2025 Tournament – National Softball Association of the Deaf

50th Annual NSAD Tournament

in Austin, Texas

ROAD TO AUSTIN, TEXAS

KRIEG SPORTS COMPLEX INFORMATION

HOTELS

TEAM REGISTRATION

Team Fee Registration (COACHES)

DEADLINE FOR TEAM REGISTRATION IS JULY 1, 2025.

IF YOU PLAN TO MAIL A CHECK, MONEY ORDER OR CASHIER CHECK, USE THIS FORM

Team Fee Form – 2025

IF YOU USE YOUR DEBIT or CREDIT CARD, PLEASE CLICK NSAD ZEFFY

MEN TEAM FEE

NSAD MEN ONLINE FEE-

$450.00 before June 15

$500.00 After June 16

CO-ED TEAM FEE

WOMEN TEAM FEE

NSAD COED ONLINE FEE-

NSAD WOMEN ONLINE FEE-

$XXX.00 before June 15, 2024

$XXX.00 After June 16, 2024

Team Roster Registration (COACHES)

Team Registration

Roster Deadline- July 1, 2024

YouTube Link- How to register your team roster

Free Agent Players

NSAD RULES

Uniforms/ Equipments Rules-

Uniforms and Equipments

Teams are required to wear like uniforms. The pants and shorts can be mixed as long the same colors. (MEN/ WOMEN ONLY)
Hats are optional. As long the hats are same design to all players. (MEN ONLY) NSAD
Teams are required to wear like uniforms only on jersey shirts including team members. (CO-ED ONLY) NSAD
Players shall not wear shoes with metal cleats. (NSA)
Pitchers are required to wear face masks (NSAD)
Bats approved ASA, NSA and USSSA (watch out for the updated of banned bats) (NSAD)
All players’ bats must pass barrel compression test to play. (NSAD)

Tournament Rules

NSAD TOURNAMENT RULES

Pool Games will have the following:

1) 7 innings or 55 minutes.

2) There shall be a running clock by the home plate umpire.

3) Games will be called for Mercy Rulings after the specific number of complete innings

* Twenty (20) runs after three (3) complete innings

* Fifteen (15) runs after four (4) complete innings

* Twelves (12) runs after five (5) complete innings (New)

4) No extra innings (game can end as tie)

Elimination Bracket Games will have the following:

1) 7 innings or 65 minutes (Due to unpredictable weather)

2) There shall be a running clock by the home plate umpire.

3) Games will be called for Mercy Rulings after the specific number of complete innings

* Twenty (20) runs after three (3) complete innings

* Fifteen (15) runs after four (4) complete innings

* Twelve (12) runs after five (5) complete innings

4) If game is tied at end of 7 innings or time expires,Tie Breaker will be used as Omaha Tie Breaker (OTB) except for the championship game. With a last batter from previous inning will start at 2nd base. The next batter in the line up will start with a 2-2 count with 1 courtesy foul. This procedure is repeated until a winner is declared.

5) In Championship game, Team A with one loss play against Team B with no loss will play 7 innings or 60 minutes and mercy rule is in effect. If both teams have 1 loss each shall play 7 innings with 75 minutes without mercy rule. (Passed 2021)

Game Rules

Game Rules:

THE LINEUP CARD must submit to the other team’s scorekeeper or umpire before 10 minutes of the game. The card included with player’s last name with one letter of first name with number of jersey. Also the substitute player must be in the lineup card. (NSAD)
GRACE PERIOD: There will be no grace period for any scheduled games unless the tournament director or Commissioner grants to have a grace period. (NSAD)
HOME AND VISITOR: it will be determined by a coin flip. (NSAD)
TEAM COMPOSITION: Teams may start with eight (8) players and add up to ten (10) once the game has started. (NSAD)

A team that starts the game with 8 or 9 may add additional players after the game has started. (NSA)
These players should be placed at the bottom of the line-up.
Teams playing with 10 or 11 players may finish the game with 8 players, but the vacated spots in the line-up will be an automatic out, regardless of the reason for the player’s inability to play. (NSA)

HOMERUN LIMITS: Limit five (5) homeruns per game. (A homerun is a ball hit over the fence) Any homerun hit after the permitted amount will be ruled an OUT. (NSAD)
- 1. It is each team’s responsibility to retrieve its own foul balls or home run balls. They should be returned to the home plate umpire. (NSAD)
- COED Only- HR Rule is Plus One (1) the first HR over the limit will be declared an out. (Passed in 2017)
PROTECTED PITCHER: If the ball hits a hard line drive toward the pitcher, the location would be head to toe and between the shoulders. The pitcher must be within the pitching rubber. It will be an out and a dead ball. It is recommended for play to continue until the umpire calls a dead ball.(Passed 2021)
PITCHING

Pitching distance- 50’- 56’ (NSAD)
Pitching arc is from 5 feet to 10 feet arc pitch from ground. (NSAD)
Show-boating is allowed within 5 seconds limit otherwise a ball will be called. (NSAD)
When going from Offense to Defense (after 3rd out)- you have 1 minute before umpire says pitch
No warm-up for infielders/outfielders after 1st inning. The starting pitcher and any new inserted into the game will be allowed 3 warm up pitches and 1 warm up pitch the following innings.

BALLS-STRIKE RULE starts the count 1 ball and 1 strike on all batters with one courtesy foul after the batter has 2 strikes on him/her. (NSAD)
STRIKE ZONE will include any part of mat and back part of black home plate. (NSAD)
COURTESY RUNNER- one player per inning per team. The Courtesy Runner can be any player on the team roster who is present and eligible If courtesy runner is on base and it is his/her turn to bat the courtesy runner stays at the base and an out is recorded. You may not have a courtesy runner for a courtesy runner. (NSA

Unlimited Courtesy Runner for pitcher.(Hitter must be a pitcher in previous inning) (Passed 2021)

CO-ED Rules-

CO-ED Modified Rules

6-4 Co-ED Slow pitch, (6) males and four (4) female players.

a) NOTE: A female CAN be a pitcher in a 6/4 format, but a male must be the catcher. The other females can play any other position other than pitcher, without regard to any specific number of infielders or outfielders being male or female, but must still have 1 female in both infield and outfield.

The Batting order in 6/4 tournaments shall be no more than two (2) male batters in a row. After two (2) male batters, there MUST be a female batter. If the male batter walks, and the male batter will always be awarded two (2) bases. (Passed 2021)
No more than six (6) male player may play defense at one time
4) If the extra player (EP) is used, a team must use two (2) extra players, one male and one female. These players may play defense at any time, but they must retain their original positions in the batting order. The batting order must remain the same unless a substitution is used in the offensive line-up.

a) NOTE: When a team is using the extra player(s) (EP), and in the event a player or players are removed for any reason during the course of the game and no substitution is available, the player removed shall be scored as an out when his/her turn comes up in the batting order. In the event this occurs, the player immediately following the removed player is simply bypassed as a batter, but may still remain in the game as a defensive player.

A Courtesy Runner (which is not recorded as a substitute in the line-up) and of the same sex, may be used for one (1) male player and one (1) female player per inning. The Courtesy Runner can be any player on the team roster who is present, eligible and not been ejected and may be used for one (1) male and one (1) female player per inning per team. The Courtesy Runner DOES NOT have to be the same player each time the player in need of the courtesy runner becomes a runner. The courtesy runner will be entered into the game by the Head Coach through the home plate umpire before play resumes. Once play resumes by the umpire declaring play ball; that courtesy runner will be officially entered. If the courtesy runner comes to bat while on base, the courtesy runner’s spot in the batting order becomes an out and the next batter listed in the batting order comes to bat. The courtesy runner “MAY NOT” under any circumstances be substituted for. The defensive team “MAY” walk to get to the vacated spot in the lineup.
HR Rule is Plus One (1) the first HR over the limit will be declared an out.
CODA/SODA RULE: Allow 1 hearing male player and 1 hearing female players to participate on the COED team. (Check Hearing Player Rules) Note: See the Glossary of “hearing player”

Seeding Rules

NSAD SEEDING RULES (pdf)

Seeding will be based upon the results of all Pool Games with the following priority:

1. Won-Loss Percentage
2. Head to Head record
3. Run differential (total runs scored less total runs allowed for pool games)
4. Fewest total runs allowed for pool games
5. Coin Flip
NOTE: #1- Run Differential – If none of the teams defeat the other two teams then a three-way tiebreaker occurs:

For example:
Team A, B and C are tied. Scores were:
Team C 10, Team B 5
Team C 10, Team A 11
Team B 10, Team A 2
Team A has a run differential of: +1, -8 = -7
Team B has a run differential of: -5, +8 = +3
Team C has a run differential of: +5, -1= +4
Team C is declared the winner (+4) and Team B (+3) is declared runner up. If the remaining
two teams that are still tied for qualifying spot, tie breaker will revert back to #2 see above.
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NOTE: #2– MAX Runs (Ex.) Team A won by 31 runs in 3rd inn. (36-5). Max runs will be used 20.
For example:
Team A 36, Team B 5 (3rd inning), score will be recorded as 25-5 (20)
Team B 21, Team C 2 (4th inning), score will be recorded as 17-2 (15)
Team C 20, Team A 9 (5th inning), score will be recorded as 19-9 (10)
Team A has a run differential of: +20, -10 = +10
Team B has a run differential of: -20, +15 = -5
Team C has a run differential of: -15, +10 = -5
Team A is declared the winner and Team B is declared runner up (head to head)

Non-Approved Bat Lists (Banned)- 8/2023

List of USA Banned Bats

List of Banned Suncoast Bats

List of USSSA Banned Bats

"GEVARTER" SOFTBALL BAT TESTER-

“GEVARTER” SOFTBALL BAT TESTING SCHEDULE

TBA

Coaches/ Softball Council Meetings

Coaches ZOOM Meeting

When: TBA

Women Team Coaches Zoom Meeting- 9 a.m. (CST)

COED Team Coaches Zoom Meeting- 10:15 (CST)

Men Team Coaches Zoom Meeting- 11:30 (CST)

PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR THE MEETING.

Who:

Board of Directors:

Kevin Bella- Commissioner
Sheri Mize- Secretary
Brian Fruits- Treasurer
Ronnie Zuchegno- Law Chair
Vance Rewolinski- Emeritus
– Tournament Director
– UIC
All Coaches
Umpires- (Optional)

AGENDA:

Roll Call
Player’s Confirmation List
Tournament/ Game Rules
Line-up / Statistics
All- Stars
Open Discussion / Questions/ New Business

Please be sure to review the tournament and game rules.

Thanks..

Softball Council ZOOM Meeting

When: TBA

Time: 6PM PST/ 8PM CST/9PM EST

Who: 17 people

Board of Directors: Kevin Bella- Commissioner, Sheri Mize-Secretary, Brian Fruits- Treasurer, Ronnie Zuchegno- By- Law Chair, Vance Rewolinski- NSAD Emeritus

North Quadrant Reps.- Whitney Riney, Scott Bradach and Charles Trumble

East Quadrant Reps.- Joey Kolcun, Alicia Johnson and Matt Thomas

West Quadrant Reps.- Jeanna Ingram, Rod Jex, and Don Hanaumi

South Quadrant Reps.- Stefi Hurwitz, Raffory Pena- Duran and Paige Thompson

2023 Softball Minutes

2024 Softball Softball Council Meeting Proposals

2023 New Business Motions ( ASL)