Slappers

[dilligaf]

I am somewhat new to umpiring compared to may of my colleagues. I have done around 200 games so far and overall have enjoyed the experience.

My question is regarding slap hitters. How often is the rule enforced when the batters front plant foot is clearly out of the box and planted on the ground prior to making contact with the ball? I had my first instance where I called this last weekend in a local tournament and the offensive coach went nuts when I called the batter out for the infraction. He stated that nobody ever makes the call and that I should just let his girls play. I don’t think it helped that he was down by 9 runs either and was overall frustrated with the way his girls were playing.

How often do you make this call? Just curious.

Many Thanks