2012 SOFTBALL LEAGUE BREAKDOWN

Registration Begins Wednesday, February 8th at 12 Noon (Men/Women) and 12:30 pm (Co-Rec) online. See below for details.
Leagues subject to change. Link to our IM Sports Registration Guide for information on registering your team. All teams are scheduled for 4 regular season games over 4 weeks. Following the regular season all teams with at least a 3.0 sportsmanship average will advance into a single elimination tournament.

	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Game Dates & Times	Feb 19 Feb 26 Mar 18 Mar 25	Feb 20 Feb 27 Mar 19 Mar 26	Feb 21 Feb 28 Mar 13 Mar 20	Feb 22 Feb 29 Mar 14 Mar 21	Feb 24 Mar 15 Mar 22 TUE Mar 27
6:30	CR D-II 6	TBA %	TBA %	TBA %	TBA %
7:00 or 8:00	M D-II 8	M D-II 8	Sorority 8	Frat Gold 8	M D-III 8
7:30	CR D-I 6	CR D-III 6	Sorority 6	Women's 6	CR D-II 6
8:30	M D-I 6	M D-IAA 6	CR D-I 6	Frat Garnet 6	M D-IAA 6
9:00 or 10:00	M D-II 8	CR D-II 8	CR D-III 8	CR D-II 8	CR D-II 8
9:30	M D-IAA 6	M D-I 6	M D-II 6	Frat Garnet 6	M D-II 6

Number of Teams per Playing Time
Due to field space, leagues that start on the hour (:00) are 8-team leagues and will have games scheduled at either of the two times listed, teams should be available to play at either time on the day selected. Leagues that start on the half-hour (:30) are 6-team leagues and will play at the time listed each playing day.

Off Dates
There are no games scheduled March 1st through March 12th for Spring Break.
% Additional leagues will be added, likely Sunday afternoons, at the softball waitlist meeting once demand is determined. Wait list teams will be slotted into these newly added leagues at the captains meeting based on the registration order of the wait list.

Remember the Bat Rule
Our bat restrictions remain in effect in 2011 for our recreational leagues.
Men's D-I, men's D-IAA, co-rec D-I, fraternity, sorority, and women's leagues will follow standard NIRSA / ASA bat requirments. Men's D-II, men's D-III, and co-rec D-II league players will be required to use bats supplied by FSU Intramural Sports, no team-provided bats may be used in these leagues.
In all co-rec league play, a 12" softball (traditional men's size) will be used for all batters. The 11" softball (traditional women's size) will still be used in women's and sorority league play.

Division Structure
Division I: Where the talent is. D-I is for our advanced skill level teams. Teams in this league will compete for the All-Campus Championship.
Division I-AA: Some talent, but not all stars. D-IAA is for our intermediate skill level teams with a range of very talented and moderately talented players. Separate playoff tournament.
Division II: Not exactly beginners, but for teams with a mix of a few skilled players and some scrubs. More interested in playing the game and perhaps winning a few than challenging for an all-campus title. Separate playoff tournament.
Division III: No scholarships, not much talent. The "Just for Fun" D-III league is for teams interested in having a good time and not interested (so much) in actually winning. Separate playoff tournament.
SPECIAL Co-Rec Division III: Again, our most recreational league but for co-rec, we'll play 3-pitch softball in which teams will pitch to their own hitters. All other leagues will follow the traditional slow-pitch softball format (pitch to the opponent).
The IM Sports staff reserves the right to promote or demote teams among divisions as necessary to enhance the competitiveness of the division and/or the enjoyment of the other teams in the division.

Registration Information
Team registration is available exclusively online via campus.fsu.edu (Secure Apps, Intramural Sports). Team name, captain's name, phone number, email address and league/day/time preference is needed to complete the process. Teams should have mulitple day & time options available for their team in the event that their primary choice is full. Only one team member is required to register a team. All other team members will officially join the team when they sign-in at the game site for their first game.