prior to finals.  Final sites will be determined by the softball committee. Playoff sites and conditions will be determined by the softball committee.  Rained out games are played the next day.

SCRIMMAGES:

Softball scrimmages must include free substitutions and lineup cards will not be exchanged. Scrimmages must also include one or more of the following: 1. Play six (6) outs per half inning (example ‐ 3 outs clear the field/ 3 more outs). 2. Batting order must be altered or modified to include more batters than rules permit. 3. Start with a runner(s) on base with a predetermined situation for at least two (2) full innings.

Non-approved Bat List

2024 USA Softball Rules and Updates