USA vs Japan

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Originally Posted by wadeintothem

On TV you could see on replay it was obviously CO.. That call was kicked.

So.. is the ISF rule about ITB different than ASA? Michelle Smith said last out over and over and over....

There is no difference in the rule or application. However, ISF uses the "Tie-Breaker" rule, often called the ITB, because they govern international play. ASA uses the "Tie-Breaker Rule", which, to be completely accurate, is the ASA Tie-Breaker Rule. Most people call all tiebreaker rules ITB (all facial tissues are kleenex, etc.), but, only the ISF rule is technically the ITB.

The ISF rule is:
Sec. 6. TIE-BREAKER.
Starting with the top of the eighth inning, and each half inning thereafter, the offensive team shall begin its turn at bat with the player who is scheduled to bat ninth (9th in FP), tenth (10th in SP, 11th in SP with an EP, or 12th in Co-ed SP with EP’s) in that respective half-inning being placed on second base. The player who is running can be substituted in accordance with the substitution rules.