I want to thank some people here, of letting me know this is a Officiating Forum...again thank you.

All my questions Refer to 10-U ASA Fast Pitch:
1) How many batter-runners can be walked home(on balls)with bases loaded?

2) How many times can a opposing coach change out his pitcher in one inning?

3) What does it mean a Batter can step out the Batter's box on a check swing(is this a batter that can step out and check her swing)?

PS: Thank you for you input.

Q1 - One at a time for each batter receiving four balls.

Q2 - If the pitcher he pulls remains in the game, she can
come back and pitch once per inning. Otherwise, he
may change until he runs out of pitchers, but each is
a substitution.

Q3 - Is more or less a speed up rule to keep the batters
in the batter's box. Batter's must remain in the BB
with at least one foot between pitches and while re-
ceiving signals and practice swings. Check swing is
one of 8 exceptions that the batter may leave the box
Rule 7 Sec 3 C. [exceptions]

glen

It's been my experience, Coach Mike, that 10U rules are frequently adjusted locally. Putting it another way, most 10U games I know of are not played using strict ASA Championship Play rules (i.e. the rules in the book).

Q1: I suspect your question is a per-inning run limit question. There is no such rule for ASA, but most 10U leagues have such a limit, frequently 5 runs. It is also possible that a local rule exists limiting the number of walked-in runs. You'd have to ask your local league or tournament officials.

Q2: Many times 10U leagues / tournaments will adopt an unlimited defensive substitution / bat the roster rule. In this situation, there <u>may</u> be no limit on pitcher's leaving and returning in the inning. It would depend on how thoroughly they thought through the local rule. Otherwise, the explanation Glen gave you applies with one exception: if the players coming in to pitch are already playing defense in another position, it is not a substitution.

Q3: What Glen said.

Define "Check Swing" in Rule 7 Section 3-C ?

Glen,

Gotta disagree with answer to Q2. In ASA, a pitcher who is still eligible to compete at that position may pitch leave and enter the pitching position as often as they desire as long as they stay in the game. The only restriction for same inning returns is that they receive no warm-up pitches when returning.

This will rarely, if ever, happen to some umpires, but thems the rules.

Coach Mike,

A check swing is an aborted attempt to strike at a pitch which the batter decided was a ball after she started to swing at the pitch.

It's called "check swing" because the blue always hears, "Hey Blue check with your partner" when ever he calls the pitch a ball. :D

SamC

Somehow "checked" swing has become "check" swing, as "baked potato" became "bake potato" on many restaurant menus.

And as usual you are correct. Got ahead of my thinking and
typing...LOL

glen

A check swing could be called a half swing....

perhaps this is where we got the term "Half-baked"

(half-baked, kinda like my post) Just a thought :):)