11 Year Old Pitching Technique

QuestionRicky My 11 year old son is wanting to be a pitcher and Im working with him at home.  What is the simplest thing I can work with him on to im

Intentional walk rule change in MLB

QuestionWhat year did the rule change requiring a pitcher to pitch 4 balls to issue an intentional walk.  Previously, the umpire just awarded the batt

Getting Cut from Highschool tryouts

QuestionToday I got cut from my high schools JV tryouts, I got cut last year because I had tendonitis in my throwing arm and could barley throw from 2nd ba

college and high school ruling

QuestionIs a player out for hurdling over or jumping over the catcher who has the ball and is attempting to make a play?under what section and rule # is it

Cut from Baseball

QuestionMy son was cut from baseball yesterday and he is devastated.  He came to the sport later than most kids, but fell in love with it when he was

Pool players

QuestionIn a recent majors (ages 11,12) game, a team requested a pool player in order to have 9 players. Prior to the game starting, the teams 9th player s

Absent player - Continuation game ...

QuestionGreetings ... does rule 4.04 apply to an absent player to a Continuation of a game?  In are case a game went just 3 innings ... halted after j

My baseball improving

QuestionDear Steve Nicollerat, My name is Emanuele, Im 21 years old and Im playing college Baseball in a Junior College. In may Im going to be 22. Ive be

back ground checks

QuestionWhat type of guidelines should the league have in place for running background checks on coaches? Does little league do them?  Whats the crite

my sons fielding is not as good as before

QuestionMy son is 14 and has been playing baseball since he was 5. He loves the game and has always been an outstanding player, often surprising other pare

11U Baseball

QuestionDuring a pitch, infield umpire calls balk, bases loaded, batter hits a ball. Is the ball struck dead or is it a live ball? AnswerJess, It depends

Answers

QuestionIt was my last day of practice since the update. The season is endind on April 20, and there wont be more practice until september. I want to kee

rules for dropping the 3rd strike--12 and under

Questionin our league (12 and under) a batter can attempt to run to 1st if the catcher drops the 3rd strike. if the catcher drops the 3rd strike and the b

Interference by batter/runner?

QuestionBatter takes a big swing and drills the ball straight down into the batters box where it comes to a stop clearly in fair territory, but still insid

Coach Talk

QuestionAs a parent of a 13 year old, how is it best to survive the next 6 years of middle school, high school and tourney baseball as a parent in regard t

Junior Cut From HS Team. Distraught! What to do? Help!

QuestionBasically, my son was cut from the high school baseball rooster. His goal has been to play college baseball. He has had some interest from a very s

DH question.

QuestionHi, my question is if a player is taken out of the game, say left field player substituted for someone else, can they then be brought back later in

Catching Help

QuestionIm currently a Sophomore in high school and I just got named as the starting varsity catcher. Coach told me the other that I need to work hard on m

Too many foul ball (Under the ball)

QuestionMy kid is 8 years old and he has a good stand on home plate and his swing is very good (that is what everyone is saying) but his problem is that he

out of baseline ruling

QuestionQUESTION: Runners on first and third, two out. Line drive hit to center, runners advance. BUT: runner on first gets to vicinity of second base but