VA Atlantic Kickball - Fall 2017 - Week 1

News

The first week of the Fall 2017 season is complete!

We managed to successfully dodge Hurricane Irma, which does come as a bit of a shock considering how often we normally have to deal with inclement weather. This coming week it looks like we're skipping Hurricane Jose as well. Two for two this season!

Game Recaps

[ Scores ] [ Standings ]

BBYM 5 - Suck 4

Elite 17 - Balls 0

KR4K 12 - Fusion 5

Elite 13 - Suck 1

Social Events

[ Standings and Info ]

• Bar Attendance
  Every team made it out to the bar, although some had a larger presence than others. Fusion, KR4K, and Suck all crushed it with 10 or more. BBYM had at least five while Balls and Elite had just a few.
  
  
• Weekly Challenge - Team Photo
  Can't pick one team over another for the basic team photo so every team that submitted a photo got points this week.





Balls and Dolls



Fusion



Bed Bath & Your Mom



Kicks R 4 Kidz



Suck My Kick



• League Support
  Balls, Fusion, KR4K, and Suck all picked up league support points for field setup or breakdown.

We have a three way tie for week one between Fusion, KR4K, and Suck. Who gets to carry the keg until next week? The time tested tie-breaker of Rock, Paper, Scissors will decide!

Fall season photos.

About Those Rules

How long must a game be played to count?

There are a few rules and one policy concerning games.

Rule 7.01 Regulation games last five (5) innings.
a. In the event of a tie score at the end of the game, the game shall be marked as a tie.
b. If the Home team (see Rule 5.01) already leads the game when the bottom of the final inning is reached, that team wins the game instantly and the game is over.
c. If the Home team (see Rule 5.01) takes the lead during the bottom of the final inning, that team wins instantly and the game is over.

This one is easy, everyone knows a game that goes the full five innings counts.

Rule 7.02 A game that is called off by the Referee (see Rules 3.03, 3.04) after three (3) full innings of play shall be considered a regulation game. The game score at the end of the last full inning shall determine the winner. Regulation games called off that end in a tie shall be marked as a tie.
Rule 7.03 A game that is called off by the Referee for any reason before three (3) full innings of play shall not be considered a regulation game and a new game may be rescheduled.

We typically see these rules come into play with bad weather. The cutoff is three full innings. If you complete three innings the game counts, if not then it doesn't.

Policy Mercy Rule (Kickball)
Any game may be ended at the discretion of the losing team, if losing by 12 or more runs at the end of any inning. This will be marked as a regulation game.

The key point here is that this rule isn't automatic in regular season play. The losing team has to agree to utilize the Mercy Rule.

What's on Tap - Week 2

[ Schedule ]

• 6:30 PM
• Lot:  Balls vs. KR4K  (Ref Elite)
• Swamp:  BBYM vs. Fusion  (Ref Suck)
• 7:30 PM
• Lot:  Elite vs. KR4K  (Ref BBYM)
• Swamp:  Fusion vs. Suck  (Ref Balls)
• Weekly Challenge:  Pirate Theme
• Bar Game:  Beer Pong