Howard County Officials Training
RULES SUPPLEMENT
1 – Appeals
12 – Courtesy Runner
14 – Delayed Dead Ball
17 – Equipment On The Playing
Field
20 – Falling Over The Fence On A
Catch
26 – Home Runs / Four Base
Awards / Ground Rule
Doubles
28 – Intentionally Dropped Ball
34 – Look-Back Rule (Fast Pitch)
37 – Over-Running First Base
39 – Passing A Runner
45 – Runners Switching Positions
On The Base Path
8 – Catcher’s Box
13 – Crashing Into A Fielder With
The Ball (Interference)
16 – Dugout Conduct
19 – Fake Tag
25 – Home Runs (Slow Pitch)
And Running Bases
27 – Imaginary Line Or Dead Ball
Area
33 – Interference
36 – Obstruction
38 – Overthrows
44 – Runner Hit By A Fair Batted
Ball
50 – Stealing
2008 Changes
Rule 8
2007 Rule
Section 3.
4. TOUCHING
RUNNERS ARE
BASES
ENTITLED
IN LEGAL
TOORDER
ADVANCE WITH LIABILITY TO BE PUT OUT.
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EXCEPTION:
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DEFINITIONS
BATTER BECOMES BATTER-RUNNER
Batter Hits Ball
Catcher
Does Not Catch
3rd Strike
(Fast Pitch)
Batter Walked
Batter Obstructed
By Catcher
Batter Hit
By Pitch
(Fast Pitch)
OBSTRUCTION
Definition
OBSTRUCTION
Catcher
Delayed Dead Ball
OBSTRUCTION
Catcher
OBSTRUCTION
Definition
OBSTRUCTION
Fielder
OBSTRUCTION
Fielder
OBSTRUCTION
Enforcement
OBSTRUCTION
Enforcement
INTERFERENCE
Definition
INTERFERENCE
Spectator
INTERFERENCE
Definition
INTERFERENCE
Umpire
INTERFERENCE
Definition
INTERFERENCE
General
INTERFERENCE
Runner
Attempt to Break Up Double Play
Succeeding Runner
Also Out
DOUBLE 1ST BASE
Play Made on Batter-Runner
Fielder Hits Orange
Runner Hits White
THREE FOOT LANE
X
X
YES
YES
X
X
NO
NO
THREE FOOT LANE
X
X
XX
NO
NO
NO
YES
BASE RUNNING ISSUES
OVERRUNNING FIRST BASE
PASSING ANOTHER RUNNER
OUT
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
TWOTWO
ON THE
ON THE
SAME
SAME
BASE
BASE
(Force)
RUNNING OUT OF BASE PATH
DISLODGED BASE
BATTER-RUNNER REVERSING TO HOME
BASE RUNNING VIOLATIONS
RUNNER HIT
BY BATTED BALL
2
SS
3
1
P
RUNNER HIT
BY BATTED BALL
Dead
Ball
SS
2
P
3
1
RUNNER HIT
BY BATTED BALL
Dead
Ball
RUNNER HIT
BY BATTED BALL
2
SS
1
3
P
R
RUNNER HIT
BY BATTED BALL
Ball Deflected
Live Ball
BALL OUT OF PLAY
BALL HITS
LOOSE EQUIPMENT
BALL HITS EQUIPMENT
Thrown
Improperly Worn