Batters Box Question

[BK47]

I am a HS Baseball Ump, however have a couple of questions regarding some situations that happened in an Adult league softball game.

1. Are there batters box's in slow pitch softball? If so is it manditory for the batter to stand in the box while being pitched to? What, if any, penalty is there for not being in the box?

2. Can the batter, while being pitched to, run up past the plate, almost 2-3 feet past on some occasions, to swing at the pitch?

3. And whose responsibility is it to keep score? Team B thought, according to their scorebook, they were up by 2 runs while the field Umpire said they were down by 1 which cost them the game. Dont you go by the official scorebook, being each team has one, rather than going by what the Umpire says, especially what the Field Umpire says?

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by BK47

I am a HS Baseball Ump, however have a couple of questions regarding some situations that happened in an Adult league softball game.

1. Are there batters box's in slow pitch softball? Yes
If so is it manditory for the batter to stand in the box while being pitched to? Yes
What, if any, penalty is there for not being in the box? hold the pitch

2. Can the batter, while being pitched to, run up past the plate, almost 2-3 feet past on some occasions, to swing at the pitch? Limit is 4 feet forward of center line of plate.

3. And whose responsibility is it to keep score? Home team
Team B thought, according to their scorebook, they were up by 2 runs while the field Umpire said they were down by 1 which cost them the game. Dont you go by the official scorebook, being each team has one, rather than going by what the Umpire says, especially what the Field Umpire says? Yes

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[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

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Actually, the USSSA batter's box is 5.5'x3' (3 feet forward, 2.5 feet back).

ASA, NSA and ISA all have 7'x3' batters' boxes.

[BK47]

Thank you guys. One last thing on question one. There was a girl who was standing approx 5-6 feet away from the plate while bing pitched to. Away being off the plate, not being in front of or behind. Is there a penalty for that, such as an automatic strike or something?

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by BK47

Thank you guys. One last thing on question one. There was a girl who was standing approx 5-6 feet away from the plate while bing pitched to. Away being off the plate, not being in front of or behind. Is there a penalty for that, such as an automatic strike or something?

Which ruleset are you using?

[Umpteenth]

Originally Posted by BK47

Thank you guys. One last thing on question one. There was a girl who was standing approx 5-6 feet away from the plate while bing pitched to. Away being off the plate, not being in front of or behind. Is there a penalty for that, such as an automatic strike or something?

Direct the batter to enter the box and hold the pitch until the batter does enter the box. If after 10 seconds or so, the batter has made no move to enter the box after being directed to do so by PU, call a strike.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Actually, the USSSA batter's box is 5.5'x3' (3 feet forward, 2.5 feet back).

ASA, NSA and ISA all have 7'x3' batters' boxes.

I guess I shouldn't answer slow pitch questions.