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Howard County Officials Training
RULES SUPPLEMENT1 – Appeals12 – Courtesy Runner
14 – Delayed Dead Ball17 – Equipment On The Playing Field20 – Falling Over The Fence On A Catch26 – Home Runs / Four Base Awards / Ground Rule Doubles28 – Intentionally Dropped Ball34 – Look-Back Rule (Fast Pitch)37 – Over-Running First Base39 – Passing A Runner
45 – Runners Switching Positions On The Base Path
8 – Catcher’s Box13 – Crashing Into A Fielder With
The Ball (Interference)16 – Dugout Conduct19 – Fake Tag
25 – Home Runs (Slow Pitch) And Running Bases
27 – Imaginary Line Or Dead Ball Area
33 – Interference36 – Obstruction38 – Overthrows44 – Runner Hit By A Fair Batted
Ball50 – Stealing
Section 4. RUNNERS ARE ENTITLED TO ADVANCE WITH LIABILITY TO BE PUT OUT.G.(10-Under Class B Fast Pitch)
ENTIRE SECTION REMOVED
Section 4. RUNNERS ARE ENTITLED TO ADVANCE WITH LIABILITY TO BE PUT OUT.G.(10-Under Class B Fast Pitch)
Section 4. RUNNERS ARE ENTITLED TO ADVANCE WITH LIABILITY TO BE PUT OUT.F.(Men’s Slow Pitch & Women’s Slow Pitch. This does not apply to Master’s and Senior’s Play, Co-ed Slow Pitch or Junior Olympic.) Runners may advance when the ball reaches home plate, or3. Slow Pitch with stealing. Runners may advance when a pitched ball, legal or illegal reaches the front edge of home plate.
Section 4. RUNNERS ARE ENTITLED TO ADVANCE WITH LIABILITY TO BE PUT OUT.F.(Men’s Slow Pitch & Women’s Open Slow Pitch. This does not apply to Master’s and Senior’s Play, Co-ed Slow Pitch or Junior Olympic.) Runners may advance when the ball reaches home plate, or3. Slow Pitch with stealing. Runners may advance when a pitched ball, legal or illegal reaches the front edge of home plate.
Section 3. TOUCHING BASES IN LEGAL ORDEREXCEPTION: All Adult Slow Pitch (This does not apply to Master’s and Senior’s Play). On any fair batted ball hit over the fence for a home run or on a four base award, the batter and all runners are credited with a run. The batter and any runners on base are not required to run the bases. This eliminates any appeal play on runners.
Section 3. TOUCHING BASES IN LEGAL ORDEREXCEPTION: Women’s Open, Co-ed Major, and all Men’s Class “A” Slow Pitch. (This does not apply to Master’s and Senior’s Play). On any fair batted ball hit over the fence for a home run or on a four base award, the batter and all runners are credited with a run. The batter and any runners on base are not required to run the bases. This eliminates any appeal play on runners.
2008 ChangesRule 8
2007 Rule
DEFINITIONS
BATTER BECOMES BATTER-RUNNER
Batter Hits BallBatter Hits Ball Batter ObstructedBy Catcher
Batter ObstructedBy Catcher
CatcherDoes Not Catch
3rd Strike(Fast Pitch)
CatcherDoes Not Catch
3rd Strike(Fast Pitch)
Batter HitBy Pitch
(Fast Pitch)
Batter HitBy Pitch
(Fast Pitch)
Batter Walked
OBSTRUCTIONDefinition
OBSTRUCTIONCatcher
Delayed Dead Ball
OBSTRUCTIONCatcher
OBSTRUCTIONDefinition
OBSTRUCTIONFielder
OBSTRUCTIONFielder
OBSTRUCTIONEnforcement
OBSTRUCTIONEnforcement
INTERFERENCEDefinition
INTERFERENCESpectator
INTERFERENCEDefinition
INTERFERENCEUmpire
INTERFERENCEDefinition
INTERFERENCEGeneral
INTERFERENCERunner
Succeeding RunnerAlso Out
Play Made on Batter-Runner
Fielder Hits Orange
Runner Hits White
DOUBLE 1ST BASE
THREE FOOT LANE
X
YES
X
YES
X
NO
X
NO
X
YES
X
NO
X
NO
THREE FOOT LANE
X
NO
BASE RUNNING ISSUES
OVERRUNNING FIRST BASE PASSING ANOTHER RUNNER
TWO ON THE SAME BASE RUNNING OUT OF BASE PATH
DISLODGED BASE BATTER-RUNNER REVERSING TO HOME
SAFE
OUT
TWO ON THE SAME BASE (Force)
OUT
SAFE
BASE RUNNING VIOLATIONS
RUNNER HITBY BATTED BALL
P
SS
3
2
1
RUNNER HITBY BATTED BALL
DeadBall
P
SS
3
2
1
RUNNER HITBY BATTED BALL
DeadBall
RUNNER HITBY BATTED BALL
P
SS
3
2
1
R
RUNNER HITBY BATTED BALL
Ball DeflectedLive Ball
BALL OUT OF PLAY
BALL HITSLOOSE EQUIPMENT
BALL HITS EQUIPMENT
ThrownImproperly Worn
ThrownImproperly Worn
