Pitching changes during an inning

QuestionLast night I had both umpires tell me that you cannot change pitchers during a batters at bat.  You must wait until the pitcher completes that

Stealing base on ball foul

QuestionMike, I just watch my sons little league game. I found it unusual by comparison to the leagues I played in my youth. Heres what I saw happen, many

baseball little league

QuestionR on first, long fly ball to outfield, runner takes off at hit of ball, and is between second and third when ball is caught in outfield. Ball is th

infielders moving on the pitch

QuestionHi John  I am looking for advise as well as drills for fielding.  I want to work on the fundamentals of fielding balls with your hand und

appeals ruling

QuestionIn a recent Little League(Majors)game at our park, with one out, and a runner on first, the batter hit a line drive to the pitcher. The pitcher fie

baseball pitch

Questionis throwing sidearm better for your shoulder than throwing a normal overhead? AnswerThrowing sidearm is not necessarily a problem, so long as your

little league illegal pitch?

QuestionQUESTION: I know there is no balk rule in the Majors division but are there not illegal pitch rules? An oposing pitcher today would initiate contac

catching or 2nd base

QuestionI am a catcher i have been catching for about five years and have beens playing travel ball wile catching for thoes teams and now this baseball se

Ball in Play Question

QuestionI was at a 15-16 age level League game and saw a ruling that confused me. The situation was a runner on 3rd, one out. The manager had just finished

overcoming stage fright in the batters box

QuestionMy son just turned nine years old.  He just moved up in baseball to kids pitch league.  He hits very well when practicing whether it be a

batting stance

QuestionMy son is small, but a power hitter.  He is a lefty that bats right handed.   (he is a Pujols fan) He has a wider stance than most k

Kids playing up/Batting ability

QuestionQUESTION: Hi When my son Mathew was 5, he played T-Ball in a very non-competitive league--the coaches did some pitching to him at the end of the se

Fielding Question

QuestionIf theres a runner at 1st and the batter hits a grounder to 1st, the 1st baseman steps on 1st first then throws to 2nd making it a tag out at 2nd,

Please Help!!!!!!

QuestionHi My name is Jeremy i play for Milpitas,CA   and Ive been trying to throw a curve in the strike zone, but im having trouble it either go

hands too far ahead of the bat barrel

QuestionQUESTION: Atlete is a junior and a 2nd basemen for the varsity high school baseball team. How can you get the barrel of the bat ahead of the hands?

Missing the fun of baseball

QuestionOur son who just turned 10 has played baseball from Teeball until now. This is his second year in the minor leagues (age 9 - 10).  The fun of

Catcher Obstruction

QuestionJohn, I recently umpired a JVBB game by myself. During the game on three occasions the catcher came out of his box to catch a pitch outside and low

12 year old Baseball player

QuestionQUESTION: My son is 12 years old, been talking batting and pitching lessons from the high school varsity coach for 4+ years. Hes the best player at

infield hits first base fielding

QuestionSITUATION, RUNNER ON FIRST ,BALL HIT ABOUT 14 FEET OFF THE BAG AT FIRST. THE FIRST BASEMAN FIELDS BALL SOUNDLY,WANTS TO TAKE OUT THE LEAD RUNNER OR

To Coach or Not To Coach?

QuestionHi Dennis. I appreciated your help in dealing with some coaching issues regarding my son and I thought I could use some advice on an obliquely rela