Blue: Don't toss the bat

[Dakota]

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2006
RULES AND REGULATIONS
PONY
GIRLS
SOFTBALL

POINTS OF EMPHASIS

41. THROWING OR CARRYING A BAT
If a player throws the bat intentionally in anger, the player should be ejected from the game for unsportsmanlike conduct. If the bat slips from the batter’s hands, there is no penalty unless the discarded bat prevents the defense from making a play on the ball, and interference should be ruled.

There is no penalty when a player carries a bat to first base or any other base. Should the player use the bat (intentionally or unintentionally) to prevent a defensive playerfrom making a play, then interference should be ruled.

(Emphasis in the last paragraph is mine.)