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ASA Rule 7.3.A- Prior to the pitch, batter must have both feet completely within the lines of the batters box. The batter may touch the lines, but no part of the foot maybe outside the lines prior to the pitch.
Situation- RH box line was only 2-3 inches off the plate, not the 6 inches by rule. Other team was crowding the plate, some batters with toes over the barely visible line. My DD threw two pitches inside near arms that are over the plate and the batter doesn't back up. Next pitch my DD hits the girl in the arm. I didn't see the batter get hit, but my DD claims she hit the batter in the strike zone. Of course, the batter got the base.
1) Whats the best way to get an umpire to notice and enforce that prior to the pitch, no part of the foot may be outside the box? Several umpires I've mentioned it to outside of games didn't even realize that being in the box prior to the pitch means no part of foot outside of white line. Quietly have catcher mention it to the umpire every time it happens? Coach mention it during pre-game or call time and bring it up to the PU when they see it?
2) If the batter's box is drawn closer than the 6" what are the chances of getting the umpire to call the batter's box where it should be drawn? There was a thread on this the other week:
http://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-rules-questions/28129-no-inside-lines-batters-box.html
Situation- RH box line was only 2-3 inches off the plate, not the 6 inches by rule. Other team was crowding the plate, some batters with toes over the barely visible line. My DD threw two pitches inside near arms that are over the plate and the batter doesn't back up. Next pitch my DD hits the girl in the arm. I didn't see the batter get hit, but my DD claims she hit the batter in the strike zone. Of course, the batter got the base.
1) Whats the best way to get an umpire to notice and enforce that prior to the pitch, no part of the foot may be outside the box? Several umpires I've mentioned it to outside of games didn't even realize that being in the box prior to the pitch means no part of foot outside of white line. Quietly have catcher mention it to the umpire every time it happens? Coach mention it during pre-game or call time and bring it up to the PU when they see it?
2) If the batter's box is drawn closer than the 6" what are the chances of getting the umpire to call the batter's box where it should be drawn? There was a thread on this the other week:
http://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-rules-questions/28129-no-inside-lines-batters-box.html