Baseball after 15

QuestionWe home school and my son is now 15 and cannot play on the city league any more.  What other options do we have for him to play? AnswerEmily,

baseball pitching

QuestionHow do you grip and release the ball for different types of pitching? AnswerHi Garrett, This is a good question.  Here, are a few things to

Youth Pitching

QuestionI have three boys and my oldest is ten. He plays little league and I notice that he and every other kid on his team are trying to throw curve balls

not enough at bats

QuestionMy 13 yr old son plays on an aau team. They have a double header every Sat. and Sun. He gets 3 at bats on Sat. and 3 on Sun. He plays 4 innings in

Stealing Home

QuestionHello, I am odds with some members of the league my son plays in, and I am the manager of my sons team.  My son is 10 and plays in a league l

Scoring decision

QuestionQUESTION: Batter hits a shot in the gap, misses first and stops at 2nd. Defense appeals that he missed first base; Umpire agrees and calls him out.

contact at home plate

Questiontoday my 12 year old son was running home and the other teams catcher was in front of the plate blocking it he ran into the catcher, he was kicked

Runs

QuestionI am a coach of an 8th grade baseball team.  In a game last night there was 1 out runners on 2nd and 3rd.  The batter flyed out to the sh

Infielders standing in runners path

QuestionMartin, in little league I instruct the infielders to stay off the running line if there is a runner on the bag, several coaches have disputed this

Softball Rule 3.09

QuestionQUESTION: Does softball rule 3.09 (or any other in the Official Regulations and Playing Rules, for that matter) apply to practice away from the gam

softball umpire

Question2 questions 1.Is it a official visit when a coach visit the mound between innings,during warm up? 2.Is IT SHOWING UP A UMPIRE IF AFTER A DELAYED CA

defining possession on a force out

QuestionWe had a runner on first when a ground ball went to short, the shortsop threw it to the 2nd baseman who missed it but kept his foot on the base whi

Legal catch by first baseman - pulled off the bag

QuestionMartin, Question is: is the batter/runner considered out at first base when the throw to first pulls the baseman off the bag?  Lets say it wa

majors pitchers

QuestionIf the pitcher has control of the ball on the rubber, and runners on first and third, with the runner on firstmaking an attemp to second, how long

Manger pulls kid from LL game for behavior

QuestionManager pulls own player from LL or Ripken game for a behavior problem.  Continuous batting order.  How do you handle it when the batters

Obstruction Question

QuestionIn a recent 12 year old Little League game, there was an obstruction call which got me confused. The runner on 1B went to 3B on a ground ball hit t

Rule 7.9 (c) & Rule 7.11, Batter Interference, play at plate

QuestionRule 7.11 makes clear that...the players, coaches or any member of an offensive team shall vacate any space (including both dugouts) needed by a fi

Bunt defense runners on 1st & 2nd

QuestionWho is responsible keeping the runner on second close to the base?  The second baseman or shortstop?  Seems like the second baseman cant

force or not at 1st base

Questionmy son was playing first base.  batter hits the ball up in the air, son catches ball then drops, still batter not at 1st, son picks up ball th

Walk and dead ball

QuestionQUESTION: Rules 7.11 and 7.09(c) address Offensive Interference.  I am interested in plays at the plate (runner trying to score).  Are th