Rule Question

[charliej47]

AS they say, IF the bat goes to the ball, you are out is all rules sets. If the bat comes to the bat, play on. This is a condensed version for NFHS, NCAA, ASA, NSA, USSSA LL, PONY - That's all the rules I could find

[Blu_IN]

No, I was in NW Indiana.


Mark

[WestMichBlue]

NSA 7-6 "The batter shall not hit a fair ball a second time with the bat in fair territory."

Effect: "the ball is dead, the batter is out and baserunners may not advance."

Note: "If the batter drops the bat and the ball rolls against the bat in fair territory and, in the umpire's judgment, there was no intintion to interfere with the course of the ball, the batter is not out and the ball is alive and in play."

The old axiom "bat hits ball, dead ball; ball hits bat, play on" works in every rule set.

WMB

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by charliej47

AS they say, IF the bat goes to the ball, you are out is all rules sets. If the bat comes to the bat, play on. This is a condensed version for NFHS, NCAA, ASA, NSA, USSSA LL, PONY - That's all the rules I could find

And that's exactly what I meant with my goofy Hamlet parody. It depends on if the ball goes to the bat (no call), or vice versa (an out).

Sorry, but for some reason, every time this question is asked, I hear the "Gravedigger's Scene" of Hamlet in the back of my head. Those darn, pesky voices...