NCAA Interpretations

[noumpere]

Okay I know not all of us work NCAA ball but a couple of the interpretations that came out this month were interesting (alt least to me, lol) and seem to deal with topics that get discussed here a lot.  If you can find the specific topics and want to move the rulings there that would be great:

 

1. Can a pitcher take actual pitching signs from the dugout and when he is not in contact with the pitching rubber?

Rule 9-2j Penalty—The rule states the pitcher must take the sign from the catcher with his pivot foot on the rubber. A ball shall be called each time a pitcher violates this rule.

 

5. When does the defense lose its opportunity to correct an obvious mistake made by the umpiring crew? Situation—ball four is called on the batter but he is not directed to go to first base. The batter gets a base hit or home run on the next pitch.

Rule 8-6b—Interpretation, the defense has lost its opportunity to appeal since a pitch has been thrown after ball four had been called. The base hit or home run would stand. Appeals must take place before the next pitch, play or attempted play.

 

 

[Umpire in Chief]

Thanks I didn't have a clue about #1.

[Rich Ives]

Okay I know not all of us work NCAA ball but a couple of the interpretations that came out this month were interesting (alt least to me, lol) and seem to deal with topics that get discussed here a lot.  If you can find the specific topics and want to move the rulings there that would be great:

 

1. Can a pitcher take actual pitching signs from the dugout and when he is not in contact with the pitching rubber?

Rule 9-2j Penalty—The rule states the pitcher must take the sign from the catcher with his pivot foot on the rubber. A ball shall be called each time a pitcher violates this rule.

 

5. When does the defense lose its opportunity to correct an obvious mistake made by the umpiring crew? Situation—ball four is called on the batter but he is not directed to go to first base. The batter gets a base hit or home run on the next pitch.

Rule 8-6b—Interpretation, the defense has lost its opportunity to appeal since a pitch has been thrown after ball four had been called. The base hit or home run would stand. Appeals must take place before the next pitch, play or attempted play.

 

 

He can take pitching signs from Mom in left field.

 

It doesn't say he has to take them from the catcher.

 

It says:

 

IF he takes signs from the catcher then WHEN he takes them from the catcher he must be in contact with the rubber.

[sdix00]

Okay I know not all of us work NCAA ball but a couple of the interpretations that came out this month were interesting (alt least to me, lol) and seem to deal with topics that get discussed here a lot.  If you can find the specific topics and want to move the rulings there that would be great:

 

1. Can a pitcher take actual pitching signs from the dugout and when he is not in contact with the pitching rubber?

Rule 9-2j Penalty—The rule states the pitcher must take the sign from the catcher with his pivot foot on the rubber. A ball shall be called each time a pitcher violates this rule.

 

5. When does the defense lose its opportunity to correct an obvious mistake made by the umpiring crew? Situation—ball four is called on the batter but he is not directed to go to first base. The batter gets a base hit or home run on the next pitch.

Rule 8-6b—Interpretation, the defense has lost its opportunity to appeal since a pitch has been thrown after ball four had been called. The base hit or home run would stand. Appeals must take place before the next pitch, play or attempted play.

 

 

Are these interps published or did they come in a memo only? Do you have a link?

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[johnnyg08]

May Coordinators Conference Call May 1, 2013 Interpretations

1. Rule 5-5b—After the plate conference and prior to the first pitch of the game, but while the pitcher is taking his warm-up throws, the visiting coach reports to the plate umpire that the pitcher currently warming up is not the player listed on the line-up card. The plate umpire confirms that is the case on his line-up card as well. The home coach explains that he improperly filled out the line-up card and the player on the mound is who he wants starting.

   Interpretation: The pitcher listed on the line-up card presented at the plate conference must pitch to at least one batter unless he becomes injured. The pitcher, who was actually on the mound warming up, at the beginning, must stand down. He is not an illegal substitute. He is still eligible to enter the game after the announced starter fulfills his requirement of pitching to a minimum of one batter. The pitcher, who was initially warming up, does not become the pitcher of record until the coach announces the substitution. With no announcement, until he engages the rubber and the umpire signals play.

2. Rule 5-5g—Does the announcement of a substitute by the public address announcer constitute that player being “legally in the game�

   Interpretation: No. See Appendix B, Section C, “The public address announcer may not announce a pinch hitter (or pinch runner) or new pitcher until signaled in by the UIC. Umpires are to be alert to lead off pinch hitters in the on-deck circle in order to confirm the substitution and have such batter announced on time.

3. Rule 5-8b (4)—May coaches agree to call a game after five innings because of the ten-run rule?

   Interpretation: No, the game may only be termed a “complete game†after seven innings if one team is ahead by ten or more runs.

4. Rule 5-9a—A contest was stopped on the “mercy†rule that had not been agreed upon prior to the start of the game. Additionally, the game was stopped prior to reaching the seventh inning although the score was 28-2 and both coaches, at some point prior to the seventh-inning, agreed to stop the game. The ten run rule (5-8b [4]) also was not a part of the conference’s game management policies.

   Interpretation: If for some cause, the participants or patrons are placed in peril, the game may be called provided the provisions of 5-8b have been met. The above contest had no such problems. If the two teams are meeting later in the season and wish to complete the game at the point of interruption, by conference policy, they may do so. Otherwise, the partial game shall be recorded as “no contest.†(5- 9c, A.R.)

5. Rule 5-9e—When a contest is halted and is agreed to be resumed at a later date as a part of a double header, it must be resumed at the point of interruption as the first game of the day. In the cases where conference television and/or NCAA contracts are in force, these contracts take precedence and the halted game may be completed after the completion of the contracted contest. 

[johnnyg08]

6.  Rule 5-16, A.R. 1—When an individual is serving a suspension and the game he is sitting out is not completed in its entirety, can that game count toward the suspension?
Interpretation: No, the game must be completed in its entirety to satisfy the suspension.

7.  Rule 6-2g, A.R. 2—R1 and R2, no outs. The batter pops up between home and first, The umpires call “infield fly.†R1 interferes with F3 who is coming in to catch the pop up. The ball drops. The defense tags R1, who is off the base and then throws to third base and tags R2 who is attempting to advance from second base.

Interpretation—By NCAA rules, the batter is out for the infield fly and R1 is out for interference. The ball is dead at the time of the interference by R1. R2 is returned to second base since he had not touched third at the time of the interference.

8. Rule 7-2c, (1) (a) (b) ©, A.R. 1, A.R. 3; (2) (a) (b)—With a 10-player lineup, the defensive coach wants to move his starting pitcher to third base and bring in a new pitcher. The coach wants the new pitcher to bat in the old third baseman’s spot in the lineup.

   Interpretation: This is not considered a legal move. This move is considered as only one substitution. The DH is eliminated. The old pitcher must bat in the spot in the batting order of the replaced defensive player. The new pitcher will bat in the spot of the DH.

   Interpretation: Multiple substitutions: With a ten player line-up and the replaced pitcher and DH being moved to defensive positions at the same time, the coach may designate the positions in the batting order of the new pitcher and the previous pitcher at the time of the pitching change. If the coach fails to do so, the replaced pitcher bats in the place of the defensive player whose spot he took in the lineup and the new pitcher bats in the spot of the defensive player the DH took. The DH is already locked into his place in the batting order.

9. Rule 7-2c (5)—When a pitcher/DH is replaced as a pitcher and remains as the DH and later in the game, another position player is inserted as the pitcher, may the current DH be put into a defensive position?

   Interpretation: No, when the starting pitcher/DH is replaced as the pitcher and is not moved to a defensive position at the time of the substitution, he or any subsequent DH, may not later enter the game in any other capacity (as a pitcher, defensive player or pinch runner). The status of the removed pitcher must be announced to the UIC prior to the defensive coach reaching the dugout.

10. 8-2d, (2)—Does a batter, who has some part of his body (arms, shoulder, etc.) outside the batter’s box line and who makes no attempt to avoid being hit by the pitch, get awarded first base on a HBP?

    Interpretation: No, the batter must make an attempt to avoid a pitch that is outside the lines of his batter’s box to be allowed to advance to first base.

    Interpretation: A.R.—If the batter “freezes†and the pitch is within the vertical lines of his batter’s box, the ball is dead and the batter is awarded first base. 

 

[johnnyg08]

11.Rule 8-4b, A.R.—Is it legal for a base runner to slide directly into a bag, pop-up on top of the bag and make contact with the fielder?

Interpretation: Yes, the slide rule allows the base runner, who legally slides into a base, to “pop-up†on top of the base and to make contact with a fielder.

 

12.  Rule 8-2e (2) Exception—Does there have to be contact by the defensive player with the batter for the umpire to call “catcher’s interference†on the batter’s attempt to bunt or swing at a pitch? 

 

Interpretation: No, there does not have to be contact. When this type of interference occurs on an attempted squeeze play, the batter is awarded first base, the run scores and all other runners advance one base on the balk created by the interference. 

 

 

 

Any runner attempting to steal on a catcher’s interference with a batter’s swing, shall be awarded the base the runner is attempting to reach. If the runner is not stealing, the individual is not entitled to the next base.

If a play follows the catcher’s interference, the offense may elect to ignore the interference and accept the result of the play.

13. Rule 9-4 (2) A.R. 6—During a defensive conference, may offensive base runners play catch in fair or foul territory?

    Interpretation: No, only defensive players, who are in the game at the time of the conference, may play catch in fair territory.

14. AppendixB,SectionB—Whenshould“walk-upâ€musicbestopped?

    Interpretation: Walk-up music, chants or crowd-cuing messages must be stopped when the batter enters the dirt circle. 

 

[noumpere]

 

Okay I know not all of us work NCAA ball but a couple of the interpretations that came out this month were interesting (alt least to me, lol) and seem to deal with topics that get discussed here a lot.  If you can find the specific topics and want to move the rulings there that would be great:

 

1. Can a pitcher take actual pitching signs from the dugout and when he is not in contact with the pitching rubber?

Rule 9-2j Penalty—The rule states the pitcher must take the sign from the catcher with his pivot foot on the rubber. A ball shall be called each time a pitcher violates this rule.

 

5. When does the defense lose its opportunity to correct an obvious mistake made by the umpiring crew? Situation—ball four is called on the batter but he is not directed to go to first base. The batter gets a base hit or home run on the next pitch.

Rule 8-6b—Interpretation, the defense has lost its opportunity to appeal since a pitch has been thrown after ball four had been called. The base hit or home run would stand. Appeals must take place before the next pitch, play or attempted play.

 

 

Are these interps published or did they come in a memo only? Do you have a link?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

 

I got them in a memo but they likely will be on the arbiter ncaa hub soon if they are not there already.  The interpretations form a couple of previous months are there.

[gnhbua93]

Very interesting topic.  I think it needs to be move to the appropriate, College, section of Umpire-Empire

[johnnyg08]

I got them in a memo but they likely will be on the arbiter ncaa hub soon if they are not there already.  The interpretations form a couple of previous months are there.

They are on Arbiter.