runner leaving base

bluezebra · #1 (**permalink**) Wed May 21, 2008, 11:25pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by rottiron01

Slow pitch without stealing - Isn't the rule that a runner can leave a base when the ball crosses home plate? (Enters the strike zone.)
Are utilizing "tight bases" a ground rule?
Thanks for any help!

What rule book do you play under? I have played, and umpired, in leagues that allow leadoffs, or leaving the base when the pitch is released. By the way, I have never heard of a slo-pitch league that permits stealing.

Bob

NCASAUmp · #2 (**permalink**) Thu May 22, 2008, 08:45am

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluezebra

What rule book do you play under? I have played, and umpired, in leagues that allow leadoffs, or leaving the base when the pitch is released. By the way, I have never heard of a slo-pitch league that permits stealing.

Bob

ASA does allow stealing in men's and women's slow pitch games, but most leagues haven't adopted that ruleset.

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