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Illegal Defensive Sub (Rule 3-4 Art. 3) -ANSWER-Penalty:

1) Sub involved with a batted ball=restricted to bench; offense has option of taking result or accepting penalty (out nullified & Runners return) 2) If another legal pitch is thrown, all play stands and illegal sub is restricted to bench 3) Anytime an illegal sub handles the ball and it does not alter the play/no one is put out; play stands and illegal sub is restricted.

A coach physically assists a runner during live ball action. (8-6-5) -

ANSWER-Penalty: Runner is out and ball remains live.

Offensive Interference with a fielder attempting to make a play on a

batter/runner (3-5 art. 5) -ANSWER-Penalty:

a) The ball is dead.

b) Runner closest to home is out

c) All runners not out return to last base touched at time of

interference

Offensive player interferes with a fair batted ball or foul fly ball (3-5- Art. 6)

(7-4-12; 7-5-4; 8-6-16) -ANSWER-Penalty: Ball is dead immediately

and batter is out.

a) If interference prevented a possible DP, batter and runner closest

to home are out. other runners return to last base touched at time of interference.

Defensive player fakes a tag (Obstruction 8-4-3b) -ANSWER-Penalty:

a) Delayed Dead ball

b) If obstructed runner is put out before reaching a base she would've

reached, ball is declared dead and all runners are awarded the base(s) they would've reached.

c) Team warning issued; A 2nd offender is restricted to bench

Charged Conferences: Defense(3-7)

**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may

also conference (uncharged)** -ANSWER-Defense:

a) Each team is granted 3 defensive conferences per 7 innings

without penalty.

b) Extra Innings: each team is allowed 1 additional conference per

inning.***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.***If the pitcher is removed it is not a charged conference

c) Request for a charged conference beyond the allowed (3 for

7innings/1 per extra inning) = P must be removed as pitcher for the rest of the game

Charged Conferences: Offense (3-7)

**When either team has a charged conference, the other team may

also conference (uncharged)** -ANSWER-Offense:

a) Each team is granted 1 charged conference per inning. Any

additional requests shall be denied.***Time granted for an injured player is not a charged conference.

Illegally Batted Ball (5-1-1b) -ANSWER-Penalty: Batter is out and

runners return (7-4-8; 7-4-2)

Interference by runner (5-1-1e) -ANSWER-Penalty: Interfering runner

is out and other runners return to base occupied at time of interference.

Interference by runner: Foul Fly (5-1-1m) -ANSWER-Penalty: Interfering runner is out, runners return, strike on batter

Fair ball touches a spectator or bounces over/through/under or lodges in a fence (5-1-1f) -ANSWER-Award is 2 bases or appropriate # of bases in umpire's judgement

Fair ball touches a runner;

a) Before it touches a fielder

b) After it passes any fielder other than the P and another fielder has

a play -ANSWER-a) Hit Runner is out

b) Batter awarded 1st base (and a hit)

c) Runners return to base occupied at time of interference

Blocked Ball -ANSWER-A live ball (pitched/batted/thrown) which is

touched/stopped/handled:

• by a person not engaged in the game
• by loose equipment
• by any object not part of official equipment or playing area

Thrown Ball (Not Pitch) becomes a blocked ball (5-1-1g) -ANSWER-

Award: 2 bases from point of release

Pitched Ball becomes blocked -ANSWER-Award: 1 base from time of

pitch

Fair/Foul ball is caught by a fielder who then leaves live ball area with

• or both feet (5-1-1i) -ANSWER-Award all runners 1 base from time

ball became dead (unless it is 3rd out)

Infield fly -ANSWER-a fair fly (not including a line drive or an attempted bunt) which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort (rule does not preclude outfielders from being allowed to make the catch); and must be less than 2 out with first and second base or all bases are occupied

Offensive Interference -ANSWER-is interference (physical or verbal)

by the team at bat, or:

1) when a runner creates malicious contact with any fielder with or without the ball, in or out of the baseline 2) when a coach physically assists a runner during playing action.

Obstruction -ANSWER-Obstruction is:

1) the act of a defensive team member which hinders a runner or changes the pattern of play 2) when a catcher or fielder hinders a batter unless the fielder is in possession of the ball or making an initial play on a batted ball.**The act may be intentional or unintentional, physical or verbal

Catcher Obstruction -ANSWER-when a catcher hinders or prevents a batter from swinging at a pitch.

Slide is illegal if: -ANSWER-A. The runner uses a rolling, cross-body

or pop-up slide into the fielder.

• The runner's raised leg is higher than the fielder's knee when the

fielder is in a standing position.

• The runner goes beyond the base and makes contact with or alters

the play of the fielder.

• The runner slashes or kicks the fielder with either leg.
• The runner tries to injure the fielder

Unreported Sub -ANSWER-Penalty:

1st offense= warning 2nd offense = coach restricted to bench