ASA SP Strike Zone

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Originally Posted by REFANDUMP

By the book, where the pitch lands doesn't matter. As a matter of survival, it does. Like I said previously, try calling a 6' pitch that lands 2' behind the box a strike at the upper levels and they'll be carrying you off the diamond in a body bag.

I've umpired the "upper" levels of SP softball and once they realize you call the zone and not the "mat", they adjust and just smack the ball. Most upper level players aren't looking for the b-on-b and they're swinging at most hittable pitches so most of the time it's a non-issue. I get more chirping about my strike zone by the "E" and lower level players than I do with the "D" and above guys. I haven't been carried off in a body bag yet.