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About Dr. Mark R. Ambrose
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I can answer all questions about book rules and "case book" rules governing the playing of ASA softball. Have a REAL situation that happened and are not sure the proper rule was applied, ask me.

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I am a registered ASA umpire, a MASA "At-Large" umpire since 1996 and a retired District Umpire-In-Chief. I have very extensive experience in MASA State Championship and ASA national qualifying tournament play both as an umpire and an Umpire-In-Chief. I completed 3 ASA National Schools including the ASA national advanced umpire school in Ok City("Bernie" for those who know him was the lead clinician, I survived the week and couldn't let my kids watch the game tapes when I got home. No, I love you Bernie). I was one of 4 "Yankee" umpires selected to umpire the Men's D National East Championship in 2002 in Winter Haven FL

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Amateur Softball Association (The authority in softball)

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Softball - is this interference

Expert: Dr. Mark R. Ambrose - 10/29/2009

Question
Pitched ball was supposedly misplayed by catcher and bounced off backstop onto field. Third strike for batter. Batter kicks ball whi.le running to first in fair territory. RUnner on second scores, batter advances to second . As runners attempt to score from third in similar situations, ball is assumed to be live. What should the ruling have been if the catcher touches ball and if catcher does not touch the ball ?

Answer
Hi Mark,

This is interference, dead ball, b-r is out and all others return to the last base touched at the time of the interference. Doesn't matter what catcher does. Intent of the b-r doesn't matter either.

ASA 8.2.BATTER-RUNNER IS OUT.
F. When the batter-runner interferes with:
6. (Fast Pitch) a dropped third strike.

mark

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