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Old Tue May 31, 2011, 11:33pm
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Originally Posted by Az.Ump View Post
8.2
ART. 5 . . . She runs outside the three-foot (0.91m) lane and, in the judgment
of the umpire, interferes with the fielder taking the throw at first base (there must be a throw); however, the batter-runner may run outside the three-foot (0.91m) lane to avoid a fielder attempting to field a batted ball. A runner is considered outside the running lane if either foot is completely outside the lane and in contact with the ground.

Paul
Thanks. Is the 3 foot wide lane described verbally somewhere in the rulebook(ie. the last half of the distance between home and first) or is it a dimensioned graphic?
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