Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Simple rules of the game

Simplified very basic rules for pitching, batting, and base running are as followed:

Pitching
*The pitcher must have both feet on the pitcher’s rubber and can only take one step forward while pitching.
*The ball must be thrown underhand.
*Both hands must be on the ball at the start of the pitch.

Batting
*Batters must follow the same order throughout the whole game
*The batter is out if and when:
a) three strikes have been called
b) a fly ball is caught
c) the batter does not stand in the batter’s box

Base Running
*Runners must touch each base in order
*Runners may overrun 1st base only, all other bases the runner may be tagged and called out if they are off the base.
*Runners can not lead off a base, they must be on base until the ball has left the pitcher’s hand
*After a fly ball has been caught the base runner must tag the occupied base before advancing to the next base
*One base runner can not pass another base runner that is ahead of them.
*A runner is out if:
a. they are tagged with the ball before reaching a base
b. the ball gets to 1st base before the runner
c. they run more than 3 feet out of the base line to avoid being tagged

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