The Official Forum  

Go Back   The Official Forum > Softball
Register FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old Mon Mar 03, 2003, 02:25pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 190
Question

On the other board this question was asked. NFHS

Runner on third, 1-1 count on batter, pitcher commits an illegal pitch. Ball hits batter.What is the call?

I was thinking that the coach would have a choice. Either take the HBP, which puts the batter on first, or the result of the illegal pitch, which would add a ball on the batter, and score a run.

My reasoning, is that since it wasn't just an illegal pitch, the coach would have the option just as if the batter hit the ball didn't reach first and all runners didn't advance one base.

Bob
__________________
Bob
Del-Blue
NCAA, ASA, NFHS
NIF
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old Mon Mar 03, 2003, 03:22pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 298
I would agree with your reasoning.
__________________
We Don't Look for Problems.....They find Us.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old Mon Mar 03, 2003, 03:43pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Idaho
Posts: 1,474
Good Question

I haven't done any research but at first blush I'm thinking that I should give the offense both the batter runner to 1st and bring the runner from 3rd to home.

I would likely discuss this with my partner before anything happens. If this illegal pitch is from out of the blue (no precedent) and the illegality is that the pitcher's foot "might" have been an inch in front of the rubber... I would likely only award the Hit By Pitch. If the illegality is something that the pitcher has continuously been doing and has been warned about or is an obvious/blatant action outside the rules give the offense both awards.

I'm going to do a little rulebook research...
__________________
"There are no superstar calls. We don't root for certain teams. We don't cheat. But sometimes we just miss calls." - Joe Crawford
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old Mon Mar 03, 2003, 04:25pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: north central Pa
Posts: 2,360
I'm being kind of lazy. Here's what I posted on the eteamz site:

So far as I can find, neither Fed nor ASA cover this situation in their books. But the NCAA does. I'm also looking at this year's rule differences covering ASA, Fed, and NCAA and this situation does not show up as a difference. That means that the effect is the same in ASA, Fed, and NCAA. It is possible that John Bennett missed this one, but he has taken great efforts to be very thourough. The result of an illegal pitch hitting the batter is that both penalties are enforced. All runners are advanced one base AND the batter is awarded 1B Rule 10, Section 8, Article b3 in this year's NCAA book. Score the runner from 3B and award the batter 1B.

Steve M

Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old Mon Mar 03, 2003, 05:17pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 298
Thanks for the NCAA ruling...I didn't have a rulebook handy at the time and went with my instincts. 2002 ASA page 86 Rule 6-8-Effect-E says the same thing.
__________________
We Don't Look for Problems.....They find Us.
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old Mon Mar 03, 2003, 05:38pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: north central Pa
Posts: 2,360
No problem, Keller - I missed the ASA. And I always thought ASA was were I was most knowledgable. Duh.

Steve M
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old Tue Mar 04, 2003, 02:26am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 1,718
FED does cover the situation.

My FED Softball Rules Book is 2001. 6.2.3.. PENALTY: EXCEPTION: ....or becomes a base runner, the coach of the team at bat shall have the option of the result of the play or the penalty for an illegal pitch.

A hit batter becomes a base runner. Therefore, in FED, the offensive coach has the option.

Bob

Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old Tue Mar 04, 2003, 05:08am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 190
Talking

Thanks Guys In 15 years I can't remember ever having that happen.

__________________
Bob
Del-Blue
NCAA, ASA, NFHS
NIF
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old Wed Mar 05, 2003, 08:17am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Land Of The Free and The Home Of The Brave (MD/DE)
Posts: 6,425
So if it is an option in NFHS, the coach has to choose either the BR at 1st or the run scoring on the IP. That means that the NCAA ruling above does not apply to NFHS as it (both penalties) would mean the BR gets 1st and the runner scores.
__________________
Officiating takes more than OJT.
It's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be.
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old Sun Mar 09, 2003, 09:00pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: north central Pa
Posts: 2,360
I updated the thread over on eteamz about this and here's a copy of that.

I spoke with a friend who is just off of Fed's rules committee about the situation talked about earlier. As I said in that post, ASA and NCAA are specific about this - the batter is awarded 1B AND all runners are advanced one base. Fed does not specifically address this. But the situation does not appear in the rules differences book that is "accepted" by all three groups. My friend said to enforce the same penalty in Fed ball that is enforced in ASA & NCAA. Fed should, and probably will, make a clarification to this soon and a rule book change for next year.


Steve M
Reply With Quote
  #11 (permalink)  
Old Sun Mar 09, 2003, 09:49pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 127
Do we dare call it that way?

I am a FED umpire and like others, I come here to learn and improve my game. But I wonder if I dare make that call in a game because your un-named friend said we should do so. Understand I am not trying to be nasty, but that seems a bit of a stretch when I believe that the rule book does address it quite well.

BlueZebra quoted an old book, but that Exception still exists in 2003 FED book. It is specifically hooked to different sections about different types of illegal pitches. The penalty for an illegal pitch is a "ball and move up one base" UNLESS the pitcher completes the delivery . . . AND the batter hits the ball fair or foul OR becomes a base runner THEN the coach of the team at bat has option: result of play (hit batter, dead ball), or penalty for IP.

Why is that not very clear?
WMB
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:21am.



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC1