Signs to Pitchers

QuestionDuring an ASA youth softball game, an illegal pitch was called on a pitcher because the coach gave her the sign directly instead of going through t

at bat question

QuestionHitter hits deep fly ball to outfield, outfielder touches, but does not catch. Girl is safe at first base. Does this count as an at bat? Does it co

Fielders Choice or Hit?

Questionin official ASA and NCAA softball scoring, is below situationn automatically scored a fielders choice by rule... or does scorer have discretion to

Obstuction

QuestionUmpire calls obstuction on the ss and the runner is thrown out at home. Ump rules the runner was protected to 3rd. Is the the runner out for trying

is this interference

QuestionPitched ball was supposedly misplayed by catcher and bounced off backstop onto field.  Third strike for batter.  Batter kicks ball whi.le

Pitching Rules

QuestionOur league uses the 11 ball for girls and 12 ball for guys, and the other pitcher and i have some trouble switching between balls every batter so w

Pitcher in the Basepath

QuestionDear Dr. Ambrose, I play in a coed slow pitch softball league.  The team we played against last night had its pitcher stand in the base path b

Outs in softball

QuestionMan at first and second with no outs - ground ball to the shortstop.  Shortstop fields the ball, steps on second and tags the runner that is S

Coach interference?

QuestionThe batter swings and misses at strike three. The ball skips into the catchers glove. Neither the catcher nor the batter realizes the ball wasnt ca

Baserunner

QuestionBatter hits  the ball and is rounding first heading towards 2nd and runs into the first baseman (Ball is still in the outfield) He falls and g

Force Out Rule

QuestionOkay, this really happened in my softball game. The bases were loaded. The batter hit a ground ball to the first baseman. For some reason the runne

Bunted Balls - 2 Questions

QuestionTwo questions regarding a bunted ball, both are calls that an Umpire made in games I coached: 1. A batter bunts a ball and it immediately hit home

4 base errors

Questionlast night, during a playoff game, a four base error was called and i did not even know such a term existed...we were down a run in the bottom of t

playoff rain out rules

QuestionHi, I play in a co-ed slow pitch softball league. During a playoff game, we had really bad weather so the Ump called the game mid-inning in the top

slap bunt

QuestionThank you in advance. Many times I have seen a slap bunter make contact with the ball while the batter has clearly stepped out of the the batters b

a question bout softball

QuestionIF YOU HIT A POP-FLY RITE IN FRONT OF THE PICHER AND SHE GOES FOR IT AND MISSES IS IT REALY AN INFIELD POP-FLY RULE THAT YOU ARE OUT? AnswerHi Isi

Womens Slow Pitch Softball

QuestionIf a team is being accused of using hot or loaded bats but is still using them and the league is not having them checked under ASA Rules, what are

Epilepsy/Seizures ADA Softball

QuestionWe have a 35 y/o male that plays softball on our team.  He has had one grand mal seizure and another mini one within two weeks time.  Thi

running out of the baseline

QuestionIf there are runners at first and second and the ball is hit to the shortstop who is in the baseline between second and third and the base runner r

offensive team mates stopping a thrown ball

Questionhello, dont know if i got this to you. I had a situation with runner on 1st... ball hit to outfield, runner tags up, but ball is dropped.  He