first base double bag

QuestionQUESTION: In slow-pitch softball, if the runner gets to first base and touches the white part of the double bag with his foot...is he out? ANSWER

Scoring on 3rd out

QuestionRunners on 2nd and 3rd 2 outs. Ball is hit to F1 pitcher   fields ball clean runs over and tags out runner going to 3rd. Does R1 that lef

ASA Slow Pitch COED Softball

QuestionOnce an inning starts can defensive players move postions based on male or female batting?  Ex.  Male in right center, female in right. &

safe / out

Question6u girls softball, but should apply to all. fielder chasing a runner, tags her ponytail flying behind her as she runs. safe / out?   AnswerHi

sliding rules

QuestionMy daughter was running home from third base. The opposing teams Catcher attempted to make a tag but missed the ball. The catcher was still block

blocked ball by catcher

QuestionRunner on 2nd base . Ball is pitched to batter.Ball hits catchers shin guard goes into dugout out of play . Umpire awards runner home plate . State

ASA girls 14U fastpitch rules - Pitching

QuestionQUESTION: This past summer I watched my daughters team and the pitcher on her team did a couple things that seem illegal to me.    1) &n

Regulation Softball for 12U FP

QuestionWhat is the regulation size and type for tournament play? AnswerHi Mike, Thank you for your question.  I gleaned all of the information in m

CO ED Rule On Wrong Ball Pitched

QuestionIf you are using the 11 ball for women & 12 ball for the men in a co ed league, and the pitcher pitches the 11 ball to the guy what is the call. &n

Chicago womens softball

QuestionHaving been born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, I remember going to many womens softball games at a small baseball park (I think on 75th

Ejected player

QuestionWhat is the rule for  the 2 game suspension if the games are rained out. Does the rule take effect the next scheduled games? AnswerRichard,

Relays and cutoffs.

QuestionWith relays to home plate, who is the cut-off person when the ball is hit to LF, CF, and Rf. Also, if the ball is hit in the gaps (LC, or RC) who

Force out?

QuestionTheir appears to be a discrepancy on rule interpretation between you and another individual on the web. situation: 1 out. runners on 1st and 3rd.

mens slowpitch softball

QuestionA runner comes home and doesnt touch the plate and the umpire calls him safe out loud and with the hand gesture. The catcher has the ball and his t

4 outs?

QuestionWe were playing in an tourney following ASA rules. We were the visiting team down 2-0.  There are 2 outs in the 4th inning. We were batting an

Catchers mitt, open vs. closed web.

QuestionMy daughter needs a good mitt.  She catches for an 18 under select league and plays high school ball.  She would like the open laces in t

Softball versus Baseball Stolen Base

QuestionPlease do not be offended, but is a stolen base in Softball really a stolen base? In other words...is a baserunner allowed to steal? It seems that

Hi! Im a Varsity softball catcher.

QuestionMy question is the signals I should give to my pitcher. I have tryouts next week, and Im a freshman. I didnt get to play 14 and under softball for

foul balls

QuestionIf a ball is hit foul and a fielder almost catches it, but drops it, can the runner stay on the base they advanced to or do they need to return to

Pitching distance

QuestionI have been told that 14U girls would be pitching from 43 feet in 2011. Is this true? AnswerAndy, I checked the 2011 rule changes and dont see th