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| Nov. 2, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: ow to appeal a call Dead ball appeal used be next batter in the box, pitcher on the mound appeals to the umpire the runner on second missed first. Pitcher steps off the mound throws to first, first baseman steps on first then the call is made. Now you just ask the umpire. |
| Oct. 23, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: How would you call this one? BJ you are correct in your assumption. This happened in a mens league game I was umpiring last week. B/R was out. |
| Oct. 22, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: How would you call this one? Runner on first, one out. Batter hits a fly ball to left center. Runner on first is tagging. The batter runner is hustling and passes the runner tagging up on first. Then the left center fielder misses the fly ball. Is the batter runner out for passing the runner on first? |
| Oct. 17, 2022 stick8 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Courtesy Runner Rule Question Here’s my line up: 1) Cobb. 2) Bonds 3) Ruth 4) Williams 5) Mays 6) Bench 7) Gehrig 8) Schmidt 9) Wagner 10) Hornsby 11) Koufax AJC, I initially thought that coach was joking but he was serious plus was quite agitated! Only in senior softball |
| Oct. 17, 2022 stick8 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: You make the call: Umpire was correct. The third batter took a strike for him!! |
| Oct. 17, 2022 stick8 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Courtesy Runner Rule Question I don’t umpire a whole lot of senior ball but here is a situation I had. . Open inning. #14 goes in to run. He scores two batters later. He comes up to bat three batters later and gets a base hit. After the first pitch to the next batter the coach for the other team argues #14 should be out because he already ran for someone. Just because you ran for someone earlier in the same inning, you can’t run for yourself—really? |
| Aug. 4, 2022 stick8 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Am i wrong to think this way Benji, ive umprd some u-trip conference and they do it right. Bats are tested before teams play. A sticker is put on the ones that pass and then they’re put into a plastic bucket. Team Buckets are put on the field before their game. Players can only use the bats from their team bucket. After play is done for the day the team buckets are locked away until the next day. Once teams are eliminated is when they get their bats back. Now I don’t expect senior softball to do anything like that but unless they come out with an mri for bats, that’s as fulproof as you can get. Now I ump for one nation. In the lower levels if a pitcher gets drilled then the bat is taken out and is given a compression test that my UIC has on site. Pass and bat is returned to the player. Fail and they keep the bat and try to somehow determine if it’s been shaved. How they do that is beyond me. I had a case a couple years ago. A class D players bat tested 140 on all 4 sides. Yikes! It was sent away to be cut open and it was totally shaved. That guy was banned for 5 years. I was not aware senior softball doesn’t have a compression number for their bats. |
| Aug. 3, 2022 stick8 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Am i wrong to think this way Anyone caught using a shaved senior bat should be banned at least 10 years. |
| Aug. 2, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: What’s your call Scott, it was a Mens E tournament and I totally agree with your sentiments. Young kids, many of whom feel their s—- doesn’t stink. Since that play I’ve come to learn from several players that particular outfielder does this fairly often and actually practices it. I’ll have to check the One Nation rule book but USSSA did have a rule that states you cannot intentionally do that. It’s umpire judgement. |
| Aug. 2, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Player awarded a base Your assumption is technically correct Crusher. Had a play last night. Runner on 1st, one out. Batter gets base hit to left center. Runner on first rounds second and heads to third. Throw to third skips by third baseman into third base dugout. I call “dead ball” runner at third scores and batter-runner gets third. Even though the defense can’t try to get an out it’s plausible to say time is out but the play isn’t complete until the runner(s) go to the bases they are awarded as a result of the dead ball. Personally I don’t call “time” on a play like that and I don’t know any other umps that would. But there may some that do. |
| July 31, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Player awarded a base Crusher when you say tthat once the ball is out of play the runner cannot tag up, the ball is dead, I dont believe that’s accurate. I think you meant that when the umpire calls time and kills the play a runner cannot go back and tag up. Example: Player A hits a gapper and he legs out a triple but he misses second base. The throw comes in to second, player B secures it and the ump calls time. Here you cannot go back and touch second. Same play but if player B tries to throw you out at third and the throw goes out of play the ump will award you home. Here it is legal to retouch second. BJ and/or Donna can correct me if I’m mistaken. |
| July 31, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: What’s your call Answers: 1) Yes, the runner had legally scored before the ball struck the individuals foot 2) From my vantage point the individual that was struck was standing in the entrance to the dugout. 3) Can’t really say he was on the field. But your second sentence is correct. You’re also correct that this was not senior softball. Although I umpired u-trip for a lot of years I currently umpire for One Nation. Rules for this situation are pretty much the same across the board for young man’s ball. For senior ball I defer to BJ or Donna. |
| July 30, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: What’s your call This happened in a game I was umpiring a couple weeks ago. Young man ball. Bottom of the 7th, 2 outs, runners on first and second, tie score. Left handed batter is up, defense is playing 5 infielders and 3 outfielders. Batter gets a base hit into the left center gap. Runner at second scores easily. Game over or is it? Center fielder runs over, fields the ball and throws it toward the third base dugout as the home team was running out to celebrate a walk-off. The throw hits a player in tne foot as he’s standing in the entrance to their dugout. The other teams proceeds to start vociferously arguing obstruction, blocked ball, lead runner should be out. What would be your call? |
| July 26, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Player awarded a base Crusher I had a play just last week like what was described. Runner on first, no outs. Batter hits a line drive at the pitcher who made a nice catch. Runner was caught off base and was a dead duck. Pitchers throw to first was wild and went under a fence—out of play. Dead ball, runner gets third. That runner did go back and touch first and then went to second and to third. Totally legal. |
| July 23, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Player awarded a base Donna is correct. The easy way to think of this is: 1) a throw from the outfield that goes out of play-runners get two bases from the time of the throw 2) a throw from the infield that goes out of play-runners get two bases from the time of the pitch. In this scenario the runner that was on first is awarded third. But in this case he must retouch first or else he’s out if the defense appeals. |
| July 15, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: time limit rule for league play Since your approximate starting game times are 90 minutes apart the easiest way to go is play 6 innings and the 7th being the open inning. You’ll find most games will get done in that time frame but a few might run longer and a few may end early. That’s softball! |
| July 15, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Foul Tip BJ is correct about the SSUSA rule on this. ISSA and SPA I’m not sure about. Whatever association tournament you’re team is playing in its always good to refer to that particular association rulebook on this and other situations before you play. BJ can correct me if I’m wrong but as I understand it any rule that is not covered by SSUSA, ISSA or SPA rulebooks is referred to the USA (formerly ASA) rulebook. As an aside, I umpire young man ball for One Nation. Any foul tip below the batters shoulder caught by the catcher is an out no matter how many strikes are on the batter. |
| June 30, 2022 stick8 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Great call by a manager!!! In my situation he most certainly could have Danaj18. I suspect he was intentionally walked to avoid the batting team discovering he was batting out of order while he was at bat. If they did then they could put in the correct batter who would’ve assumed the count. |
| June 23, 2022 stick8 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Great call by a manager!!! For those who feel coaches or managers are only rah-rah guys, only make line ups and don’t really coach or manage one bit should have witnessed what took place in a game I umpired the other night. Home team is batting, it’s bottom of the 7th inning, bases loaded, two outs, they’re down one run. A strong home run hitter is up—they have home runs left. First pitch is a ball. Visiting team manager calls time and comes out to the mound and talks to the pitcher. Pitcher then announces he wants to walk the batter. Huh? Is he serious? He just walked in the tieing run! What the heck is he thinking? Is he high, drunk? Next batter gets in the box. Before the first pitch the pitcher appeals the runner on first batted out of order. After checking the scorebooks it was confirmed, the runner on first batted out of order. I have an out, run does not score—ball game!! That manager was heads up enough that he saw that and put guy on base before it was too late. What a great call! |
| June 23, 2022 stick8 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: time limit rule for league play I believe the rule as you posted is a bit confusing. In my view its a.certain time limit—in this case 75 minutes—then the open inning. When time expires you finish that inning and then the open inning. If time expires between innings then it’s open inning. That’s all that needs to be stated, The key in this might be where you mention early or late games. Does early mean the first game scheduled and late mean the last game scheduled? If true and perhaps I’m reading you wrong, it sounds like there are different time limits for the early or late games! That’s a new one on me. Never heard of that one. To answer your questions: (going by 75 min time limit then open inning) 1) Based on the rule you posted it sounds to me that the umpire made an incorrect decision. Did he think it was 65 minutes then the open inning? 2) Protestable? Depends how your league handles something like that. That team does have a legitimate beef, the ump didn’t give them their allotted time!! 3) Rule rewritten? It sounds like it should be. Perhaps managers can meet with the league director and come up with something clarifying this so it would clear up any confusion and be easy to understand. Good luck!! |
