Stepping out when the pitcher pitches the ball

QuestionI have a 9 year old that is a pretty impressiver ball player.  This is his first year in minors baseball(kid pitch).  He has developed a

Hitting out in front

QuestionMy son plays high level 13U travel baseball and has always been an excellent hitter. However, he has recently developed a pattern where he is out i

Hitting - rotation of hips

QuestionJohn, My son is a 10 year old, and is a pretty consistent hitter.  However, there are many times where he doesnt seem to generate enough powe

stealing second base on a walk

QuestionOur pitcher walked the batter, upon the the fourth throw the catcher did not catch the ball - can that batter proceed to 1st (on the walk) and also

Run Down, Pickle Drill: 3 man or 4 man

QuestionHi Coach: I am a Little League coach in Fairport NY (11 / 12 year olds)We have worked on the 3 man pickle drill (three defensive players and one r

Igloo cooler refresher

QuestionI had a coach that during the summer he would provide our team with a cooler clearly marked not to drink the liquid but it had a concoction of wate

Batting adjustment

QuestionMy 8 year old daughter is having difficulty moving from coach pitch to kid pitch.  It seems she can hit the velocity and consistent pitch from

Going Back

QuestionQUESTION: Saw this when Cabrera made his unassisted triple play. The runner from first was past second when the ball was caught. Of course the rul

First Base obstruction

QuestionIn todays game 17U, the batter popped up to the first basemen. First baseman was waiting for the pop up right in the base path  on the line. T

8U batting - pulling everything

QuestionQUESTION: My son is 8 and is a very good hitter for his age group, with lots of power.  But recently he has started hitting everything dead le

Obstruction interpretation

QuestionKevin, My 9 year old team recently had the following situation happen: 1) runner from third attempted to score on a ball hit to RF; 2) catcher thr

Legal force out

Question(11-12 year old Dixie Youth league): Scenario: With two outs, the first baseman knocks down a ball bounced to him as a throw to retire the batter,

sliding

QuestionMy grandsonss team member slid into first base, head first. It was more like a dive, sorta. This was a freshmen tournament and the umpire called hi

BALL 4 on batter

QuestionQUESTION: Batter at plate had a 3 and 2 count.A runner at second base with one out.On the next pitch to the batter the catcher misses the ball comp

Coach pitch to All Star

QuestionHello. Im wondering how many players are picked from each team to form an All Star team? Can a coach take all of their team & place them on the All

All players reacting to fair ball as foul

QuestionWe had the following happen in our little league game (9-year-olds) and nobody was quite sure how to handle the situation. With runners on, the ba

Relief pitches allowed

QuestionIs there any NCAA rule regarding the number of relief pitchers allowed in a game/inning? AnswerBob, I dont have the college rulebook, but each r

Little Leage: Challenging a Tag Up - is this a force out

QuestionHi, I have Little leauge question in regards to tagging up. Here is the situation - player on 1st and 3rd with one out. Line drive is hit to the se

Rules question

QuestionHi Martin.  In our instructional league - ages 7-9 boys, the ball has to be hit on to the outfield grass in order to possibly have a double. A

Machine Pitch (7 & 8 year olds)

QuestionIn a recent game, a player was hit by a pitch from the pitching machine.  The scenario, wind blowing about 30 mph, not sure if batter was atte