Baseball Officials Training
Day 3
North Texas Independent Sports
Officials
Rule 5.00
Putting the Ball into Play
• 5.08 – If a thrown ball touches a base
coach or umpire, the ball is in play. Unless
the coach interferes, then the runner is out
• 5.09(a) – Hit batter. A pitched ball touches
the batter or his clothing. Ball always is
dead. No award is he is swinging when hit.
Rule 5.00
Putting the Ball into Play
• 5.10 – This rule specifies your authority
to call “Time” when weather, darkness
or an accident make immediate further
play impossible. This is a judgment.
• 5.11 – Plate umpire puts ball in play
when pitcher takes his place on his
plate with the ball in his possession.
Rule 6.00
The Batter
• 6.01 – Batters must follow their place in
the batting order. Last batter is always
the batter who legally completed his
time at bat.
• 6.02(a) – Batter cannot leave his
position once the pitcher comes to Set
position or begins his windup
Rule 6.00
The Batter
• 6.02(b) – Umpire shall not call “Time” at
the request of the batter once pitcher
has come to Set or begins his windup
If a pitcher has come to Set or starts his
windup and batter steps out, no balk.
Rule 6.00
The Batter
• 6.02(c) – Batter must take his place in
the batters box at request of umpire. If
not, instruct the pitcher to pitch and call
“strike”
• 6.05 – When is a batter out
• 6.05(a) – when a fair or foul ball is
legally caught
Rule 6.00
The Batter
• 6.05(c) – When a 3rd strike is not legally
caught by the catcher and 1st base is
occupied.
Dropped 3rd strike rule. Remember, 1st base
must be unoccupied and less than 2 outs
It is NOT a legal catch if the ball strikes the
dirt first before the catcher catches the ball
• 6.05(d) – When a bunt is fouled on 3rd strike
Rule 6.00
The Batter
• 6.05(e) – When an infield fly is declared
remember, infield fly cannot be a bunt
Rules for Infield fly:
1. Runners on 1st, 2nd or 1st,2nd,3rd with
less than 2 outs
2. High arching fair fly ball
3. Batter/runner automatically out
4. Runners may advance at own risk
Rule 6.00
The Batter
• 6.06 (a) – Batter is out when he hits the
ball with one or both feet on the ground
entirely outside the batters box
• 6.06 (c) – Batter is out when he
interferes with catcher fielding or
throwing out of the batters box
Rule 6.00
The Batter
• 6.06 (d) - Batter is out for using an
altered bat, and is also ejected
• 6.07(c) – Batter gets free base if
interfered with by catcher. If he gets to
first…..