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    ASA Interesting play

    Men's slow pitch, bottom of 7th with 2 outs and R1 and 3rd base and R2 on 2nd base. B3 gets a base hit to the outfield. During his celebration, the ball is thrown in to the pitcher but sails over his head. The on deck batter picks up the overthrown ball. B3 has not yet made it to 1st base...
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    ASA Training Aids

    I'm looking for any training aids on DP/Flex and Batting Order. If you have something you can share it would be appreciated.
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    ASA Rule Interpretation or Judgement Call

    R1 on 3rd base, R2 on 1st base with no outs. Right handed B3 hits a smash down the first base line which hits the base (there is no safety base) and bounces into foul territory. PU calls "Foul Ball". Is this a judgement call or a misapplication of a rule? Is it correctable? If its...
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    ASA What would you rule?

    Runner 1 and 3rd base and R2 on 1st base with 1 out. B3 hits a sinking line drive to F10 (right fielder). F10 makes a shoe top catch of the line drive. R1 tags properly and advances to score. R2 leaves 1st base early. F10 makes a long throw to the plate to attempt to retire R1. R1 is safe...
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    What would you do?

    Bottom of the last inning, score is tied, 1 out, bases loaded. Batter gets a clean base hit to the outfield. Before any runner reaches the next base, plate umpire calls "ball game!". Defense yells that the runner from 3rd base never scored but umpire tells defense that the run counts...
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    ASA GPA

    How many of you that are USA Softball Umpires practice proper GPA?
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    ASA Locating Pitches

    You're a local UIC and you're at one of your complexes observing "your" umpires work league ball. As you stand behind the backstop observing, you notice the plate umpire call a pitch that was 8' high but landed a foot beyond the plate but just outside. When the umpire makes his call, he/she...
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    ASA Friday 13th Play of the Day

    Co-Ed Slowpitch - 2 outs. R1 (male) on 2nd base after a walk. B2 (female) is coming to bat. B2 steps into the batter's box for her turn at bat. The pitcher is on the pitching plate ready to pitch to B2. B2 decides to step out of the box and informs the plate umpire that she has decided to...
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    ASA Play of the Day

    R1 on 2B with less than 2 outs. B3 swings and is obstructed by the catcher. B3 makes contact and hits the ball to F6. While attempting to field the ball, R1 runs into F6 committing an act of interference. The umpire should call “dead ball” and rule R1 out for interference. What happens to B3?
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    ASA You Make Today's Call

    R1 on 2B with 2 outs. B4 gets a base hit. R1 rounds 3B and is obstructed after rounding 3B. B4 tries to stretch a single into a double and is tagged out before reaching 2B for the third out. Does the run count?
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    ASA Today's Call

    Runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. Batter hits a sinking line drive shot to the left of the right fielder (fair). Right fielder makes a run at the ball and dives at the last second. The batted ball hits off of the right fielders glove and rolls through foul territory and into dead ball...
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    ASA You Make the Call

    R1 on second base with one out. B3, a right handed batter, hits a line drive just out of the reach of F3 but between F3 and first base. Just as the ball is passing F3 the lights go out. How do you handle this situation.
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    ASA What is the call on this one?

    Co-Ed, bases loaded with one out. R1 (female) at 3rd base, R2 (male) and 2nd base, R3 (male) at 1st base. B5 at bat hits a single through the left side of the infield. R1 is very slow and R2 is very fast. As R1 approaches the plate so does R2. The throw comes in from F7 and arrives...
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    How Do You Handle This?

    No runners on base, with 1 out. Batter hits a long single to the outfield. B/R rounds 1st base. Ball comes in to SS. As Base Umpire comes inside for the buttonhook he/she slips and falls down. SS throws behind the runner at 1st base while umpire is on the ground looking up at the sky. Base...
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    Play of the Day

    R1 on 1st base with 1 out. B3 hits a fly ball to right center field. R1 leaves the base thinking the ball will not be caught. R1 rounds 2nd base but misses the base and is between 2nd and 3rd base when F9 catches the ball in flight. R1 returns to 1st base without retouching 2nd base since it...
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    Play of the Day

    R1 on 3rd base, R2 on 1st base with 1 out. B4 hits a sharp ground ball to F6. R1 is advancing to the plate and R2 is advancing to 2nd base. R2 is obstructed by F3 while moving to 2nd base. F6 fields the batted ball and throws to F4 for a force out at 2nd base. F4 in an attempt to double B4...
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    Play for the Day

    Men's Slow Pitch: R1 and 3rd base, R2 on 2nd base, and R3 on 1st base with two outs. B5 hits a long fly ball to left center field. F8 leaps up to make the catch and the ball deflects off of his glove and goes over the fence in fair territory. R1, R2, and R3 all advance around the bases to...
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    Today's Play

    Play: With no outs and R1 on 1B, B2 hits the ball up the middle of the infield. F6 dives for the ball and falls down close to 2B as F4 covers 2B waiting on the toss from F6. F6 reaches toward F4 and without letting go of the ball, puts the ball into the F4’s glove as the runner slides into 2B.
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    You Make the Call

    PLAY: R1 on 1B with one out. B4 hits a ball in the gap that R1 thought would be caught. B4, now R2, catches and passes R1 after rounding 3B. R1 stumbles and falls and R2 picks R1 up and assists them in getting to home plate. What do you rule?
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    USA Softball - Men's Slow Pitch

    Bases loaded with 1 out. Batter hits a smash line drive which hits the runner standing on 3rd base. Umpire rules fair batted ball and no interference on the runner. After ball hits the runner standing on 3rd base it deflects directly to the 3rd baseman who catches the ball. 3rd baseman...
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