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| Sept. 10, 2017 cheezhed1 Men's 70 47 posts | Home plate force play What is the ruling on the catchers foot position when there is a force play at home. The standard home plate was the smaller version with the point towards the backstop. since home plate has been extended, can the catcher position his foot to be anywhere on home plate or does he have to be in contact with the front part. We have a mat with a pre-painted home plate in our league and there is a black strip that separates the original size and extension. |
| Sept. 10, 2017 SSUSA Staff 3491 posts | In SSUSA sanctioned play, here's the rule (emphasis added): __________ §1.62 • STRIKE ZONE MAT A strike zone mat will be used. The rectangular mat will be 19" (48.26 cm) wide and 34½” (87.63 cm) in length. The mat shall be made of rubber or other suitable material. The mat is placed over home plate and be aligned with the front edge of home plate. DEFENSE: A defensive player making a play at Home plate will be allowed to complete the play by touching any portion of the strike mat. If, during the play, the mat is dislodged, the defensive player shall touch home plate, rather than the strike zone mat. NOTE: Your league may have other "local rules" to govern this non-standard strike mat configuration, since you have at least a non-required white image of a home plate on the mat as part of your field specifications .. But in SSUSA sanctioned events, that's the rule above ... For a "non-force" situation, here's the relevant rule ... __________ §8.9(1) • NON-FORCE SITUATION A base runner may be retired at the strike mat in a non-force situation. The defensive player must have possession of the ball while touching any portion of the strike mat after the runner has passed the commitment line, but does not yet have a foot down on or down past the scoring line or down on the scoring plate. |
