NFHS Questions

[argodad]

Originally Posted by RadioBlue

Hmm. Interesting point. I can see where you're coming from. I've always read 3-6-5 as to refer to team personnel behind the backstop (maybe I'm reading more into it and/or making incorrect inferrences). Re-reading it after your comment does lead me to believe that 3-6-5 is ambiguous because, technically speaking, if a new right-handed batter is coming to the plate from the 1st base dugout and the pitcher and catcher is in position and the batter walks behind the catcher and umpire to the batter's box, she would be in violation. That cannot be the intent of this rule, obviously.

When a new batter is approaching her batter's box, I wouldn't consider F1 and F2 to be in position to pitch.

3-6-5 has no Case Book references, but we use it to keep the first batter of the inning in her on-deck circle until warm ups are complete ... and also to keep on deck batters in their own circle.