SECTION IX 2023 SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT:

Section IX Softball Tournament

● Thursday, May 18th: Point Cards due by noon (please send

them to ALL the members on the softball committee)

● Friday, May 19th: Sectional games may start at site higher-seed.

● Friday, May 26th & Saturday May 27th: (Rain date Sunday, May

28th) Sectional IX Finals at: Middletown High School

Sectional Finals:

Location: Middletown HS

May 26th 4 & 6 pm

May 27th 9am, 11am, 1pm,

Sub-Regionals:

Location: Middletown HS

May 30th Class B @ 4pm

Regionals Finals:

Location: Monroe Woodbury HS

June 3rd/4th: TBA

State Finals:

Location: Moriches Athletic Complex

June 9th/10th: TBA

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

2023 USA Softball Rules and Updates