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Forum: Softball Sun May 19, 2013, 10:41am
Replies: 47
Views: 4,918
Posted By marvin
If the player is still in the game, but not on...

If the player is still in the game, but not on the field, then wouldn't every pitch by that team's pitcher be illegal?

I would do the same as the OP. In the absence of any rule reference that...
Forum: Softball Sun May 05, 2013, 09:40am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,196
Posted By marvin
So - my takeaway from the discussion of this...

So - my takeaway from the discussion of this situation is that the player is in the game (substitution is official), but does not have to pitch.
Forum: Softball Sun May 05, 2013, 09:25am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,434
Posted By marvin
For those (like me) who went looking in the case...

For those (like me) who went looking in the case book for the situation Steve quoted, you can find it here...
Forum: Softball Mon May 07, 2012, 02:02pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,533
Posted By marvin
Am I reading this wrong? If U2 (base umpire?)...

Am I reading this wrong? If U2 (base umpire?) made the original IP call isn't he/she already involved. Doesn't this call "belong" to U2?

For those that suggest a protest - in some states for HS...
Forum: Softball Wed Apr 25, 2012, 08:38pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,496
Posted By marvin
NFHS - Pitcher "juggling" the ball while on the pitcher's plate.

For each of the situations below please post if you would rule that an illegal pitch had occurred. If you rule IP please give the NFHS rule citation to support it.

Situation 1) The pitcher steps...
Forum: Softball Wed Apr 25, 2012, 08:27pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,261
Posted By marvin
If this is the report to the state ruling body it...

If this is the report to the state ruling body it is too long and wordy IMO.

The ejection report should be confined to the act that the coach committed that caused him/her to be ejected.


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Forum: Softball Sat Apr 07, 2012, 04:03pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,694
Posted By marvin
NFHS rules: For those of you who say that...

NFHS rules:

For those of you who say that they would not give the option would not the proper call (with no option given to the offensive coach) be a ball on the batter and any runners advanced...
Forum: Softball Mon Mar 12, 2012, 04:08pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,336
Posted By marvin
I am not sure the the rule cited covers the...

I am not sure the the rule cited covers the situation since it states that the runner was hit by a batted ball, which did not occur in the situation in the OP.

I did not find anything in the rule...
Forum: Softball Wed Feb 29, 2012, 01:53pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,847
Posted By marvin
I always repeat the substitution back to the...

I always repeat the substitution back to the coach using names if they used numbers and numbers if they used names. This makes both of us have to think a bit and makes sure that the substitution is...
Forum: Softball Tue Feb 28, 2012, 09:11pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,708
Posted By marvin
In NFHS the option does not go away if the ball...

In NFHS the option does not go away if the ball is not hit by the batter, it exists only IF the ball is hit.



The quote is from the 2011 rule book as I don't have the 2012 book in pdf form.
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Forum: Softball Wed Jun 08, 2011, 03:09pm
Replies: 48
Views: 4,366
Posted By marvin
She moved off the white base into foul ground,...

She moved off the white base into foul ground, the colored base (it is in foul ground, right?). The NFHS interpreters in both states where I work HS would have this as an out.
Forum: Softball Wed Jun 08, 2011, 03:07pm
Replies: 48
Views: 4,366
Posted By marvin
Opening post specified modified NFHS rules.

Opening post specified modified NFHS rules.
Forum: Softball Wed Jun 08, 2011, 01:29pm
Replies: 48
Views: 4,366
Posted By marvin
Try 8-102b

Try 8-102b
Forum: Softball Sat May 21, 2011, 08:21am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,817
Posted By marvin
NFHS ( I don't do ASA) This is a BOO appeal....

NFHS ( I don't do ASA)

This is a BOO appeal. If made properly (before the next pitch, legal or illegal or before the infielders have left the field) and if the wrong player batted you uphold the...
Forum: Softball Tue May 17, 2011, 10:47am
Replies: 25
Views: 3,056
Posted By marvin
I find that automatically limiting the teams to 3...

I find that automatically limiting the teams to 3 warm-up pitches does not speed things up. I do find that being attentive and enforcing the one minute limit on time does. An automatic limit is...
Forum: Softball Mon May 16, 2011, 01:43pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,240
Posted By marvin
NFHS 3-3-8 applies to a runner who is unable to...

NFHS 3-3-8 applies to a runner who is unable to continue. A player who has blood on her uniform that can not be cleaned up in a timely fashion is unable to continue because it is prohibited by rule...
Forum: Softball Sat May 14, 2011, 09:09pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,084
Posted By marvin
NFHS - The coach does not have a choice of the...

NFHS - The coach does not have a choice of the penalty or the play unless the batter does not hit the ball (fair or foul) or otherwise become a base runner.
Forum: Softball Wed May 11, 2011, 11:41am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,145
Posted By marvin
Multiple contests on multiple fields.

Multiple contests on multiple fields.
Forum: Softball Wed May 11, 2011, 12:01am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,145
Posted By marvin
For others who replied to CecilOne's post - my...

For others who replied to CecilOne's post - my original comments were directed to someone who was acting as a UIC and was "outside the fence" in the spectators area.

I tend to not hear stuff from...
Forum: Softball Tue May 10, 2011, 12:08pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,732
Posted By marvin
One of the tourney rules that NSA Indiana uses is...

One of the tourney rules that NSA Indiana uses is to stop the timer for every team time out in the last ten minutes of a game. There are almost no unnecessary time outs taken because you can't run...
Forum: Softball Tue May 10, 2011, 11:21am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,732
Posted By marvin
The timer on the fence (or anywhere else it is...

The timer on the fence (or anywhere else it is visible to the participants) is much better than the timer hidden away somewhere.

It makes the administration of the time limit transparent, which I...
Forum: Softball Mon May 09, 2011, 10:32pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,367
Posted By marvin
Many states only send rule and case books every...

Many states only send rule and case books every other year or to first year officials.

I work in Indiana and Illinois and they are both on the two year cycle.

Check with your state high school...
Forum: Softball Mon May 09, 2011, 10:28pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,471
Posted By marvin
See answers in bold. The apply to youth fast...

See answers in bold. The apply to youth fast pitch only.

You can simplify this all to:

The player who made the last out or a player not currently in the game can be a courtesy runner.

It is...
Forum: Softball Mon May 09, 2011, 10:13pm
Replies: 1
Views: 814
Posted By marvin
Did you DL the rule book from playnsa.com? It is...

Did you DL the rule book from playnsa.com? It is free, so no reason not too.

Pertinent rule:



A second conference with the same pitcher is something that should never happen without a...
Forum: Softball Mon May 09, 2011, 10:00pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,145
Posted By marvin
Thanks! That's the way it should be.

Thanks! That's the way it should be.
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