Understanding ASA Softball Rules: Batting Order & Player Participation

Questionhello! & thanks for your time! first,where can i get an ASA rulebook? heres what happened... my daughter played r-field(1st inning). sat out next i

Softball Rules: What to Do When a Team Fields Too Many Players

QuestionHere is a good one that no one knew quite what to do during my 10yr old daughters softball game tonight  It was the top of the third inning wh

Base Running Rule: Ball Hit to Runner & Interference - Correct Call Analysis

QuestionRunners on first and third. Batted fly ball hits first-base runner when she is about 2 steps off the bag. Third-base runner advances home. Plate um

Understanding Softball Pitching Rules for 10-Year-Olds

QuestionHi Jesse,  I am a coach for a SO CAL minor 10 and under little league softball team. My daughter who is a 1st year pitcher has pitched  1

Base Running Interference: Understanding the Rule When a Bat is Hit

QuestionQUESTION: Runners on 2nd and 3rd.  Batter singles to left.  Runner on 2nd rounds third, throw is wild and hits the bat in the on deck are

Slow Pitch Strike Zone Controversy: Umpire Call Analysis

QuestionI played in a slow pitch game last night and the umpire called me out looking of all things.  The pitch I was called out on  left a ball

Baseball Rule: Defensive Coach on Field - What Happens?

QuestionQUESTION: This happened the other day. Defensive coach and scorekeeper on third base side in live ball territory. Ball hit in their direction. What

ASA Fastpitch Softball: Pitching Limits & Regulations

QuestionOur daughters play in a ASA Fast pitch league in California. I see the Little League has guidelines set up limiting the number of innings, and now

Softball Play Analysis: Interference & Double Play - Rule Explanation

QuestionR1 at 3rd base, R2 at 2nd base . Baatter hits a shallow fly ball toward 2nd base and both SS and 2nd base players move toward ball. SS collides wit

3rd Base Scoring Rules in 10-Under Baseball: When Can a Runner Score?

Questionrunner at 3rd base goes home after we try to pick her off at third base.Is the runner at any time allowed to go home and touch home plate then be r

Optimal First Base Time for High School Softball Hitters

QuestionWhat is a good time for a right handed hitter to get to first, for a high school player? thanks AnswerId like to see a Right handed hitter get to

Thumb Pain After Softball Catching: Causes & Solutions

Questionlast year my daughter(14yrs. old) broke her thumb catching behind the plate wore a cast and now is having problems with it real sore and bruising a

10U Softball League Rules: Pitching Development & Strike Zone

QuestionOur league has always played 9-12 year olds together.  This has hurt the development of young pitching (girls fast pitch)since the vast majori

Softball Rule: Line Drive Hits Runner on Third Base - ASA Interpretation

Questionrunner on third- batter hits line drive which hits runner while his foot is on the base-ball was in fair territory. Whats the call? AnswerHi Ben,

IHSAA Baseball Pitching Time Rules: Avoiding Delays

QuestionI have a question regarding the time in between pitches. We live in Indiana and use the IHSAA rules. How much time allowed from the time the catche

ASA Approved Double Wall Bats for 10-12 Year Old Softball Players

Questioncan 10 11 12 yearold girls use a doublewall demarini asa approved bat it is a slowpitch league which is called mill creek junior baseball.its locat

Outfielder Catch Over Fence: Home Run or Out?

QuestionIf the outfielder catches the ball over the fence and she also goes over the fence, is it counted as a home run or an out? AnswerHi Corey, good q

Infield Positioning Rules in Youth Baseball: A Coach's Question Answered

QuestionI commission a U14 league and a coach argued that the infielders cannot play in front of the baseline.  Is this true? AnswerHi Tracy, That i

Crow Hop & Leap Pitching Rules: Understanding USSSA Regulations

QuestionWhat constitutes a crow hop or leap while pitching?  We play 12U using USSSA rules and there is one girl, who to me, is blatantly violating th

Dropped Third Strike Rule: Understanding Occupied Bases & Outs

QuestionHi, Mark - Thanks for sharing your knowledge.  I have two questions on dropped third strike situations: 1) Runner on first, one out, two st