Game other night had me going to plate to make catch in a close play on someone stretching from 3rd to home (I pitch and female catcher backs up when play to home). As I approached plate, with my head up looking for the incoming throw, I stepped on the unseen bat left in base path by the previous right-hanbed batter, nearly breaking my ankle and causing me to miss the on-time throw for a fairly easy tag in front of the plate (Note: I was set up on the inside of line, not blocking the plate) .
Seems it should be the batter's responsibility to clear bat from play area, and not the fielding team's, or batting teams could do this on purpose, and cause a potential injury risk and distraction for the catcher.
I thought I had remembered recently reading in ASA rules that equipment that interferes with play causes the runner to be out on obstruction.
What say ye?
Seems it should be the batter's responsibility to clear bat from play area, and not the fielding team's, or batting teams could do this on purpose, and cause a potential injury risk and distraction for the catcher.
I thought I had remembered recently reading in ASA rules that equipment that interferes with play causes the runner to be out on obstruction.
What say ye?
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