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Old Wed Apr 22, 2015, 09:46pm
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How many times can a batter change boxes during an AB?
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Old Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:30pm
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How many times can a batter change boxes during an AB?

As many times as he wants as long as he doesn't delay the game.

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Old Thu Apr 23, 2015, 08:00am
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How many times can a batter change boxes during an AB?
As many times as he wants, as long as it's not while the pitcher is in a position ready to pitch (if he does it then, he's out).
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Old Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:36am
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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?
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Old Mon Apr 27, 2015, 08:23am
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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.
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Old Mon Apr 27, 2015, 11:39am
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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.
It is not illegal in any softball rule set.
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Old Tue Apr 28, 2015, 01:51pm
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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?
Must be the same umpires that tell them they can put tape over their earrings and still play!
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