AboutDr. Mark R. Ambrose Expertise 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.
Experience 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
Organizations Amateur Softball Association (The authority in softball)
Question QUESTION: Batter hits ball and ball hits bat second time over fair territory while one foot is still in the batters box. But the bat is out of batters hands. Did I make correct call . Batter out?
ANSWER: Hi w,
Yes
RS24. HITTING THE BALL A SECOND TIME.
B. If the bat is out of the batter’s hands, dropped or thrown, and it hits the ball a second time in fair territory, the ball is dead and the batter-runner is out.
Mark
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QUESTION: Does it matter if she is in or out of the batters box?
Answer Hi W,
I'm not sure I read your initial q correctly, I guess I assumed the bat hit the ball but maybe I'm incorrect.
If THE BAT hits the ball in fair territory, we have a dead ball, out, runners return to last base touched.
If THE BALL hits the bat on the ground in fair territory, the ball is either fair or foul depending on where the ball is 1st touched or settles. If it is a fair ball we just play on.
In either case if the bat or ball is hit in foul territory it is a foul ball.
