Had a situation recently in a 14 & under tournament where the players (left handed) started at the back of the batters box, ran toward the front of the box while bringing the bat forward, around the body and through the strike zone, then ending up with a "behind the back bunt."
A protest ensues, and since nothing in the PONY rules addresses this, he ruling was that as long as the batter did not bring the bat through the strike zone on the behind the back transfer, there was no interference. If the bat went through the zone on the initial take off, interference would be called. Any thoughts on this??
The coaches called it a "California Slap" and said it is now all the rage on the west coast. Please forgive my east coast thinking!!
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Thu Aug 01, 2002, 07:47pm
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