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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Rita,
I am happy to see someone making an effort to understand different rules.
One thing you need to understand is that rarely does any one sentence/paragraph of a rule (in any book) stand alone. There is often a complimentary entry which supports and/or offers direction in regards to the situation created by the enforcement of the original rule in question.
In this case, it was a shorthanded rule (which allows teams to continue play with less than the required number of players) which allowed the team that was on offense at the time to continue with the game instead of forfeiting.
A shorthanded rule applies to the teams, not a specific portion of the game (offense or defense).
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I've been an umpire for 10 years but am renewing my acquaintence with high school softball. Knowing that no rule stands alone, I will be coming here to ask questions because I have already found the softball index to be lacking.
I wanted to make sure there wasn't more to the story.
Rita