softballcoach

Coaching my son's 10 USSSA rec league team. He's catching, pitch deflects off the top of his mit and lands INSIDE the bu ball bag. Ruling on the field was dead ball and advanced the runners on base 1 base.

That's good to hear, it's always good when you get to meet someone you talk to all the time on a forum. I think I'd have rather met somewhere besides Warrensburg MO though.:shrug:

One of these days I'll make it up there... Was able to take my daughter to the WCWS in OKC. Didn't get to see any championship games but was able to watch all 8 teams play Friday night and Saturday early.

Does PONY use the same banned bat list that ASA puts out or do they have their own? I looked on the PONY site, but didn't see a band bat list anywhere. Thanks!!

That's what I told all of my outfielders later in the game. We haven't practiced or played in over a week because of state tests and of course good ole swine flu has every scared and postponing games and practices. Thanks Mr. Umpire.

Last night in our 12U game, lead-off hitter drives the ball to F9, ball rolls to temporary fence and it appears to me the ball went under the fence material, F9 looked like she reached under the fence to get the ball instead of raising her hands up. Would I have been right if I'd have said something to the BU that the ball went under the fence since he didn't see it instead of the batter getting an in-the-park dinger?

Had this happen in a HS game YEARS ago when I was playing. Our BR was running from 1 to 2 and hurdled over the F4, umpire rang him up for it. I want to say he said he left the baseline.

We're still playing PONY softball, I'll have to keep that in mind though, thanks for the heads up!

Works for me, I'm not an offical scorer or even an umpire. I'm just a coach, but I try to read and understand the rules. If I don't understand a ruling, I don't rant and rave and be a rat coach, I'll calmly ask for time and ask the question. Ok, maybe one time I argued with an ump, but I knew I was right, after the game I showed him in the rule book he was wrong. Batter squared up for a bunt, pitch was high enough the catcher had to stand up to make the catch. Since the batter didn't pull the bat back (neither did she make an attempt on the pitch) the umpire called a strike. I asked him what the strike call was for and was informed she had to pull the bat back. I told him she didn't, if she didn't attempt at the pitch it was still a ball. I found the rule and showed it to him after the game. It wasn't a game changing call so I didn't protest the game.

Wouldn't that be considered a fielder's choice since the F2 tried to get the R3 before the force?

The strip of tape is legal, and if I'm not mistaken is used to show where the pine tar must stop.

Thanks for doing the digging on this. I sure wish these organizations would get together on some of these rules. This is the first time I've seen this one like it is. I have always been under the assumption (I know what happens when you assume) that once a pitcher has been removed from the game they may not re-enter as a pitcher. I know they may be removed from the position and play another defensive position and return in the same inning to pitch. The Atlanta Braves did that very same thing either last year or the year before. The manager pulled a pitcher and placed him in RF, brought in a reliever to pitch to 1 batter then pulled him and brought the previous pitcher back from RF.

Saturday my team was playing PONY 12U softball, during the 2nd inning the starting pitcher was pulled and moved to shortstop. The shortstop became the pitcher and finished out the inning. The start of the the 3rd inning, the original pitcher was taken out of the game at shortstop and was on the bench. The relief pitcher pitched to 2 batters, coach comes out and pulls her out of the game and calls for the original starting pitcher who is now sitting on the bench. I argued it was an illegal substitution since she had been removed from the game, but could not find it in the rule book. Can someone please point this out to me? According to the PONY rule book there is a note that states: Can anyone give me any other guidance on this??? Thanks!!