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  1. V

    Batter and runners think it’s ball 4

    NFHS rules 1 out with runners on 1st & 2nd. Count is 2-2 but has been a long at bat with several fouls. At some point the scoreboard operator accidentally puts up a 3rd ball. Next pitch is a ball, the batter and both runners start to advance as if it‘s a walk. The plate ump stops the batter...
  2. domafaust

    Batter Interference?

    Hi All, Question/rules interpretation about something that happened in a high school softball game today. Batter hits a ball into foul territory, starts running but stops, she’s now standing still. Catcher comes to make a play on the ball in foul territory but runs into the batter and does not...
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    • Forum: Softball Rules Questions
  3. H

    A Hint of Blue

    Hi everyone. I stumbled across this forum today while doing some studying. I'm a 22-year umpire that's worked across USA, PGF, USSSA, IESA, IHSA, NJCAA, and NCAA softball. Central Illinois Softball Assigning is a side business where I mentor and assign over 100 umpires to games across age and...
  4. Russ Hoffman

    Dead ball runners advance

    Batter hits a long fly ball in foul territory. The left fielder makes the catch in foul territory. As the catch is made the runners on first and second base tag up to advance. The left fielder, after making the catch in foul territory, takes 5-8 steps and goes over the line and out of play. How...
  5. P

    HS Slapper - Overthrow at 1st a hit or error

    Hi , I appreciate any help with understanding how this play would be recorded with scorekeeper . My daughter plays HS softball and has only been slapping for her second year . Can anyone clear up a scorekeeping question for me ? She hits a dribble towards 3rd and because she is really fast the...
  6. J

    Unconventional or Illegal Pitch?

    Little League International Rules: 1. Pitcher takes position on rubber with hands separated - legal 2. Pitcher swings pitching arm back from above position, and does not bring hands together in front of her body 3. Pitcher swings pitching arm and glove hand forward, bringing ball and glove...
  7. JasonS

    I don't believe I said this...

    So last night when the ump was checking our girls' bats and helmets for all the right decals and stickers, he pulled me aside and told me one of my players couldn't use her helmet because though the NOCSAE seal was molded into the helmet, the face mask was lacking a NOCSAE sticker. I said "But...
  8. B

    runner leaves early

    There was 1 out and runners on 2nd and 3rd. There was a pop fly to the centerfielder. It was caught, and the runner on second left early. The runner scored from 3rd and the other runner went from 2nd to 3rd. They appealed to second base and she was called out for the 3rd out. My question...
  9. only1bigdaddyo

    Is there a rule about how many coaches must attend a USSSA game?

    Is there a bi-law that requires a certain amount of coaches to be present at a game? Girls 14u fast pitch.
  10. K

    Reverse Leadoff

    We had a strange situation in a U16 boys game last night here (Ontario, Canada). This is TB but would be considered rec level by your standards. PU was an emergency call-up who has not actively worked games for several years. BU is known to be generally uninterested in softball. Let the fun...
  11. C

    Registering complications. Help Please.

    I am having difficulty getting parents to turn in birth certificates. For ASA summer softball tournaments, do we have to already be registered or could be still be processing. I plan on getting my last certificate and registering money this wednesday and sending in via mail, but our tournament...
  12. D

    Question about coach on field

    I coach a team at what's basically a rec or instructional league level, so I don't have any experience outside our league. Yesterday, in a championship game, the opposing team had a coach sitting on a bucket against the backstop (hard to describe position, but think behind the RH batter's box)...

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