Official ASA Approved Changes

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by tcannizzo

Any explanation as to why 43ft for 14-U was not approved?

Because it wasn't proposed?

[NCASAUmp]

Seems that if the Chinese had a softball calendar, this was the year of the Slow Pitch.

There are 11 changes that Irish listed below, and 6 of those 11 are changes for SP only. The remaining 5 changes affect all levels of softball. Not a single FP-specific change.

I know a lot of players who will be happy with these changes. As a primarily SP umpire, I'm glad to see a bit of focus devoted to SP this year. The program has had some difficulties as of late, and I think these changes are all positive ones for the program.

[NCASAUmp]

In looking through the proposed rule changes, I noticed a peculiar change in the wording. On #9 (changing the safety tape to safety "grip" and reducing it to 6"), I noticed that it says that "resin, pine tar or spray substances are permissible on the Safety Grip region only."

Was this the wording that was approved? If so, would that be to say that players can spray their bats up to 15" from the safety knob, even if their grip only extends 6" from the knob?

[NCASAUmp]

Guess we'll have to wait and see.

[Rich Ives]

So what's this one???


"Allows the BR to advance beyond 1B only if there is a play made on another runner or there is an errant throw."

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

So what's this one???

"Allows the BR to advance beyond 1B only if there is a play made on another runner or there is an errant throw."

Slow Pitch with stealing, not allowing a walked batter to continue to 2nd unless a play is made by the defense. Standard double jeopardy play in fastpitch, not intended to be part of the slowpitch game when stealing was introduced to that game.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

Slow Pitch with stealing, not allowing a walked batter to continue to 2nd unless a play is made by the defense. Standard double jeopardy play in fastpitch, not intended to be part of the slowpitch game when stealing was introduced to that game.

While I assumed this was a slow pitch only change, the OP did not state such.