Throwing a bat

[Robert Goodman]

I know it's not the focus of the original question, but...

Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

USA Softball application.

RS #52 speaks to ejecting a player who throws a bat in anger. Obviously, there may be different levels of anger and/or the forcefulness of the bat throw. The latter may reside in umpire’s judgment as to whether the action results in an ejection.

A question came up in a game recently where a batter popped the ball up, was angry about it, and “threw his bat” towards his team’s on deck circle.

Was the batter on deck sharing the bat?

[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

I know it's not the focus of the original question, but...



Was the batter on deck sharing the bat?

That is not known.

[Robert Goodman]

I suspect an umpire saw an action as being "in anger" based on facts other than those presented.