Co-Rec, ASA

[SRW]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

What happens now?

The umpire enforces ASA Rule 7-2-E and its EFFECT.

[Stu Clary]

Originally Posted by SRW

The umpire enforces ASA Rule 7-2-E and its EFFECT.

Well, yeah, but first he slaps himself upside the head.

[Dakota]

E. The batting order for co-ed shall alternate the sexes. Co-ed play will use an 11-inch red-stitch ball when the female bats and an 12-inch red stitch ball when the male bats.
EFFECT: If the wrong ball is used, the manager of the offensive team has the
option of taking the result of the play or having the last batter bat over and assume the ball and strike count prior to the wrong ball being discovered.

I don't understand that last part of the EFFECT at all. When is "prior to the wrong ball being discovered"? Presumably, it is brought to the umpire's attention as soon as it is "discovered" - that is, bringing it to the umpire's attention is what "discovered" means, right? Are they trying to say the manager can choose to remove the result of the most recent pitch? So, in the sitch offered, correct ball is put into play and the count is 1-0?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dakota

I don't understand that last part of the EFFECT at all. When is "prior to the wrong ball being discovered"? Presumably, it is brought to the umpire's attention as soon as it is "discovered" - that is, bringing it to the umpire's attention is what "discovered" means, right? Are they trying to say the manager can choose to remove the result of the most recent pitch? So, in the sitch offered, correct ball is put into play and the count is 1-0?

Does a pitch meet the definition of a play?

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Does a pitch meet the definition of a play?

My initial thought was along those lines, but if you look at the definition in the ASA book, it explicitly states that a pitch is not a play.