new ump with a couple of rule claifications

[soapbox]

Not the case in ASA

[JaxRolo]

but does it matter when he squares to bunt...sorry for pressing this, our league commissioner state that if he squares after the start of the windup that is his intent.

i guess i failed to mention that this is LL, i do however appreciate the softball analyst since i will be doing softball in the coming days.

thanks to you all!

It doesn't matter when he squares.

Also you better not even ask for help on balls and strikes. :nod:

[catoblue]

our commish is an ump...started this year as well...i am going to assume its his interpretation. I was just wondering if there was something beyond what is spelled out in the LL rule book that I was missing.

You might want to have your "new ump commish" join here too so that he can ask questions and get rulings correct, instead of perpetuating rules myths.

The LL Rule book is very clear about this:

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A BUNT is a batted ball not swung at, but intentionally met with the bat and tapped slowly. The mere holding of the bat in the strike zone is not an attempted bunt. (Tee Ball: Bunts are not permitted. Batters are not permitted to take a half-swing. If the umpire feels the batter is taking a half-swing, the batter may be called back to swing again.)

A STRIKE is a legal pitch which meets any of these conditions -

(a) Is struck at by the batter and missed;

( Is not struck at, if any part of the ball passes through any part of the strike zone;

© Is fouled by the batter when there is less than two strikes;

(d) Is bunted foul (the batter is out and ball is dead, if the batter bunts foul on the third strike);

(e) Touches the batter's person as the batter strikes at it (dead ball);

(f) Touches the batter in flight in the strike zone; or

(g) Becomes a foul tip (ball is live and in play).

Edited June 14, 2010 by catoblue