Weird One

[yance]

Had one I've never seen or heard of before. I was pitching and had a pitch that would start out at a left handed batter and curve over the plate (we use a mat) . The pitch was coming back perfectly when the left handed batter caught the ball. What is The Call? Our ump, the head up for our leagues, called it a ball. This is SSUSA if that makes a difference.

 

[EAJuggalo]

If the batter prevented the ball from crossing the plate, in USA and USSSA I've got a strike. Don't know what the ruling would be in SSUSA, possible they have a different interpretation but I would doubt it.

 

[ureout]

there is no specific rule in ssusa to cover this... it would be umpire judgment .. if there was ANY CHANCE that the pitch would land on the strike mat I would have a strike and tell the batter not to catch the pitch next time if he complained

 

[yance]

Isn't the batter interfering with a live ball?

 

[hitless45]

Judgement call as stated, these two umps would call a strike another ump may call interference

 

[ureout]

there is no INT. call for a batter catching a pitch in senior softball .. there is no stealing .. so the pitch is either called a strike or a ball.. umpire judgment