NCS BIG 3 Nationals

Thank you all for playing with NTSS/NCS Senior Softball.  

Refresher for some of our main gameplay rules.

1 and 1 No Courtesy 

6ft to 10ft pitch height 

AAA-AA 5 runs per inning

Major-Major Plus 7 Runs per inning 

3 Pinch runners per inning, same runner can run multiple times 

50mins plus buffet inning

Legal balls- Dudley 44 525 - 44 375 no other ball is allowed- Preferred NCS Stamped balls

Teams must be ready to play 15mins before scheduled game time. 

Game time is forfeit time unless team is playing on a different field. 

Home runs- additional are outs 

AA Bracket 3 home runs

AAA Bracket 5 Home runs

Major-Major Plus Bracket 8 Home Runs

Equalizers that can be used

5 RUNS 3,2

Or 11 Fielder 

Or 3 Runs + 11 fielder in buffet inning only

Flip Flop Rule

10 runs after time has expired. 

Visitors become home if winning by 10 or more runs. BUFFET must be played. 

Ties- Last out goes to 2nd, run limited run inning again, start inning with 1 out. 

CANNOT PINCH RUN FOR RUNNER ON SECOND. A full at bat has to happen before you can pinch run for runner on second. 

Pitching Rules- 6 to 10ft pitch height from ground. 

Pitcher using screen- pitcher must toe the rubber. The screen must be touching the rubber. Pitcher cannot field ground balls or linedrive. Pitchers can field pop-ups only. 

If the pitcher touches a line drive or ground ball, dead ball, hitter goes to first and all runners move up 1 base. 

Screen cannot be moved by pitcher once the inning starts from one side to the other of the rubber. 

Pitcher Not using screen- Pitcher must wear a mask. Pitcher can release the ball from first rubber or up to 6ft behind front rubber. Can field any batted ball. 

If a pitching change is made in the middle of an inning, the screen can be removed or added ONE TIME during the game. 

The screen may be added or removed by the existing pitching before an inning starts, ONE TIME. 

ONLY ONCE can a screen be added or removed during a game. 

Foul balls- does not have to go above batters head or shoulder. 

Runners cannot slide into first base or across the scoring line. 

Runners that cross through any part of the batters box is an automatic out. 

Foul balls caught by the defense is a LIVE ball. 

Protests must be made before the end of 3rd inning(No exceptions) $100 if you win the protest your money is returned. Director will always work to compromise and continue play and have game settled on the field. If that cannot be achieved, then we will go by the book. 

If your player hasn't been classified by a NCS Director with a senior classification, we will use the players highest classification we can find using other associations as reference. 

Play Legal, Play Hard, Play NCS

Best of luck,

Matt McGee