Baseball Umpire Authority: When Can Calls Be Overturned?

QuestionASA  2 umpire system which judgement calls can be overturned when the plate umpire calls strike,ball,safe,out,fair,foul as well as if the base

Wisconsin High School Baseball Rule: Runner Scoring After Pitch Hits Catcher

QuestionI-specifically need a high school rule interpretation for the State of Wisconsin on  a pitcher whos pitch hits off a catcher and goes out of p

Softball Play Analysis: Understanding 'Dead Ball' Situations

QuestionSlow pitch softball.  Runner on first.  Batter hits a shot that looks like its going to sail over the shortstops head.  Runner on fi

Bunt Rules: When is a Batter Called Out After a Bunt?

QuestionBatter bunts the ball in fair territory.What are the different scenarios that the batter would be called out because the bat and ball made contact

MLB Rule: Runner on 2nd & 3rd, Strikeout & Tag Attempt

QuestionIve seen where you have answered this question before, but I have one small twist to add.  Runners on 2nd and 3rd two out. Batter swings and m

Discrepancy in Foul Ball Call: Home Plate vs. Base Umpire - Baseball Rules

QuestionHello!  We had a situation in a game this last weekend.  R1 on 3rd, R2 on 1st.  Batter hit foul tip directly back to catcher.  

Pitcher Hitting Players: Rules and Limits in Youth Baseball

QuestionLate in a JV game a player is hit for the 2nd time. Only because her coach made a humorous remark prompts the question. Is there a maximum number o

Clarification on Banned Bats & ASA Rules

QuestionHi Mark: Trying to get a rule clarification with a banned bat.  A bat that has been marked with a 2000 or 2004 Certification Stamp but is on

Softball Chanting Rules: NFHS, ASA & PONY Regulations

QuestionIs there a rule against chanting in NFHS,ASA,PONY(baseball/softball,  as the opposing team is batting. The chanting changes as the batter star

Baseball Rule Clarification: Force Outs & Multiple Runners

QuestionIn my daughters game tonight there was bases loaded with 2 outs.  The batter hit a ball just right past 2nd base the short stop picked it up a

Runner on First: Interference or Right to Occupy Base? - Umpire's Perspective

QuestionFrom an umpires perspective. runner on first, batter hits grounder to first about 6 feet from first in the runner path to second. runner on first d

Understanding DH & Extra Player Rules in Softball

QuestionIf a team starts with a DH, bats 9 and uses an EP as the pitcher what happens when the DH goes into pitch? I am wondering how a DH can replace an e

Softball Bunt Pop-Up Ruling: Strike or Out?

QuestionSir At an 8th grade Ohio High School Athletics governed girls softball game, we had a situation in which a batter with less than two strikes made a

Baseball Rule: Error on Fly Ball with Runners - RBI & AB?

QuestionRunners on 2nd and 3rd base. None out. Batter hits deep line drive between RF and CF. RF runs to and gloves ball over head on the run  but dro

NFHS Softball: Understanding Illegal Fast Pitches - Step & Pivot Rules

QuestionWhen the pitcher seperates her hands, on the pitchers plate, her next more has to be to the plate. She must take a step foward towards the plate ,

Understanding the NCAA Softball Slapper Rule

QuestionWhen watching NCAA college softball I have wondered why girls they call slappers are allowed out of the batters box when hitting the ball. I have a

NFHS Bat Standards: ASA Rules, Weight & Length Guidelines

Questionwhat is the standards for bats in NFHS, weight & length? AnswerNFHS goes by ASA on bat rules.  If it is a legal ASA bat, it is legal for high

Baseball Rules: Runner Out for Failing to Return to Base - Explanation

QuestionSituation:  Runner on 3rd base.  Batter draws the fourth ball and heads to first base.  While Batter/Runner is running to 1st base,

First Base Error: Understanding Safe vs. Out - Baseball Rules

QuestionTonight I hit a grounder to first where the first baseman stepped on the orange safety side of first base, not the in play white side.  As a r

Fastpitch Pitching Rules: Ball Presentation & Legality

QuestionI grew up playing ASA and heard many times over those years (as I was a catcher) about the pitchers not presenting the ball more than once to the b