ASA Fast pitch mechanic - dropped 3rd strike

[CelticNHBlue]

Originally Posted by Julio Caliente

All of the nuances that softball has that I am trying to learn. There has got to be a different mechanic for dropped third strikes (be it verbal, signal, or both). What is the mechanic for PU for the following:

1) On a called 3rd strike that the catcher drops e.g. pops out of glove or catcher flat out misses it (I have seen this in younger FP SB)?

2) Swing strike 3?


Thanks in advance.....

Question: what is the current mechanic you are using so that we can tell if there is a different one?

Your sitch covers obvious D3K situations to which there is no mechanic/signal for D3K. It is (should be) obvious to all that ball is live when D3K occurs. If D3K, position yourself a live ball situation.

Associated sitch's requiring signals/mechanics:

B1 is occupied, less than two outs - Declare 'Batter is Out' if they start to run so that all are aware they are out.

Pitch is low, dug out by catcher, may have hit the ground (trapped) - Whenever you are not sure if the catch was 'clean', err on the side of keeping the ball alive, so it is uncaught unless you know you have a catch. In NCAA, there is a signal for BU to help PU. The signal is to keep the arm tight to the body, bent at the elbow to the side.; point for a drop, fist for a catch. Additionally, if I am certain I have a catch, I will call 'catch' to alert the batter and F2 that I have an out.