STEPPING ON HOME PLATE

Question  In a recent game my team was called out two times for a batter stepping on or dragging his foot across home plate after he hit the ball and

not touching home plate?

QuestionAt a recent girls fastpitch game (ASA rules)  my daughter crosses home plate.  The umpire tells the catcher the runner didnt touch base s

ball pitched

QuestionDear Larry,     I watched a little league games the other night Girls softball and the ball hit the gound before the batter did

pitching substitutions

QuestionIn a U-12 girls softball game in Ohio (Ohio high school girls softball rules) a coach took out his starting pitcher and in the last inning, put her

Softball - Defending with runners on 3rd

QuestionI coach a 10U A team and wanted advice on defending with runners on 2nd & 3rd with less than two outs when up by 1 or 2 runs and time running out.

pete rose rule

QuestionI am sorry, i should have explained it.  The pete rose  rule means that when you go home you must slide and not barrel into the catcher.

Amazingly Facile Umpire

QuestionHi Mark,    i had three separate instance in a game tonite that were confusing. all three involved multiple runners on for my team a

Runner called out?

QuestionIm a coach in a girls 12U B division league. The other night we had a runner called out because she attempted to steal home, ran past the halfway p

letter of intent

QuestionMr. Antley,     I would like to apply for a head coaching softball job, and I would like a sample letter of intent and resume

Minimum Player Rule To Finish

QuestionThis happened in ASA fast pitch game last night. We had 10 players to begin the game. One player DPd and hit for the pitcher. So we had a 9 perso

Start of Innings

QuestionHi Dr. Ambrose, As a rec league fast pitch umpire, I constantly run into situations involving the start of an inning before a time limit. What is

pitchers wrist injury

QuestionMy daughter is 13 and playing for both her school team and her town travel team. She is in great health and physically fit.  As our starting p

Look Back Rule Stop Once Clarification

QuestionThis questions pertains to ASA 12-U girls fastpitch softball.  Im not sure how to apply the stop once criteria in the look back rule.  Sp

10 U ASA Rules

QuestionCan you steal home? How many bases can you steal at once? Is the drop third rule in affect? can you go as many bases as you can on an over throw? H

ASA pitching rule

QuestionOur 12U girls fastpitch team came up against a pitcher who starting with the ball in her glove in front of her, took a backward swing with the ball

Hit By Pitch?

QuestionDoesnt Mr. Eddings answer about how if a pitched ball hits the grounds first and then hits the batter, its still a hit batter go directly against R

Unsportsman act( illegal touch)

QuestionMy shortstop was making a play on a ball hit up the middle and reached down with his glove.  The ball went under his glove and he stopped it w

senior slow pitch ASA softball rules

QuestionBeing a place hitter i often try to hit the biggest hole by not following through with the swing once i make contact. Both hands are near the knob

girls fastpitch pitching

QuestionDoes the pitcher have to have one foot in contact when she releases the ball? I watched a game where the pitcher planted one foot, took her windup

10 U re entry and stealing home

QuestionI was taught that you can never steal home.  Last night the team we were playing stole home on an overthrown pickoff attempt at second.