11.1 Regular Season
11.1.1 9 Conference Schools – 4 games each – 32 game schedule
11.1.1.1 Weekday series played on Tuesday/Wednesday
11.1.1.1.1 Weekday game times are 3:00 w/o lights
11.1.1.1.2 Weekday game times are 5:00 w/ lights
11.1.1.1.3 All dates are doubleheaders
11.1.1.2 Weekend series played on Saturday/Sunday
11.1.1.2.1 Saturday game times are 2:00
11.1.1.2.2 Sunday game times are 1:00
11.1.1.2.3 All dates are doubleheaders
11.1.1.3 To Qualify for the MCC Regular Season Championship (and Regional Tournament in 2008)
11.1.1.3.1 A team must complete a minimum of 20 Conference games
11.1.1.3.2 If no MCC team completes 20 Conference games the 75% rule (based on team who completes the most Conference games) is in effect
11.1.1.3.3 Winning % will determine the Regular Season Champion and standings
11.1.1.3.4 In 2008, the Regular Season Champion and the Tournament Champion will advance to the Region VII Tournament
11.1.1.4 Tie breakers for the MCC Regular Season standings
11.1.1.4.1 Head-to-head
11.1.1.4.2 Head-to-head vs. opponents – start at top of standings and work down until tie is broken
11.1.1.4.3 Coin Toss
11.1.1.5 Games that are suspended that do not fulfill the requirements for a Regulation called game will start at point of interruption
11.1.1.6 All conference games will use 8-run rule after 5 innings. No tie breaker rule will be used
11.1.1.7 Weekly results, statistics, and player of the week nominations will be reported to the MCC sports information director by Monday 12:00 noon. Any team that does not report results 2 weeks in a row will not be eligible to nominate or vote for all conference players
11.2 PERSONNEL
11.2.1 Scorekeepers, and officials will be provided by home team.
11.2.2 Home team should provide a game-day supervisor.
11.2.3 A game-day management list should be used by the supervisor on duty.
11.3 INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
11.3.1 The home team is responsible for making decisions on game cancellations, however once the game begins all decisions are the umpires responsibility in consultation with both coaches.
11.3.2 It is the home team’s responsibility to see that prior to and during the game day the mound, home plate, and available bullpens are covered in preparation for inclement weather.
11.3.3 If both teams are at the site for a contest, you must wait a minimum of 60 minutes after the scheduled start time before a game can be canceled.
11.3.4 All rainouts must be rescheduled within 7 days of the original scheduled date. If the make up date is rained out, you may not make that date up.
11.3.4.1 Exception to this is that every team must play each conference school at least 2 games.
11.3.4.2 There will be no make up dates played during a schools final week.
11.3.4.3 Rain dates on our schedule are rain dates. Every school shall not schedule non-conference games on those dates.
11.3.4.4 Rainouts after April 23 will not be made up except on the scheduled rain make up date. If 2 game limit absolutely cannot be done because of this stipulation, schools will not be penalized for not playing the 2 games against all conference schools.
11.3.5 If rainouts are not made up due to unwillingness on one or both teams, member institutions may file a protest with the Conference Chair and Commissioner within two weeks of the original scheduled game. The Conference Chair or Conference Commissioner will forfeit a game not rescheduled on purpose that strengthens your team’s chances for post season play.
11.3.6 The MCC rain dates should be used as your last resort. Teams should try to follow the 7-day rule for rescheduling.
11.3.7 No team shall be required to play 4 or more MCC games on a given day.
11.4 AWARDS
11.4.1 ALL CONFERENCE (see section 2.2 - All Conference Guidelines).
11.4.2 The All-MCC team will be voted on using each nominee’s conference stats.
11.4.1.1 MCC Player of the Year- Only players on the 18-member All-MCC Team are eligible.
11.4.5.4 MCC Pitcher of the Year- Only pitchers on the All-MCC team are Eligible.
11.4.5.5 MCC Coach of the Year as selected by the Coaches receives a plaque and cerificate.
11.5 Conference Tournament
11.5.1 The MCC Tournament is a 9-team tournament.
11.5.2 The format will be determined by the coaches and approved by the ADC.
11.5.3 If a total rainout occurs on the first and second day, the tournament will switch to a single elimination format.
11.5.4 All suspended games will be resumed at point of suspension.
11.5.5 The tournament will be played on three days and on two fields.
11.5.6 The MCC Tournament will be held the week prior to the Region VII Tournament.
11.5.7 The site of the MCC Tournament rotates among the MCC schools:
2005 Wm Penn 2009 Viterbo
2006 Grand View 2010 Waldorf
2007 St Ambrose 2011 Mt Mercy
2008 Ashford 2012 Iowa Wesleyan
2013 Clarke College
11.5.8 The MCC Tournament will be planned and organized by the MCC Chair and the host school’s coach and/or administrator in association with the Commissioner and the ADC Softball Representative.
11.5.9 The MCC Tournament will be seeded using the following criteria:
11.5.9.1 Win% within the 32-game MCC regular season schedule.
11.5.9.2 head to head within the 32-game MCC regular season schedule
11.5.9.3 head to head vs conference teams from higher to lower seed within the 32-game MCC regular season schedule.
11.5.9.5 Coin flip during a conference call (by the Commissioner)
11.5.10 The tie breaker rule will not be used in the MCC Tournament
11.5.11 Entry fees will be handled via League Dues and Fees and be set by the ADC prior to budget approval for that year.
11.5.12 Each team will be required to bring one new regulation softball per game.
11.5.13 All games will use 8-run rule after 5 innings.
11.5.14 All winners bracket games home team is decided by highest seeded team. All others (including championship round) will be decided by coin flip.
11.6 Region VII Tournament for 2008
11.6.1 The Region VII Tournament is a 6-team double elimination tournament.
11.6.2 The MCC & CCAC regular season champions qualify for Regionals.
11.6.3 The MCC & CCAC Tournament Champions qualify for Regionals.
11.6.4 The remaining at-large bids (could be 2 and 4 teams) will be determined by the Region VII Tournament Selection Committee, which consists of four people: the Region VII Chair, CCAC Chair, MCC Chair/coach, and one CCAC coach.
11.6.5 The following criteria (in no specific order) will be used to select the at-large teams: national rating, regional rating, conference tournament finish, conference regular season finish, head to head competition, common opponents, strength of schedule, overall record, and record vs NAIA opponents.
10-10-07 Adopted Conference wide Guidelines for All Conference Teams
8-15-07
a. Softball guidelines for 2008:
MCC Regular Season Schedule: Section D, Item 1: discussion that 16 games is not enough, AMENDMENT 20 games instead of 16: APPROVED 8-1.
AMENDMENT: add #3 a coin toss to Section F. APPROVED 9-0
MCC Tournament Section A “The format will be determined by the coaches and approved by the athletic directors.” APPROVED 9-0.
Section H “Tournament fees” portion to be worded differently as the fees are handled by the MCC. Section E wording changed from “president” to “commissioner.”
MCC guidelines APPROVED as AMENDED 9-0.
6-20-07
b. Softball Proposal #1 - Beginning 2009, create a schedule in softball that had each team playing either 2 or 3 games against each school. If 3 is chosen, to follow the same scheduling rules uses by baseball (if the Sat. is rained out, then move the double header to Sun. Once 2 are played, the series is complete. ACTION: Defeated 1-8.
c. Softball Proposal #2 – Adopt proposed guidelines. ACTION: Tabled until Aug. 10. 9-0.
