Transcript Fast Pitch Softball - Howard County Officials

Fast Pitch Softball
FP vs SP
• 7 Ball is in play
• 1 Definitions
Strike Zone
Bunt
Stealing
Catcher’s Box
Crow Hop
Leap
• 3.5 Equipment
Catchers – Game & Warm-Up
HCYP Requires
Mask, Chest Protector and Shin Guards
Offense
FP vs SP
• 7.3.C Batter’s foot remain in
box
• 7.6 Uncaught Third Strike
• 8.1 Ball hits batter – DEAD
BALL
hits ground first
• 8.7.T Look Back Rule
• 8.10 Courtesy Runner
• 5.11 Tie Breaker
• 4.3 Designated Player/Flex
FP Pitching
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6.1 Preliminaries
6.3 Legal Pitch
6.9 Warm-up Pitches
Umpire Positioning
FP Pitching
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6.1.A pitching position must have ball.
6.1.B Catcher ready
ASA, NCAA, NSA
6.1.C Both feet on plate
One Foot – HCYP, NFHS, USSSA
6.1.D Take signal with hands separated
6.1.E Hands together <10 seconds
6.2 Pitch starts
6.3.A Immediately deliver
6.3.B Hands can not come back together
6.3.C No stop of forward motion
6.3.D No Two Revolutions
6.3.E Underhand; hand below hip; not outside elbow
6.3.F Release forward; straight line
6.3.G Step forward in 24”
6.3.H No Crow Hop
6.3.I Pivot foot drag
6.3.M 20 seconds
6.6 Foreign Substances / Pitching Arm
6.7.B Catcher back to pitcher
6.8 Pitcher to base
PENALTY Illegal Pitch
6.9 Warm Ups
6.10 No Pitch
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The catcher must wear the helmet mask, chest protector and
shin guards
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titanium bats and “multi-walled” bats are not allowed.
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Shirts must be tucked in at all times.
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Defensive players may not be removed during an inning
except for injury or pitching change.
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Defensive players may not be shifted from one position to
another during an inning, except for pitching change.
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The batting order will consist of all players present at the game
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If a team has seven or fewer players, the vacant spots up to
the 8th slot will be declared an automatic out.
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Any pitching style (High School Federation, ASA, NSA or
Pony) is legal for league play.
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If a pitcher hits three (3) batters (regardless of location hit) in
one inning, she must be removed from the pitching position for
the remainder of that inning. If she returns in a subsequent
inning, and hits
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2 more batters in any subsequent single inning, then she will
not be allowed to pitch for the remainder of that game.
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The second defensive conference of an inning will require that
the pitcher be removed for the remainder of that at-bat. The
same pitcher may return later in the same game (or inning).
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An illegal pitch will be called a ball. There is no automatic
advancement of base runners due solely to the illegal pitch.
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The first time a batter throws a bat after swinging, the umpire
will issue a warning to both teams. The next time any batter
(from either team) throws a bat after swinging, that batter will
be declared out, the ball will be declared dead and all runners
will return to their original bases.
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In the 12u League, the runner can attempt to steal a base
once the pitched ball crosses home plate
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In the 14u and 17u leagues, a runner may advance once the
pitch is released from the pitcher’s hand.
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A courtesy runner is allowed for the pitcher with two outs, or if
four runs have scored in the inning and it is not the unlimited
run inning.
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A courtesy runner must be used for the catcher with two outs.
or if four runs have scored in the inning and it is not the
unlimited run inning.
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The courtesy runner is the player who made the second out of
the inning. If there are less than two outs, the courtesy runner
is the player who scored the latest run.
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no new inning may start more than 90 minutes after the actual
start of the game as declared by the umpire.
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All games shall be scheduled as six (6) inning games.
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There will be a five (5) run limit per team per inning with the
exception of the last inning when there will be NO RUN LIMIT.
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