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Well, other than Dakota, no one is on the correct ruling.
This has nothing to do with being hit by a ball in the strike zone, hitting the ball with a foot out of the box or anything else.
Dukat was questioning the rules demanding where a batter may set up prior to the pitch. Tom has it right for ASA and I would assume most, if not all, others have the same requirement.
The inside edge of the batter's box is 6" off the plate. Since many fields do not have this defined for very long, if at all, after the game starts, it is purely the umpire's judgment as to what constitutes the batter being complete in the box prior to the umpire allowing play to continue.
If there are no lines, you will get some coaches complaining. However, you simply are not the ground crew and your judgment is the only thing that counts in this instance.
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The bat issue in softball is as much about liability, insurance and litigation as it is about competition, inflated egos and softball.
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