Here is another, same game. Batter in first inning, is warned for throwing the bat. Later in the game, the PU calls the batter out for throwing the bat. Now the trown bat (both times) was not in anger.. but was thrown after the swing as the batter left the box to advance to 1st.
I looked everywhere in the rulebook and can not find any reference to an out for a thrown bat.
Help?
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Some youth leagues have local rules addressing this issue.
That's a pretty standard youth rule.
They have to learn at a young age not to throw the bat. It's dangerous.
Calling the kid out is better than the other recourse the umpire would have, which is to just eject the player.
My 16 yo son umpires a lot of t-ball and coach pitch games. The league rule for him is to give a bench warning after the first thrown bat, and then call the batter out on every subsequent thrown bat.
Yup, safety issue, since the causally thrown bat usually lands near the on-deck batter. Some umps just have a pet peeve about this, and you can't say they weren't warned.
I looked everywhere in the rulebook and can not find any reference to an out for a thrown bat.
Help?
It's right in the FED rule book -- but the penalty is ejection, not an out. (Put a substitute on base.)
definitely sounds like a local league rule...but FED is team warning.....then ejection of the player, not an out...
Noumpere nails it..........put a sub on base if the ball was a hit.......
Depends on rule set. Most rule sets do not allow for the out but do allow for the EJ. Major misconception by a lot of folks. Some local leagues will adopt a batter is out rule but its usually only a local rule.
As others said, EJ player, put sub on base in his place.
New Umpire: Read NFHS Rule 3.1 If you gave a WRITTEN warning for an UNintentionally (accidentally) thrown bat in the first inning. Then the next time ANYONE on his team does it you eject the player. Since they are minors, you are technically restricting them to the dugout unless their parents are present in which case the coach may choose to remit them to the custody of their parents.
