DATE



Softball Heat Policy

July 20-21, 2024

VENUES
Peaksview Park
Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Bedford Moose Lodge Fields
Bedford, VA
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Bedford County Rec 780 Bedford Ave Ext Bedford, VA 24523 2
Bedford Moose Lodge 2986 West Lynchburg Turnpike Bedford, VA 24523 2
Kamphuis Field / LU Green/ LU Blue  1971 University Blvd Lynchburg, VA 24515 3
Peaks View Park 170 Ivy Creek Ln Lynchburg, VA 24502 6

CATEGORIES 
- 10 OPEN
- 12 OPEN
- 14 OPEN
- 16 OPEN
- 18 OPEN


REGISTRATION


Deadline – July 11, 2024
 
 
COMPETITION FORMAT
Pool Play Rules:
  • Official game will end at 7 innings or at the completion of the last completed inning after the 1 hour and 20 minutes with no new inning to begin
  • Games tied at completion of inning will end in a tie
  • Unlimited defensive substitutions / Unlimited batters
  • Courtesy runners for pitchers/catchers will be allowed per Rule 8 Section 10
  • Home team will be determined by coin flip at home plate prior to start of game

Bracket Play Rules:
  •  Official game will end at 7 innings or at the completion of the last completed inning after the 1 hour and 20 minutes with no new inning to begin
  • Games tied at completion of last inning will begin international tie breaker at the top of the next inning with the batter to bat last being placed at 2nd base.
  • Unlimited defensive substitutions / Unlimited batters
  • Courtesy runners for pitchers/catchers will be allowed per Rule 8 Section 10
  • Home team will be determined by higher seed. If teams are same seed, then a coin flip at home plate prior to start of game

Mercy Rule:
  • 15 after 3, 12 after 4, 8 after 5
 
Tie Breaker Rules for Bracket Seeding: 

1. Record
2. Head-to-Head (Used only when all tied teams have played each other)
3. Runs Allowed (An average is used if teams have not played equal number of games)
4. Runs Scored (An average is used if teams have not played equal number of games)
5. Computer Generated Coin Flip (A system random number generator break ties at this stage)
Note: If the system cannot break ties at a particular tiebreaking stage, the system will
move to the next tiebreaker and not return or revert back to a previous tiebreaker.
Note about the Head-to-Head tiebreaker: Head-to-Head is ignored if all tied teams
do not play each other at least once. For example, if three teams are tied, and one team
plays the other two, but the other two do not play, this tiebreaker is ignored (regardless
of the outcome of the two games played by the first team).
 
Teams playing a 4th game in pool play does not count for bracket seeding for the team playing a 4th game. Teams playing an out of pool game will not count for bracket seeding.


MERCHANDISE
2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games merchandise will be available for purchase during events at various locations and online.

AWARDS
2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games bronze, silver and gold medals will be given in each category/division  
 

FOR QUESTIONS 

Online Registration/Sport Specific Questions: Contact Sport Director John McPhail - jmcphail4@gmail.com

Website Questions: Contact the Virginia Amateur Sports office at registration@commonwealthgames.org


All dates, times, locations and formats are tentative at this time. Virginia Amateur Sports reserves the right to make changes to the sport information noted on this page. Some dates, locations and times may change due to registration numbers. Participants are encouraged to check sport info often for any changes.