Team Size
- 12 people per team (10 + 2 subs)
- 4 in outfield, 4 in the infield, 1 pitcher, 1 catcher
- Coed roster is encouraged
Kicking
- All team members kick
- Entire roster must stay in same kicking order
- 3 strikes and you’re out
- No bunting
- Missed kick is a strike
- Foul ball is a strike. Definition of foul ball:
- kicked ball landing in foul territory
- kicked ball touched in foul territory
- kicked ball landing in fair territory but touching foul territory on its own at any time before reaching first or third base
- You can get out on a foul ball…. 3 foul balls and you’re out
- Batter can take balls/no walks allowed
- Any attempt at a kick is a kick
Game Length
- 5 innings or 30 minutes (whatever comes first)
- Unlimited extra innings (no ties)
- No new innings started with 5 minutes left
- 6 run inning rule – If 6 runs are scored in an inning, inning is over
- 10 run mercy rule – if a team is winning by 10 or more after the end of an inning, the game is over
Miscellaneous Rules
- Pitches must be rolling, not bouncing
- No stealing or leading off until ball is kicked
- A runner cannot force the ball to hit their head
- NO COMPLAINING. There is only one referee per game – please respect calls of official -all calls are final
Outs
- If the ball is caught in the air without touching the ground first, then the batter is out (a fly out)
- A defensive player with the ball touches the base ahead of a runner who is forced to go to that base, because of an advancing runner behind him (a force out)
- A defensive player touches the runner directly with the ball while holding it (a tag out)
- A defensive player may throw the ball and hit the runner on the fly with it
- No headshots – headshots will not count as an out
- If a throw goes out of bounds, each base runner moves up one base from where they were before the error
