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| June 18, 2021 Finally50 11 posts | Need clarification on rule batter box lines Need clarification on something that happened to me in the smokies. 3rd game of day I believe been standing in same spot in box all day/year very front. Hit this beautiful shot down 1st called out for being out of the box. No line what so ever been gone since 2nd batter of 1st game. What is the rule? I asked 4 other empires and they said anything from Judgement call, why call anything y'all do it, I wouldn't call it, and one said no comment. Thanks Shawn |
| June 18, 2021 DaveDowell Men's 70 4319 posts | Looks like a question for the U.I.C. at the Smokie's (good thing it wasn't our event!) ... SSUSA rule requires batter to have both feet inside the box from the start of the pitch through bat/ball contact ... Lines are "in" for an SSUSA umpire making that determination of compliance ... We can't speak for what they may have done/failed to do ... |
| June 19, 2021 B.J. 1107 posts | F50.. since you state you always position yourself at the front of the box and if the lines have been wiped away (usually on purpose by the batters) why not ask the ump where the front of the box is... I have many times given a batter a line drawn with my foot.. |
| June 21, 2021 neck10 714 posts | you must not be from Vegas. |
| June 21, 2021 Nancy Allen Men's 55 1438 posts | Finally50, are you sure that you were called out for being out of the front of the batter's box and not for stepping on mat or all the way in front of it? In the many years that I have done tournaments, I have only had one batter that I had to call out for being out of the front of the box, and it was because they were out of home runs, and he was trying to peel the pitcher. Hmm, that is a lot of outs in that statement. Neck10, good to see you. That darn gate still doesn't always latch. |
| June 22, 2021 STL0 Men's 60 231 posts | We played at the Smokies at Know County Sportsplex and there were no lines there for the box at any time from what I recall. Our manager wanted to complain about one of the batters on the other team being out of the box and I told him to let it go because if there aren't any lines, how can you expect the umpire to make that call. I'm surprised that call was made on you. My personal opinion is that if there are no lines, you can't be out of the box. |
| June 22, 2021 Nancy Allen Men's 55 1438 posts | STL0, you can be if you step on the plate/mat or all of the way in front of it when batting. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. |
| June 22, 2021 Hank Heffner 11 posts | If there is no foul lines are all balls fair or foul. Just curious. An umpire can make a judgment call from 200 or more from homepage and you live with it. But making a judgment call from 5 feet hurts your feelings? |
