softball bat

QuestionI have just bought my daughter a new bat for softball.  There are a couple other girls that have one just like it, and she wanted to detail th

First base

QuestionIf I am running through first base after a hit, what base do I step on? Orange or white? And if Im tagging up after leading off does it matter what

Batter/Base Runner

QuestionI have been an armature umpire for 5+ years and I have never had this happen. Batter hits the ball down the first base line. The batter runs toward

possible interference

QuestionQUESTION: Runner at third, 2 ball 1 strike count on batter.  Pitch is called a strike, and dropped by catcher.  Coach thinks it is strike

ASA & high school can you play both?

QuestionI am pretty sure there is a rule regarding playing in an ASA tournment during High School playoffs.  I have a player on our HS team who will b

Removing Catchers mask

QuestionIs it true that its no longer recommended to teach girls to remove their mask to field foul balls or to locate pass balls? This was recently explai

Dropped third strike/interference

QuestionLeague: Girls fast pitch softball. Situation: 1st base open. Zero outs. Dropped third strike. The ball bounces off the catcher and hits the batter

Softball Question re: Coach interference

QuestionHigh School Game in NJ. First base coach was in his mid 80s and required metal crutches to stand and walk. A soft liner was hit at him and the firs

Base path and three foot limit

QuestionDr. Mark, I understand that base runners must stay within three feet of a direct line from where they are when a play is being made on them to the

Interference on 3rd out, leading off next inn

QuestionHi.  We had a situation where the worst hitter on TEAM A was up with two outs and a man on first.  He hit a ground ball to second where t

error

QuestionIs it an error if a fielder drops an easy pop fly that they are camped under even though the batter goes on to make an out anywhere? The rule book

baserunning during an infield fly

QuestionI am a new coach in an adult co-ed league. I THINK I have a pretty good handle on the Infield Fly Rule. My question pertains to the fielding and ba

Lineup changes - injured player

QuestionThis is a question from an ASA tournament. Team A has only nine available players. While playing defense, a player is injured. She is taken to the

Walked batter continues toward second

QuestionQUESTION: After receiving a ball four walk, the now runner runs to first and takes several steps toward second base. The runner stops and returns t

slow-pitch(lob-ball) (over 55yrs)

QuestionRunners on first and second, ball is hit to the shortstop, runner on 2nd did not move off base, shortstop runs with ball to 2nd and touches the run

legal height for a foul tick

QuestionMens slow pitch softball league, following ASA rules. The batter swings at the ball and ticks it; the catcher catches the ball. We had some discus

Interference ruling - Follow up

QuestionIsnt there an exception in the ASA rule book that would apply to this situation where the batter is also called out?   Rule 8, Section 7, J 1

Runner Crashes into a fielder

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Dr. Mark, If R1 flagrantly crashes into F2, who is holding the ball... we have a dead ball, Interference, R1 is out and ejected, righ

Rule for runner for asa slowpitch

QuestionMy question is this: if a runner is at 3rd base & no outs, & a right handed batter is up, & the runner on 3rd stands in foul territory with one foo

Foul ball??

QuestionI hit a ball that went straight up in the air, landed 5 feet right of the 1st base line and rolled back to the edge of the 1st base line. The catch