"Slinging the bat"

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Mike51

Yesterday I saw the umpire at a coach pitch game. I asked him about the play. He said he would have ejected the second batter had it been his second time. I asked him was this a special rule of the HS association. He said it was a NFHS rule.

Let me say this, at no time did I argue with the coach or umpire. I have umpired many HS games. I just have never heard or read this rule.

Can anyone tell me where this rule is located in the book?

Thanks

3-3-1c

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

3-3-1c

Right. The penalty is warn, then eject the next offender at the end of play. The umpire in Mike's case did not handle it correctly, but treated it as interference.

Might have confused it with 7-3-6, which treats a thrown bat as INT only when the bat interferes with a fielder making a play. Not this case.

[Chris Viverito]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

3-3-1c

Cool. I guess that means I gotta judge if he is careless too.

[DG]

Originally Posted by Chris Viverito

Cool. I guess that means I gotta judge if he is careless too.

If released bat strikes catcher, or me, it is careless, no judgement required.