Help with 16 inch

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16" softball is indeed very popular in the Chicago area. Of the 14 leagues our suburban association covers, only two play 12" (and one of those uses mats for balls and strikes).

There is one other quirk in the 16" rules that I forgot to mention, although I think I have seen it only once or twice in the past decade.

A batter can be called out for interference if he hits a pitched ball after it hits the ground or plate in an attempt to prevent a catcher from making a pickoff throw.