slide at home

QuestionTonight my grandson was on 3rd ball was hit toward 1st base and he broke for home the first baseman muffed it and the kid was safe so he threw home

Tagged out on a Force play - does run count?

QuestionBases loaded; two out; force play at any bag in effect batter hits grounder to short short stop tags the runner from second to third AFTER runner f

recording an out

QuestionA ball is hit directly to the first baseman, he cathes it and steps on the first base. How is that out recorded in the scorebook? Is that a fielder

Fiberglass brace on non-pitching arm

QuestionMy son broke the thumb on his non-pitching hand.  The doctor placed a strip of fiberglass on his arm, and secured it with a (soft) ace bandage

purposely dropped ball

QuestionLets say theres a runner on first with no outs. A line drive is hit to the shortstop and you can tell he purposely dropped it to get a double play.

getting back into the game

Questionhey hows it going? Im 20 yrs old and ive been outta the game for about two years. Ive been playing ball since i was 3 and it just evolved and grew

Cant Bat-Out or not?

QuestionFinal inning, score is 11-10, 2 outs...we are in the outfield. (winning)  Coach on the other team says, player is not going to hit this inning

Continuous play/does run count?

QuestionThis happened in our little league game yesterday.  Two outs, runner on third.  Ground ball to shortstop, slow batter, fast runner on thi

Fun Drills for Youngsters

QuestionI am running a Pee Wee baseball program over the summer for 7-8 year olds.  Its very hard to design drills that work on fundamentals and still

teaching basic throwing

QuestionId like to be able to teach my 8 year old granddaughter to throw a baseball properly. I know how to throw, but I dont think I can articulate it cle

Hit By Pitch/Protest

QuestionIn a Babe Ruth league, a batter is hit by a pitch. The umpire rules that the batter never tried to get out of the way and does not give the batter

T-Ball Batting

QuestionMy son just started playing t-ball and now coaches are pitching without the tee. Question: My son is almost six, but coordinated and tall for his a

Allstar Eligibility

QuestionMy Son played 12 out 14 games this little league season in the Majors. On the 12th game a pitcher threw a ball at him and fractured his ulnar. He o

Club team

QuestionIm going to a school that only offers club ball. I was curious about if I was to play club ball, could I transfer to a school that offers it the no

Fielding for my 8 year old

QuestionHello.  After being able to successfully coach my boy on proper throwing mechanics and some a couple of small hitting issues, I am giving myse

Baserunner interference

QuestionQUESTION: With a runner on first, and two outs, a ground ball was hit to the 2nd baseman.  2nd baseman set up to field the ball 2-3 feet behin

3 foot running lane

QuestionQUESTION: In a game last night played under Major League rules, a batter was pinch hit for by another legal player.  After the new batter took

is he realy as good as they say?

Questionmy son is 12, he will turn 13 in july. right now he is pitching on an average of 67 mph. he has great control with the ball. his batting average th

throwing the bat

QuestionMy son is playing Legion ball this summer. Within the past week or so, hes developed a habit of throwing the bat when he hits and takes off for fir

Home Plate Umpire overrules Field Umpire without request

QuestionSetting:  U10 Boys Travel Baseball Game, close game, extra innings. Situation:  On a force play at second base, the field umpire signals