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  1. Agcy

    LBR Rescinded

    At what point if “engagement” is the look back rule rescinded? IMO, when the pitcher raises the ball above her elbow she is making a play and the look back rule no longer applies. As a coach or umpire, what are you expectations to when LBR ends?
  2. Agcy

    I got to call it...

    Umping a Varsity High School game last night: with empty bases, had a batter with a 3-1 count take strike two. Catcher (thinking it was strike 3) throws the ball to the first baseman. Called time and then Ball 4 for the walk. (can't throw to a base during at an bat if your not making a play on...
  3. Agcy

    22May23 - Start of Iowa HS Softball Season

    First day of games in Iowa last night. Beautiful night and fun to see young girls at many levels of development get a chance to show what they can do. But, it is the stupidest time of year to start SB that no other state in the country is stupid enough to wait until almost everything else is...
  4. Agcy

    Interference while standing on 1B

    Situation of note last weekend at NCAA D2 game... Windy day - batter hits high pop fly towards F4. Batter jogs to first and waits on the base while the ball comes down. The ball is blown towards first base and F3 attempts to catch the ball right adjacent to the base while the batter is...
  5. Agcy

    Grand View Home Run Injury

    https://www.si.com/softball/2023/03/02/college-softball-players-help-injured-opponent-round-bases-grand-slam-naia-grand-view-southeastern-kaitlyn-moses anyone else see this? in the Grand View vs Southeastern game, the GV catcher hit a grand slam to take the lead, but she injured herself...
  6. Agcy

    Umpire Missed Call

    I've seen video of it, but NEVER in person. D2 game. Runner at first, LH Batter. First pitch, the batter takes a weak full swing; looked like it was supposed to be swing/steal, but the runner didn't go. Umpire called a ball. Our catcher stops and asks the umpire what he called. He said...
  7. Agcy

    The last act…

    First, my daughter got into vet school!! Applied to three schools - on the wait list of one and accepted at 2 of them Including my alma mater ( where her brother graduated and sister is a freshman). It’s interesting, several people have told me congrats and I accept it, but it isn’t truly my...
  8. Agcy

    Finished HS Career

    My youngest recently finished her HS career (oldest has one year of college left). It's going to be tough not having skin in the game for our HS team anymore. I looked through our team records back to 2007 and she had a pretty good career... - 100 Hits / 100 RBI Club - #1 in Caught Stealing...
  9. Agcy

    Batter Delay of Game...

    Watching the online presentation of Iowa High School state tournament (link). One of the teams is, per the announcers, notorious for having their batters run to first on EVERY foul ball. To the extent that, per the commentators, some coaches have complained that it slows down the game quite a...
  10. Agcy

    Umps are human (I guess)

    Just finished 'our' last year in HS SB and ready to be a full time Umpire! As a student-of-the-game, I've been watching umpires the last couple of seasons (as well as doing weekend TB umpire gigs) to pick up tips/tricks as to how to be the best I can be. Unfortunately, that has left me a little...
  11. Agcy

    Do your players really hit >.600?

    Not calling anyone out here, but do your players really hit over .600 on their teams? In my experience, that is really elite hitting. I am guessing that either - They don't have enough at bats to be statistically relevant - Scorekeepers (or parents) don't know what a fielder's choice or error...
  12. Agcy

    Would you call this illegal pitch

    For the umpires out there, would you call this an illegal pitch? High School Varsity game.
  13. Agcy

    HS Stat Tracking

    Part brag and part curious for HS Softball teams out there. Does your state have any organized site for tracking stats for all players/teams in the state? We're in Iowa and have VarsityBound (now just Bound) where all coaches have to submit stats weekly: LINK. Personally, I think it is...
  14. Agcy

    Leap now legal in USSSA?

    I found out this weekend that leaping, while pitching, is legal in USSSA this year. 🤔
  15. Agcy

    Hello from Iowa

    Middle aged guy with 2 daughters that have played SB for the past 14 years. Never thought I'd like softball or umpiring until they got involved and, over the course of their careers, I've come to love the game. Started weekend umpiring last year, but too busy with daughters to do as much as I...
  16. Agcy

    LBR Violation?

    This may seem like a rudimentary question, but I am looking for a second opinion. I tried to attach a graphic to visualize the situation as well. 1. Pitcher pitches and runner at 2nd comes off the base 2. Catcher throws back to pitcher 3. As pitcher receives the ball, the runner starts walking...

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