Rules & Rankings | Recovery Awareness 24

Official rules for the 2026 Sober Draft.

Conduct & Facility

1. No drugs or alcohol allowed at the park. If you are caught participating in either, you will be asked to leave immediately with NO refund.
2. No outside food or BBQ grills at the complex or the parking lot.
3. Clean up your dugout after every game.
4. Music is allowed but please keep the volume at a respectful level and keep it clean. If an umpire or opposing team asks you to turn it off, then you turn it off.
5. This isn't the world series — treat everyone with respect!
6. Any violence, fighting, or swearing at umpires or players could lead to ejection from the game or possibly the tournament with NO refund.
7. If a player is ejected they are removed from the lineup.

8. All rosters must be signed and turned in before you are eligible to play.
9. You MUST have a wristband on to take the field. If you do not have one, you are not eligible to play.
10. Be ready 30 minutes before your scheduled game time. If games end early and you aren't ready to start, this could lead to a forfeit.
11. Any umpire disputes go to the UIC (Andrew Strugar).

13. All pool games are scheduled for 55 minutes. If weather causes a delay we will switch to 45-minute, 1-pitch games until we are caught back up to the normal schedule. All bracket games are 60 minutes. Championship games are not timed unless weather plays a factor. The If Game will be 60 minutes.
16. USSSA 220 or 240 stamps.
20. Visiting team gets ½ run to start the game. This avoids any tie games after the 55 minutes — no extra innings.
21. Away team will roll the dice for team HR count. Both teams will get the same number of HRs to start the game.
22. Modified USSSA rules.
23. 3-2 count with NO COURTESY.
42. Teams with more females will start with a runner on 2B to start the game, and choice of home or away.

12. All players must hit unless they are physically unable to.
14. No male dominance. If a female is camped underneath a ball, the male player can't call her off. ALL male dominance calls are umpire's discretion.
15. No player pick-ups unless you're under 10 total players.
17. Last out sits — the batter or runner who makes the last out.
18. 1 pinch runner per gender per inning. If you pinch run for someone and you make the last out, it is the original batter/runner who sits.
19. Only one female can sit per inning. If you have 4 girls, 3 must be in the field.

24. 6–10 arch for pitching.
25. Pitching net must be on the pitcher's glove side in alignment to the rubber, no more than 2 ft in front of the rubber.
26. Pitching net may not be used as an extra fielder. Must be aligned with the rubber.
27. If a batter hits the net with no strikes on them it is a dead ball strike. If a batter hits the net with a strike on them it is a dead ball out.

28. Each team will get 1 HR wristband (male or female) and 1 double-run wristband (female ONLY).
29. If a player with a HR wristband hits a HR, it does not count against the total amount of team HRs for the game.
30. If a female player with a 2x run wristband scores, she is worth 2 runs. This is only for her at bat.
31. If you pinch run for a 2x run wristband, the person pinch running does NOT count as 2 runs. If a 2x run wristband pinch runs for someone else, they do NOT count as 2 runs.
32. If you walk a HR band they automatically go to 2B regardless of who is on deck, on the bases, or the amount of outs. The wristband transfers to the next person. If a female follows, they have the option to hit or walk to 1B — if she elects to hit, she becomes the new HR band. If a male follows, they become the HR band.
33. HR band is in play until a ball is put in play or an out at the plate.
34. If a male walks with a male behind them, they go to 1B. If a male walks with a female behind them, they go to 2B.

35. Redo wristband can be purchased for $40, good for the entire tournament.
36. Redo cards must be presented at the coin flip and shown to the umpire in order to be used for the game.
37. Redos can be used offensively or defensively.
38. You may not redo a redo.
39. You may not redo an appeal call.
40. Extra HR band OR extra 2x run girl band can be purchased for $25, good for the entire tournament.
41. If you purchase the redo card and your team does the team raffle ($250), you will be credited towards that and only owe $210 for the bundles.

HAVE FUN — and remember what this is about!