Howard County Officials Training

RULES SUPPLEMENT 1 – Appeals 12 – Courtesy Runner 14 – Delayed Dead Ball 17 – Equipment On The Playing Field 20 – Falling Over The Fence On A Catch 26 – Home Runs / Four Base Awards / Ground Rule Doubles 28 – Intentionally Dropped Ball 34 – Look-Back Rule (Fast Pitch) 37 – Over-Running First Base 39 – Passing A Runner 45 – Runners Switching Positions On The Base Path 8 – Catcher’s Box 13 – Crashing Into A Fielder With The Ball (Interference) 16 – Dugout Conduct 19 – Fake Tag 25 – Home Runs (Slow Pitch) And Running Bases 27 – Imaginary Line Or Dead Ball Area 33 – Interference 36 – Obstruction 38 – Overthrows 44 – Runner Hit By A Fair Batted Ball 50 – 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, or 3. 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, or 3. 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 ORDER EXCEPTION: 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 ORDER EXCEPTION: 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 Changes Rule Rule

DEFINITIONS

BATTER BECOMES BATTER-RUNNER Batter Hits Ball Batter Obstructed By Catcher Catcher Does Not Catch 3 rd Strike (Fast Pitch) Batter Hit By Pitch (Fast Pitch) Batter Walked

OBSTRUCTION Definition

OBSTRUCTION Catcher Delayed Dead Ball

OBSTRUCTION Catcher

OBSTRUCTION Definition

OBSTRUCTION Fielder

OBSTRUCTION Enforcement

INTERFERENCE Definition

INTERFERENCE Spectator

INTERFERENCE Definition

INTERFERENCE Umpire

INTERFERENCE Definition

INTERFERENCE General

INTERFERENCE Runner Succeeding Runner Also Out

Play Made on Batter-Runner Fielder Hits Orange Runner Hits White DOUBLE 1 ST BASE

THREE FOOT LANE X YES X X NO X

X YES X NO X THREE FOOT LANE X NO

BASE RUNNING ISSUES OVERRUNNING FIRST BASEPASSING ANOTHER RUNNER TWO ON THE SAME BASE RUNNING OUT OF BASE PATH DISLODGED BASEBATTER-RUNNER REVERSING TO HOME SAFE OUT TWO ON THE SAME BASE (Force) OUT SAFE

BASE RUNNING VIOLATIONS

RUNNER HIT BY BATTED BALL

P SS 3 2 1

RUNNER HIT BY BATTED BALL Dead Ball

P SS 3 2 1

RUNNER HIT BY BATTED BALL Dead Ball

RUNNER HIT BY BATTED BALL

P SS R

RUNNER HIT BY BATTED BALL Ball Deflected Live Ball

BALL OUT OF PLAY

BALL HITS LOOSE EQUIPMENT

BALL HITS EQUIPMENT Thrown Improperly Worn Thrown Improperly Worn