2 Qs - equipment, and hitting instruction

QuestionGood Afternoon. I have 2 questions: 1) my son is 9 3/4 years old, 5 tall, 87 lbs.  We are looking for a new glove and a new bat for little lea

Base Stealing

QuestionIn youth baseball (9 year olds)is a runner on second allowed to steal third after the catcher has thrown the ball back to the pitcher and before an

Little League Winning Pitcher.

QuestionMartin, Lets say a little league game goes 6 innings.  One team is ahead of the other team the whole game.  How many innings does the st

Throwing

QuestionMy 15 yr. old son has developed a weird throwing motion,where he seems to throw almost off his front foot. I think he is somehow disconecting the f

Player position in fair/foul territory

QuestionI am trying to instruct my first and third baseman on how to hold a runner on base.  I was told by one umpire that the defensive player must h

Velocity and velocity projections

QuestionI have a 65-70 mph fastball, 51-55 mph change-up, 55- 58 curveball at age 13. In letter grade A-F how good are those pitches velocity I can throw

Junior League Softball

QuestionIt is my understanding every player on the team has to play. This did not happen in the title game and the ending results were allowed to stand.. I

mental preparation for a college baseball tryout

Questionhey i am going to college to play baseball as a catcher/outfielder. i have passed the first round of evaluations due to my great throwing arms and

determining the winning pitcher

QuestionThe 5-inning rule in the major leagues might lead (at least in theory) to a bizarre result.  If pitcher A leaves after four innings with a 14-

scoring on sacrifice fly

Questionwith runners on first and third and one out a batter hits a fly ball to the outfield with the ruunner on third tagging up and scoring but the runne

Blown Save Follow-Up

QuestionHello Brian, I just read your post explaining when a pitcher can receive a blown save.  It was very helpful but I do have a follow-up.  W

force play clarification

QuestionQUESTION: Hello- A dispute over a force play happened during my 12-inch softball game in Chicago today and Im wondering if you can help me clear th

is the ball fair??

Questionin a recent game a ball was hit and hit the third base unfortunately the base had been staked incorrectly and the base was in foul territory normal

dropped 3rd strike with runner on first stealing

QuestionRunner on 1st with 1 out. Runner attempts to steal 2nd while pitcher is in delivery motion. The pitch is a dropped 3rd strike. Batter attempts to r

Wildcard playoff

QuestionLooking at the standings, I was curious as to what the rule is if there are two second-place teams with the same record that qualify for the wild c

Need some help

QuestionHi Andrew - I had a very weird play in a game I played in today and I would like your help.  It was a slow pitch softball league.  R1 at

to hot too handle

QuestionI have a question my daughter plays fast pitch softball and the other day she hit a shot into left field with the bases loaded it was a rocket the

Can one win batting crown without the required 502 times at bat?

QuestionHi, Brian - Is there a set of facts under which a player can win the batting crown without the required 502 times at bat? I heard Aaron Boone and J

Interpretation of MLB Rule 4.03 - positioning of a player in fair territory

QuestionI have a question about the interpretation of rule 4.03 below: 4.03 When the ball is put in play at the start of, or during a game, all fielders o

Throwing power

QuestionHi, my son is 10 yrs old and his throw needs more power. He can just barely throw to 1st base from short stop and needs to arc the ball high to acc