SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL

Basic Rules Of Code

THE BATTER
 Cannot bunt the ball
 Cannot throw the bat. (out)

 On deck batter must be at

least 6 feet away from the
pitcher.
 Cannot walk if the pitcher
hits you with the ball
 Must hit the ball to get on
base.
THE RUNNER OR BASERUNNER
 Cannot lead off the base before the
ball is hit. Can leave when the ball is
hit or the ball passes home plate-or is
played on.
 Cannot slide on 1st base.
 Can take one base on any overthrow
that goes out of play
 Cannot run past second or third base—
only 1st and home.
 Must touch each base while running.
 Cannot run out of the baseline to avoid
a tag.
 Must tag the base on all fly balls that
are caught.
 Is out if hit by a batted ball while off
base or while running to a base.
THE FIELDERS
 Cannot stand in the baseline, or
block a base runner—unless the
fielder has the ball.
 Must tag the runner on all
unforced plays
 Make all the calls and are never
wrong.
 Must NEVER stand on the base
while the ball is being pitched
 As a pitcher, you must arch the
ball at least 3 feet or at least 6 feet
high. The batter can still hit the
pitch if they want.
 In softball, you can choose between playing fast or slow pitch.
Slow pitch differs in that it usually yields more hitting during a
game than fast pitch. The task then becomes how to manipulate
the ball to throw off the hitter.

 Jenis ini memberikan kemudahan bagi batter untuk memukul

bola. Batter diberi bola terus menerus oleh pitcher sampai
boleh untuk memukul bola tersebut. Lemparan pitcher perlahan
dan melambung (flyball). Permainan ini sering dimainkan
dalam masyarakat tanpa terhad kepada umur dan jantina.
SLOW PITCH
HOW TO PLAY AS
SLOW PITCH
1 Remember that the biggest goal of slow pitch is
to put the ball where the batter won't be able to
make solid contact with it. She may hit it, but
you should try to make it so she won't be able to
hit it where she'd like to hit it.

2 Watch the height of your pitch. You have to

keep it between 6 to 12 feet off the ground.
Higher or lower is considered an illegal pitch.
This gives you a wide range of arc for your
pitch that you can use to throw off the timing of
the batter.
3. Hold the ball out in front of you.

4. Swing the pitching arm back. Then on the forward

swing, once it passes the hip, deliver the ball, palm
up, and release it.

5. Consider stepping forward or backward as needed.

This is permitted as long as the pivot foot is in contact
with the pitcher's plate until the ball is released.
HAVE FUN!