League Rules


Thursday League

• League starts May 15th
• Games start at 7:00 and 8:45
• Courtesy Runner: Pitcher and Catcher must use a courtesy runner with two outs.  Last individual which made an out is used as the courtesy runner.
• Additional Hitter/Player: In addition to the DP we can have a 10th individual hit during the game.  The tenth player can interchange with the starting nine defensive players during the game with no substitutions needed
• Bats: Illegal bats will not be used in league games.  A listing of illegal bats is provide on this site.  Any player found using an illegal bat during an inning the batter is automatically out, but this determinations must be made at the time the batter is at the plate.  If the same player is caught using an illegal bat during a game twice the umpire will eject the player from the game.  Please review the illegal bat page for a listing of bats.
• One umpire per game
• Time: One minute between innings, monitored by the umpire
• Twelve run rule after three innings and a eight run rule after five innings
• League Tournament starts around the first of August
• A minimum of seven players is required for each team before a game will start.  Umpire will wait a maximum of 5 minutes after scheduled game time before calling the game.
• Eligibility for the Fargo City Championship tournament (league tourney) a player is on an ASA or NAFA roster and the player has participated  in at least 8  league games.  Any team having a player not meeting this criteria during the city tournament will automatically forfeit the game and the right to participate in the tournament.  If a team would like to play a tournament game with an illegal player can play an exhibition game, only if the other team agrees to play and the team having the illegal player is responsible for all fees involving the game which will be collected before the game is played by a member for the Fargo Fastpitch board.
• Rain outs - if more then 2 rain outs occur for the year a one game rescheduling will occur

Tuesday League

• League starts May 20th
• Games start at 7:00 and 8:45
• Twelve run rule after 3 innings and an eight run rule after five innings
• 9 batter limit for the first 5 innings of the game
• Additional Hitter/Player: Everyone on the team can bat and defensive changes can be performed continuously
• League Tournament end of July
• One umpire per game
• No A pitchers will be allowed to pitch for a Tuesday night team, but are welcome to participate in other roles for the team and to instruct new and upcoming pitchers.
• Thursday night B pitchers are welcome to pitch for a team on Tuesday night, but there will be a 3 inning limit and they will not be able to come in before the 5th inning.  In short, a Thursday night pitcher can throw the last three innings of the game or less.
• Thursday night C pitchers will not be limited on the amount of innings they can pitch for a team.
• A minimum of seven players is required for each team before a game will start.  Umpires will wait a maximum of 5 minutes after the scheduled game time before calling the game.
• Bats: Illegal bats will not be used in league games.. If a player is found using an illegal bat during an inning the batter is automatically out, but this determinations must be made at the time the batter is at the plate.  If the same player is caught using an illegal bat during a game twice the umpire will eject the player from the game.  Please review the illegal bat page for a listing of bats.
• Courtesy Runner: Pitcher and Catcher must use a courtesy runner with two outs.  Last individual making an out is used as the courtesy runner.
• A one hour and forty-five minute time limit per game.
• The league champion will have the option to move to the Thursday night league for the following year.
• No rainout games, possible exception is the league tournament.