NCAA non approved bat

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Originally Posted by shipwreck

So if you do a bat check, and all are fine and then a player pulls a non approved bat out of their bag and uses it, that is considered rediscovering it? And then the head coach is ejected? Is that correct? Dave

No.
3.3.4 Only applies to a bat already removed pre game or during play.
First time during play,
EFFECT—(3.3.1.1 to 3.3.1.8)—See Appendix C. If a batter enters the
batter’s box with an illegal bat, the bat shall be removed from
the game (not returned to the dugout), the batter shall be
declared out, and base runners shall not advance. If a batter
enters the batter’s box with an altered or nonapproved bat,
or has completed her turn at bat using that bat and before
the first pitch to the next batter, the penalty for an illegal bat
shall be imposed in addition to the batter being ejected from
the game. If a nonapproved bat is detected at any time during
the contest, the bat shall be surrendered to the plate umpire.
Exception: In all cases, advance is legal on a noncontacted pitch
or ball four.
Any bat discovered through NCAA bat compliance testing to
exceed the ASA bat performance standard shall be excluded
from use, and the player/team may be subject to penalties
imposed by the NCAA (not umpire).
In all cases regarding possession or use of an inappropriate bat,
the plate umpire shall file an incident report (See Appendix E),
with the NCAA softball secretary-rules editor.

4C. Batter is out
and ejected. Base
runner(s) shall return
to the base occupied
at the time of the
pitch. Bat immediately surrendered,
returned to the team
postgame, and an
incident report is
filed with the NCAA
softball SRE


Paul