umpire ruling

Questionall runners had advanced  the runner who had scored and the runner who advanced to third were called out because the umpire used a ruling that

10U game start time

QuestionIn a tournament playing 10 and under should the girls be allowed to start a game at 9:30 p.m. after they have been playing since 8:00 a.m. that mor

fastpitch crowhop

QuestionIn a recent ASA tournament game the pitcher was taking what appeared to be a crow hop in that her drag foot was being placed sole down on the groun

girls fastpitch softball pitching rules

Questioni am a coach of my daughters softball team in our city league 12 yr olds. She has been in pitching lessons for 2 months now. she has pitched severa

Interference at 1B

QuestionHi Mark, Situation.  ASA tournament play, 14U girls.  Batter bunts, 1B and 3B run in to cover the bunt, 2B covers the bag at first.  

Childrens Sports

QuestionI have a 13 year old step-daughter. She is involved in girls softball and is quite good at it. She seems to go to practice nearly every day during

free substitution

QuestionIf you have free substitution can you substitute for the defo and the dp? AnswerHello Jo Local associations that allow free substitution usually

umpire opening the strike zone

Questiononce again we had an allstar game we were playing del rio tx. we had played them on our first game of the tournament bit them by a score of 33 to 5

Slowpitch Softball Rules

QuestionSir:  We are searching for a set of rules for slowpitch softball as it would have been played in 1930.   We are a living history far

Hitting a curve or drop ball

QuestionMy daughters 16-U AAU coach has been instructing the players to move up in the batters box inorder to hit a curveball or drop ball before the ball

Throwing, Pitching, Batting

QuestionHello, I am a father and coach of a 13 yr old fastpitch softball player. She plays 3rd base, on the throwing from third to first I am looking for w

youth softball

QuestionMy daughter is 9 years old 55lbs and about 4feet 2 inches. I have her taking batting and fielding pratice with charlie frazier, brother of todd who

hit by batted ball

QuestionRunner on third base is hit by a line drive.  She is in fair territory, but has one foot on the bag.  Is the person on the third base sa

bunted ball

Questionif a bunted ball is in far territory and the batter drops her bat and hits the ball in the field of play is the batter out in little league rules

running through first base on a walk

Questionon a walk little league has decided that the runner is only entittled to first base.  in a game the other night i had a girl walk, (we run to

base runner leaving early

Questionthanks in advance this happened last night score 14-13 bottom 7th runner on first, runner steals winning team says she left early ump agrees but do

Crow Hopping Not Called

QuestionI was wondering if you knew anything about fastpitch softball with young girls.  My daughter made allstars for the 9-10 years old group.  

modified pitch(mens)

QuestionCan a pitcher hit his hip as he throws? He appears to be square and he does follow through but hits hip while delivering pitch. AnswerHi Jeff, I

bat hits ball 4

Questions it a dead ball when the 4th ball is delivered and f2 misses the ball, batter tosses her bat after ball 4 and hits the ball that has bounced off t

fastpitch softball balk / foot off pitching plate

Questiondoes a pitcher have to release the pitch while her foot is in contact with the pitching plate...  some people seem to think that she can relea