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The Did You Know column is an informational piece to help keep members of the league up to date on ASA and BVGASA league rules and policies. Articles found here are often unusual or seldom discussed.

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25 April 2014

The ASA issues a Member Card for every volunteer that signs up and passes the background check. All BV Managers, Coaches, Scorekeepers and Parent Helpers on the field are ASA members and have a card, however, there are close to 100 of them that have not yet been picked up!

If you signed up as a Volunteer head over to the Snack Bar and ask for your ASA card. They are good for the full calendar year so if you play summer or fall softball you will need your card! Don't forget!


18 April 2014

Tie-Breaker rules for seeding in the playoffs for the upper divisions is first Head-to-Head. Then it goes to minimum runs allowed based on an even number of games played, then maximum runs scored again, based on an even number of games played.


11 April 2014

BVGASA has an Executive Board among the elected and appointed Board of Directors. The Executive Board consists of 7 members of the 19 Board positions outlined in the league by-laws. The General Board positions may be filled by more than one individual. Some common positions that use this option are Field, Ways and Means, and Photographer Coordinators.


4 April 2014

Age divisions 10U and up play a double elimination playoff tournament at the end of the regular season. Each team will play from 2 to 7 games in a 12 day period.

The final championship games are played right after the closing ceremonies with the top two finishing teams receiving trophies.


28 March 2014

Bonita Valley is a non-profit organization made up of Participating Members and General Members. Membership is open to all players, their parents, legal guardians and interested adults of the community. Membership begins at the time of registration and continues in effect for one year until the new board is seated.

Participating Members include all registered players.

General Membership includes parents or legal guardians of all currently registered players; all official Managers; all official Coaches; and all current Board Members.

Each General Member shall be entitled to vote at all General Meetings; and shall be entitled to one (1) vote in the election of each Board Member position. All members must be in attendance of the membership meeting to cast their vote.


21 March 2014

BVGASA games have time limits to allow for the maximum number of games per day:

T-Ball and Super 6’ers:
There shall be a one-hour drop dead time limit on games or 4 innings whichever comes first.

Rookies:
There shall be a one-hour 30 minute drop dead time limit on games or 7 innings whichever comes first.

Mini-Minors and Up:
No new inning will start after one (1) hour thirty (30) minutes. If seven (7) innings have been completed and the game is tied, the ASA Tie Breaking rule will be implemented. All tournament games must have a winner.


14 March 2014

For 8U-12U a pitcher may pitch a maximum of 21 outs per week. For 14U the maximum is 30 outs. A week is considered Sunday through Saturday. When there are (3) games in one week each pitcher will have an additional 9 outs for the week. Note: During post season play there will be no restrictions to the number of outs a pitcher may pitch.


7 March 2014

The batting order shall include all players in attendance. Players shall be listed in the order they are to bat, and the order shall not change throughout the game. This applies to all divisions. If a player needs to leave at any time during the game, both teams will scratch her name off the roster. The team will not have to take an out. Players arriving late will be added to the bottom of the line up.


28 February 2014

Bonita Valley has 2 different mercy run rules:
- Fifteen Run Rule: A team will be declared the winner if, after five or more innings, a team has 15 or more runs ahead of their opponent.
- Six Run Rule: The side will retire if a team scores 6 runs in an inning. In the Rookie and Mini-Minor divisions, the side will retire once a team scores 4 runs in an inning. This rule does not apply to Super 6’ers or T-Ball divisions.


21 February 2014

Players participating in Travel Ball (as defined by ASA in the current year yellow book) as of February 1st shall not be considered for All-stars. Note: "Participate" in the above shall be defined as - A player taking part in a practice, practice game, scheduled game or tournament.


14 February 2014

The distance between bases remains 60 feet in all age groups but changes from home plate to the mound?

Rookies (8U): 30 feet
Mini-Minors (10U): 35 feet
Minors (12U): 40 feet
Majors (14U): 43 feet