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Old Fri Mar 02, 2018, 11:48pm
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batter steps out

Fed, fast pitch, high school.
In fed baseball, if batter steps and pitcher stops delivery, it's a do over.
What would it be in softball?
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Old Sat Mar 03, 2018, 08:25am
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It’s a No Pitch ruling in Fed softball as well. Both the batter and pitcher violated rules, so there is no overall violation.
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Old Sat Mar 03, 2018, 07:57pm
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It’s a No Pitch ruling in Fed softball as well. Both the batter and pitcher violated rules, so there is no overall violation.
Thank you Manny, could you quote the rule #? I can't find anything on it.
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Old Sun Mar 04, 2018, 07:56am
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Thank you Manny, could you quote the rule #? I can't find anything on it.
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Old Sun Mar 04, 2018, 10:29am
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Thank you, that cleared it up for me.
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