Batter changing sides

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Reffing Rev.

Interesting question. I'm coaching softball now. Working on dragging and slapping with some of our hitters from the LH side and then with 2 strikes moving them back over to the RH side. 3 out of 4 PU have told me they can't switch sides with 2 strikes. I know that is wrong, no where does it say that. On the field in pregame how do I help umpires forget a myth they once heard?

You might ask on the softball forum, to see if perhaps it is a rule under some softball code. That would give you a reason to bring it up at the meeting and a way to explain it to the umpires.