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Old Thu Apr 17, 2014, 08:12am
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Originally Posted by chapmaja View Post
You have a point. Nowhere in the rules does it say that a batter must entered the batters box with a bat.
NFHS Rule 3-6-1: "Team personnel shall wear or use legal and/or required equipment. (1-4, 5, 6, 7; 3-2; 3-5-1)"

Yeah, while the book doesn't outright say the batter must enter the box with a bat, what I highlighted in 3-6-1 certainly implies it.
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