Mat Ball Rules

1.  Three outs allowed per team per inning.

2.  There is a force out at first base only on the first time around the bases.

3.  Players must go around the bases two times in order to score.

4. If you are on third base on the first time around you have to advance to first base. You can not stand on homeplate on the first run around.

5.  You do not have to run/or tag up on a fly ball that is caught.

6.  A home run will be up to the umpire/ref decision.

7.  You can catch the ball for an out of any object in the gym except the floor.

8.  If you step off the base you must run to the next with the exception of when you can't stop and your momentum carries you a step or two off the base but your intention was to remain.  In this case you can remain on the base without being tagged out.

9. There can be no more then five players on any bases. If there are five players on one base and a runner is going toward that base someone must advance to the next base.

10.  You can only hit people with a thrown ball below the shoulders.

11.  You may tag a player out at any time by tagging them on any part of their body with the ball.

12.  Batting order must have three girls in the batting order.

13.  Eight people in the field at all time. Three have to be females.