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| Sept. 9, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Illegal batter substitution Batting out of order is the same. Wait until the at-bat ends to appeal. Otherwise, the correct batter enters the box and assumes the count. As for how other associations handle this situation, our rule is the same as USA Softball (formerly ASA). As far as batting out of order, our rule also is the same as Major League Baseball’s rule. |
| Sept. 9, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Illegal batter substitution He is in the game and continues his at-bat. |
| Sept. 8, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Illegal batter substitution The unreported substitute rule and illegal batter rules can be found on page 26 of the SSUSA rule book. The short version: If the defense wants to get an out on the play, wait until the at-bat ends to appeal. After the at-bat, if the player is properly appealed, all outs on the play stand, other runners return to the base occupied at the start of the at-bat, and the batter is called out. (Appeal too soon, and the defense will be disappointed. No out will be called.) |
| Aug. 19, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Rocky Mountain update Saturday night Games at Quads B and C are canceled for Saturday night. We expect to start the first sets of games on those quads at 8 a.m. in the morning, (with Quad A starting as planned at 8:30). Managers will be notified tonight of the new schedule. If there is a rain delay in the morning, we will notify managers at that time. |
| Aug. 4, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Midwest Championships rain delay Wapelhorst update: Games will not start until mid-afternoon at the earliest. We hope to have an update by 1:15 p.m. |
| Aug. 4, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Midwest Championships rain delay Peruque Park now has a 2 p.m. start time, which we believe is a solid time. Games will be reduced to 5 innings (or 45 minutes until open, whichever comes first.) The original 8:30 games will play at 2 p.m; the original 10 am games will play at 3 p.m.; the original 11:30 games will play at 4 p.m.; the original 1 p.m. games will play at 5pm.; the original 2:30 games are to play at 5 p.m. |
| Aug. 4, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Midwest Championships rain delay Peruque Valley Park is delayed again. We expect to start at noon. Parks officials will update us at 10 a.m. to confirm a noon start. |
| Aug. 4, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Midwest Championships rain delay As of 6 a.m., we have a rain delay at Peruque Valley Park. We hope to start the 8:30 am games at 10 a.m. The park will provide an update at 8 a.m. to confirm the start time. |
| Aug. 4, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Intentionally Dropped Fly Ball or Line Drive The SSUSA rule says a fielder cannot intentionally let the ball drop. (The ball does not have to be touched.) See rule 1.37. |
| Aug. 4, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Midwest Championships rain delay Wapelhorst Park is in a rain delay this morning (Friday). We expect an update by noon and will post that here. The rainout line is 636-944-6001. An update also will be put on the RainoutLine ap, for those who have access to that. (We will not play before 1 p.m. at the earliest.) We expect to hear news from Peruque Valley Park’s grounds crew by 6 a.m. and will post an update here. |
| Aug. 1, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Intentionally Dropped Fly Ball or Line Drive The batter is declared out. Yes, the other runners return to the bases they occupied before the pitch. For the scorebook, record it as a caught line drive or fly ball. (In other words, record it the way you would have if the fielder had NOT intentionally dropped the ball.) |
| Feb. 8, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: legal catch I thought so, too, B.J. Maybe I should have added this paragraph from the USA Rulebook: “If the ball is merely held in the fielder’s arm(s) or prevented from dropping to the ground by some part of the fielder’s body, equipment or clothing, the catch is not completed until the ball is in the grasp of the fielder’s hand(s) or glove/mitt.” |
| Feb. 7, 2023 Donna McGuire | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: legal catch The fielder must hold the ball securely in his hand or glove to record the out. (The ball cannot be trapped against his body.) |
| Oct. 31, 2022 Donna McGuire | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: ow to appeal a call JBTexas, can you be more specific on what you are appealing? (There are live ball and dead ball appeals. A live ball appeal on a base left too early, or on a missed base, still requires the defense to tag the runner or the base while in possession of the ball. A dead ball appeal does not require the base to be tagged.) |
| Sept. 21, 2022 Donna McGuire | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Left behind at Worlds During Session 1 at the World Championships, a player left his bat bag, which was full of equipment, at a ball park. It still has not been claimed. If you left it, please contact the office at 916-326-5303 and describe your bag and its contents. We would like to return it to its owner. (We have a few other lost and found items as well.) |
| Sept. 10, 2022 Donna McGuire | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: runner interference I disagree with B.J. and Bigtimer40 on this one. Once the ball deflects off the pitcher, the batted ball becomes a deflected ball. The umpire must judge whether the runner intentionally interfered with the second baseman's attempt to field the ball. Here is the example posed by USA Softball in its June 2014 plays of the month: "Play: With one out and R1 on 1B, B3 hits a ground ball that deflects off F1’s glove towards F4. R1 in trying to get out of the way bumps F4 causing F4 to misplay the ball resulting in B3 being safe at 1B. The umpire allows play to continue with no outs being called. "Ruling: The umpires are correct in not calling interference if they considered the contact unintentional. The ball was deflected and ASA/USA rules requires the runner to be called out for interference if the contact is intentional. Rule 8, Section 7J[4]." The USA rule states that the runner is out if he/she interfers "intentionally with any defensive player having the opportunity to make an out with the deflected batted ball." |
| Sept. 9, 2022 Donna McGuire | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batter interference Interference is a judgment call. When it occurs at home plate, the batter's box is NOT a sanctuary for the batter-runner. As B.J. said, if the umpire believes the batter-runner interfered with the catcher's attempt to field the batted ball, the umpire schould call interference. The batter should be out. As for the second scenario put forth by Mikelmart, it depends on the runner's action while standing on the base. Here is the wording from the USA Softball rule book: "A runner could be standing on a base and a defensive player bumps the runner while watching the flight of the ball. If the defensive player fails to make a catch on a ball that could have been caught, it is the umpire’s judgment whether or not interference should be called. The rule provides that a runner must vacate any space needed by a fielder to make a play on a batted ball, unless the runner has contact with a legally occupied base when the hindrance occurs. In this case, the runner should not be called out unless the hindrance is intentional." |
| Aug. 26, 2022 Donna McGuire | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Rocky Mountain Look under the header: Rocky Mountain results. |
| Aug. 23, 2022 Donna McGuire | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Rocky Mountain results Sorry, another director had the 75+ Gold results. Those were: 1. KC Kids 70s. 2. Texas Rattlers. 3. USA Patriots. And the 65 Platinum results were flipped on the document I had. Yes, BlueSpeed was first, Houston second and Scrap Iron High Octane third. |
| Aug. 23, 2022 Donna McGuire | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: RM Results See separate posting. |
