touching home plate while heel is on the chalk

[Double Up]

Over the weekend we had an umpire call our left-handed batter out because part of his foot touched the plate while bunting the ball (with his heel still touching the chalk).  I think a lot of blues are under the misconception that if you touch the plate while making contact, you are automatically out. The way I've interpreted this rule in the past is that if the batters foot was still partially in the box, or touching the chalk in any way,  he is legally inside the box regardless of the plate.  Correct me if I'm off base here. 

 

 

 

[White47]

depends on what rule set. your interpretation would be correct for OBR. With OBR you are not out for touching the plate per say, but for being completely out of the batters box. The FED and NCAA rules however, you are out if any part of your foot touches the plate while making contact with the ball,even if you are not out of the box. 

[noumpere]

22 minutes ago, Double Up said:

Over the weekend we had an umpire call our left-handed batter out because part of his foot touched the plate while bunting the ball (with his heel still touching the chalk).  I think a lot of blues are under the misconception that if you touch the plate while making contact, you are automatically out. The way I've interpreted this rule in the past is that if the batters foot was still partially in the box, or touching the chalk in any way,  he is legally inside the box regardless of the plate.  Correct me if I'm off base here. 

 

 

 

Depends on the rules code.  You are correct in OBR.  The umpire was correct in FED and NCAA.  Others will have to specify if any youth league rules are different from OBR.

[maven]

I was going to say that it depends on the rules code....

[Double Up]

4 hours ago, maven said:

I was going to say that it depends on the rules code....

Thanks everyone for the responses.   the event was a youth tournament.  I believe the rules were based on the Sporting News rulebook,  which I believe is a reference to OBR. 

 

I should have know better about specifying which of the rule codes I was referring.