The interpretation by our state during their tournament was that on a high throw from fair territory that causes the defender to jump upwards, with her entire body still in fair territory except for the one foot that kicks out to the colored base, then she has NOT been pulled into foul ground...
Is the NFHS interpretation the same as ASA? It was a HS state tournament and the tv broadcasters said the state director confirmed that the interpretation was that the throw did not pull the defense into foul ground.
I don't like the newer ASA interpretation either. The intent of the double...
A small but important distinction was made in our last state tournament that the exception is for an "errant throw pulling the defense off the white portion of the base into foul ground." In our state tournament semifinal game, a high throw caused 1B to jump up to make the catch. When she came...
Fastpitch softball pitchers facing baseball hitters in exhibitions is fun but it doesn't prove anything. I play in a men's fastpitch league that is made up mostly of ex- high school and college baseball players. Almost everyone struggles at hitting when they first start playing in the league...
Agree that pitchers should work on defense also. But matter what you do to strengthen your defensive skills, there will be times when there is nothing you can do to protect yourself. Even college All-Americans (Kaitlin Inglesby, Kaia Parnaby, etc.) get hit in the face, so I have no problem...
Thanks, Comp. So maybe the diving fielder is protected on a line shot that is knocked down, still within reach and there is still the opportunity to get up and make the play? But if the ball is out of reach or if there is no opportunity to make a play, then the runnner is protected? That...
Wondering specifically how it is called in ASA softball. In most other baseball or softball organizations, the fielder is still protected if they don't have to move beyond their immediate reach. Some even allow a step and reach.
Comp, after the ball is deflected does the fielder also have to do something intentional in order to obstruct in ASA? I saw a similar play where F6 made an initial play by diving to field a low liner but the ball deflected off her glove. Immediately after the ball deflected off her glove, F6...
I also learned to pitch in my 30's when I joined a FP league after "retiring" from baseball. Some of the old-timers in the league would give lessons to whoever was interested. Some of them were in their 70's and still pitching. They didn't have a lot of speed anymore but had lots of movement...
There are several men's fastpitch leagues in my area. Many of them these days are leagues for players aged 35+. There are lots of ex-baseball players who switch over and learn to pitch underhand after their baseball-playing days are over.
Kaia Parnaby, University of Hawaii's ace pitcher, was recently hit with a comebacker that broke her nose and caused her to miss 2 games last weekend (both losses). She was also hit with a line drive in her freshman season that broke a bone in her face. It was interesting to hear her in an...