Delay Dead Ball for a Balk in USSSA?

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Sat Mar 14, 2009, 07:32am

Rich Ives

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Originally Posted by budjones05

Is it a Delay Dead Ball for a Balk in USSSA or just the ball is automatically dead? We got into an argument the other day and I can't find it in my rule book.

It's there - by effect.

Read the part about if the batter and runners advance one base safely the balk is ignored. The only way that could happen is if the ball were still live.

In HS rules the ball is immediately dead, but USSSA doesn't use HS rules.

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