Plate Mechanics

1) STANCE
A) FEET KNEES BACK
SHOULDERS
2) WORKING THE SLOT
A) TOE/HEAL SCISSORS HOOKER
3) SET POSITION
A) TIMING - SET OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER - HEAD H
B)
TOO CLOSE/FAR
- TOO WIDE/DEEP - MOVING ON
4) TRACKING
THE BALL

A) MOVING HEAD/EYES - MOVING

BODY ON PITCH
8) PASSED BALLS/PO
5) STRIKE CALLS
FLYS
A) VOCAL TIMING MECHANICS
9) DIFFICULT SITUATI
6) BALL CALLS
A) HIT BATTER
A) CALL WHILE DOWN LOCATION
B) DOUBLE HIT
7) COUNT
C) CHECK SVVING
A) HEIGHT ROTATION HOW

FIELD UMPIRE
POSITIONING
FIRST BASE UMPIRE
No Runners on Base
Runner on First Base
SIGNALS
Out - SafeSelling the Call
THE FORCE OUT
Four Basic Elements
Two Theories
Double Play
TAG PLAYS
Pulled Foot
Swipe Tag
Find Ball - Show Me

INSIDE-OUTSIDE THEORY
BUTTON HOOK
THREE-FOOT LINE
INTERFERENCE
OBSTRUCTION
FAKE TAG
COLLISION
ILLEGAL PITCHES
PARTNER ASSISTANCE
TAG COVERAGE
POSITIONING- Four Umpire
System
POSTIONING- Three-Umpire
System
TAG COVERAGE

3 UMPIRES ROTATIONS

4 Umpire Rotation
No R

R1

R2

R3

R1. R2

R1. R3

R2. R3

R1. R2. R3

1.Missing a base
2.Leaving a base
before fly ball is
first touched
3.Batting out of order
4.Attempting to
advance to 2nd
base
5.Illegal substitutions
6.Illegal re-entry
7.Replacement player
returning Withdrawn
player not reporting
to the umpire.
8.After an offensive
conference to
switch runner
9.Designated player
not reporting
to the umpire.

Runners
Cannot
Return

DEAD BALL
A. Before the Next
Pitch or Before the
Defense Leaves
the Field
B. No Advance
C. More then One
D. Fourth Out
E. Awards
F. Force Out
G. Verbal by Infielder
H. Play Ball/ Dead
Ball

Following Runners
Entered Dugout
Standing On Base

LIVE BALL
A. Before the Next
Pitch or Before
a Time Out
B. Runners Can
Advance
C. More then One
D. Fourth Out
E. Awards
F. Force Out
G. Infielder
Touches the
Base or the
Runner

GOOD CATCH

NO CATCH

FEET

TRAPPED

HAND
or
GLOVE

TOUCHING
GROUND,
OUT OF PLAY

CONTRAL

IF BALL HITS
UMPIRE OR
OFFENSIVE
PLAYER

THROWING

COLLISION

OUT OF PLAY LINE

(TO DETERMINE A CATCH OR NOT)
IN PLAY

OUT OF PLAY

FAIR BALL

BEYOND
THE BASE

BEFORE
A BASE

HOME
PLATE

FIRST
TOUCHED

FOUL BALL

RUNNER
OR
OBJECT

BEYOND
THE BASE

BEFORE
A BASE

FIRST
TOUCHED

LIVE BALL
WHO CAN CATCH

ORDINARY EFFORT

OUTS

RUNNER
ADVANCEMENT
OUT

INFIELD
INFIELD FLY
FLY
PEAK

RUNNERS

FOUL

NOT A BUNT
OR LINE DRIVE

RUNNER HIT BY
BALL ON BASE
IS NOT OUT

FAIR

RUNNER HIT BY
BALL OFF BASE
IS OUT

INTENTIONALLY
DROPPED FLY BALL

RUNNERS

INFIEIDER

FAIR BALL
BUNT
OR LINE DRIVE
OUTS
BALL IS DEAD

BASES

DECIARE

GLOVES & MITTS

SHOSEc

DESIGATED PLAYER (DP)

(FAST PITCH ONLY- Rule 4, Section 5)

EffectIllegal Re-Entry

Optional

DP Cant
Field Only
Defo. Cant
Batting Only

Must be in
the starting
Line-up

Start & Finish

Starting Player
Can Re-enter

Batter 1-9
Can Do DP

DEFO Placed
In 10th Position &
may be Subs. DP

NO RUNS WILL SCORE

If the third out of
the inning is the
Result of :
An appeal
on batter-runner
missing first base

An appeal on a
runner at any
other base

Runners ahead of
Appealed runner will
Score if they cross
Home plate prior
to appeal

An appeal
on a runner at a
base to which
he/she was
forced

Runners behind
appealed runner
do not score
Appealed runner
Does not score

ILLEGAL PITCH IN FAST PITCH

WATCH THE PITCHERS FEET

FAST PITCH PITCHING

FAST PITCH PITCHING

BALL SLIPS FROM PITCHERS HAND

FAST PITCH
(RULE 6, SECTION 11)

SLOW PITCH
(RULE 6, SECTION 9D)

BALL AWARDED TO BATTER

LIVE BALL
RUNNERS CAN ADVANCE

NO PITCH
DEAD BALL

FAST PITCH &

MODIFIED PITCH STRIKE ZONE
PLATE

ZONE

Remember that the position in the batters box makes

no difference. The plate and the batters natural stance
at the plate are the controlling factors.

BATTING OUT OF ORDER

BEFORE IMPROPER
BATTER COMPLETES
TURN AT BAT

THE PROPER BATTER

CAN TACK HIS/HER
PLACE IN THE
BATTERS BOX AND
ASSUME THE COUNT.

ALL RUNNERS
ADVANCES ARE LEGAL

AFTER IMPROPER
BATTER COMPLETES
TURN AT BAT.
BUT BEFORE NEXT
PITCH

AFTER THE FIRST

PITCH TO
THE NEXT BATTER

THE PROPER BATTER

IS CALLED OUT.

ALL RUNS SCORED AND

BASES RUN ARE LEGAL.

RUNNERS ADVANCE
DUE TO THE ACTIONS
OF THE IMPROPER
BATTER ARE NULIFIED
OTHER ADVANCES ARE
LEGAL

NEXT BATTER IS THE

ONE WHOSE NAME
FOLLOWS THAT OF
IMPROPER BATTER.

NEXT BATTER IS THE

BATTER WHOSE NAME
FOLLOWS THAT OF THE
PROPER BATTER
CALLED OUT.

PLAYERS WHO
HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED
OUT WILL NOT BAT
AGAIN UNTIL THEIR
REGULAR TURN.

Fast Pitch
Line Up Card
Team___________________________ Date ______________
Managers signature_________________________________
b.o.

pos

players

2B

Adams, Joe

33

1F

Brown, Bill

36

CF

Clark, Tom

17

DH

Dover, Vern

12

1B

Evans, Richard

16

3B

Frank. B.J.

42

RF

Goden, Red

21

Harper, Al

11

subs

BEFORE
PITCH
Before
theTHE
Pitch
Dont call Play Ball until the
batter is inside the lines of the
batters box

ILLEGALLY BATTER BALL

Batters foot must be in the box at thee time of Contact with

the ball to be legal. Batter is OUT when at the time of
contact with the ball:
1. Foot is on the ground.
2. Completely outside of the lines of the box.
3. Or on the plate.

HITTING BAT A SECOND TIME

#8

INTERFERENCE

BASE RUNNING INFRACTIONS

OVERRUNNING FIRST BASE (8-8-H)

TWO ON SAME BASE (8-8-E)

DISLODGED BASE (8-5-C & 8-9-N)

PASSING ANOTHER RUNNER (8-8-E)

RUNNING OUT OF BASE LINE (8-8-A)

BATTER-RUNNER REVERSING
TO HOME (8-2-H)

BATTED BALL HITTING

RUNNER TOUCHING A BASE
(Rule 8, Section 1e)

A) FIELDER PLAYING IN FRONT OF BASE BALL REMAINS LIVE

B) FIELDER PLAYING IN BACK OF BASE BALL RULED DEAD

IN EITHER CASE
THERE IS NO OUT

OBSTRUCTION
AS THE BALL IS ABOUT TO BE RECEIVED

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