Veterans Softball Tournament & Family Fest 2019

Road Home Program: The National Center of Excellence for Veterans and Their Families at Rush provides timely and confidential support, counseling and veteran health services to help you and your family understand, heal from and cope with the invisible wounds of war.You are not in this alone.Services at Road Home Program are provided regardless of discharge status or ability to pay.

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This event is intended for military veterans and their families. The Chicago Park District and the Road Home Program at Rush are partnering up to provide a day of fun, food, and a 16-inch softball tournament for the veteran community.
REGISTRATION FOR TEAMS OR INDIVIDUALS CLOSES MONDAY JULY 8TH
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<H2>Tournament Rules</H2>
Equipment A new 16-inch softball will be used at the start of every game. The ball will be broken in and made softer throughout the game. No gloves are allowed by the fielders, who must retrieve the ball with their bare hands. Only female athletes are allowed to wear gloves. Softball bats, not baseball bats, are allowed in the games. Softball bats are shorter (usually about an inch less in length) and have barrels with a smaller diameter. 
Field 16-inch softball is played on fields of different length depending on the league. For men, the dimensions of the field are 60 feet in between in each base. 
Base Running Runners cannot steal a base, but they will be allowed to take a lead as soon as the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand and toward the plate. If the lead is too long, catchers can throw the ball toward the base the runners to tag them out. 
Batting Full swings must be taken at the plate. In other words, no one is allowed to bunt. The construction of the batting order is generally dependent on the specific league the softball is being played in, but for co-ed leagues, the batting order must rotate male, female. 
Length of Game Games last 7 innings or 1 hour, whichever occurs first.
 
For additional questions regarding the rules of play, please contact Andrew Grose at the Chicago Park District at (312) 745-2172.

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