ASA Illegal/Non-approved bat approved by umpire

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

No, but I have told players to bring out every single bat they have in the dugout. Don't care if they're going to use it or not, it's going to get inspected.

So if a bat wasn't inspected pre-game (say, the player showed up after you did the inspection), you're not allowing it to be used? (Not trying to be a snot, but a devil's advocate)

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

So if a bat wasn't inspected pre-game (say, the player showed up after you did the inspection), you're not allowing it to be used? (Not trying to be a snot, but a devil's advocate)

If it's league, I'll inspect it as the batter comes up to bat, so long as I can do so quickly while keeping the game moving. It will take longer to tell them to get another bat and listen to their sob story than it would for me to just inspect it. If it's tourney, there'd better be a darn good reason why it wasn't available pre-game.

If a player approaches me when they step into the box and says, "hey, I showed up late, I'd like you to look at this for me," I'll usually oblige them. They're acting in good faith in attempting to follow the rules, and if the bat's no good, I'll just have them get another bat. No biggie.