Batters box

[SC Ump]

I was not aware of the new "don't remove the lines" rule that is coming out. In the past, when the lines were either erased or just disappeared on a sandy, unmaintained field, I will redraw them with my foot if I find that a player is not in the batter's box when they are initially getting ready for the pitch. For the batter that steps out of the box while hitting a pitch, we can only use our best judgment.

I would not have the ground's crew redraw the batter's box, because I know the dimensions perfectly.

Interesting note... in SC NFHS, we are instructed to insure the catcher's box is also drawn. This was tough to get the teams to do the first year it was required, but they are okay with it after a couple of years. I bet it will take a couple of warnings to make them stop wiping out the lines as they have in the past.