[greymule]

As far as OBR goes, I always believed that the batter could switch batter's boxes without limit. He could switch after every pitch, the only restriction being that he couldn't do so while the pitcher was in ready position. Of course, a pitcher who saw such maneuvering as an attempt to bait or humiliate him might have his own way of dealing with it.

As we all know, managers and players can do many disruptive things that aren't specifically banned by the book. A manager can switch left and right fielders after every batter. A pitcher can throw to first indefinitely to "keep a runner close." Ultimately, the players themselves find a way to put a stop to "shenanigans."

When I pitched, I couldn't have cared less whether a batter made several switches (though none ever did). In fact, I'd figure he was putting himself at a disadvantage.

I don't remember any limit on switching in Fed, but I no longer do Fed so I haven't kept up. I don't know about NCAA or LL. In ASA softball, they tell us not to allow "travesty"-type switching, though I don't think there's an actual rule stating the number of permitted switches.