Rainout Policy

Spring Season

Our goal is to communicate a full slate of games to all families by the first week of April so everyone can mark their calendars and never have to contend with the conflicts that often arise from a last-minute announcement of a rescheduled game. As a result, OYO operates on a “limited make-up” policy when it comes to games canceled due to poor weather or field conditions.

 

Specifically, we build in “extra games” in the Spring Season game schedule. While teams in our 08U, 10U and 12U Softball leagues as well as Rookie, Minor and Super Major divisions are scheduled for 14 games, up to three of those games should be considered “extra games” to help offset rainouts. In Challengers and Tee Ball each team is scheduled for 14 games, and all Junior Rookie teams are scheduled for 10 regular season games plus a minimum of two tournament games.

 

Each Spring Season, our hope is every team will play at least 11 games (and seven games in Junior Rookie) without the frustrations of conflicts. However, also consistent with past years, it is likely not all teams will play an equal number of games due to weather circumstances beyond our control.

 

Fall Season

Modeled after the spring season, the Fall Ball season also allows for “extra games” built in to a team’s schedule. While teams in our 8U, 10U and 12U Softball leagues as well as Rookie, Minor and Super Major divisions are scheduled for 12 games, up to four of those games should be considered “extra” games to help offset rainouts. Please note, the same rule applies to Tee Ball and Junior Rookie divisions, but those teams play only one game each Sunday and are each scheduled for six games (one per Sunday) with the goal to play at least four games.

 

As consistent with past years, our hope is every team will play at least 12 games (or 6 games for youngest divisions of Tee Ball and Junior Rookie). However, at times weather circumstances are beyond our control. So, we base our season planning around the goal of playing a targeted number of games (8 games for older divisions with doubleheaders and 4 games for younger divisions with single-games on Sundays).