Hit by bouncing pitch...?

[UmpireErnie]

Originally Posted by fastpitch

We actually had a league put in a rule in 10U that if the ball struck the ground first the batter will not be awarded first base. We also have some local rules that say any one pitcher cannot hit more than 4 batters or she must be removed. We have a couple of leagues that do not allow walks in 10U (one even in 12U), the coach pitches the remaining or all 3 strikes on ball 4. Needless to say, these are not some of the more competitive leagues in the area.

ASA, for one, and probably most other softball organizations allow local leagues to use their official rule book but add their own local modifications. Most of the time the type of “modifications” you see have to do with time limits, run ahead rules, home run limits in slow pitch but obviously some league get some exotic things going on.

You did already state it but just to reiterate, all of these “adopted rules” are NOT the rules of softball in any national organization.