This is what happens when you have baseball people involved
Ahh Mike, I realize that you are trying to be humorous, but you really don't have a clue when it comes to the NFHS. For years the NFHS Softball book has paralleled, and often copied the ASA book. For example, in 1979 both ASA and NFHS had identical pitching rules - both feet on the plate and no drag - the pivot foot had to maintain contact until the stride foot landed. Ten years later ASA decided to allow the drag and also allowed it's male pitchers to step back. NFHS followed, including taking the male rule into its book and allowing female pitchers to step back.
Interesting that for years both ASA and NFHS treated the BOO violation the same - simply negate the actions of the improper batter and bring them back up to bat. It has only been in the last few years (since '99) that ASA added the words "Any out that is made prior to discovering this infraction, remains out." And NFHS brought that language over in 2003 when they updated Rule 7 to more closely match ASA's Rule 7. But NFHS never wanted that, and they finally have it out.
Baseball mentality? I doubt it. I know one of the Softball Committee members, and he is all softball. And I doubt you can believe the new NCAA Womens Basketball Coordinator Mary Struckhoff or Emily Alexander, two other members could be considered baseball types.
BTW havent we recently seen ASA follow some leads of the NFHS? Ie., DP/FLEX, ball not higher that the head, and now preventing ball from entering strike zone to be called a strike. Does ASA have a baseball mentality?
WMB