1. C.C.S.A. Umpiring Clinic *

2. 150’ Line Infield Line Foul line Player’s Line Dead ball Territory 2 m
Pitcher’s Line
40’
60’
20’
Commitment
Line
Safe Line
Back fence *

3. Umpire Positioning 3B Umpire BEFORE the ball is hit

4. Base Umpires AFTER the ball is hit
Umpire Positioning
Base Umpires AFTER the ball is hit

5. 1B Umpire should NEVER stand here
Umpire Positioning
1B Umpire should NEVER stand here
The umpire
will either get
hit with a missed
ball or be run over by the batter-runner.

6. Umpire Positioning Home Plate Umpire for a LEFT handed batter.
Home Plate Umpire for a RIGHT handed batter.

7. When the ball is hit to the OUTFIELD
Umpire Positioning
Home
Plate Umpire
When the ball is hit to the OUTFIELD

8. is lined up with the SAFE LINE
Umpire Positioning
Home
Plate Umpire
When the there is a
play at HOME PLATE
Home Plate Umpire
is lined up with the SAFE LINE

9. Infield Fly Less than 2 outs
Runners at (1st & 2nd) or (1st, 2nd & 3rd)
Can be caught with ordinary effort
Batter is automatically out if ball is Fair
If ball goes foul, treat it as foul ball
Live ball, runners may advance at their own discretion (not dead ball)
Go over double play scenarios – reason for Infield Fly and Intentional Drop * *

10. Intentionally Dropped Ball
Less than 2 outs
Runners at (1st), (1st & 2nd), (1st & 3rd), (1st, 2nd & 3rd)
Fielder intentionally drops a fair fly ball / line drive which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort
Batter is out
Ball is dead
Runners return to last base touched at time of pitch * *

11. Trapped Ball
A ball is “trapped” when it hits another object (e.g. ground, fence) before going into the defensive player’s glove
Umpire calls “No Catch”
Live Ball (play continues) * *

12. Obstruction Fielders obstructing runners
DELAYED DEAD BALL, NOT DEAD BALL
Runners are automatically awarded the base(s), in umpire’s judgement that should be awarded, after the play is over
Give warning to fielder * *

13. Obstruction Other Examples: Fielders crossing the infield line
Fielders crossing the players line
Fielders stepping on the safe bag on an infield play
tagging runners that are between the commitment line and safe line * *

14. Interference Can be caused by batters or runners
Play is always called DEAD
If a base runner interferes with a potential double play, both the runner who committed the interference, and the succeeding runner are called out
Give warning * *

15. Interference Examples of interference
Runner impeding the ball (i.e. being hit by the ball, kicking ball intentionally)
Touching a fielder while they are making a play
if batter-runner touches white when there is a potential play at 1st (does not apply after batter-runner has safely reached 1st)
DEMO: Runner obstructed, interferes with a play * *

16. Gestures and Calls Infield Fly Safe R Trapped Ball Out R SAFE!
IF FAIR BATTER IS OUT! R
Trapped Ball
Out
TRAPPED BALL! NO CATCH!
OUT!
DEMO: Runner obstructed, interferes with a play R * *

17. Gestures and Calls Home Run Obstruction L R Fair Ground Rule Double R
DEMO: Runner obstructed, interferes with a play R * *

18. Gestures and Calls Foul Time Dead Ball Interference TIME! FOUL BALL!
DEMO: Runner obstructed, interferes with a play * *

19. Umpiring Test!

20. Questions?!?