Delay Dead Ball for a Balk in USSSA?

bobbybanaduck · #1 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 19, 2009, 04:42pm

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Originally Posted by Rich Ives

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.

please don't lump all high schools into this. there are a few states that still have their heads on straight.

Welpe · #2 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 19, 2009, 04:51pm

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Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck

please don't lump all high schools into this. there are a few states that still have their heads on straight.

Are there any states other than Mass. that play under OBR?

bobbybanaduck · #3 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 19, 2009, 11:37pm

i thought there were still a couple...but i don't get out much.

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