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The following are those rule changes I consider important to umpires. All have been approved and passed by the General Council. IOW, barring a few editorial changes, these are now official:
SP batter's box is not 4'X7'.
Senior ball, all players may bat in the order. All shorthanded rules apply, if necessary.
Class D ball - HR ends the inning.
JO 10U running restrictions have been deleted
Men's FP - Remove 24" requirement for pitcher's feet
Pitcher may not throw behind their back or between their legs in all games
Remove intentional from most interference rules. The manner in which the calls are made are not to be changed. Now, the umpire is to judge whether the player/coach "commits an act" which causes interference. This will be better defined at the Bienniel UIC Clinic in February. I cannot wait.
Also, Bob Savoie, Region 3 UIC, announced his retirement effective at the end of this year.
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Last edited by IRISHMAFIA; Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 07:23pm.
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