Batter out of the box

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Oct 11, 2010
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Chicago, IL
When DD started pitching she used to mark up the pitching circle with her heal.

You can ask umpire to do almost anything you want but I do not think the are allowed to mark up field like that.

Just find this funny, umpire marks it, batter erases it. Stop erasing my line! Could see it becoming a battle of wills. :)
 
Nov 26, 2010
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113
Michigan
We once played a game where the lines were gone, and the ump kept warning our girls. He then took one of the batter's bats and drew a makeshift box in the dirt. Ever see this? Is it legal? Can you ask an ump to do that? Just wondering for future reference.

He can call it without lines, I guess he was giving the players a visual reference for how he was calling the game.
 
Sep 14, 2011
768
18
Glendale, AZ
The batter's box dimensions are defined by rule and are there on the field whether the lines are gone or not.

An umpire should not be drawing lines on the field. Usually there is enough of a portion of the line that has not been wiped out that can be used as a visual reference.
 

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