Batter Steps out with both Feet

Not automaticly. The original rule said that but they changed the rule to be a little more lenient. Now what happens is if feel he is delaying the game then call the strike. If he steps out and gets right back in there is no problem. Make sure you know the exceptions on when he can legally step out so if you are going to call it you don't do it when he is legal.

Are we talking HS rules here? I thought if the batter stepped out of the box then the umpire was to call a strike. If the pitcher then pitched the ball, a 2nd strike was called regardless of the location of the pitch.

I was talking NFHS.

I was answering for NFHS. It was a very straight up rule when they put it in but very punitive in mnay cases. The second year they changed it to match the NCAA rule.

Thanks MT

So is what I described the old rules or am I whack? If that is the old rule, when did it change? I could have sworn I described what was in the 2006 rule book.

The original was about 5 or 6 yrs ago, whenever they first put it in the book. They changed it the second year of the rule.
The reason you are thinking that it read that way in the 2006 book is it isn't very explicit. But if you read the rule and then go to the casebook you will see the difference. Unfortunately the change is worded very subtle.

Thanks.