Medical Exemption All-Star Eligibility

QuestionMy son was an all-star last year and probably would have been selected again this year. He played in 3 league games and broke his thumb across his

ump question

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Dennis.... Situation: bases loaded nobody out. Batter hits a triple, but I see him miss 1st base. All runner score. Coach makes appeal

deadball ruling

QuestionHello Andrew, This has to do with a recent local high school baseball game. There was a runner on first which had the field umpire set up behind th

youth baseball hitting

QuestionAbout 6 weeks ago I asked a question to get my son to track the ball.  Thanks to good advice, hes doing much better.  But, his balls ten

On Deck Interferance

QuestionWhat is the obligation for the on-deck batter or the base coach for when a pop up is bit in their vicinity? We had a catcher hold up from retrievin

Son Cant Hitt in Games Just Practice

QuestionQUESTION: Our son moved up this year to the 9 year old.. All winter we had him in hitting instruction classes to help with his swing..He did really

Stealing home base

Question(Minor League)  When the pitch is thrown and the catcher misses the ball, The umpire calls ball 4 the batter takes first and a man on third tr

win requirement

QuestionIt was an away game, and our starting pitcher had pitched 7 complete innings. after 7 innings we were losing 4-3. in the top of the 8th we took the

batting tee

QuestionI recently sent in this question 4 05 5 days ago----I got no response!!..my question was do major league ball players still include the batting te

Coach Pitch - Where does the coach have to stand?

QuestionHello, My son is playing Little League in the Minor Leagues as a 8 year old.  Tonight the question was brought up about where the coach shoul

behind the plate calls

QuestionIm a long-time scorekeeper. While sitting up close but high above the guys at the plate, I cannot really tell how high or low the pitch is. But, I

Balk Rule Situation

QuestionQUESTION: Runners on first and third, 2 out.  Pitcher begins his move, runner on first breaks for second.  Runner on third then breaks fo

forced runners

QuestionHi John: I coach Atom aged kids and had a question regarding forced runners.  I read a question/answer in this web site and was still unsure

pickoff attempt by catcher

QuestionIf a catcher attempts a pickoff throw to third base, and batter is still in batters box and catcher hits the batter, is there an interference call

Pitching Change/Coach

QuestionDuring a pitching change, I stayed out on the mound and discussed the situation with the new pitcher during his warm-up tosses (mechanics/outs/situ

When Is It A Forfeit

QuestionMy grandson plays on a 15 and under team. They were to play have a game last night, but the coach from the other team cancels and want to reschdule

Practice plans

Question   I am a volunteer coach for a coach pitch team.  I travel a ton for work.  I want to assemble practice plans for my assistant

baseball instructions

QuestionI umpire little league 9 and 10 year olds and have a lot of kids jumping out of the box during the delivery of the ball. Do I call these automatic

2 little league questions

QuestionI have 2 questions involving little league rules.is it legal for a player to catch a grounder in her glove and tag the base with her other hand and

looking at ball hit

QuestionI have a question that probably has no right or wrong answer,just want to know what you would teach.our 7-8 yr. olds coaches dont want the hitters