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Cabbage Ball, originally called indoor ball, started in New Orleans, Louisiana decades ago and has emerged as a sport played on playgrounds, high schools, neighborhood parks, and college tournaments in the New Orleans area. Male and Female leagues, kids leagues, and high school leagues are popular in and around the Greater New Orleans area. It does not take much to play cabbage ball. All that's needed is bases, a cabbage ball, and a bat. No gloves needed, which also makes cabbage ball a safe sport to play for all ages.
Rules
Adult Mixed League Rules
1) CLEATS MUST BE WORN ON THE FIELD. NO METAL SPIKES ALLOWED!
2) At the beginning of each game, your team must submit a line-up with no less than seven players to be considered a legal team.
3) team must consist of no more than five men and as many women as needed.
4) Fielding Positions must be alternated man, woman, man, etc.
5) Batting Positions must be alternated. Two men batting back to back will result in an automatic out.
6) NO bunting. This will result in an out. Umpires judgment.
7) Infield fly rule applies.
8) One warning for throwing bat. Next time batter is out and possibly ejected. Umpires judgment
9) No stealing or leads. Leaving the base without the ball being hit will result in an out.
10) The pitch must have an arc. This will be umpires judgment.
11) NO WINDING OR SPINNING OF THE BALL IS ALLOWED TO WOMEN.
12) Men must bat opposite of their natural hand.
13) Outfielders must remain in the outfield until batter makes contact with the ball.
i14) Outfielders may not cross home plate-second base line until ball is hit. Left center must be on the left side of line and right center must be on the right side of the line.
15) No sliding. Runner must remain as vertical as possible. Runner cannot reach for base with hand.
16) Courtesy runner will be allowed after batter makes it to 1st base. Last batter out will be the runner.
17) Lead runners must be checked in the baseline. Any throw towards another player(not the pitcher) remove any checks. Automatic check is issued when ball is on the mound. All checks are the umpires' judgment.
18) No steel spikes are allowed.
19) Bats need to be legal - if another team questions the bat, it needs to be brought to the umpires attention and the umpire will make the final decision on the bat being legal or not.
20) Baseball bats are not allowed, only softball bats.
21) The ball will be played off of the fence, if any.
22) A player is only allowed three foul balls after two strikes, the next pitch MUST be put in play or the batter is out.
Youth Mixed League Rules
1) CLEATS MUST BE WORN ON THE FIELD. NO METAL SPIKES ALLOWED!
2) At the beginning of each game, your team must submit a line-up with no less than seven players to be considered a legal team.
3) team must consist of no more than five boys and as many girls as needed.
4) Fielding Positions must be alternated boy, girl, boy, etc.
5) Batting Positions must be alternated. Two boys batting back to back will result in an automatic out.
6) NO bunting. This will result in an out. Umpires judgment.
7) Infield fly rule applies.
8) One warning for throwing bat. Next time batter is out and possibly ejected. Umpires judgment
9) No stealing or leads. Leaving the base without the ball being hit will result in an out.
10) The pitch must have an arc. This will be umpires judgment.
11) NO WINDING OR SPINNING OF THE BALL IS ALLOWED TO GIRLS.
12) Boys (ages 14-17) must bat opposite of their natural hand. Ages 5 - 13, this rule does not apply.
13) Outfielders must remain in the outfield until batter makes contact with the ball.
i14) Outfielders may not cross home plate-second base line until ball is hit. Left center must be on the left side of line and right center must be on the right side of the line.
15) No sliding. Runner must remain as vertical as possible. Runner cannot reach for base with hand.
16) Courtesy runner will be allowed after batter makes it to 1st base. Last batter out will be the runner.
17) Lead runners must be checked in the baseline. Any throw towards another player(not the pitcher) remove any checks. Automatic check is issued when ball is on the mound. All checks are the umpires' judgment.
18) No steel spikes are allowed.
19) Bats need to be legal - if another team questions the bat, it needs to be brought to the umpires attention and the umpire will make the final decision on the bat being legal or not.
20) Baseball bats are not allowed, only softball bats.
21) The ball will be played off of the fence, if any.
22) A player is only allowed three foul balls after two strikes, the next pitch MUST be put in play or the batter is out.
All adult male and female teams as well as youth boy and girl teams are also common.
A Cabbage Ball needs to be broken in, meaning the more you play, the softer it gets! Do not get a Cabbage Ball wet. Do not even play on a wet surface. If you want to make use of a Cabbage Ball for a long time, avoid getting the ball wet! Stay off of the cement. It can be played on gymnasiums, sand, grass, tennis courts, and even most black tops. Avoid hard surfaces like the street. Playing Cabbage Ball on cement will make the life of a ball short! Created 2 hours ago by WebTriplet. His talk page shows that he has already created an article with this name before, which was deleted as spam