Tagged With "Infield fly rule"
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Four-Year Guarantees Approved by NCAA
The NCAA board approved the rules change to permit schools to offer scholarships on a multi-year basis, as opposed to the current, standard year-to-year deals.While some coaches give their word that they won't reduce money year to year as long as the...
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CV
CV, There was a question asked earlier about a 2 player rule for the Commonwealth games. You have been around a while, do you know the answer?
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blowout games
just wondering what peoples opinions, especially umps, are on blowout games. For instance a good team from a catholic league around chicago in the first two games of their regional plays two inner city teams tha can barely field a team. the...
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Earned Run or Unearned Run?
I have a question regarding the scoring of an earned run. The following are actual events that took place in a HS game.The first batter of the inning is walked (BB). The first batter advances to second as the result a throwing error by the catcher on...
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Which Akadema Glove?
Which would you recommend for a third baseman and pitcher? ABF-4 modified Fly-trap web 11.75" patternADL-18 two-tone, modified Fly-trap web 11.5" AXX-5 Double X-web 11.5" reptilian patternAXX-19 Two-tone, double I web 11.5" reptilian pattern I...
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Which Akadema Glove
Which would you recommend for a third baseman and pitcher?ABF-4 modified Fly-trap web 11.75" patternADL-18 two-tone, modified Fly-trap web 11.5"AXX-5 Double X-web 11.5" reptilian patternAXX-19 Two-tone, double I web 11.5" reptilian patternI currently...
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Pitch Sequence - What not to do!
This is in response to the pitch sequence thread in the general forum but since I'm using a Pony 13 all-star team as an example I posted it in here.My starter last night essentially threw the ball by the first three hitters. We went up 6-0 in the...
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FC or Hit
Is this scored a fielders choice or a hit.Man on 1st. Pop fly to shallow right - right fielder charges and R1 stays relatively close to 1st assuming ball will be caught. Ball drops in and Right fielder easily throws runner out at second.I scored this...
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Need help relaxing
Hello everyone,I need some help relaxing (as stated by the title) and ill tell you why:I am 16 yo and i play baseball for an 18U team. Throughout freshman, JV, and even this team all of my coaches always said the same thing: I NEED TO RELAX. When im...
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Double play
Ok this situation happend in my game today. A runner on third and first. Batter hits a deep fly ball to the center fielder. The runner on first starts running and rounds second while the runner on third tags and whats for the centerfield to catch...
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Looking for transportation ideas
I thought this may be the best forum to post my questions in. Our son got his Assoc. degree at a junior college in Arizona and he is continuing his education at Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ. in Durant, OK. I've already driven there last January...
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Negative Compliments
Tell me if I'm picking the fly stuff out of the pepper. During my son's high school years there were a few parents that would always compliment my son but there was always a "BUT" at the end of the compliment."He really looks good at the plate "BUT"...
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Rule verification
Ok, let me set up a crazy senario I had in a HS game:Runners on the corners, 1 out, pitcher on rubber prior to coming set: when I (field ump) look over, I notice the kid on 1st walking way off the bag towards the outfield grass (I mean he literally...
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Korea bans baseball cabbage pitch
Korea bans baseball cabbage pitchKorea bans baseball cabbage pitch A baseball pitcher's best friend? South Korea's baseball authorities have banned a star pitcher from wearing frozen cabbage leaves in his cap to keep cool during games. The Korean...
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coaching dilemma
We have a player that has been on our team for 5 years (14u). He has always been very productive--bats leadoff, hits for high avg (about 400), walks a lot, OBP of over 600, hits for decent power to all fields, leads the team in stolen bases, runs...
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Perfect Game about HSBBW
I’ve received many emails regarding the closing of this great website. I thought I would post the following so that people understand that I truly do care! And to mention some issues that are a concern. I’ve always tried hard to obey all...
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HSBBW - Perfect Game - Others?
Posted last night in a different forum.I’ve received many emails regarding the closing of this great website. I thought I would post the following so that people understand that I truly do care! And to mention some issues that are a concern....
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drills to help shoulder dropping
My son says he is dropping his shoulder and popping up or hitting fly balls. He knows he is doing it, has hit off the tee without dropping but seems to not have corrected the problem with every at bat at the plate. Can anyone suggest a drill or...
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Hypothetical flyball/appeal situation
I have got a question on a hypothetical situation:Less then two out and a runner on 1st base. The batter hits one deep in left field and the runner thinks it won't be cought, rounds 2nd, but then he can see the ball is cought. Therefore he has to go...
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is there a rule or etiquette?: who gets which dugout?
i want to follow the rule or the proper etiquette: the home team takes which dugout?
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Promoting your son
We would all like for our sons to “move up”. Things could happen very rapidly without much outside help from the parent with the exception of paying for the necessities and devoting most of their free time to travel. Then again things...
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Interesting correlation between pitching speed and body growth.
I noticed a very interesting correlation between pitching speed and body weight gain. For every 10 lb weight gain, a kid's pitching speed consistantly going up 4-5 mph. Assume a pitcher with good mechanic pitches 75 mph at 150 lb, do you think he will...
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NFHS 2013 Baseball Rules Changes
NFHS 2013 Baseball Rules Changes1-3-2 NOTE: Clarifies and places additional emphasis on the importance and legal repercussions of altering non-wood baseball bats.3-3-1f: Restricts the use of any video monitoring or replay equipment for coaching...
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Batting gloves
Newbie here so be kind, please Thanks! and here goes ->Question came up about pitcher wearing batting glove under fielding glove. Is there a specific rule forbidding this for high school pitchers? Opinions are bountiful, yet frustrating, as is...
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New coach needs help!
Hi, this is my first season coaching JV baseball at a high school near my college. I have a long time background in baseball and was a pretty decent player myself.But coaching is another game and im struggling with the FUNGO bat!!!I not too bad with...
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Defensive Players in Fair Territory
Rule 4.03 states that all fielders other than the catcher must be in fair territory when the ball is put in play.Must BOTH feet be in fair, or is one good enough? I am referring to fielders at 1B and 3B.
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Catch and Carry...
Situation - Less than 2 outs, runner on third, batter pops up to foul territory near 3rd base which catcher catches. Umpire "gives" runner on third home because the play carried catcher into 2'x4' area against fence where coaches sit in fold-up...
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ETSU'S Jeremy Hall gets NCAA D1 win #9
East Tennessee State used solid pitching and timely hitting to defeat Virginia Tech, 5-3, in the Kingsport Classic Tuesday night from Hunter Wright Stadium in Kingsport, Tenn. It is ETSU’s second win of the season against the Hokies, as the Bucs...
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Visit to the mound
I was told this weekend at a tournament that if a coach signing for pitches gives the sign directly to the pitcher, that's considered a visit to the mound. He told me that signs need to be given to the catcher and he sends them back to the pitcher....
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Two runners on one base
Runner 1 is caught between third and home. The runner advancing from second is standing on third base. Runner 1 retreats to third base, so two players on the same base. Team in the field tags Runner 1.The rule says that the "following" runner is...
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Tennessee JUCO Season Final Records
Final 2005 TJCCAA Season Records--------------------------------1. Jackson State 21-92. Motlow State 19-113. Cleveland State 19-114. Walters State 17-135. Vol State 17-13--------------------------------6. Chattanooga State 15-157. Roane State 13-178....
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Runner Iterference & more
Runner on 2nd and Runner on 3d with no outs. Batter hits ball to SS who fields ball as R2 runs over him. SS still makes throw to first ahead of batter but R3 scores. Blue called R2 out by interference and sent R3 back (no run scored) but awarded the...
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Rule Book
1. Where can I purchase a High School Rule Book?2. Are there specific rules for specific states? (I coach in Michigan)
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Can pitchers wear sunglasses?
I know it sounds stupid, but in the April 29 issue of The Sporting News they said pitchers can't wear sunglasses on the mound. Is that rule just for the major leagues or is it highschool too? I thought Eric Gagne and Francisco Rodriguez wore...
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What is the penalty for not taking the sign from the rubber?
The rule book states that the pitcher must take the sign from the rubber. But the penalty in the section says at the pitch you call a balk. So you wait until the pitch starts and call a balk? What if no one is on base, then do you have an illegal...
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2-4 Transfer Rule
My son went to a JUCO out of high school. He started and played half of his freshmen year and then he tore his labrum and had a partially torn rotator. He had surgery a year ago and took a medical redshirt this year. He will go back to the JUCO next...
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When you get no response
Perhaps I just need to vent, but I thought I'd share this.2013 is getting some interest from schools in our area, DIII and DI, which is a nice motivator for him during the cold months in our area. Many are specifically asking him to come to their...
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Rules are rules - District 3AAA forfeit
Things aren't settled as I write this, but apparently Oak Ridge had a pitcher who inadvertently exceeded the consecutive-day max on innings pitched.Unfortunately for Oak Ridge, this pitcher had helped Oak Ridge to a 4-2 upset of Knox Halls. The Hall's...
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Is he out and is it foul?
This happened to me the other day:I am the UIC this is a 9th grade HS game under NFHS rules.SITUATION 1: R1, R3, no outs. Batter line drives to 3rd and hits the runner who is standing on the bag making no attempt to run. I called it a dead ball, rang...
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Lefty Balk or Not
A couple of weeks ago I had our Wisconsin boys in Cedar Rapids playing the Iowa boys in the PG Spring league. A lefty pitcher (obviously taught well) had the balk of all balk moves and picked runners off at will. Now I am not looking for sympathy...
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Balk question
Runner at 2B steals early for 3B...P looks at runner and does a straight pickoff move to 3B without stepping off the rubber. Is this legal or a balk? Can you reference the Federation rule please?Three umps called it a balk and one ump said it was...
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GRADES!
Just another reminder to our younger players and parents. Good grades in high school are so important these days to a baseball recruit! I keep running across guys this season that would make great college players but are not getting the recruiting...
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MTSU gets by Vandy and the Recruitinator
Marcus Taylor doubled, homered, had three RBIs and scored three times, and Jeff Kasser worked a season-long 5.2 innings to get the victory in a 6-4 Middle Tennessee win over Vanderbilt Wednesday night at Hawkins Field. Taylor scored in the third,...
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Umpire Interference
Bases loaded, Batter has 2-2 count, swings and the ball trickles down the first base line. Inexperienced me, follows the ball to check if fair or foul, at that time the pitcher picks it up. I determined fair, and next thing i know i am right in the...
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When does the ball become live?
I had a situation happen and I dont really know the rule. This was 14 year old little league but I would like to know what the rule is on every level.Here is the situation:Man on 3rd base with one out. Its a 2-2 pitch, the batter fouls off a ball. The...
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Wood bats vs Aluminum
I want to get everyones opinion pro or con on the wood bat being used in baseball over the aluminum bat. I bring this up because recently I was the recipient of a line drive that got drilled into our dugout and hit me in the face fracturing my eye...
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Milligan is not allowed to settle Region Championship on the field
Milligan entered Saturday as the winner's bracket winner, needing to lose to Spalding twice.Milligan got ineffective pitching and suffered a loss in game 1.The tarp was pulled onto the field in anticipation of a thunderstorm. During the rain delay...