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Old Thu Nov 10, 2011, 10:01am
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Official ASA Approved Changes

These have been approved by the General Council


Change Women's SP max fence distance to 300'

All adult SP except Seniors move bases to 70' - effective in 2013

Men's adult SP except Seniors move bases to 70'

Allow wooden bats made before 2000 to be legal without ASA stamp

Allowing Seniors to use 1.21 BPF bats

Clarify knob specifications

Clarify safety "grip" as opposed to "tape" and reduce the minimum coverage to 6"

Reinstate heating of a bat as a manner of altering it's characteristics

Change HR limits in Men's A to 10

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

Clarifies intentional interference with a batted ball a fielder has missed
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Old Thu Nov 10, 2011, 10:21am
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Can you clarify the two changes to 70', please? Are they saying Men in 2012, then Coed and Women in 2013, or does the "All" in 2013 supercede?
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Old Thu Nov 10, 2011, 10:38am
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Can you clarify the two changes to 70', please? Are they saying Men in 2012, then Coed and Women in 2013, or does the "All" in 2013 supercede?
I was wondering the same thing. When does the Men's Masters move to 70?

As for the wooden bat issue seems a bit backward. Those made prior to 2000 are legal by rule. "Plays of the month" over the summer stated that those made after 2000 needed to be stamped. However, they are (and manufacturers are not stamping them). The new rule needs to make all wooden bats legal if they conform to all characteristics of a legal bat (weight, size, knob, grip).
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Old Thu Nov 10, 2011, 10:52am
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I was wondering the same thing. When does the Men's Masters move to 70?

As for the wooden bat issue seems a bit backward. Those made prior to 2000 are legal by rule. "Plays of the month" over the summer stated that those made after 2000 needed to be stamped. However, they are (and manufacturers are not stamping them). The new rule needs to make all wooden bats legal if they conform to all characteristics of a legal bat (weight, size, knob, grip).
The point there is that the manufacturers were told to apply the stamps beginning in 2000. Maybe it is a trademark or licensing issue, really don't know.
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Old Thu Nov 10, 2011, 01:33pm
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All adult SP except Seniors move bases to 70'

Men's adult SP except Seniors move bases to 70'
A little redundant?
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Old Thu Nov 10, 2011, 01:36pm
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A little redundant?
Men's adult SP will move the bases in 2012.

The rest of adult SP will move the bases in 2013.

This excludes, of course, senior SP and 16" SP.
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Old Thu Nov 10, 2011, 10:49am
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Can you clarify the two changes to 70', please? Are they saying Men in 2012, then Coed and Women in 2013, or does the "All" in 2013 supercede?
Yes, Men's this year, the rest of SP in 2013. Remember, 16" is not affected since they are considered their own division of the game.
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