If these occurs, a warning is given, and if a 2nd attempt is made the player is removed from the game. Bunting is not allowed in slo-pitch softball. The umpire will warn the pitcher who delivers a ball with excessive speed while pitching. The ball must reach between a 6' - 12' arc from the ground. It is not a strike, if the pitched ball hits home plate .
Mouth guards are optional in softball.
There will be two referees at each contest. A home plate umpire and a base umpire. An attempt to reschedule the game will be made. If not, they go down as ties. So tell your referees to get to the games.