As with the men the BAU will adopt the NSA CO-REC rules with some exceptions (detailed below).
Rules Summary (Please consult your NSA rule book)
§ An equal amount of female and male players must play at the same time (with the exception of a team playing with nine (9)).
§ There must be equal amounts of male and female players in the game on defense, regardless of positioning (with the exception of a team playing with nine (9)). However, THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON WHERE PLAYERS MUST PLAY ON DEFENSE.
§ The lineup must alternate male/female. You can lead off with a male or female but after that the lineup MUST alternate sexes.
§ Males will hit a BAU-certified 12” COR .44, 375lbs-compression softball.
§ Females will hit a BAU -certified 11” COR .44, 375lbs-compression softball.
§ If an AH (Additional Hitter) is used then one of each sex must be used. A starting lineup can NEVER have eleven (11) athletes.
You may start
with 9 players. It may be 5 men & 4 women or 4 men & 5 women, but
an out must be taken where the 9th or 10th batter would have been. A team must have 9 (with taking an out), 10,
or 12 batters listed in the lineup. 11 can never be listed on the lineup
card (unless a player is lost to injury during the course of the game – in
which case an out must be taken for the “empty” spot left by the injured
player)
Exception to NSA Coed Rules
When
the umpire has called four balls, the batter-runner is awarded first base. The ball is dead. Any
walk to a male batter will result in a two base award. The next batter (a female) WILL bat. EXCEPTION: With two outs, the female batter
has the option to walk or bat. A male batter-runner advancing to second base
without touching first base shall be called out if properly appealed.
Uniform
The BAU will
allow any colored shirt with a store bought number. No duplicating
numbers by the same sex. If a male and a female have the same number,
then an "M" and "F" must be noted in front of the number on
the lineup card. Example: M17 for the
male batter and F17 for the female batter.
Courtesy
Runner
Courtesy
runners must be same sex as the injured player. Follow BAU rules for courtesy
runners.