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Old Fri Apr 07, 2017, 11:26am
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Originally Posted by LRZ View Post
At what point does the game begin, that is, at what point does the time begin to run?

I umpire baseball, not softball, and although I tried to find an answer on line, I perhaps missed it.
USA (formerly known as ASA) starts on the first pitch by rule, first warm up pitch by custom (and practicality). Look near the end of rule 5.

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EDIT:
Read Tom's post, forgot actually by rule now.
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