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ASA Rules Approved by Playing Rules Committee
Please note, these must still be approved by the General Council:
Change Women's SP max fence distance to 300'
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Men's adult SP except Seniors move bases to 70'
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Allow wooden bats made before 2000 to be legal without ASA stamp
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Allowing Seniors to use 1.21 BPF bats
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Clarify knob specifications
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Clarify safety "grip" as opposed to "tape" and reduce the minimum coverage to 6"
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Reinstate heating of a bat as a manner of altering it's characteristics
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Change HR limits in Men's A to 10
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Allows the BR to advance beyond 1B only if there is a play made on another runner or there is an errant throw.
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Clarifies intentional interference with a batted ball a fielder has missed
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