[Del-Blue]

Bat throwing, can be a stickie situation: If after a hit the bat goes anywhere right or left of me or the catcher there is nothing to do. Sometimes the bat comes back at me or the catcher. If that is the case, I will casually mention sonething to the coach like..... Coach so and so needs to be a little more careful with her bat. They are usually very responsive and will say something to the girl. If it is on the third base line, and there was a runner on second, I will usually kick it away if there is time. The only thing you need to worry about as an umpire, when you move the bat, if it in turn ends up in a place where someone gets hurt, you can be held liable. On the other hand, if you leave it alone and someone slides into it or trips over it , it is only part of the game. Most of the time the catcher will get rid of it if it is in the way.