- May 13, 2023
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( one of these changes to the game that people don't talk about much or maybe because they did not know it was changed )
Not about moving pitching back.
Nope not the techno bats.
Not the ball, or batter's feet have to stay in the Box....
None of the those.
It is
When the rule changed that batters don't have to make an attempt to move out of the way of pitches that may peg them!
Get pegged, Get a free base.
Yep this rule changed the game A LOT
'How so?' you may ask ?
Because it greatly impacted inside pitch locations, and the utilization of the inside river!
( River~ the space between the Plate and the Box)
Result: Another limiting factor that happened to pitchers!
+ More base runners. (with no required action of their own)
* important notation~this change was not in all the different softball rule sets.
Not about moving pitching back.
Nope not the techno bats.
Not the ball, or batter's feet have to stay in the Box....
None of the those.
It is
When the rule changed that batters don't have to make an attempt to move out of the way of pitches that may peg them!
Get pegged, Get a free base.
Yep this rule changed the game A LOT
'How so?' you may ask ?
Because it greatly impacted inside pitch locations, and the utilization of the inside river!
( River~ the space between the Plate and the Box)
Result: Another limiting factor that happened to pitchers!
+ More base runners. (with no required action of their own)
* important notation~this change was not in all the different softball rule sets.
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