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During the game one of our players were hurt can he be substituted with another player that arrived late and after we went through the batting order?
Yes. A player substitution doesn''t need to be due to injury either.
Is there a minimum amount of games needed to be played by a player in the regular season to make them eligible to play in playoffs?
No minimum number of games. However they have to be on your roster.
In Mixed ball if a guy is walked on four pitches and the girl in line next chooses to hit is the guy still awarded 2nd base?
Yes, The rule stipulates, when a male batter is walked, intentionally or unintentionally on 4 or less straight balls, the male batter is awarded first and second bases and the following female batter has the option to bat or walk.
in regards to the 7th question on the list (batting out of order). mixed game, two guys bat, girl is missed, nobody notices, next batter hits and is male, so far ok, now we have skipped the female and moved one spot down the order to the batter who hit out of turn (three males in sequence). two males were up before the female was supposed to hit, and two males after because we continued with the order from that spot. what do we do now, four males in a row are up because female missed at bat.
NOTE I: Batting out of order is an appeal play, which may be made by the defensive team only.

a. If the error is discovered while the incorrect batter is at bat, the correct batter takes his/her place and legally assumes any balls and strikes.

b. If the error is discovered after the incorrect batter has batted, and before the next pitch to the following batter, the player who should have batted is out. Any advance or score made because of a batted ball by the improper batter’s advance to first base on a hit, error, or a base on balls shall be nullified. The next batter is the player whose name follows that of the player called out for failing to bat.

c. If the error is discovered after the first pitch to the next batter, the turn at bat of the incorrect batter is legal, all runs scored and bases run are legal and the next batter shall be the one whose name follows that of the incorrect batter. No one is called out for failure to bat. Players who have not batted and who have not been called out have lost their turn at bat until reached again in the regular order.
"Mixed ball" a girl at the plate, and girl on deck. (back to back girls). 4 straight balls to the girl batter. will the batter advance to 2nd base, and will the on deck batter (girl) have an option to hit or take first?
No, The rule stipulates, when a male batter is walked, intentionally or unintentionally on 4 or less straight balls, the male batter is awarded first and second bases and the following female batter has the option to bat or walk.
At a game on August 7, 2011, my team-mates and I felt that I had clearly beaten a throw to home plate. When the umpire called me out, I aksed him why, and he stated that I hadn''t "planted my foot" before the throw reached home plate. In other words, I assume that he meant that I crossed the safety line in advance of the throw, but my foot had not touched the ground. What is the official rule regarding this? I thought that the criteria for reaching home was "crossing" the safety line, regardless of whether or not any part of your body is touching the ground.
The umpires call was correct. The base runner is deemed safe when he/she has placed one foot on the ground on or over the line prior to a member of the defensive team touching home plate with control of the ball.
Can an outfielder throw someone out on first?
Yes, an outfield may throw to any base to achieve an out.
5th Inning, bases loaded, 2 out, 6th run on 3rd, batter hits a home run. Batter goes down first base line until 6th run crosses the plate then he goes to the bench. He never touches 1st base. Defensive 2nd baseman and catcher note this to the umpire who says they cannot make a call because this is an appeal play and some of the defense had left the field.

I suggested that because the batter went off the base path, he was out and the inning over with the 6th run then stranded. Umpire disagreed, allowed the play to stand and said they would check with someone.

The impact - we lost by 21 runs instead of 20

Who was correct?
Since it was an over the fence home run and no force out can happen (because the ball is out of play) and since the runner crossed the plate prior to the batter leaving the field the run counts.

If the batter had entered the dugout prior to the run scoring he would be out and the run wouldn''t count.
Im the pitcher and I have a leg injury. Am I allowed to pitch and not bat pending on how my leg feels. Say one game it feels good I pitch and bat and next game it hurts am I allow off the batting order ad not bat at all for that game.
No. The GSL requires that anyone who is playing in the field is also in the batting order. Likewise everyone in the batting order must play at least once in the field.
Fly ball goes off the center fielder and without touching the ground the ball is caught by the left fielder. Do the runners have to tag up after the legal catch assuming they are off the base waiting to see if the ball is caught?
If the runner is in contact with the bag when the initial touch of the ball occurs, they may leave before the final catch is made.
What is the ruling when a hitter steps into the box out of order when its not his time to at bat???
Rule 7.2 a-c Batting out of order is an appeal play, which may be made by the defensive team only. a. If the error is discovered while the incorrect batter is at bat, the correct batter takes his/her place and legally assumes any balls and strikes. b. If the error is discovered AFTER the incorrect batter has batted, and before the next pitch to the following batter, the player who SHOULD have batted is out. Any advance or score made because of a batted ball by the improper batter''s advance to first base on a hit, error, or a base on balls shall be nullified. The nextr batter is the player whose name follows that of the player called out for failing to bat. c. If the error is discovered after the first pitch to the next batter, the turn at bat of the incorrect batter is legal, all runs scored and bases run are legal and the next batter shall be the one whose name follows that of the incorrect batter. No one is called out for failure to bat. Players who have not batted and who have not been called out have lost their turn at bat until reached again in the regular order. -- Ron
Batter steps into the batters box and is prepared to swing at a pitch, with an illegal bat (Freak 100). No pitches thrown. However fielding team stops game and our pitcher walks to the plate and explains that this is an illegal bat to the umpire. Is batter out and ejected or what is the official call.
Sec. 1 RULE 7
THE BATTER SHALL TAKE HIS/HER POSITION WITHIN THE LINES OF THE BATTER’S BOX.
c. The batter shall not enter the batter’s box with an illegal bat.
EFFECT: The opposing team has the option of taking the result of the play, or the ball is dead, the batter is out, baserunners may not advance.
d. The batter shall not enter the batter’s box with an altered bat.
EFFECT: The ball is dead, the batter is out, and without warning, is ejected from the game. Baserunners may not advance.
Just want some clarification as we have been told different answers by different umps. If a girl is at bat and hits to the outfield is the outfielder allowed to throw them out at first or is there no play allowed?? Thanks
There is no rule in either NSA or Georgetown Slo-Pitch that makes such a play illegal. An outfield may throw to any base to achieve an out.
runners on second and third. batter hits a homerun but it is only a single because they have max homeruns. do the runners advance with first base open?
Yes. The rule is this is a Ground Rule Single, all runners advance one base regardless of whether or not a force is in effect. -- Ron
2 out, runners on 2nd and 3rd. The batter hits a ball to the outfield, both runners score, but the batter/runner misses 1st base on his way to 2nd. The defense appeals the missed base at first and the umpire calls the batter out for the third out. Do the two runs count?
The two runs DON''T count because the batter runner never attained 1st base therefore it is still a force play. Had the batter/runner missed 2nd base on his way to 3rd and the missed 2nd base was appealled the runs would count.
Runner on first. Batter hits a sharp ground ball that hits the runner still standing on first. The ball deflects to the second baseman who throws the ball to second base.
The ball is dead as soon as it hit the base runner on first. The runner is awarded 2nd and the batter is awarded 1st.