[Tru_in_Blu]

Worked an ASA tournament this weekend where we had time limits of 90 minutes. That meant no new inning would start after 90 minutes.

Again, the question of when a new inning starts came up. I've always thought it was immediately following the third out of the home team's at bat. Similarly, I've used the third out of a half-inning as the starting point for the pitcher's 1 minute of warm up activity. I don't time it with a watch, but if the catcher or pitcher is dallying, I may not allow warm ups or tell them to take one and throw it down.

Through hearsay, one of our visiting umpires from New Brunswick asked about the point at which a new inning begins. He claims he was told it was as soon as the pitcher takes her position on the PP. This sounds wrong to me, so I tried looking it up in the umpires' manual. I couldn't find anything specific as to when a new inning starts.

Is there such a reference that I missed, or is there nothing in the book?

Thanx.