What are the rules governing a thrown bat?

[WinterWillie]

Adult Men's Slow Pitch- One umpire

The batter swings and hits the ball. He throws the bat which hits the catcher
and the umpire. The catcher is cut badly and has to leave the game to go to the hospital for stitches. The umpire ends up walking with a little limp. The thrown bat does not appear to be intentional. What would be your response as PU?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by WinterWillie

Adult Men's Slow Pitch- One umpire

The batter swings and hits the ball. He throws the bat which hits the catcher
and the umpire. The catcher is cut badly and has to leave the game to go to the hospital for stitches. The umpire ends up walking with a little limp. The thrown bat does not appear to be intentional. What would be your response as PU?

Speaking ASA

Avoid the bat.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by WinterWillie

What would be your response as PU?

Ouch!!!!!!

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by WinterWillie

What would be your response as PU?

As Van Halen said,
"Jump!"

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by bkbjones

As Van Halen said,
"Jump!"

So did the Pointer Sisters.

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

So did the Pointer Sisters.

Yes, I loved Jump! (on my love).

[SRW]

Originally Posted by bkbjones

Yes, I loved Jump! (on my love).

For those my age...(and no, you don't get to guess) Kris Kross had a song named Jump as well.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by SRW

For those my age...(and no, you don't get to guess) Kris Kross had a song named Jump as well.

Too late, I'm guessing anyway! Late 20s to early 30s. I'll say... 32.

[Bluefoot]

In some ASA Men's SP leagues I work, there are a few players who throw their bats often. I give them a warning after the first time. The few times it's happened a second time, they are gone. As a younger umpire, who works these games alone, I am hustling out into the field around the RH batter's box to get into position as soon as the ball is hit, and these few players who throw their bat either do so right at me or at the F2.

In New Haven, CT, about a decade ago, a batter forcefully threw his bat in anger at having popped up. The handle end of the bat went through the chain-link backstop. Someone happened to be right there on the other side, with their face right against the fence. The bat went into the person's skull, and the person became a vegetable, because the batter threw their bat. Huge lawsuits were filed against everyone involved.

Now, the city rules are such that if someone throws a bat there at all, they are done playing for the season.

I don't tolerate any bat throwing, especially when the F2 get's hit, and they are the most vulnerable. There is no reason to allow any bat throwing.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by WinterWillie

Adult Men's Slow Pitch- One umpire

The batter swings and hits the ball. He throws the bat which hits the catcher
and the umpire. The catcher is cut badly and has to leave the game to go to the hospital for stitches. The umpire ends up walking with a little limp. The thrown bat does not appear to be intentional. What would be your response as PU?

Willie, in case you haven't figured it out yet, with all the kidding going on, but there is no rule, in most codes, governing the situation you posted here. Some organizations such as Dixie, have a "safety" rule where the batter would be warned in this situation, and repeating the act would result in her being called out. However, ASA, USSSA, and most others have no rule governing this.

[tcblue13]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Willie, in case you haven't figured it out yet, with all the kidding going on, but there is no rule, in most codes, governing the situation you posted here. Some organizations such as Dixie, have a "safety" rule where the batter would be warned in this situation, and repeating the act would result in her being called out. However, ASA, USSSA, and most others have no rule governing this.

NFHS
First offense - Team Warning
Subsequent - Player restricted to bench