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Originally Posted by saharvey2
Our ASA youth league requires 10U teams have four outfielders. One team in the division positions a player directly behind second base on the grass. This player takes all throws from the catcher -- second and short never move. Is this player a 7th infield defending the area around second, or are they an outfielder.
I'm interested in hearing your learned opinions.
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So what your saying is that you have 6 infielders and 4 outfielders? That makes 10 players, ain't that 1 to many? However ISF is clear in this: All positions have a number and the top 3 numbers F7, F8 and F9 are the outfielders. They can however been placed in the infield.
I guess that's similar to ASA.
Then, to define whether that 10th player is an outfielder positioned in the infield or that the outfielder is playing in the outfield, depends on your (ASA) definition of infield and outfield. See also the IFF-rule, a pop-up easily to be caught by an infielder results in the IFF. I've seen in a men-league how that stretches up the infield on to the grass...
Third, knowing our softball-world, your problem is going to be solved in the next rule-change...
Finally, can you show me a rule that states that F8 can't take (all the) throws on 2nd base, where normally that will be F4 or F6? So, is there a problem?