William King Invitational
Rules 2026

 

Normal XOSO rules (see here) will be in effect unless otherwise contradicted by the rules below:
 

1. Captains or someone designated by the captain will first-base ref games they are not playing. If you are the captain of a team please arrive 30 minutes early for a quick captain/ref meeting.
    

2. Finals will be determined by win/loss, then run differential, then heads up.
    

3. Play hard, play to win, but do not be rude or combative. If you argue with the refs calls beyond simply expressing you disagree, you will be removed from the tournament. If you feel a call is incorrect, please approach the ref calmly and state what you think should have been called. The ref will ultimately make the decision, even if this makes you unhappy. These are your peers. Do not be an asshole.
    

4. Mandatory slow pitch in both tournaments. The purpose of a pitch in these tournaments is to generate a kick. 

   • Any pitch thrown in an attempt to disrupt a kicker (too fast, spin, too much bounce) will result in a ball. 

   • Any good pitch thrown near (within 12 inches on either side) the plate not kicked is a strike.

   • A kicker can kick pitches to the side of the “strike zone” but kicking a ball in front of home plate still counts as a foul ball. 

   • A foul ball counts as a strike. 

   • If you have two strikes (either from looking at pitches or 2 fouls), you get one “good foul.” That foul ball does not count as a third strike. The “good foul” can be intentional.

   • Four balls is a walk. 

   • A kicker who is pitched 4 straight balls is awarded two bases.

      

5. Do not intentionally drop fly balls for double plays. If the ref suspects this occurs, the result will be that the kicker is out, and the runners stay where they are.
    

6. As we may not have 4 women for each team, we will be overruling both the composition of fielding rules (meaning just play all players up to 10 on the field) and the alternating kicking order. Just assign your team an order and kick in that order every time.
    

7. For insurance/liability reasons, everyone needs to register. If you cannot make the tournament after registration closes, please let me know so the teams can be adjusted. If you know your team is going to need players after registration closes, let me know so the teams can be adjusted.
    

8. BE FRIENDLY! MAKE FRIENDS! HAVE FUN!!!