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Softball Registration Information  2009 season

The Sands Softball Complex features: irrigated outfields, sand mix infields and top-of-the-line Musco lighting.    The adjoining Cabana area includes a covered seating area, brick patios and a mini-bar serving cold beer and sodas.

Our softball leagues emphasize fun and sportsmanship.  We are not interested in the most talented or competitive teams.  Softball is played for fun at the Sands.  Together with the teams, we are making Des Moines' only private softball club a quality, safe, fun place to play.  At the Sands we use one piece, single wall  bats and restricted flight balls. Nothing fancy.  Bat List  Our bases are safety edged.

LEVELS OF PLAY

The Sands is a recreational league.  No A or B players.   You guess your level when you register.  We divide up the leagues for second session using first session's results.  Typically there are a few strong teams, a few weak teams and most teams fall in between.  On the schedule we try to keep the strong and the weak from playing each other.  Each season most of the teams should be at your level. By popular request, a home run limit of has been added. The homerun limit in Men's leagues will be five*.  The homerun limit in Co-Ed leagues will be three*. 

* Homerun limits in state tournaments: there is a homerun limit of two in class D, and a homerun limit of four in class B.

Social Level:  You are here for fun, cold beer and nice fields.  Your team is not very good but enjoys playing softball.   Your players have not participated in A or B tournaments, or even thought about it.

C/D Level:  Your team is decent.  No players have participated in A or B tournaments or leagues within the last three years.

LEAGUE SCHEDULE    

Co-Ed Recreational:  The number of men cannot exceed the number of women.  Batting is alternated, an extra man and woman can bat.  Positions are not assigned by sex.  Offered Sunday, Monday, Tuesday or Thursday.   Teams play one night per week. 

Sundays: 12 weeks of play. Scheduled league play and tournament. We take off for Memorial Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day and Labor Day.  

Mondays: 12 weeks or 7 weeks of play.  We take off for Memorial Day and Labor Day.  

Men's Recreational:  Ten field, eleven may bat.  Available Tuesday or Wednesday.   There are two, seven-game-sessions available.  In 2003 both Tuesdays and Wednesdays will have fourteen weeks of scheduled play.  

• There are seven games in a session (except Sunday).   The first session begins May 4^th.  The second session should begin after the Fourth of July.  During the week, our earliest game is 6:00.  The latest is 9:00.
• Season Opener/Party:  Sunday April 27^th.  Free keg at 5:00.
• Practice Games:  Each team will have a pre-season practice game scheduled April 27^th - May 1^st.  If your practice game is rained out, it will not be made up.  No practice will be allowed on the fields before the Season Opener.   Call ahead to check on field conditions.
• All players must be 21 years old and registered. Violating teams can be ejected from league and forfeit all fees.

FEE CALCULATION

Co-Ed and Men's Fall Pizza And Beer League:  If the weather cooperates this year we will have a short fall league for both Men's and Co-Ed.  Information will be posted on this web site and at the Cabana midway through second session. 

Registrations are due Wednesday April 15th.   All fees are due with your registration form.  Teams are registered in the order they are received.  Mail early or drop off.   Last year all leagues were filled.  Slots cannot be reserved.  

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