League Operation
Softball games will be scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday mornings. For Fall 2019, each team will play a single game. The early games begin at 9:00 am while the later games begin at 10:20 am. Games are 7 innings with a time limit of 75 minutes. Game schedules are posted on this website along with game scores and current standings. Cancellations, rain-outs and other changes will be posted here as well (home page).
Each team will have a manager and one or more assistants. Managers will be responsible for creating lineups and making decisions during games. Typically managers communicate with their team members by email, text or other means as needed.
The league will not be using paid umpires. Instead, teams will provide umpires from their rosters. Ideally, players from the other game will be available to umpire. Otherwise, each team will provide an umpire during its turn on offense. Umpires are those who have been trained or will receive training before the season begins.
Each team will have a manager and one or more assistants. Managers will be responsible for creating lineups and making decisions during games. Typically managers communicate with their team members by email, text or other means as needed.
The league will not be using paid umpires. Instead, teams will provide umpires from their rosters. Ideally, players from the other game will be available to umpire. Otherwise, each team will provide an umpire during its turn on offense. Umpires are those who have been trained or will receive training before the season begins.
Calendar
Prior to the spring season, the month of March is reserved for open practice sessions. The league will form teams by April 2, two weeks before games start. Teams will practice together in the first half of April until regular season games begin on April 16. Practice games are scheduled for April 4, 9 and 11. The earliest day for the last game is June 13. That provides 4 dates to make up rain-outs so the season can end by June 27. If games end early enough in June, we will have time for a post-season tournament.
The fall season will be begin on Sept. 12. It will run through Oct. 31, leaving 4 playing dates through Nov. 14 for make-ups or a post-season tournament.
The 2019 WSSL calendar showing key dates is available as a PDF file.
The fall season will be begin on Sept. 12. It will run through Oct. 31, leaving 4 playing dates through Nov. 14 for make-ups or a post-season tournament.
The 2019 WSSL calendar showing key dates is available as a PDF file.
Schedule
The fall 2019 season will be conducted with 4 teams of 13-15 players. Each team will play one game on Tuesday and another game on Thursday. Games will be either at 9:00 am or 10:20 am. The fall season game schedule is available as a PDF file.
Rosters
Four teams for the WSSL fall 2019 season were formed on August 20. Information on team rosters and managers is now available.
Facilities
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Regular season games will be played at Kiwanis Park, 125 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185. Practices will also take place at Kiwanis. We are using field 3. The Kiwanis fields are maintained by Williamsburg Parks and Recreation. WSSL pays a usage fee for the field. Note that alcoholic beverages are prohibited at Kiwanis Park.
League-owned equipment will be available for transport and use at the fields. Included will be game balls, bases, plates, pitchers' masks, first aid kits and miscellaneous supplies. Players and teams are responsible for bringing their own gloves, bats and additional safety gear, such as shin guards.
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Uniforms
The league will provide players with shirts and hats. Players are expected to wear these during games. Players may dress as they see fit for the optional practice sessions. All players will receive navy blue hats with the league logo on the front. Shirts will come in four colors, as shown below.
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