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It was a 12U game, but they do allow runners to advance to 2nd, or hold time outs to talk to the pitcher until the batter reaches 1st.
Only other thing I can think of is that the League plays by USSSA rules not ASA...
I would think both associations are the same on this though as they...
I seen a call where the batter thought she was out but the call was actually ball 4. The batter proceeded to sit in the dugout and remover her helmut. The umpire got her from the dugout and told her to take her base, eventhough she left the field of play. He claimed that ball 4 is a dead ball...