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Umpire had it right the first time. If the out had been recorded at first base, it would have taken the force off at second. With the...

This is the first batter I've had lean into a pitch in slowpitch. As a baseball player I leaned into a pitch or 2 that were close to...

So it is a judgement call. But if it's blatantly obvious then it becomes a strike similar to a pitched ball, that's clearly a ball...

As stated in a previous post we play WSL where I live. The only differences I see in the pitching rules are as follows. Pitch height...

Thanks @EAJuggalo To that point, it’s not always dead in USA. If it had passed a fielder (not the pitcher or catcher) before it struck...

Thank you for educating me.

USSSA it's a live ball and play on. The only way it's a dead ball is if the umpire judges that the runner contacted the ball...

Thank you for clearing that up. I was wondering how that would play out. We've all seen someone get hit by a ball when running the bases...

It has nothing to do with being forced or not. They are safe if struck with a fair batted ball while in contact with a base. Says...

So even though the runner is forced to advance as long as they aren't intentionally putting their arm or leg, I don't know why anyone...

This is specifically handled in each of the sanctions rule books actually. USA would have the ball dead, award the batter runner 1st and...

In USSSA if a live ball hits someone from the offensive team or their equipment not allowed to be on the field by rule, i.e. anyone...

So here is the scenario I randomly thought of. Runners on 1st and 2nd. In my mind the outs in the scenario are irrelevant so we will go...

WSL allows the pitcher to pitch from upto 5ft behind the rubber. I believe this is what you're referring to as the "pitching area"...

I lobbed the ball underhand from about 5 feet away. The ump wasn't having it though and threatened me with 15 yards for unsportsmanlike...