Sore inner elbow

QuestionQUESTION: I have a son who is 11 yrs old. He has been playing little league baseball for 4 yrs now and has occasionally pitched the last 3. We also

Pickoff to third

QuestionHey, Im a righty and today my high school coach tried to tell me that if there is a runner on third, and I try to pick him off with a deception mov

Hit Batter Rule

QuestionI Coach a Little League Team of 9-11 year olds, at our game on Saturday one of my Pitchers Hit a couple of Batters and the Umpire came to the dugou

shortstop play priority

QuestionQUESTION: Thank you for for volunteering your time. I am a volunteer on here on home electrical problems. It takes time and and I know the difficu

Throw a baseball farther

QuestionHello, my son is 14 yrs old and he recently started playing baseball with his friends for fun. Like me, he has never played sports that involves th

Afraid

QuestionI am afraid of the baseball getting hit to me, i dont know why i have been good all my life but for some reason now i dont even want it hit to me a

Avoiding being hit by pitch

QuestionThe stock rule and answer about being hit by pitch goes A batter becomes a baserunner and is awarded first base when he or his equipment (except fo

top player has 1 time at bat

QuestionQUESTION: This is a baseball game involving 14 year old boys and girls.  My questions are these:  After hitting a nice double, stealing 3

Obscure foul ball question

QuestionHi, I hope you can help me with this. During our softball game the other day, we had a situation where a hit bounced fair along the first base lin

Fotwork and agility

Question Im 13 im great at bat but i need more practice with speed(RUNNINg) and footwork/aagility can you offor any asdvice AnswerHere is a website with a

disengaging the rubber

QuestionBrian, I am a Football, basketball and Softball official.  I have a question about the balk rule in baseball.  First part is this.  

rotating players

QuestionMy daughter is on a little league juniors softball team . the coach sets the same two players on the bench every game.and he only lets them play ha

Ruling of call

QuestionMy sons plays competive USSSA baseball and we ran into a situation this weekend and I would like to see if someone knows this answer. Here is the s

Back Up Positions for Pitchers

QuestionI am coaching two teams. One is Little League 11-12 team and the other is a BPA Travel Team. My assistants and I have different ideas on where the

Win/Loss Pitcher Determination

QuestionI have question about determining the winning/losing/saves for a pitcher. When determining the winning pitcher, is it simply the pitcher of record

STEADY SOARNESS IN ELBOW REGION

QuestionHello, I am a right handed pitcher for my Jv baseball team.  I also pitched my freshman year and i had steady soarness in my elbow region. &nb

Spin Move... Bases Loaded

QuestionAre you familiar with the spin move to second base? Where the pitcher lifts his leg, then rotates and spins to second base trying to get the runner

Sliding into home

QuestionI am coaching in a league that has a mandatory slide rule at home on a play at the plate. The runner is to be out. But the president and board can

little league bat

QuestionWe are trying to find a quality bat for our 10 year old son.  I have tried to gather some information and we are trying to find the best quali

time at bat

QuestionDOES A WALK COUNT AS A TIME AT BAY. AnswerTerry, A walk does not count as an official At Bat.  It is a Plate Appearance, but not an At Bat. &