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Little League always does have their own twist on things...
If that's the way the call it, then that's the way it is. But I have a problem with this piece of instruction:
1. On ball four the batter-runner has the right to touch the first base bag and then round and turn/advance towards second base. As long as the runner is in motion it does not matter whether the pitcher has possession of the ball in the circle or not, it is not a violation. Once the batter-runner has rounded first and then stops (whether it is one foot off the base or thirty feet off the base) then the circle rule goes into effect...
Might someone reading that, who is not familiar with the rules, surmise that the "circle rule" is in effect "whether the pitcher has possession of the ball or not" as soon as the batter-runner touches first base?
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