Dropped third strike question

[BigUmp56]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Majors and below do not have an uncaught 3rd strike rule, but Junior, Senior, and Big League divisions do, and it is just like the "old" OBR rule, which is that the batter is not out until he is tagged, or 1st base is tagged, or he steps into his dugout or bench area. The new rule about the dirt circle does not apply to Little League Baseball, which uses its own set of modified OBR rules.

As far as I know there haven't been any youth leagues using modified OBR to adopt the new changes yet. Has anyone else heard of one?


Tim.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by BigUmp56

As far as I know there haven't been any youth leagues using modified OBR to adopt the new changes yet. Has anyone else heard of one?


Tim.

I haven't heard of any, but if I were a bettin' man, I'd bet PONY would be the first to do it, because they usually advertise that they play by Sporting News Edition Rules (with modifications).

[okmitzi]

i should have been more clear on the league we're in. it's ages 11-12, and we do have a dropped third strike rule. the only question was whether pausing for a second after the strike was called disqualifies the batter from attempting to advance. i watch enough MLB that it seems that hesitating is often the case...it takes the batter a second to realize the catcher has dropped the ball, which was exactly the case here. thanks for all the responses...you guys are great.

[CJN]

Originally Posted by okmitzi

i should have been more clear on the league we're in. it's ages 11-12, and we do have a dropped third strike rule. the only question was whether pausing for a second after the strike was called disqualifies the batter from attempting to advance. i watch enough MLB that it seems that hesitating is often the case...it takes the batter a second to realize the catcher has dropped the ball, which was exactly the case here. thanks for all the responses...you guys are great.

If you are in Little League ages 11-12 is Majors division and there is no dropped third strike for that division. Am I missing something??

[okmitzi]

i don't know what to say except that it is permissable to in our league to attempt to advance to first on a dropped third strike. last year (10 year old league) it was not. it's a rec league run by the city of norman, OK.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by okmitzi

i don't know what to say except that it is permissable to in our league to attempt to advance to first on a dropped third strike. last year (10 year old league) it was not. it's a rec league run by the city of norman, OK.

Then what you said in the original post is untrue. It isn't Little League, it's youth baseball. Little League is an organization with its own rules, not a generic term for kiddie ball.

In this case then, the umpire blew the call, as hesitating before running is a perfectly normal occurrence.

[okmitzi]

steve...thanks for the clarification. the city actually calls it "little league", so i didn't even know there was a difference. i'm very happy to have found this site and all the knowledgable contributors. thanks again.

[Dave Hensley]

Originally Posted by CJN

If you are in Little League ages 11-12 is Majors division and there is no dropped third strike for that division. Am I missing something??

It is common for non-chartered youth leagues to still refer to themselves as "Little League" when what they really mean is "generic unchartered youth league." I suspect that is what you're missing.