I hope someone gets some info from these,, a lot of crazy scenarios.
USSSA RULES:
64. R1 is on third base with one out. F5 is playing in front of R1 looking for the bunt. R1 is hit (unintentionally) by B3's fair batted ball near third base in fair territory. The defense cannot recover the deflected ball in time to play on R1, and R1 scores easily.
Ruling - LIVE BALL and NO VIOLATION. When a runner is hit with a fair batted ball after it is touched or has passed an infielder, except the pitcher, and the umpire judges that another infielder had no opportunity to make a play, the runner is not out and the ball remains live (8.18.N NOTE 2, p 52)
I hope someone gets some info from these,, a lot of crazy scenarios.
I believe these are refreshers for all umpires, not so much newbies.I appreciate you posting them! Admittedly, my opinion is a bit mixed on using “you make the call” type plays on a basic rules test (even for umpires).
Don’t get me wrong, I love those types of plays and discussing them ... but I don’t see value in grilling a green umpire on a ball bouncing back off the pitcher’s plate. Get the basics down before we start with all the crazy things that can happen (and there are plenty of them!).
On instance #72 does the 12u team wearing metal cleats have the option to change shoes and if so if not enough players have non-metal what is the ruling?USSSA RULES:
71. Team C (not playing in the current game) is warming up beyond the temporary fence in right field. With R1 on second base, B2 hits a fair ball down the right field line which is picked up by a Team C player (who is walking in live-ball territory) as it is rolling toward the dead ball line.
Ruling - DEAD BALL and SPECTATOR INTERFERENCE. The umpire shall award the runner(s) the base or base(s) they would have reached, in the umpire's judgment, had there been no interference (8.14.F.1, p 48)
72. The umpires notice that the players of Team A are wearing metal cleats in an a) 12U, or b) 14U division game.
Ruling - in a), ILLEGAL. In all divisions 12 and Under and younger, metal cleats are prohibited. In b), LEGAL. (2.4, p 10)
73. A batted ball lands in fair territory between home plate and third base, rolls foul, and then spins back into fair territory in front of third base where it is touched or settles.
Ruling - FAIR BALL. A batted ball which settles or is touched on or over fair territory between home and first base or home and third base is a fair ball (3.FAIR BALL. A, p 20)
74. R1 is on third base and R2 is at second base with two outs. B5 hits a pitched ball for a single. R1 scores and R2 is thrown out at the plate. B5 advances to second base but on an appeal at first base is called out for missing the base.
Ruling - NO RUN SCORES when the third out is a FORCE OUT. A force play is specifically defined as (among other things) a play on the batter-runner at first base (3.FORCE PLAY, p 21; 4.2.C.1, p 26)
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75. The pitcher has started the pitching motion when the catcher requests time. The pitched ball is not swung at and the umpire calls the pitch a strike.
Ruling - Since the request was from the defense (the catcher), the plate umpire should rule "No Pitch" rather than a strike. The batter may have been distracted or confused by the catcher's actions (6.4.E, p 37)
I would say the 12u team does have the option to change shoes, and if not enough players have non metal spikes, then the team would have to forfeit.On instance #72 does the 12u team wearing metal cleats have the option to change shoes and if so if not enough players have non-metal what is the ruling?