Intramurals General Information: Postponemets & Protest
Postponements
The Intramural Office has the right to reschedule and/or cancel any contests, sports, activities, or games due to poor weather, scheduling conflicts, and/or unsafe playing conditions.
- League games will not be rescheduled. Tournament games may be rescheduled at any time, including weekends. Team managers must keep in touch with the Intramural Office as to when games will be rescheduled.
- Decisions pertaining to weather related postponements will be made one half hour before the scheduled contest, call (936) 857-4654 (between 3:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.)
Protest
A $20 fee will be required to file a protest. If the protest is ruled in favor of the protesting team the fee will be returned. If the protest is overruled, the team will lose the fee.
- A protest must be protested by the team manager. Managers must notify the officials and supervisor(s) when protesting rulings other than eligibility.
- Any decision of an official which involves judgment, and not an error in the application of a rule, shall not be open to a protest.
- Rule interpretation protests must be made at the time of the infraction. a committee consisting of the Intramural Director, at least one supervisor, officials, score keeper(s), and the team manager(s) shall be involved with the protest.
- Decisions evolving from this committee are final, unless the Intramural Director feels he/she needs to change the outcome for the betterment of the Intramural Sports Program.
- Games in which a protest on a ruling is sustained shall be replayed from the point of protest (i.e., time, score, inning, and ball/strike count will stand and resume from point).
- Eligibility protest must be made within 24 hours after the contest in question. the Intramural Director shall make the decision regarding the protest; the decision will be final.
- Games in which a protest on eligibility is sustained will result in a forfeit by the offending team.
- In tournament play, all protests will be handled immediately at the time of the infraction.
A $20 fee will be required to file a protest. If the protest is ruled in favor of the protesting team, the fee will be returned. If the protest is overruled, the team will lose the fee.
