Fall Adult Softball

Important Meetings

• Adult Softball Kickoff Meeting - Wednesday, August 26th 2026, 7pm on Zoom
• Adult Softball Seeding Meeting - Sunday, September 27th 2026, 7pm on Zoom

The TAYBS Adult Softball league is a co-ed league with the goal of providing an enjoyable, recreational activity for all participants, regardless of age or skill level. The purpose of these rules is to foster a spirit of friendly competition among the participants which emphasizes the social aspects of the game and minimizes opportunity for friction and confrontation.

• The league is open to everyone aged 18 (as of the first game) and over.
• The non-refundable player registration fee for the season will be $50 if paid before the registration deadline.
• This fee requires that you work 2 shifts during the season in the snack shack as either the concessions primary or the scoreboard+concessions backup. Official Snack Shack Shift Policy.
• There is a $50 buyout option if you do not want to work in the snack shack.
• If paid after the final registration deadline, the non-refundable player registration fee for the season will be $100. However, this higher fee automatically includes the $50 snack shack buyout option and you will not have to work a shift in the snack shack.
• When we have enough players for 8 teams, we will move to a waitlist. The cost to be on the waitlist is $5 that will be refunded on September 1st if we are not able to fill any additional teams. If you are selected off of the waitlist, you will be charged an additional $95 dollars.
• We estimate there will be 8-10 teams with around 14 players on each team.
• Prebuilt teams are allowed; however, the league will add additional players to get to all teams to a 14-player roster.
• Players from the previous season can request to play on the same team as last year.
• The game will be played with 70’ base paths, a 46’ pitching distance and 200' fence lines.
• There are per inning and per game home run limits.
• Teams will play with 10 fielders on defense – with at least 2 of them female.
• Games are slow pitch, three swing and misses and you are out, 7 inning games. 
• There are no coaches, and each team will designate a “player-captain”.
• All games will be played at Craven Field at 15 New Fitchburg Rd, in Townsend, MA.
• The Snack Shack will be open for sales with all proceeds going back into our youth programs.
• Each team will be designated a color, but the teams must come up with their own unique team names.
• Regular season games are once a week on Saturday’s and will end the weekend before Halloween and run the previous 9 weeks (8 Regular Season Weeks + Tournament Weekend).
• This means for 2026, the Season will start on Saturday, August 29th.
• Regular Season Games will be scheduled at 12:00, 1:30, 3:00 & 4:30. If there are 10 teams, the first game will start at 10:30am.
• A two-day single elimination tournament will be held on the final weekend of the season. games will be played on Saturday at 11a, 12:30p, 2:00p and 3:30p and Sunday at 12:30p, 2:00p & 3:30pm.
• The league will have a team picture taken of each team on day 1 of the tournament before each game.
• There is constant music played at the field during the entire day - this includes during the games. Do not ask to have songs skipped, specific songs played, or to have the volume adjusted.
• Any fan that finds and returns one of our softballs in usable condition to the snack shack will receive a single item up to two dollars in value in exchange for returning the ball.