Game ball gets away

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

Which is why the baseball and softball mechanics manuals say that you should replace the ball in play with a replacement ball at the start of the next half of an inning, if one of your replacement balls hasn't yet been used.

Softball mechanic. If you can find it written in a baseball mechanics manual (I'll take your word if you can find it in the NFHS manual -- it came today and it's in the trash) let us know.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Softball mechanic. If you can find it written in a baseball mechanics manual (I'll take your word if you can find it in the NFHS manual -- it came today and it's in the trash) let us know.

I don't recall reading this advice in my Fed baseball manual, but then I've never gone very long without having to use all the baseballs either.